Croatian Sports Vocabulary

Here are Croatian words for sports to start with: košarka (basketball), nogomet (football), gol (goal), igrati (play). Below are 64 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 8 themed lists.

A footballer kicking a ball on a grass pitch
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Sports Basics

A1
EnglishCroatianTypeLevel
basketballkošarkanounA1
fannavijačnounA1
fieldigralištenounA1
footballnogometnounA1
goalgolnounA1
playigrativerbA1
runtrčativerbA1
tennistenisnounA1

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Sports Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishCroatianTypeLevel
ballloptanounA1
gameutakmicanounA1
playerigračnounA1
swimmingplivanjenounA1
teammomčadnounA1
runningtrčanjenounA2
trainingtreningnounA2
agilityokretnostnounB1

Sports Advanced

A2–C1
EnglishCroatianTypeLevel
exercisetjelovježbanounA2
matchutakmicanounB1
formidablezastrašujućiadjB2
perseveranceustrajnostnounB2
qualifierkvalifikacijska utakmicanounB2
wildcardpozivnicanounB2
winpobijeditiverbB2
athleticismatletičnostnounC1

Team Sports

A1–B1
EnglishCroatianTypeLevel
baseballbejzbolnounA1
volleyballodbojkanounA1
hockeyhokejnounA2
shootšutirativerbA2
assistasistencijanounB1
defenderbraničnounB1
goalkeepervratarnounB1
handballrukometnounB1

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Individual Sports

A2–B2
EnglishCroatianTypeLevel
skiingskijanjenounA2
surfingsurfanjenounA2
table tennisstolni tenisnounA2
divingskokovi u vodunounB1
martial artsborilačke vještinenounB1
biathlonbiatlonnounB2
fencingmačevanjenounB2
triathlontriatlonnounB2

Sports Rules & Terms

A2–B2
EnglishCroatianTypeLevel
serveservirativerbA2
knockoutnokautnounB1
umpiresudacnounB1
birdiebirdienounB2
bogeybogeynounB2
handicaphendikapnounB2
standingsljestvicanounB2
sudden deathsudden deathnounB2

Extreme Sports

A2–B2
EnglishCroatianTypeLevel
snowboardingsnowboardingnounA2
bungee jumpingbungee skokovinounB1
kayakingkajakaštvonounB1
paraglidingparaglidingnounB1
rock climbingpenjanje po stijenamanounB1
skydivingpadobranstvonounB1
windsurfingjedrenje na dascinounB1
base jumpingbase jumpingnounB2

Sports Equipment

A1–A2
EnglishCroatianTypeLevel
clubpalicanounA1
basketkošnounA2
batpalicanounA2
jerseydresnounA2
matstrunjačanounA2
netmrežanounA2
racketreketnounA2
ringringnounA2

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A sample of the A1–C1 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for sports. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Croatian words should I learn for sports?

You could start with words like košarka (basketball), nogomet (football), gol (goal), igrati (play). This page lists 64 Croatian words for sports (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Croatian words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Croatian words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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