The Chinese football team was only once qualified for the World Cup in 2002. And although we won’t see the Chinese team play this year at the FIFA World Cup, football is still a well loved sport and we can expect the enthusiasm of millions of people in China.
Here is a list of sentences that you can use while snacking, drinking and watching the games with your friends!
Brazil is the host country for this year’s world cup. 巴西是今年的主办国. |
Brazil and Croatia will be playing the opening match 巴西 克罗地亚 开幕战. |
I will definitely watch tomorrow’s game! 我一定会看明天的比赛. |
Soak up the world cup’s atmosphere in pubs. 在酒吧感受世界杯的气氛. |
I support (country). Who do you think will win? 我支持 (country) 队. 你认为谁会赢? |
Let’s watch the final match together. 我们一起去看决赛吧. |
Is this going to be a penalty shootout? 会不会出现点球决胜呢? |
To complete your conversations on football, here is a helpful set of vocabulary :
General Vocabulary:
| English | Chinese | Pronunciation (pinyin) |
| World Cup | 世界杯 | shìjiè bēi |
| Football | 足球 | zúqiú |
| Football Match | 足球赛 | zúqiú sài |
| Win | 赢 | yíng |
| Lose | 输 | shū |
| Eighth-final | 八分之一决赛 | bāfēnzhīyī juésài |
| Quarter-final | 四分之一决赛 | sìfēnzhīyī juésài |
| Semi-final | 半决赛 | bànjuésài |
| Final | 决赛 | juésài |
Technical Vocabulary:
| English | Chinese | Pronunciation (pinyin) |
| Coach | 教练 | jiàoliàn |
| Yellow Card | 黄牌 | huángpái |
| Red Card | 红牌 | hóngpái |
| Tackle | 铲球 | chǎnqiú |
| Penalty Kick | 罚球 | fáqiú |
| Half Time | 半场 | bàn chǎng |
| Extra time | 加时赛 | jiā shí sài |
| Shoot | 射 (射门) | shè (shèmén) |
| Pass | 传 (传球) | chuán (chuán qiú) |
| Goal | 门 （球门) | mén (qiú mén) |
Teams that won the most titles
| English | Chinese | Pronunciation (pinyin) | Titles |
| Brazilian Team | 巴西队 | bāxī duì | 5 |
| Italian Team | 意大利队 | yìdàlì duì | 4 |
| German Team | 德国队 | déguó duì | 3 |
| Argentinian Team | 阿根廷队 | āgēntíng duì | 2 |
| Uruguaian Team | 乌拉圭队 | wūlāguī duì | 2 |
| French Team | 法国队 | fǎguó duì | 1 |
| English Team | 英国队 | yīngguó duì | 1 |
| Spanish Team | 西班牙队 | xībānyá duì | 1 |
Now you are all set. Enjoy the games and 加油!
( jiāyóu! Idiomatic speech that literally means "refuel", but is used to encourage someone.)
Diana Ye (Marketing Assistant Intern)