เบสบอล
baseball
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It refers to baseball, the team sport in which players hit a ball with a bat and score by running around the bases.
baseball
This is the standard Thai name for the sport of baseball.
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เขาชอบดูเบสบอลมาก khǎw chɔ̂ɔp duu bèetbɔɔn mâak He loves watching baseball. เขาชอบดูเบสบอลมาก details
Learning notes
Explanation
Borrowed from English, เบสบอล is used in both everyday conversation and sports reporting. You may also see กีฬาเบสบอล, with กีฬา meaning “sport.” Use เล่นเบสบอล for “play baseball” and ดูเบสบอล for “watch baseball.” To count individual balls, use the classifier ลูก: ลูกเบสบอล สองลูก means “two baseballs.”
Usage
Use it when discussing sports preferences, hobbies, school sports, or watching games. It also appears in descriptions of baseball players and teams.
Caution
English “baseball” can name either the sport or an individual ball; use ลูกเบสบอล to clearly refer to the ball in Thai. ซอฟต์บอล means “softball,” a separate sport.