Learn essential Italian vocabulary for physical activities
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| allenamento |
| pallacanestro |
| calcio |
| What do these words mean? Stick around. |
| In this quick lesson, you’ll learn Italian sports vocabulary. |
| Before we start, did you know that when playing internationally in any sport, the Italian national team is often called the "Azzurri"? Do you know why? |
| Keep watching for the answer at the end. |
| sport |
| "sport" |
| [SLOW] sport |
| sport |
| My best sport is... let’s see who can finish this sandwich first! |
| Steve and Jack discuss their interests while on a break. |
| Steve: Cosa fai per divertimento? A me piace lo sport. |
| Jack: A me piace cucinare. |
| tennis |
| "tennis" |
| [SLOW] tennis |
| tennis |
| Let's go to see Sinner play tennis! Forza Jannik! Forza Jannik! |
| Guido and Raffaella watch a tennis match at a local school. |
| Guido: Gli studenti stanno giocando a tennis. Che energia! |
| Raffaella: Sono abbastanza bravi. Il tennis richiede abilità. |
| pallacanestro |
| "basketball" |
| [SLOW] pallacanestro |
| pallacanestro |
| We have two ways to say basketball in Italian: "basket" or "pallacanestro." Which do you prefer? |
| Jack and Paolo discuss sports at the gym. |
| Jack: È raro vedere giocatori professionisti di pallacanestro bassi. |
| Paolo: Già! L'altezza è decisamente un vantaggio nella pallacanestro. |
| calcio |
| "soccer" |
| [SLOW] calcio |
| calcio |
| "Il calcio" is the only thing we talk about when chatting with friends at the bar! Are you in?" |
| Emily reminisces about playing soccer in her youth with Steve. |
| Emily: Ho giocato molto a calcio. |
| Steve: Certo! È lo sport più popolare al mondo. |
| jogging |
| "jogging" |
| [SLOW] jogging |
| jogging |
| These Italian contents are great to listen to while you're jogging! Try it! (miming a jog) Sport! Tennis! Pallacanestro! Calcio! Jogging! |
| Tom and Valerio talk about their fitness routines. |
| Tom: Ho iniziato a fare jogging recentemente. Il jogging è un buon esercizio. |
| Valerio: Assolutamente. È un ottimo modo per mantenersi in salute. |
| arti marziali |
| "martial arts" |
| [SLOW] arti marziali |
| arti marziali |
| "Wax on , wax off!" Don't forget to breathe! It’s very important! |
| "Dai la cera, togli la cera!" |
| Oscar and Tom talk about martial arts. |
| Oscar: Sembri in forma. Fai arti marziali? |
| Tom: Sì, pratico karate. È divertente. |
| esercizio fisico |
| "exercising" |
| [SLOW] esercizio fisico |
| esercizio fisico |
| I promise!, I'll start exercising for real, Yum-Yum, yes, exercising... Yum-Yum! (eating popcorn) ... After the Holidays, yes.. |
| Viola tells Raffaella about her family. |
| Viola: I miei genitori amano l'esercizio fisico e sono molto in salute. |
| Raffaella: Che bello! Uno stile di vita sano è importante. |
| allenamento |
| "workout" |
| [SLOW] allenamento |
| allenamento |
| The new Felice's workout routine promises to eliminate your spare tire in weeks. |
| OK! Let me hear the conjugation of the verb "andare"! (while pumping at the gym) "Vado!" "vai!" "va!" "andiamo!" "andate!" "vanno!" One more time! "Vado!", "vai!", "va!" |
| Paolo shares his workout routine with Guido at the gym. |
| Paolo: Devi provare questo programma di allenamento se vuoi sviluppare forza. |
| Guido: Sono sempre in cerca di nuovi programmi. Grazie! |
| Let's review. |
| You'll see the words in English and your job is to say the words in Italian. |
| Ready? |
| Do you remember how to say "sport"? |
| sport |
| sport |
| And how to say "tennis"? |
| tennis |
| tennis |
| How about "basketball"? |
| pallacanestro |
| pallacanestro |
| Do you remember how to say "soccer"? |
| calcio |
| calcio |
| And how to say "jogging"? |
| jogging |
| jogging |
| Let's try "martial arts"! |
| arti marziali |
| arti marziali |
| What about "exercising"? |
| esercizio fisico |
| esercizio fisico |
| Now, let's see if you remember how to say "workout"! |
| allenamento |
| allenamento |
| Did you know that when playing internationally in any sport, the Italian national team is often called the "Azzurri"? Do you know why? |
| Azzurri means "The Blues." Italian national teams are called this way, because in 1911 the national football team chose blue jerseys to honor the royal House of Savoy, Italy's ruling dynasty at the time. |
| Even after Italy became a republic, the teams kept wearing blue, and the nickname stuck! |
| Thanks for watching! Don't forget to practice these new words and phrases, and see you next time! |
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