Basketball in Portuguese

Hello everyone! Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the world and, of course, at the Olympics. Today, we’ll learn a bit more about this sport. Did you know we have a player that is in the hall of fame for basketball? So, let’s learn Portuguese and also see the basketball vocabulary in Portuguese!

Vocabulary for Basketball in Portuguese

Basquete	Basketball
A quadra	Court
O círculo central	Free throw circle
A linha de três pontos	Three-point line
A linha de lance livre	Free throw line
O garrafão	Lane
A tabela	Table
A cesta	Net
O placar	Score
O jogador	Player
A camisa de basquete	Basketball T-shirt
O short de basquete	Basketball shorts
O tênis de basquete	Basketball sneakers
A bola de basquete	Ball

Types of Play

O passe	Pass
O toco	Rejection
O rebote	Rebound
A enterrada	Dunk
A marcação por zona	Zone Defense
A marcação individual	One-on-One Defense

Types of Players

O ala	Small forward
O pivô	Center
O armador	Point guard

Verbs Used While Playing Basketball

Acertar	Hit
Arremessar	Throw
Bloquear	Block
Defender	Defend
Disputar	Compete
Driblar	Dribble
Passar	Pass
Pular / Saltar	Jump
Treinar	Practice

Pronunciation for Basketball in Portuguese

Let’s now check if our pronunciation is correct. Repeat after each word!

Did you know that the player with the greatest number of points in the world is Brazilian? His name’s Oscar Schmidt. He is currently in the Hall of Fame for his history in Basketball! You can learn much more about him and other Brazilian athletes following our Olympic Dicas on our Youtube channel.

We hope to see you there!
Valeu gente!

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