ฟุตบอล
soccer
Native recording
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This is the normal Thai word for soccer, borrowed from English “football.” In Thai, it usually means association football rather than American football.
soccer、football
A sport where two teams try to score by kicking a ball into the other team’s goal.
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เล่นฟุตบอล lên fút bɔɔn play soccer เล่นฟุตบอล details
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ชอบดูฟุตบอล chɔ̂ɔp duu fút bɔɔn like watching soccer ชอบดูฟุตบอล details
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ทีมฟุตบอลไทย thiim fút bɔɔn thay the Thai soccer team ทีมฟุตบอลไทย details
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การแข่งขันฟุตบอล kaan khɛ̀ŋ khǎn fút bɔɔn a soccer match การแข่งขันฟุตบอล details
Learning notes
Explanation
ฟุตบอล is a loanword from English “football” and is used as a single Thai noun for the sport. It is common in both everyday conversation and news. To refer specifically to the physical ball, use ลูกฟุตบอล. The classifier for a soccer ball is ลูก, as in ลูกฟุตบอลหนึ่งลูก, “one soccer ball.”
Usage
Use it when talking about sports, school activities, teams, watching matches, tournaments, and sports news. Common patterns include เล่นฟุตบอล “play soccer” and ดูฟุตบอล “watch soccer.”
Caution
In English, “football” can mean different sports depending on the country, but Thai ฟุตบอล normally means soccer. For American football, say ฟุตบอลอเมริกัน.
Differences from similar words
1 soccer synonyms
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บอล is a casual everyday word that can mean either soccer or a ball depending on context. ฟุตบอล is clearer and more formal as the name of the sport.