How to Say ‘Inline skating’ in French
Le roller en ligne
luh roh-LAIR ahn leen-yuh
[luh roh-LAIR ahn leen-yuh]
💬 Usage Tip: This is a clear way to specify inline skating. In everyday speech, many people still just say "le roller."
🇫🇷 In France: If you want to distinguish from quad skates, adding "en ligne" is helpful.
Phrase Breakdown
Le roller
luh roh-LAIR
Inline skating; roller skating
This noun phrase refers to the activity of skating on roller skates.
J'aime le roller le samedi.
I like roller skating on Saturdays.
Words in this phrase
Le
[luh]
the
A masculine singular definite article meaning the.
Le roller en ligne est un sport amusant.
Inline skating is a fun sport.
roller
[roh-LAIR]
skating
Here roller refers to skating, especially as part of the phrase roller en ligne.
Le roller en ligne demande un bon équilibre.
Inline skating requires good balance.
En ligne
ahn leen-yuh
In-line; inline
Used here to specify the type of roller skating: inline skates.
Je fais du roller en ligne.
I do inline skating.
Words in this phrase
en
[ahn]
in
A preposition used here in the expression en ligne.
Dans roller en ligne, en fait partie du nom.
In inline skating, en is part of the name.
ligne
[leen-yuh]
line
Means line; together with en, it forms inline.
Dans roller en ligne, ligne indique la position des roues.
In inline skating, line indicates the position of the wheels.
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