y está en el equipo de voleibol
and is on the volleyball team
Hearing that someone is en el equipo de voleibol already paints a picture of practices, games and team bus rides.
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Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "volleyball" in Spanish
el voleibol
nounmasculineshort form: el vóley
"Volleyball" in Spanish is el voleibol, stressed on the last syllable and with a v that sounds like b: boh-lay-BOHL. In everyday speech it's often just el vóley. In parts of Latin America you'll also hear vóleibol, stressed at the start.
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Volleyball words
The sport, its short name and the phrases around it.
| Spanish | English | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| el voleibol | volleyball | The standard form, stressed on -bol. |
| el vóley | volleyball | The short everyday form. |
| el vóley playa | beach volleyball | Also el voleibol de playa. |
| el equipo de voleibol | volleyball team | Estoy en el equipo de voleibol. |
| el partido de voleibol | volleyball game, volleyball match | Partido is the word for a single game. |
| el jugador, la jugadora de voleibol | volleyball player | The sport goes after de. |
Tip: The net in the middle of the court is la red, and a hard attacking hit is un remate.
Grammar: el voleibol
Four points for talking about the sport.
Masculine, with el
el voleibol. In general statements the article stays: Me encanta el voleibol. English drops it.Jugar al voleibol
In Spain you juegas al voleibol (a + el = al). Much of Latin America says jugar voleibol, without al.Encanta stays singular
The verb matches the sport, so it's encanta whoever loves it: Me encanta el voleibol. Nos encanta el voleibol.No accent mark
Voleibol ends in -l and is stressed on the last syllable, so the written form needs no tilde.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Nos encanta el voleibol.
We love volleyball.
Me encanta el voleibol.
I love volleyball.
Persona B, jugador de voleibol.
Person B, volleyball player.
Examinemos al jugador de voleibol.
Let's examine the volleyball player.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗Yo también (replying to Me encanta el voleibol)
✓A mí también
Encantar works like gustar, so the reply starts with a mí.
✗Nos encantamos el voleibol
✓Nos encanta el voleibol
The verb agrees with the sport, not with the people who love it.
✗VOH-lee-bawl (pronunciation)
✓boh-lay-BOHL
Start with a b sound and put the stress on the final syllable.
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How to remember it
Voleibol is volleyball spelled the Spanish way: volley turns into volei and ball into bol.
Questions about "volleyball" in Spanish
How do you say volleyball in Spanish?
El voleibol, or el vóley for short. Some Latin American speakers stress the first syllable instead: vóleibol.
How do you say beach volleyball in Spanish?
El vóley playa or el voleibol de playa. Both are masculine.
How do you say "play volleyball" in Spanish?
Jugar al voleibol in Spain, or jugar voleibol in much of Latin America: Jugamos al voleibol los viernes.
How do you say volleyball player in Spanish?
El jugador de voleibol, or la jugadora de voleibol when the player is a woman.
