Home › Korean › Glossary › tennis
Korean vocabulary · Beginner
How do you say "tennis" in Korean?
테니스
teniseu
In Korean, "tennis" is 테니스.
Listen to the pronunciation:
Free Korean learning game. No sign-up, play in browser. See all games
Pronunciation
Say 'TEN-ih-seu' with three clear syllables, the final 'seu' like 'seul.'
Writing and usage
Four Hangul blocks: 테니스. Loanword with 'ㅌ' (t) and the vowel 'ㅐ' (ae) forming a clear opening.
Example sentence
테니스 공을 던져요.
I throw a tennis ball.
Test your Korean knowledge in our free browser games.
How to remember 테니스
Teniseu keeps the English 'tennis' shape and just adds a soft Korean ending.
Related words
- badminton 배드민턴 baedeuminteon
- ball 공 gong
- baseball 야구 yagu
- bicycle 자전거 jajeongeo
- cricket 크리켓 keuriket
- frisbee 프리스비 peuriseubi
- golf 골프 golpeu
- jump rope 줄넘기 julneomgi
- sneakers 운동화 undonghwa
Browse all Korean words in the glossary.
Questions about 테니스
How do you say "tennis" in Korean?
In Korean, "tennis" is 테니스. It is a noun.
How is 테니스 written in Korean?
Four Hangul blocks: 테니스. Loanword with 'ㅌ' (t) and the vowel 'ㅐ' (ae) forming a clear opening.
How is 테니스 used in a sentence?
Use 테니스 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 테니스 공을 던져요. (I throw a tennis ball.).
Where can I practice Korean words for free?
You can play free Korean minigames in your browser on the Noun Town online games page, no sign-up required. Every word in the Korean glossary also has native audio and an example sentence you can revisit any time.
"Tennis" in other languages
Curated by Jack Ratcliffe
This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Korean language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.
Noun Town on PC, Mac & VR
These browser games are just a taste. The full Noun Town is a bigger, deeper 3D world: explore a living town, talk to its characters and learn thousands of words in immersive VR, Mixed Reality, or on your computer. It's an award-winning game with 590+ reviews on Steam and 12 languages to learn.
See the full game ▶Spot an error? Email us at contact@noun.town