German vocabulary: Table tennis
24 German words for table tennis, most common first, each with audio and an example sentence.
der Spieler
player
gewinnen
to win; to be victorious
der Punkt
point
der Satz
sentence
der Tisch
table (a piece of furniture with a flat surface at roughly waist or knee level)
verlieren
to lose (something, or a game)
das Netz
net; web; mesh (construction of interwoven fibres, e.g. that of a fisher, a spider, etc.)
der Gegner
adversary, opponent, enemy
schlagen
to beat; to hit; to knock; to strike; to punch; to hammer; to pound
der Ball
ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games)
drehen
to turn
das Turnier
tournament
die Platte
slab, plate, sheet (flat, thin object)
das Doppel
doubles
das Einzel
singles (game between two individuals)
das Tischtennis
table tennis, ping pong
der Aufschlag
serve (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
aufschlagen
to open (a book at a page)
die Rückhand
backhand
die Vorhand
forehand
abprallen
to bounce off, to rebound
der Ballwechsel
rally
der Topspin
topspin
der Schmetterball
smash