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баскетбол

Translation of баскетбол

basketball

Russian word in Latin letters: basketbol

Meaning of баскетбол

Russian

спортивная игра двух команд, где мяч бросают в кольцо

English

a game in which two teams score by throwing a ball through a high hoop

basketball

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[bəskʲɪdˈbol]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Играть баскетбол or играть в баскетбол?

играть в баскетбол

играть в баскетбол = play basketball

Don't say играть баскетбол. Say играть в баскетбол: games need в.

Вечером мы с друзьями играли в баскетбол.

In the evening my friends and I played basketball.

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Translate these short sentences from English into Russian using the word you are learning. Then open one possible answer and compare it with yours. This is practice, not a test.

  1. We play basketball after school on Fridays.

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    По пятницам мы играем в баскетбол после школы.

  2. He watches basketball with his dad every weekend.

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    Он смотрит баскетбол с отцом каждые выходные.

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What does баскетбол mean?

a game in which two teams score by throwing a ball through a high hoop

How do you pronounce баскетбол?

баскетбол is pronounced [bəskʲɪdˈbol], in Latin letters “basketbol”.

How is баскетбол used in a sentence?

We play basketball after school on Fridays. Translation: По пятницам мы играем в баскетбол после школы.

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