Here are Hebrew words for sports to start with: כדורסל (kadursal, basketball), כדורגל (kaduregel, football), גול (gol, goal), לשחק (lesachek, play). Below are 64 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 8 themed lists.
| English | Hebrew | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| basketball | כדורסלkadursal | noun | A1 |
| fan | אוהדohed | noun | A1 |
| field | מגרשmigrash | noun | A1 |
| football | כדורגלkaduregel | noun | A1 |
| goal | גולgol | noun | A1 |
| play | לשחקlesachek | verb | A1 |
| run | לרוץlaruts | verb | A1 |
| tennis | טניסtenis | noun | A1 |
| English | Hebrew | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| ball | כדורkadur | noun | A1 |
| game | משחקmischak | noun | A1 |
| player | שחקןsachkan | noun | A1 |
| swimming | שחייהschiya | noun | A1 |
| team | קבוצהkvutsa | noun | A1 |
| running | ריצהritsa | noun | A2 |
| training | אימוןimun | noun | A2 |
| agility | זריזותzrizut | noun | B1 |
| English | Hebrew | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| exercise | התעמלותhitamlut | noun | A2 |
| match | משחקmiskhak | noun | B1 |
| formidable | מאייםme'ayem | adj | B2 |
| perseverance | התמדהhatmada | noun | B2 |
| qualifier | משחק מוקדמותmiskhak mukdamot | noun | B2 |
| wildcard | ווילד קארדvaild kard | noun | B2 |
| win | לנצחlenatse'ach | verb | B2 |
| athleticism | אתלטיותatletiyut | noun | C1 |
| English | Hebrew | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| baseball | בייסבולbeisbol | noun | A1 |
| volleyball | כדור עףkadur af | noun | A1 |
| hockey | הוקיhokey | noun | A2 |
| shoot | לבעוטliv'ot | verb | A2 |
| assist | אסיסטasist | noun | B1 |
| defender | מגןmagen | noun | B1 |
| goalkeeper | שוערsho'er | noun | B1 |
| handball | כדור ידkadur yad | noun | B1 |
| English | Hebrew | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| skiing | סקיski | noun | A2 |
| surfing | גלישהglisha | noun | A2 |
| table tennis | טניס שולחןtenis shulchan | noun | A2 |
| diving | קפיצה למיםkfitsa lamayim | noun | B1 |
| martial arts | אומנויות לחימהomanuyot lechima | noun | B1 |
| biathlon | ביאתלוןbiatlon | noun | B2 |
| fencing | סיוףsiuf | noun | B2 |
| triathlon | טריאתלוןtriatlon | noun | B2 |
| English | Hebrew | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| serve | להגישlehagish | verb | A2 |
| knockout | נוקאאוטnokaut | noun | B1 |
| umpire | שופטshofet | noun | B1 |
| birdie | בירדיberdi | noun | B2 |
| bogey | בוגיbogi | noun | B2 |
| handicap | הנדיקפhandikep | noun | B2 |
| standings | טבלת דירוגtavlat dirug | noun | B2 |
| sudden death | מוות פתאומיmavet pit'omi | noun | B2 |
| English | Hebrew | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| snowboarding | סנובורדsnoubord | noun | A2 |
| bungee jumping | קפיצת בנג'יkfitsat banji | noun | B1 |
| kayaking | שייט קיאקיםshayit kayakim | noun | B1 |
| paragliding | גלישת מצנח רחיפהglishat matsnach rechifa | noun | B1 |
| rock climbing | טיפוס צוקיםtipus tsukim | noun | B1 |
| skydiving | צניחה חפשיתtsnicha chofshit | noun | B1 |
| windsurfing | גלישת רוחglishat ru'ach | noun | B1 |
| base jumping | בייס ג'אמפינגbeis jamping | noun | B2 |
| English | Hebrew | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| club | מקל גולףmakel golf | noun | A1 |
| basket | סלsal | noun | A2 |
| bat | מחבט בייסבולmachbet beisbol | noun | A2 |
| jersey | חולצת קבוצהchultsat kvutsa | noun | A2 |
| mat | מזרן התעמלותmizran hitamlut | noun | A2 |
| net | רשתreshet | noun | A2 |
| racket | מחבטmachbet | noun | A2 |
| ring | זירת אגרוףzirat agrof | noun | A2 |
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You could start with words like כדורסל (kadursal, basketball), כדורגל (kaduregel, football), גול (gol, goal), לשחק (lesachek, play). This page lists 64 Hebrew words for sports (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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