Vocabulary: Team Sports, Games & Competition

Vocabulary B1/B2

Sports & Competition

The exhaustive guide to athletics! Select the tabs below to switch between sports, equipment, actions, and game-winning idioms.

Sports Idioms in Business 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how native speakers use sports idioms in the office! Learn why your boss might say "The ball is in your court" when they want you to make a decision.

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Definition Match

What do we call the person who makes sure the players follow the rules during a game?

(តើយើងហៅអ្នកដែលមើលការខុសត្រូវក្នុងការប្រកួតថាអ្វី?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Action Match

If the game finishes 2-2, the teams...

(ប្រសិនបើការប្រកួតបញ្ចប់ក្នុងលទ្ធផល ២-២ តើវាមានន័យថាអ្វី?)

LITERAL TRAP ❌

If someone says "Throw in the towel", what do they mean?

(ប្រសិនបើនរណាម្នាក់និយាយថា "Throw in the towel" តើវាមានន័យថា...)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Idiom Meaning

If a new rule creates a "level playing field", it means...

(តើសំនួនវោហារស័ព្ទនេះមានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Equipment Check

In tennis and badminton, players hit the ball or shuttlecock with a...

(នៅក្នុងកីឡាវាយកូនបាល់ តើគេប្រើអ្វីសម្រាប់វាយ?)

Sports Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Describe a Game ⚽ Write three sentences about your favorite sport. Mention the equipment needed and the name of the place where it is played (e.g., Pitch, Court).

Action Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Write the Play ✍️ Watch a short clip of a soccer or basketball game online. Write down three action verbs you see happening (e.g., Dribble, Pass, Score).

Idiom Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Voice Note 🎤 Record yourself saying: "We need a game changer to blow the competition away!" Send it to a friend to motivate them.

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Vireak 3 hours ago

Teacher, what is the difference between a Court and a Pitch?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Vireak! A "Court" is usually a hard surface with painted lines (like Basketball or Tennis). A "Pitch" is usually a large field covered in grass (like Soccer, Rugby, or Cricket). ⚽🏀

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Nita 5 hours ago

Why do Americans say Soccer instead of Football?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Great question! The word "Soccer" actually originated in Britain as a nickname for "Association Football". Later, Americans started using "Football" for their own sport (American Football), so they kept the word "Soccer" to avoid confusion! 🏈