This past Sunday marked the beginning of the Major League Baseball season. Get your head in the game with these baseball phrases in French, Chinese and Japanese!
FRENCH
baseball: baseball
bat: un bâton
to bat : frapper
pitcher: un lanceur
homerun: Coup de circuit
to steal a base: voler une base
inning: une manche
strike out: retrait sur trois prises
CHINESE
baseball-棒球 bàng qiú
bat-球棒 qiú bàng
pitcher-投手tóu shǒu
home run-全垒打quán lěi dǎ
steal a base-盗垒dào lěi
inning-局jú
strike-好球hǎo qiú
out-出局chū jú
strike out-三振出局sān zhèn chū jú
JAPANESE
baseball: 野球 yakyuu
bat: バット batto
pitcher: ピッチャー picchaa
homerun: ホームラン hoomuran, or 本塁打 honruida
stealing of a base: 盗塁 tourui
inning: 回 kai (e.g. the 1st inning = 1回 ikkai)
strike: ストライク sutoraiku
out: アウト auto