Football basics
Football is サッカー in Japan, and most of the words are katakana from English, with a few twists like ハンド for handball and ボランチ for a holding midfielder. This lesson covers positions, goals, fouls and the score. Tap to hear any line. The bar at the bottom plays a hands-free drill for walking.
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25 football words
Each card shows the word, the form used and a sentence you'd say while watching or playing. Eight reuse words from Everyday Japanese 1 and 2.
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Positions and the match
Team sheets use the short forms GK, DF, MF and FW. A match has two halves of 45 minutes, and .
| Short | Say it | Meaning |
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- Scores. = 2–1. Zero is ゼロ: . A draw is .
- Scoring. or = to score. = a goal goes in.
- Japanese English. ハンド = handball, PK = a penalty, シュート = a shot, ヘディング = a header.
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Four patterns to use today
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Say it in Japanese
Say each one out loud before you reveal the answer. Getting close counts.