Tennis
tennis
The word 'Tennis' is used in the same way in both French and English, referring to the sport that involves a racket and a ball. It is a common word that can be used in various contexts, such as in conversations about sports, hobbies, or activities.
Example sentences using: Tennis
J'aime jouer au tennis
I like to play tennis
This is a common way to express the enjoyment of a particular activity in French, by using the verb 'aimer' (to like) followed by 'jouer' (to play) and the preposition 'au' before the activity.
Le tennis est un sport très populaire
Tennis is a very popular sport
This sentence uses the key phrase 'est un' to equate 'tennis' with 'a very popular sport'. In French, the article 'un' is used before a masculine singular noun when the speaker does not have a particular one in mind, similar to 'a' or 'an' in English.
Roger Federer est une légende du tennis
Roger Federer is a tennis legend
This phrase is a common way to express someone's status or role in a particular field in French. 'Une légende du tennis' translates as 'a legend of tennis', or more naturally in English as 'a tennis legend'.