Ball Sports in Spanish

Core words

football

fútbol americano

noun

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ball

pelota

noun

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soccer

fútbol

noun

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Story

Un juego suave antes de dormir

1. En la sala tranquila, por la noche, Bruno está con su hermana Lucía y su papá, Pablo.

   In the quiet living room at night, Bruno is with his sister Lucía and his dad, Pablo.

2. Hay una alfombra suave y una lámpara cálida.

   There is a soft rug and a warm lamp.

3. Yo quiero un juego antes de dormir, dice Bruno.

   I want to play a game before bed, Bruno says.

4. En la alfombra, Bruno toma una pelota de tela con una palabra en inglés.

   On the rug, Bruno takes a cloth ball with a word in English.

5. La palabra dice ball.

   The word says 'ball'.

6. Lucía sonríe y dice que suena bien.

   Lucía smiles and says it sounds good.

7. Pablo trae un libro con fotos de juegos de pelota.

   Pablo brings a book with pictures of ball games.

8. En la portada se lee sport.

   On the cover it says 'sport'.

9. Bruno mira las páginas y quiere elegir uno.

   Bruno looks at the pages and wants to choose one.

10. Una página dice soccer, con niños que patean.

    A page says "soccer", with children kicking.

11. Otra dice basketball, con una canasta naranja.

    Another one says 'basketball', with an orange hoop.

12. Y otra dice football, con un balón ovalado y cascos.

    And another says 'football,' with an oval ball and helmets.

13. También ve hockey con palos y hielo.

    She also watches hockey with sticks and ice.

14. Bruno no puede decidir, porque todos le gustan.

    Bruno can't decide, because he likes them all.

15. A mí me gusta todo, dice Bruno en voz baja.

    I like everything, Bruno says softly.

16. Pablo dice que es tarde, y ahora juegan suave con la pelota de tela en la sala.

    Pablo says it's late, and now they play softly with the cloth ball in the living room.

17. Bruno y Lucía ruedan la pelota despacio, de mano a mano, sin ruido.

    Bruno and Lucía roll the ball slowly, hand to hand, without making a sound.

18. Bruno elige una página y susurra: hoy sueño con soccer, y cierra los ojos.

    Bruno chooses a page and whispers, "Today I dream of soccer," and closes his eyes.

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