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Sports and exercise are essential components of our daily lives. Engaging in physical activity allows us to maintain our physical health and lead a healthy and active lifestyle.
Regular exercise has been shown to improve heart and lung function, reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as obesity and diabetes, and has also been found to have mental health benefits such as reducing stress and anxiety and improving mood.
So let’s talk about these in this week’s Japanese practice meetup!
First, share your favorite sport!
This may take some preparation but try to be as detailed as possible. Describe what the sport is, why you like it, whether you only watch it, do you participate in it yourself. If you have a video of you doing the sports or a picture you’re more than welcome to share it! 🙂
一番好きなスポーツは何ですか？ – Ichiban suki na supootsu wa nandesuka? – What’s your favorite sport?
Other Discussion questions
Note: This list looks like a lot but just use it as a cheat sheet when you don’t know what questions to ask! Otherwise it’s encouraged to just have natural conversations.
運動は苦手ですか？得意ですか？
Undou wa nigate desuka? Tokui desuka?
Are you bad at athletics? Or good at it?
スポーツは好きですか？
Supootsu wa sukidesuka?
Do you like sports?
普段どんなスポーツをしますか？
Fudan donna supootsu o shimasuka?
What kinds of sports do you normally do?
小さいころスポーツをしましたか？
Chiisai koro supootsu o shimashitaka?
Did you do any sports as a child?
スポーツ観戦は好きですか？
Supootsu kansen wa suki desuka?
Do you like to watch sports?
日本の伝統的なスポーツをしたことがありますか？
Nihon no dentouteki na supootsu o shita koto ga arimasu ka?
Have you ever done any Japanese traditional sports?
試してみたい日本のスポーツは何ですか？
Tameshite mitai nihon no supootsu wa nandesuka?
What Japanese sport would you be interested in trying?
好きなスポーツ選手は誰です？
Suki na supootsu senshi wa dare desuka?
Do you have any sports players that you like?
＿＿＿＿さんの国には特別なスポーツがありますか？
____san no kuni ni wa tokubetsu na supootsu ga arimasuka?
What kinds of special sports exist in your country?
＿＿＿＿さんの国ではどのスポーツが人気ですか？
____san no kuni de wa dono supootsu ga ninki desuka?
Which sports are popular in your country?
毎日どれくらい運動をしますか？
Mainichi dore kurai undou o shimasuka?
How much do you exercise per day?
オリンピックについてどう思いますか？
Orinpikku ni tsuite dou omoimasu ka?
What do you think about the olympics? (good, bad, exciting, waste of money, etc…)
やってみたいスポーツはありますか？
Yatte mitai supootsu wa arimasuka?
Is there a sport you want to try?
一番難しそうなスポーツは何だと思いますか？
Ichiban muzukashisou na supootsu wa nandato omoi masuka?
What do you think is the hardest sport?
一番簡単そうなスポーツは何だと思いますか？
Ichiban kantansou na supootsu wa nan dato omoi masuka?
What do you think is the easiest sport?
一番危なそうなスポーツは何だと思いますか？
Ichiban abunasou na supootsu wa nandato omoi masuka?
What do you think is the most dangerous sport?
嫌いなスポーツは何ですか？
Kirai na supootsu wa nandesuka?
What is a sport you don’t like?
生でスポーツの試合を見たことがありますか？
Nama de supootsu no shiai o mita koto ga arimasuka?
Have you seen a sports match live? (in person)
eスポーツについてどう思いますか？
Ii supootsu ni tsuite douomoimasuka?
What do you think about e-sports? (is it still a sport?)
Vocabulary:
運動
Undou
Exercise (physical activity including sports)
スポーツ
Supootsu
Sports
体育
Taiku
Physical education (word commonly used in schools)
選手
Senshu
Athlete
スポーツ観戦
Supootsu kansen
Watching sports
Sports:
野球
Yakyuu
Baseball
バスケットボール
Basuketto booru
Basketball
サッカー
Sakkaa
Soccer
ゴルフ
Gorufu
Golf
フットボール
Futto booru
Football
ヨガ
Yoga
陸上競技
Rikujou kyougi
Track and Field
水泳
Suiei
Swimming
If not listed here, feel free to look up the sport you want to talk about!
Japanese sports:
相撲
Sumo
空手
Karate
剣道
Kendo
柔道
Judo
合気道
Aikido
弓道
Kyudo
