バスケをします
basuke o shimasu
To say "I play basketball" in Japanese, use バスケをします (basuke o shimasu).
This phrase is used to state that you participate in the sport of basketball.
What does it mean word for word?
バスケ is a shortened, colloquial form of バスケットボール (basketball).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The form バスケをします is polite. For a more formal setting, you can use the full version バスケットボールをします. In casual conversations with friends, you can use the informal forms バスケする or バスケやってる.
How does it change in a sentence?
The particle を (written as を) marks バスケ as the direct object of the verb. In the polite form, the verb is します, while in the casual dictionary form, it is する.
How do you pronounce it?
basuke o shimasu
Did you know?
- Because of the popularity of the manga and anime 'Slam Dunk', many Japanese people associate basketball with the '90s youth culture and specific slang from that era.
- In Japanese schools, sports are often divided into 部活 (club activities), and saying you play basketball usually implies you are a member of a dedicated team rather than just a casual hobbyist.
- If you tell a Japanese person バスケをします, they might interpret it as a statement of intent or a future action, like 'I will play basketball', rather than a description of a current hobby.
Examples in context
- 今日は公園でバスケやってる。Today, I'm playing basketball at the park.
- 夏休みにバスケする予定だ！I plan to play basketball during summer vacation!
- 休みの日はバスケをします。Yasumi no hi wa basuke o shimasu.I play basketball on my days off.
- 放課後にバスケをします。Hōkago ni basuke o shimasu.I play basketball after school.
- 週末は公園でバスケをします。Shūmatsu wa kōen de basuke o shimasu.I play basketball at the park on weekends.
Example conversation
Yota and Yui are talking about their hobbies at school.
- 陽太 Yota結衣さんは、スポーツをしますか？Yui-san wa, supōtsu o shimasu ka?Yui, do you do any sports?
- 結衣 Yuiはい、テニスをします。陽太さんは？Hai, tenisu o shimasu. Yota-san wa?Yes, I play tennis. How about you, Yota?
- 陽太 Yota僕はバスケをします。Boku wa basuke o shimasu.I play basketball.
- 結衣 Yuiすごいですね！Sugoi desu ne!That's great!
