Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Common Arabic words related to soccer

  — with transliteration, English meaning, and a few emojis to make it fun and easy to remember:


Basic Words

Arabic Transliteration English Meaning Emoji
كرة القدم kurat al-qadam football / soccer
مباراة mubārāh match / game 🏟️
فريق farīq team 👥
لاعب lāʿib player 🧍‍♂️
حكم ḥakam referee 🧑‍⚖️
مدرب mudarrib coach 🎓
جمهور jumhūr crowd / fans 🙌
منتخب muntakhab national team 🇶🇦🇪🇬🇸🇦 etc.

🥅 On the Field

Arabic Transliteration English Meaning Emoji
مرمى marmā goal / net 🥅
حارس المرمى ḥāris al-marmā goalkeeper 🧤
دفاع difāʿ defense 🛡️
هجوم hujūm attack ⚔️
تمريرة tamrīrah pass 🔁
تسديدة tasdīdah shot / kick 👟
هدف hadaf goal (scored) 🎯
ضربة جزاء ḍarbah jazā’ penalty kick
ركلة ركنية raklah rukniyyah corner kick 🚩
تسلل tasallul offside 🚫

🕐 Match & Score

Arabic Transliteration English Meaning Emoji
الشوط الأول ash-shawṭ al-awwal first half 1️⃣
الشوط الثاني ash-shawṭ ath-thānī second half 2️⃣
تعادل taʿādul draw / tie 🤝
فوز fawz win 🏆
خسارة khasārah loss / defeat 😞
نتيجة natījah score / result 📊
وقت إضافي waqt iḍāfī extra time ⏱️
ركلات الترجيح raklāt at-tarjīḥ penalty shootout 🎯⚽

💬 Expressions You Might Hear

Arabic Transliteration English Meaning Emoji
هدف رائع! hadaf rā’iʿ! What a great goal! 🌟⚽
هيا بنا! hayyā binā! Let’s go! 💪
العب بسرعة! ilʿab bisurʿah! Play faster!
دفاع قوي! difāʿ qawī! Strong defense! 🛡️
مبروك الفوز! mabrūk al-fawz! Congratulations on the win! 🎉🏆
حظ أوفر! ḥaẓẓ awfar! Better luck next time! 🤍


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