Talk About Sports in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to talk about sports in Spanish! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• name popular sports

• talk about your favorite sport

• talk about where sports are played

Sports Vocab in Spanish

In these lessons, you learn the following words for talking about sports in Spanish!

Spanish	English
el básquetbol	basketball
el béisbol	baseball
el deporte	sport
el equipo	team
el fútbol	soccer
el gimnasio	gym
el parque	park
el partido	game, match
la pelota	ball
el tenis	tennis

Regional Differences

• The word baloncestois used to say basketball in Spanish.

• The word futbol(with no accent!) is used instead of fútbolin Mexico and parts of Central America.

• The word beisbol(with no accent!) is used instead of béisbolin Mexico, Guatemala, and the Caribbean.

Soccer vs. Football

Click here to read about the differences between (American) football and the beautiful game, i.e., soccer!

My Fav

You also learn the adjective favorito(favorite), which can be used in the following phrases to talk about sports!

Spanish	English
¿Cuál es tu deporte favorito?	What is your favorite sport?
Mi deporte favorito es el básquetbol.	My favorite sport is basketball.
Mi deporte favorito es el béisbol.	My favorite sport is baseball.
Mi deporte favorito es el fútbol.	My favorite sport is soccer.
Mi deporte favorito es el tenis.	My favorite sport is tennis.

Grammar Tip

Adjectives usually come after the nouns they modify in Spanish. Take a look!

Mi deporte favorito es el fútbol.

Mi favorito deporte es el fútbol.

Verbs

In these lessons, you learn the following sporty verbs!

Hacer

The verb hacermeans to do or to make. It has an irregular yo form. In all other forms, it follows the pattern followed for regular -er verbs.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	hago	I do
tú	haces	you do	informal singular you
vos	hacés	you do	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	hace	he, she does
usted	hace	you do	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	hacemos	we do
vosotros, vosotras	hacéis	you do	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	hacen	they do
ustedes	hacen	you do	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Sporty Phrases

The verb hacer is used in the following phrases:

Spanish	English
hacer deporte	to do sport(s)
hacer gimnasia	to work out

examples
¿Haces deporte? Do you do sports?
Hago gimnasia en el gimnasio. I work out at the gym.

examples

¿Haces deporte?

Do you do sports?

Hago gimnasia en el gimnasio.

I work out at the gym.

Jugar

Jugaris a stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," ju, changes to jue in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	juego	I play
tú	juegas	you play	informal singular you
vos	jugás	you play	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	juega	he, she plays
usted	juega	you play	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	jugamos	we play
vosotros, vosotras	jugáis	you play	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	juegan	they play
ustedes	juegan	you play	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Nadar

Nadaris a regular -ar verb that means to swim.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	nado	I swim
tú	nadas	you swim	informal singular you
vos	nadás	you swim	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	nada	he, she swims
usted	nada	you swim	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nadamos	we swim
vosotros, vosotras	nadáis	you swim	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	nadan	they swim
ustedes	nadan	you swim	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Correr

Correris a regular -er verb that means to run.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	corro	I run
tú	corres	you run	informal singular you
vos	corrés	you run	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	corre	he, she runs
usted	corre	you run	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	corremos	we run
vosotros, vosotras	corréis	you run	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	corren	they run
ustedes	corren	you run	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Phrases

Here are some of the phrases used in these lessons!

Spanish	English
¿Haces deporte?	Do you do/play sports?
¿Qué deportes haces?	What sports do you do/play?
¿Cuál es tu deporte favorito?	What's your favorite sport?