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How do you say "basketball hoop" in Arabic?
طوق كرة سلة
Tou' koret salla
In Arabic, "basketball hoop" is طوق كرة سلة .
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Pronunciation
Say too oh-reh KU-ret SAH-lah. Three short words: hoop, ball, basket. Stress falls on TOO in the first word.
Writing and usage
طوق (hoop) starts with ط (emphatic ta). كرة (ball) is four letters. سلة (basket) has three. Written as three separate words.
Example sentence
نطينا الكرة في طوق السلة.
We threw the ball into the basketball hoop.
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How to remember طوق كرة سلة
Picture a basketball hoop: the طوق (ring), the كرة (ball), and the سلة (basket it goes in).
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Questions about طوق كرة سلة
How do you say "basketball hoop" in Arabic?
In Arabic, "basketball hoop" is طوق كرة سلة . It is a noun.
How is طوق كرة سلة written in Arabic?
طوق (hoop) starts with ط (emphatic ta). كرة (ball) is four letters. سلة (basket) has three. Written as three separate words.
How is طوق كرة سلة used in a sentence?
Use طوق كرة سلة as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: نطينا الكرة في طوق السلة. (We threw the ball into the basketball hoop.).
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"Basketball hoop" in other languages
- Japanese バスケットゴール (basukettogōru)
- Korean 농구 골대 (nonggu goldae)
- Chinese 篮球框 (lán qiú kuāng)
- Spanish canasta de baloncesto
- Spanish (Latin America) canasta de básquetbol
- French le panier de basket
- German der Basketballkorb
- Italian il canestro
- Russian баскетбольное кольцо (basketbolʹnoe kolʹco)
- Greek το καλάθι του μπάσκετ (to kalathi tu basket)
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