beach volleyball
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beach volleyball
A team sport that is a variant of volleyball and is played on sand, typically with two players per team.
Im Sommer spielen wir am See oft Beachvolleyball.
In summer, we often play beach volleyball by the lake.
This word is a compound made up of the English word 'Beach' (beach) and the international word 'Volleyball' (volleyball). So it literally describes volleyball on the beach.
Beachvolleyball ist eine beliebte Sommersportart.
Beach volleyball is a popular summer sport.
With compound nouns, the last word determines the article. Since it is 'der Volleyball', the compound word is also masculine: 'der Beachvolleyball' (beach volleyball).
Der Beachvolleyball ist seit 1996 eine olympische Disziplin.
Beach volleyball has been an Olympic discipline since 1996.
The most common and natural combination with this noun is the verb 'spielen' (to play). You almost always say 'Beachvolleyball spielen' (to play beach volleyball).
Lass uns später eine Runde Beachvolleyball spielen gehen.
Let's go play a round of beach volleyball later.
volleyball
'der Volleyball' and 'der Beachvolleyball' are closely related because beach volleyball is a variant of volleyball. 'Volleyball' usually refers to the sport in general, often indoors and with larger teams. 'Beachvolleyball' is played on sand, usually with two people per team. The words can be confused because both sports have a ball and a net. If the place and the variant are important, 'Beachvolleyball' is more precise. If you are talking about the sport in general or mean indoor volleyball, you are more likely to say 'Volleyball'.
Am Wochenende haben wir am See Beachvolleyball gespielt.
At the weekend, we played beach volleyball by the lake.
Lena spielt jeden Mittwoch Volleyball in der Sporthalle.
Lena plays volleyball every Wednesday in the gym.