Lesson 47: Sports and Exercise

Talking about sport is everyday small talk. This lesson gives you the games, the verb “to play”, and how to say how often you train.

Do you do sports?

Grammar: “to play” vs “to do” a sport

Ball games take the verb לְשַׂחֵק (lesachek, “to play”): מְשַׂחֵק כַּדּוּרֶגֶל (mesachek kaduregel, “plays football”). Other activities use לַעֲשׂוֹת (la’asot, “to do”) or their own verb — רָץ (rats, “runs”), שׂוֹחֶה (soche, “swims”).

For frequency, count the times per week: פַּעַם בְּשָׁבוּעַ (pa’am beshavua, “once a week”), פַּעֲמַיִם בְּשָׁבוּעַ (pa’amayim beshavua, “twice a week”).

Tip: לְהִתְאַמֵּן (lehit’amen, “to train / work out”) is the gym word; כּוֹשֶׁר (kosher) is “fitness”.

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