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How do you say "sports" in Spanish?
los deportes
In Spanish, "sports" is los deportes .
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Pronunciation
deh-POR-tes. Two syllables, stress on the second: deh-POR-tes.
Grammar notes
Los deportes is masculine plural. Singular is el deporte. Deportes refers to athletic games and physical activities.
Example sentence
Me encanta jugar deportes.
I love to play sports.
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How to remember los deportes
Deportes sounds like deport + es. Sports are ways to move your body, to engage and exert yourself.
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Questions about los deportes
How do you say "sports" in Spanish?
In Spanish, "sports" is los deportes . It is a noun.
How is los deportes written in Spanish?
los deportes is written using the standard Spanish script.
How is los deportes used in a sentence?
Use los deportes as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Me encanta jugar deportes. (I love to play sports.).
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