Juego al fútbol
/xweɡo al futbol/from spelling rules
Juego al fútbol is the Spanish way to say "I play football".
This phrase is used to state that a person participates in the sport of football.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb jugar (to play) requires the preposition a when followed by a sport. This combines with the article el to form the contraction al. In the phrase Juego al fútbol, the subject pronoun Yo (I) is often omitted because the verb ending -o already indicates that the subject is "I". To change the subject from "I" to the informal "you", change the verb ending from -o to -as to get Juegas al fútbol. To change the subject to "we", use the -amos ending for the verb to get Jugamos al fútbol.
Did you know?
- While jugar means 'to play' in a sporting sense, it cannot be used for playing a musical instrument.
- The word juego shares a common ancestor with the English word 'joke'.
- If you use the word 'balompié' instead of 'fútbol', you are using a highly formal and traditional term that literally translates to 'ball-foot'.
Examples in context
- Juego al fútbol.I play football.This sentence is useful for stating that you play football.Tatoeba #4770933 by alegarvid, translation #2175511 by frog1011
- Jugué al fútbol ayer.I played football yesterday.
- Yo juego al fútbol los fines de semana con mis amigos.I play football on weekends with my friends.
- Juego fútbol en el club de mi ciudad.I play football at the club in my city.
- Juego al fútbol los sábados.I play football on Saturdays.
- No juego al fútbol, juego al tenis.I don't play football, I play tennis.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are talking about their weekend hobbies.
- Alejandro¿Tú haces deporte?Do you do sports?
- LucíaSí, juego al fútbol en un equipo.Yes, I play football on a team.
- Alejandro¡Qué bien! Yo también juego al fútbol.That's great! I play football too.
- LucíaEntonces podemos jugar juntos algún día.Then we can play together someday.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries fútbol, juego, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
