Playing Padel with Colleagues in France
Accept an invitation to play padel, keep score in French on court and celebrate at the club bar afterwards.
Padel has exploded in France, with new indoor clubs opening in most cities, while tennis remains a classic club sport run under the French Tennis Federation. Padel is always played in doubles: one of you books a court for 60 or 90 minutes on the club's app and the four players split the price, and rackets can usually be rented on site. Scoring is the same as tennis, and between colleagues on court everyone uses tu.
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Ça te dit, un padel samedi ?
Do you fancy a game of padel on Saturday?
- 2
J'ai jamais joué, mais je fais du tennis.
I've never played, but I play tennis.
- 3
J'ai réservé un terrain à 10 h.
I've booked a court for 10 o'clock.
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On peut louer une raquette sur place ?
Can you rent a racket there?
- 5
On partage le terrain à quatre.
The four of us split the court.
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On s'échauffe cinq minutes ?
Shall we warm up for five minutes?
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C'est à qui de servir ?
Whose serve is it?
- 8
Au padel, on sert à la cuillère.
In padel, you serve underarm.
- 9
La balle peut rebondir sur la vitre.
The ball can bounce off the glass.
- 10
Faute, elle était longue !
Out, it was long!
- 11
Joli coup !
Nice shot!
- 12
Quinze-zéro.
Fifteen-love.
- 13
Égalité !
Deuce!
- 14
Je prends le côté gauche.
I'll take the left side.
- 15
Laisse, j'ai !
Leave it, I've got it!
- 16
Pardon, je l'ai complètement ratée.
Sorry, I completely missed it.
- 17
On a gagné le premier set !
We won the first set!
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On fait la belle ?
Shall we play the decider?
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J'en peux plus !
I'm done in!
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On prend un verre au bar du club ?
Shall we have a drink at the club bar?