| foul | faul |
| penalty | penaltî |
| offside | ofsayd |
| handball | desttop (handball) |
| to score | xal wergirtin/qol lêdan |
| to shoot - shot | şût kirin - şût kir |
| to kick | kick kirin (topê lêdan) |
| to pass | pass kirin |
| to dribble | drîbl kirin |
| to tackle | tackl kirin |
| to head | serê xwe danî (header) |
| to save | save kirin (qut kirin) |
| to substitute | guherandin (alîkarî guherandin) |
He dribbled past the defender and kicked the ball into the goalie's hands!
Li derbasî parastokê bû û topê li destên goalîyê şût kir!She headed the ball into the net!
Top bi ser re têra torê kir!The goalkeeper made an incredible save!
Goalî saveyek ecêb kir!He got a yellow card for arguing with the referee.
Ji bo axiftinê bi dadwerê kartê zêr got.That was a beautiful header into the top corner!
Serdanek bedew bo kûnê jorîn!The goal didn’t count. They were offside.
Gol hesab nehat. Ofsayd bû.
| forward | pêşbaz (forward) |
| striker | striker |
| midfielder | navînbaz (midfielder) |
| defender | parastok (defender) |
| winger | qanatbaz (winger) |
The midfielder passed the ball to the forward.
Navînbaz topê da pêşbazê.The forward is having a terrible game - he's missed three easy shots.
Pêşbaz lîstikek xirab dike — sê şûtên hêdî winda kir.
| game | game |
| set | set |
| match | leyk |
| love | love (0) |
| fifteen | panzdeh (15) |
| thirty | sî (30) |
| forty | çil (40) |
| deuce | deuce (hevdu) |
| advantage | advantage (serberzî) |
The score is deuce - it's anyone's game now.
Skor deuce e — niha her kes dikare bijîte.
| serve | servîs |
| forehand | forehand |
| backhand | backhand |
| volley | volley |
| smash | smash |
| lob | lob |
| drop shot | drop shot |
| ace | ace |
My backhand is so weak, I might as well be playing with a frying pan!
Backhanda min qasî ewle ye ku hinek caran wekî bi tava lîstinê!She hit an ace right down the middle!
Aceyek li navend da!That was a beautiful drop shot - she barely had to move!
Drop shotek bedew bû — gelekî kêmtir hewce bû ku tevî bikeve!
| fault | fault |
| double fault | double fault |
| let | let |
| break | break |
| tiebreak | tiebreak |
| rally | rally |
He double-faulted at the worst possible moment.
Di demekê herî xerab de double fault kir.