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Jai Alai

Learn English meaning of ‘Jai Alai’

Date: Jan 29 2016

Intro

Jai alai is a very fast sport. It is similar to many other sports, in a sense. Two teams play this game on a long court. They use scoops and a ball.

Many people think that jai alai is intimidating because it is so fast. They don’t want to play the game, but they like to watch it and gamble on their favorite team.

Vocab

intimidating adj.

Definition

Example Football players are really intimidating because they are so large.

gamble v.

Definition

Example My dad loves to gamble. He often goes to Las Vegas to play poker.

scoop n.

Definition

Example I'm ready for ice cream. Can you give me the scoop, please?

court n.

Definition

Example The ball went off the court, so we had to start over.

in a sense expr.

Definition

Example It's my car, in a sense. My dad is letting me use it until I get a new one.

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What do you know about jai alai? Which sports are your favorites?

Comments

NoUsSa

Algeria

nice it,s really good new information that i didn,t know it before ….. i like it

ugur_1907_

Turkey

I dont really know it could be a sport or not because I have never heard about it.

nefess

Turkey

I didnt hear it before.

makin02

Algeria

the first time i heard about this kind of sports but i think it ’s wonderful game because has wonderful competition i can imagne it and my favorite sports is foot ball because you can move any part in your body and also swim

ola33

Japan

Never heard about it.

wiedemann

Colombia

This is the first time I heard about this kind of sport. It sounds interesting. I’m very fond of basketball; I like watching those movements and when they slap down the ball in the basket thoroughly.

hilalyksl

Turkey

I have never heart until now but it seems interesting.

Wuthering

United States

I haven’t heard about Jai Alai until now in this lesson . I have seen racquetball , It seems popular in the US and it is fast sport too . I think I am stick with Tennis . lol

Seiyf_khawas

Turkey

ı heard this sport first time in this lesson , like other ebabians ))))

it seems very different ,interesting sports with its tools ,big scoops..

and ı put some pics for wondering this sports ))

David023

Germany

Hi guys, nice article.

I’m from basque country (where this sport was born) and is not very fashionable sport, is hard to spot people playing it.It easier to find one of the other ways this game is played, using a tennis racket and even a faster ball, or just using your own bare hand.

Anyway, is not one of the most played sports, we still preffer football or basketball ;)