リフティング
rifutingu
In Japanese, "lifting" is said as リフティング (rifutingu).
In a sports context such as soccer, リフティング refers specifically to the skill of juggling a ball or the act of keeping a ball in the air using various parts of the body, especially the feet.
How do you pronounce it?
rifutingu
Did you know?
- Although it sounds like English, リフティング is actually a 'wasei eigo' or Japanese-made English term. It was created by Japanese speakers to describe a specific soccer skill that a native English speaker might instead call 'juggling'.
- While リフティング describes juggling a soccer ball, the term for 'lifting' a heavy weight at the gym is different, usually ウエイトリフティング or simply トレーニング.
- In Japan, リフティング is often seen as a core part of 'technical' training, and you will frequently see children practicing it alone in parks as a way to show off their individual skill.
Examples in context
- 私の趣味はウェイトリフティング する事です。My hobby is weight lifting.This sentence shows how to use リフティング when discussing a hobby.Tatoeba #1419651 by kansaijesse, translation #1419656 by kansaijesse
- 私はウェイトリフティングに興味があります。I am interested in weightlifting.
- 毎日筋トレをしています。I do muscle training every day.
- サッカーの練習でリフティングをしています。Sakkaa no renshuu de rifutingu o shite imasu.I am practicing soccer lifting.
- リフティングの回数を増やしたいです。Rifutingu no kaisuu o fuyashitai desu.I want to increase my number of lifting touches.
Example conversation
Misaki and Yota are at a park with a soccer ball.
- 美咲 Misaki陽太くん、リフティングできる？Yōta-kun, rifutingu dekiru?Yota, can you do lifting?
- 陽太 Yotaうん、少しならできるよ。un, sukoshi nara dekiru yo.Yeah, I can do it a little.
- 美咲 Misakiすごい！何回できるの？sugoi! nankai dekiru no?Wow! How many times can you do it?
- 陽太 Yotaだいたい十回くらいかな。daitai jukkai kurai kana.About ten times, I guess.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
