Sports & Activities

1. איך וויל שפּילן אין טעניס.

   Ikh vil shpiln in tenis.

   I want to play tennis.

   Usage

   Tells your wish when looking for a court or a partner

   Grammar Note

   Playing tennis is expressed as "שפּילן אין טעניס". The infinitive "שפּילן" stays near the end. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. איז דאָ אַ שווימבאַסיין אין דער נאָענט?

   Iz do a shvimbaseyn in der noent?

   Is there a swimming pool nearby?

   Usage

   When looking for a place to swim

   Grammar Note

   "שווימבאַסיין" is a masculine compound of "swim" and "pool". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. האָט איר אַ קורס פֿאַר אַן אָנהייבער?

   Hot ir a kurs far an onheyber?

   Do you have a course for a beginner?

   Usage

   Asks at a sports school whether there is a course for beginners

   Grammar Note

   "האָט איר" is the polite "do you have". The "אַן" in "אַן אָנהייבער" is the indefinite article before a vowel. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. איך בין אַן אָנהייבער.

   Ikh bin an onheyber.

   I am a beginner.

   Usage

   Tells a teacher or partner that you are a beginner

   Grammar Note

   Before a word that begins with a vowel the indefinite article is "אַן"

5. איך וויל שווימען.

   Ikh vil shvimen.

   I want to swim.

   Usage

   Says that you would like to swim

   Grammar Note

   "וויל" is the first person singular of "וועלן"; the infinitive "שווימען" stands at the end. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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