сквош
skvoš[skvoʂ]
The Russian word for the racket sport squash is сквош (skvoš).
сквош refers to the racket sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small rubber ball.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb 'to play' (играть) requires the preposition 'в' and the accusative case when referring to playing a sport like squash.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is skvoš.
Did you know?
- If you were to use the English word 'squash' to refer to the vegetable in Russia, people would likely be confused. In Russian, the vegetable is called 'кабачок' (kabachok) or 'тыква' (tykva).
- Because сквош is a direct loanword from English, it is treated as an indeclinable noun in Russian. Unlike most Russian nouns, you cannot change its ending to indicate different grammatical cases.
- The word 'squash' in English can also mean to crush something, but in Russian, the word сквош has no such secondary meaning and cannot be used as a verb for crushing.
Examples in context
- Я играю в сквош.I play squash.This sentence is useful for expressing that you play сквош.Tatoeba #3376224 by odexed, translation #2246039 by CK
- Ты играл в сквош?Have you been playing squash?This sentence is useful for asking if someone has been playing сквош.Tatoeba #12579898 by LanguagesLover, translation #12579132 by CK
- Том играет в сквош?Does Tom play squash?This sentence is useful for asking if Tom plays сквош.Tatoeba #12580462 by marafon, translation #8828953 by CK
- Я купил свежую тыкву на рынке.I bought a fresh squash at the market.
- Мама готовит вкусный кабачок с овощами.Mom is cooking a delicious squash with vegetables.
- 7 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Andrey and Ekaterina are discussing weekend activities.
- Андрей AndreyЕкатерина, ты хочешь поиграть в сквош?Ekaterina, ty khochesh' poigrat' v skvosh'?Ekaterina, do you want to play squash?
- Екатерина EkaterinaДа, я очень люблю сквош.Da, ya ochen' lyublyu skvosh'.Yes, I really love squash.
- Андрей AndreyОтлично, тогда забронирую корт.Otlichno, togda zabroniruyu kort.Great, then I will book a court.
- Екатерина EkaterinaСпасибо, Андрей, до встречи!Spasibo, Andrey, do vstrechi!Thanks, Andrey, see you!
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry сквош, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
