How to Say "Badminton" in French

badminton

/bad.min.tɔn/masculine

Badminton in French is badminton.

badminton is a masculine noun referring to the racquet sport.

Meaning: a racquet sport (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

When expressing that one plays badminton, the preposition à is contracted with the masculine article le to form au badminton.

/bad.min.tɔn/

In French, the shuttlecock is called un volant, which is the same word used for 'flying' or 'a flyer'.
The 'court' where badminton is played is called un terrain, a word that typically means 'a field' or 'ground'.
If you were to play this sport in a more traditional or historical French context, you might hear the term jeu de volant used instead of the English loanword.

Il joue au badminton avec Pierre.
He's playing badminton with Pierre.
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Je n'ai pas joué au badminton depuis le lycée.
I haven't played badminton since high school.
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Comment sommes-nous censés jouer au badminton sans volant ?
How are we meant to play badminton without a shuttlecock?
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Les athlètes se préparent pour le championnat de badminton .
The athletes are preparing for the badminton championship.
On se retrouve demain pour une partie de bad ?
Are we meeting tomorrow for a game of bad?
je joue au badminton
I play badminton
j'ai regardé du badminton
I watched badminton
je m'entraîne au badminton
I practice badminton
3 more sentences on Tatoeba

Two friends are deciding on a weekend activity.

Manon

Est-ce que tu veux faire du badminton ?
Do you want to play badminton?
Gabriel

Oui, c'est une excellente idée !
Yes, that is an excellent idea!
Manon

Je vais prendre mes raquettes pour le badminton.
I will grab my racquets for badminton.
Gabriel

Parfait, je cherche le volant.
Perfect, I'll look for the shuttlecock.

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