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How do you say "soccer" in French?
le football
In French, "soccer" is le football.
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Pronunciation
Say foo-tball, with the T slightly shorter than in English. The U sounds like EW.
Grammar notes
Masculine noun, le football. Plural is les footballs. In French, this refers to soccer, not American football.
Example sentence
Les enfants jouent au football dans le parc.
The children play soccer in the park.
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How to remember le football
Think of football as foot plus ball. In French-speaking countries, it is the sport of the foot and ball.
Related words
- badminton le badminton
- baseball le baseball
- bicycle le vélo
- boots les bottes
- boxing la boxe
- helmet le casque
- swimming la natation
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- wrestling la lutte
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Questions about le football
How do you say "soccer" in French?
In French, "soccer" is le football. It is a noun.
Is le football masculine or feminine?
Masculine noun, le football. Plural is les footballs. In French, this refers to soccer, not American football.
How is le football used in a sentence?
Use le football as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Les enfants jouent au football dans le parc. (The children play soccer in the park.).
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