Hungarian Sports Vocabulary

Here are Hungarian words for sports to start with: kosárlabda (basketball), futball (football), gól (goal), játszani (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
Photo: SeppH

Sports Basics

A1
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
basketballkosárlabdanounA1
fanszurkolónounA1
fieldpályanounA1
footballfutballnounA1
goalgólnounA1
playjátszaniverbA1
runfutniverbA1
tennistenisznounA1

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Sports Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
balllabdanounA1
gamemérkőzésnounA1
playerjátékosnounA1
swimmingúszásnounA1
teamcsapatnounA1
runningfutásnounA2
trainingedzésnounA2
agilityfürgeségnounB1

Sports Advanced

A2–C1
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
exercisetestmozgásnounA2
matchmérkőzésnounB1
formidablefélelmetesadjB2
perseverancekitartásnounB2
qualifierselejtezőmérkőzésnounB2
wildcardszabadkártyanounB2
winnyerniverbB2
athleticismatletikusságnounC1

Team Sports

A1–B1
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
baseballbaseballnounA1
volleyballröplabdanounA1
hockeyhokinounA2
shootlőniverbA2
assistgólpassznounB1
defendervédőnounB1
goalkeeperkapusnounB1
handballkézilabdanounB1

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Individual Sports

A2–B2
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
skiingsíelésnounA2
surfingszörfözésnounA2
table tennisasztalitenisznounA2
divingműugrásnounB1
martial artsharcművészetnounB1
biathlonbiatlonnounB2
fencingvívásnounB2
triathlontriatlonnounB2

Sports Rules & Terms

A2–B2
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
serveadogatniverbA2
knockoutkiütésnounB1
umpirejátékvezetőnounB1
birdiebirdienounB2
bogeybogeynounB2
handicaphendikepnounB2
standingstabellanounB2
sudden deathhirtelen halálnounB2

Extreme Sports

A2–B2
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
snowboardingsnowboardozásnounA2
bungee jumpingbungee-ugrásnounB1
kayakingkajakozásnounB1
paraglidingsiklóernyőzésnounB1
rock climbingsziklamászásnounB1
skydivingejtőernyőzésnounB1
windsurfingwindszörfözésnounB1
base jumpingBASE-ugrásnounB2

Sports Equipment

A1–A2
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
clubgolfütőnounA1
basketkosárnounA2
batbaseballütőnounA2
jerseymeznounA2
mattornaszőnyegnounA2
nethálónounA2
racketteniszütőnounA2
ringszorítónounA2

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

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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 Hungarian words should I learn for sports?

You could start with words like kosárlabda (basketball), futball (football), gól (goal), játszani (play). This page lists 64 Hungarian words for sports (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Hungarian words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Hungarian 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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