How to Say "Volleyball" in French

volley-ball

/vɔ.lɛ.bol/

Volleyball in French is volley-ball.

The term refers to the sport of volleyball. In casual conversation, French speakers often shorten volley-ball to just volley.

Meaning: game (noun)

Which one should you use?

While volley-ball is the official term, volley is a casual variant of volleyball.

The official term for volleyball in French is volley-ball, whereas volley is an informal variant used in casual speech.

The noun volley-ball is masculine.

/vɔ.lɛ.bol/

While volley-ball is the sport, the act of hitting the ball in the air without it touching the ground is called une volée.
Many French speakers use volley in a way that mirrors English, but they will never use ball alone to refer to the sport, as la balle is for smaller balls.
If you describe a player as a volleyeur or a volleyeuse, you are using a French-style noun derived from the English root.

Il joue au volley-ball.
He's playing volleyball.
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C’est un joueur de volley-ball.
He's a volleyball player.
This sentence shows how to use volley-ball to describe a player.
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Je joue souvent au volley-ball.
I play volleyball often.
This sentence shows the use of volley-ball with the frequency adverb souvent.
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On a gagné le match de volley hier soir!
We won the volleyball match last night!
Je vais m'inscrire à un club de volley.
I'm going to join a volleyball club.
Est-ce que tu joues souvent au volley?
Do you play volleyball often?
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