澳式橄榄球联赛
àoshì gǎnlǎnqiú liánsài
The English phrase AFL refers to the Australian Football League in Chinese as 澳式橄榄球联赛 (àoshì gǎnlǎnqiú liánsài).
澳式橄榄球联赛 is used to refer to the professional league for Australian rules football. The term is composed of parts meaning Australian-style, football and league.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a combination of three parts: 澳式 (Australian-style), 橄榄球 (football/rugby) and 联赛 (league).
How do you pronounce it?
àoshì gǎnlǎnqiú liánsài
Did you know?
- The word 橄榄球 (football) literally translates to 'olive ball'. This is because early translators thought the oval shape of the ball resembled an olive.
- While the 'AFL' uses an oval ball, the most popular football in China is soccer, which is called 足球 (foot-ball). This creates two entirely different words for 'football' in Chinese.
- The character 澳 (ào) in 澳式 is a shorthand specifically for Australia. It is the same character used in 澳门 (Macau), as both names refer to water-related geography.
Examples in context
- 他在看澳式橄榄球联赛。Tā zài kàn Àoshì gǎnlǎnqiú liánsài.He is watching the AFL.
- 澳式橄榄球联赛非常受欢迎。Àoshì gǎnlǎnqiú liánsài fēicháng shòu huānyíng.The AFL is very popular.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing sports at a cafe.
- 伟 Wei梓涵，你喜欢看澳式橄榄球联赛吗？Zǐhán, nǐ xǐhuān kàn Àoshì gǎnlǎnqiú liánsài ma?Zihan, do you like watching the AFL?
- 梓涵 Zihan我很喜欢，我也经常看比赛。Wǒ hěn xǐhuān, wǒ yě jīngcháng kàn bǐsài.I like it a lot, and I often watch the matches.
- 伟 Wei那太好了，我们也一起看吧。Nà tài hǎole, wǒmen yě yìqǐ kàn ba.That's great, let's watch it together then.
- 梓涵 Zihan好啊，伟，下次约好时间。Hǎo a, Wěi, xià cì yuē hǎo shíjiān.Okay, Wei, let's set a time next time.
