how to say “football” in Hebrew
Someone asked me to feature football (if you’d like to have a word or phrase featured, visit our request page.)
I don’t know whether s/he is referring to the game played in the World Cup or to that played with a pigskin in the States, so I’m going to feature both.
The game played throughout the world is כָּדוּרֶגֶל (kah-doo-REH-gehl), a combination of the words כָּדוּר (kah-DOOR) – ball – and רֶגֶל (REH-gehl) – foot or leg.
That game played in the Super Bowl is פוּטְבּוֹל (football).