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Oldies but Goodies

Intermediate 1    15 Words
These 'old guys' are better than they look and Yang Kai and his friend are going to need a strategy if they want to win. In part five of the FluentU course, A Basketball Afternoon, learn some essential basketball vocab as these two young guys struggle to get the upper hand. Check out the courses page to subscribe to the entire course.
WordDefinitionFluency
 
接住
jiē zhù
(verb) to catch
(verb) to catch
 
上篮
shàng lán
(verb) to do a lay up
(verb) to do a lay up
 
漂亮
piào liang
(adj.) pretty; beautiful
(adj.) pretty; beautiful
 
fēn
(noun) point; grade (sports, games, tests, etc.); score
(noun) point; grade (sports, games, tests, etc.); score
 
就 + Verb + 了
jiù + Verb + le
(grammar) to be; to do (emphatic)
(grammar) to be; to do (emphatic)
 
yíng
(verb) to win
(verb) to win
 
专业
zhuān yè
(adj.) professional
(adj.) professional
 
不小心
bù xiǎo xīn
(adv.) carelessly; by accident; accidentally
(adv.) carelessly; by accident; accidentally
 
Conditional Statement + 的话
Conditional Statement + de huà
(conj.) if
(conj.) if
 
huì
(verb) to be able to; to know how to; can
(verb) to be able to; to know how to; can
 
输给
shū gěi
(verb) to lose to
(verb) to lose to
 
拿到
ná dào
(verb) to take to
(verb) to take to
 
tóu
(verb) to throw; to pitch
(verb) to throw; to pitch
 
三分球
sān fēn qiú
(verb) three-point shot
(verb) three-point shot
 
主意
zhǔ yi
(noun) idea
(noun) idea
 
qiú
gěi
Give me the ball!
 
Catch!
 
Lay up!

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