Prepare yourself for the Euro 2016 Championship with this French football vocabulary
The time to watch Euro 2016 Championship has finally arrived. Now everyone is seated in front of a giant plasma TV chanting for their favourite representation. Of course not everyone knows the right terms for football. If you are one of them you wouldn’t want to just sit and ask around what happened, what is this about,…etc. This is the reason why French in Normandy has compiled this list of 20 terms you need to know for the Euro 2016 Championship.
| French | English |
| Allez les bleus! | Go, France! |
| Le coup franc | Free kick |
| Botter | To kick |
| Sauver | To save (the ball) |
| La faute | Foul |
| L’hors jeu | Off-side |
| Le corner | Corner |
| Le penalty | Penalty |
| Le but | Goal |
| Shooter | To shoot (the ball) |
| Marquer un but | Score a goal |
| La carton jaune | Yellow card |
| Le carton rouge | Red card |
| La mi-temps | Half time |
| Dribbler | To dribble |
| la remplaçant | Substitute |
| L’expulsion | Send off |
| Victoire | Win, victory |
| Perdre | To lose |
| L’égalité | Draw/tie |
Now that you’ve got the French football vocabulary that you need, you can learn the French football chant below!
