NOTES
(by DuoItalian)

It is worth noting there are a few cognates associated with sporting terms (tennis, golf, baseball, cricket), including the word “sport” itself.

In Italian, the general rule is that foreign words used in the language keep the singular form when you use them in the plural.

  • Mi piace lo sport del pallavolo. (I like the sport of volleyball.)
  • Mi piacciono gli sport. (I like sports.)

Another word in this lesson that is not a cognate, but stays the same in plural form is the Italian gol (goal).

  • Ho segnato un gol giocando a calico. (I scored a goal playing soccer.)
  • Luca ha segnato due gol. (Luca scored two goals.)

A few notable sports that were not mentioned in this lesson, but could prove useful to learn:

  • pallavolo (volleyball)
  • nuoto (swimming)
  • ginnastica (gymnastics)
VOCABULARY
(from Duolingo)
attivitàactivity
atletaathlete
atletiathletes
pubblicoaudience
pallaball
pallacanestrobasketball
biciclettabicycle
bicibike
allenatorecoach
allenatoricoaches
gararace
partitamatch
retenet
retinets
palestragym
giocatoreplayer
giocatoriplayers
piscinapool
premioprize
premiprizes
calciosoccer
sportsport
squadrateam
tennistennis
passeggiatawalk
campionatochampionship
giocogame
giochigames
golgoal
pistatrack
spettatorespectator
torneotournament
campionechampion
campionichampions
mondialeworldwide
nuotareto swim
vincereto win
saltareto jump
segnareto score

 

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