How to say "football, soccer" in Arabic
New wordMeaningfootball, soccer
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
كُرَة الْقَدَم
kurat al-qadamכרת אל-קדם
كرة القدم
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
כדורגל
kaduregelكَادُورِگِل
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How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.
Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta
كُورَة
kōraכורהCairo just says kōra for football; kōrit ʾadam is the formal name.
In a phrase
لَعِبَ كُرَة الْقَدَم
laʿiba kurat al-qadamלעב כרת אל-קדםHe played football.