Football is ููุฑูุฉ ุงููููุฏูู , โthe ball of the footโ, and basketball is ููุฑูุฉ ุงูุณูููููุฉ, โthe ball of the basketโ. They are construct phrases: the first noun has no ุงูู and the second one has it. To play a sport with a ball, use ููุนูุจู: ุฃูููุนูุจ ููุฑูุฉ ุงููููุฏูู , โI play footballโ. Running and swimming have their own verbs: ุฃูุฑูููุถ โI runโ and ุฃูุณูุจูุญ โI swimโ. A team is ููุฑููู, a player is ููุงุนูุจ, a match is ู ูุจูุงุฑูุงุฉ and training is ุชูุฏูุฑููุจ.
Ali and Omar talk about football. Press each line.
Teams and matches. Listen and repeat.
Running and swimming.
Class activity
Write which sports you and your family play. Use ุฃูููุนูุจุ ููููุนูุจุ ุฃูุฑูููุถุ ุฃูุณูุจูุญ in at least four sentences. Then write the days and the time of one training in your week.
Practice
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Press Listen. Where does he run: in the stadium, in the garden or at school?
In the stadium: ููู ุงููู ูููุนูุจ (fฤซ l-malสฟab). The verb ููุฑูููุถ means โhe runsโ.
