How to Say ‘Now I play padel’ in Spain Spanish
Ahora juego al pádel
ah-OH-rah HWEH-goh ahl PAH-del
[ah-OH-rah HWEH-goh ahl PAH-del]
💬 Usage Tip: With sports, jugar is followed by al: juego al fútbol "I play football", juego al tenis "I play tennis".
🇪🇸 In Spain: Padel is hugely popular in Spain, with courts in almost every neighbourhood, so it is an easy topic of conversation with any Spanish family.
Phrase Breakdown
Ahora juego
ah-OH-rah HWEH-goh
Now I play
The 'h' is silent: 'a-O-ra'. The 'j' in 'juego' is a strong throaty sound: 'JWE-go'.
Ahora juego menos.
Now I play less.
Words in this phrase
Ahora
[ah-OH-rah]
now
At the present time or moment.
Debes ir ahora.
You must go now.
juego
[HWEH-goh]
I play
I form of jugar (to play a game or sport).
Juego al fútbol los sábados.
I play football on Saturdays.
al pádel
ahl PAH-del
padel (tennis)
Spanish says 'jugar al' + sport. Padel is hugely popular in Spain. Stress 'PÁ-del'.
¿Jugamos al pádel el sábado?
Shall we play padel on Saturday?
Words in this phrase
al
[ahl]
the (with sports)
a + el; jugar takes 'al' before a sport.
Jugamos al tenis.
We play tennis.
pádel
[PAH-del]
padel
Racket sport very popular in Spain, played in doubles.
El pádel es muy popular.
Padel is very popular.
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