partido de béisbol
/paɾtido de beisbol/from spelling rules
The English phrase baseball game is translated into Spanish as partido de béisbol.
The phrase refers to a baseball game.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of partido (match or game), de (of) and béisbol (baseball).
Which one should you use?
While juego de béisbol can also mean baseball game, partido is the more common and natural term used for organized sporting matches like baseball.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you pluralize the noun partido to partidos while the noun béisbol remains singular, resulting in partidos de béisbol.
Did you know?
- In the Caribbean, where baseball is most popular, you will often hear the word pelota (ball) used to refer to the sport itself rather than just the object.
- The word partido also means 'political party', so in a sentence with little context, someone might briefly confuse a sports discussion with politics.
- The word partido comes from the verb partir, which means 'to divide'. This refers to how a sporting event divides the competitors into two opposing sides.
Examples in context
- Ayer jugamos un partido de béisbol.We played a baseball game yesterday.The sentence is useful for describing playing a partido de béisbol in the past.Tatoeba #1277968 by marcelostockle, translation #248738 by CK
- Ayer fui a ver el partido de béisbol.I went to see the baseball game yesterday.The sentence is useful for describing going to see a partido de béisbol.Tatoeba #2105521 by Shishir, translation #257812 by CK
- Vimos un partido de béisbol en televisión.We watched a baseball game on television.The sentence is useful for describing watching a partido de béisbol on television.Tatoeba #1973152 by marcelostockle, translation #262814 by CK
- el juego de béisbol de ayeryesterday's baseball game
- el partido de pelota de la semana pasadalast week's ballgame
- Voy a ver un juego de béisbol esta tardeI'm going to watch a baseball game this afternoon
- El juego de béisbol estuvo emocionanteThe baseball game was exciting
- Me encanta el béisbol. Siempre disfruto de los juegosI love baseball. I always enjoy the games
- 9 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are talking about their weekend plans.
- Mateo¿Quieres ir al partido de béisbol hoy?Do you want to go to the baseball game today?
- ElenaSí, me encantaría acompañarte.Yes, I would love to go with you.
- MateoEl partido de béisbol empieza a las seis.The baseball game starts at six.
- ElenaPerfecto, estaré lista para esa hora.Perfect, I will be ready by then.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries béisbol, de, partido, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
