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French for Sport
How To Say ‘Tennis’ in French and 14 Other Tennis Words
In this lesson, we learn the French word for tennis and other vocabulary related to the game.
Watch the video as many times as you need, until you feel you can give the French translations as we go!
Review Vocabulary
Review the words from this video:
Vocabulary from the Video (Parts 1 to 3)
Part 1:
| backhand | le revers |
| ball | la balle |
| court | le court |
| deuce | égalité |
| double fault | la double faute |
Part 2:
| forehand | le coup droit |
| game | le jeu |
| match point | la balle de match |
| net | le filet |
| racket | la raquette |
Part 3:
| serve | le service |
| set point | la balle de set |
| tennis | le tennis |
| tennis player | le joueur de tennis, la joueuse de tennis |
| volley | la volée |
Go Deeper
If you want to expand your knowledge about this topic, explore any materials below.
Tennis in France: Essential French Vocabulary to Describe Matches, Points, and Roland-Garros Action
Learn how to talk about tennis in French with authentic expressions for serves, rallies, scoring,...
Give It a Go!
If you'd like to test your knowledge of what you've learned so far, you can select from any quizzes or activities below.
French Quiz – Word Recall – French for Sport – Tennis
A quiz to test your knowledge of French vocabulary relating to tennis.
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