Sporting Vocabulary

after setelah to be caught tertangkup
again / more lagi to play main
almost hampir to hit kena
before sebelum to go on / continue terus
border batas to enter / come in masuk
captain keptennya to lose or be defeated kalah
come here kemari to give kasih
far jauh to throw alung
far as possible jauh-jauh to return kembali
field habis / selesai to let go / release lepaskan
finish habis to count hitung
first pertama to stay / remain tinggal
floor lantai to cheat / dishonest licik
hard keras to look / see lihat
here disini to move jalan
hit pukul to help tolong
hole lubang to move forward maju
line garis to see / to look melihat
more lebih to hold memegang
most paling to go pergi
my team reguku to put taruh
my turn giliranku to win menang
near dekat to challenge menantang
not enough kurang to try mencoba
one side sebelah to pull tarik
opponent lawan to receive mendapat
other / different lain to shoot menembak
quick lekas to stick menempelkan
ready siap to accept terima
rope tali to wait for tunggu
rope skipping springtow to begin mulai
stick patoknya to have punya
still masi to wait for menunggu
the throw lemparnya to finish menyelesaikan
then / afterwards kemudian    
your turn giliranmu    
wide lebar    

List is a partial extraction from "Indonesian Children's Games Anak-Anak"
by Dede Sujatna 1996

Mengajar Bahasa Indonesia

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