Indonesian Sports Vocabulary

Here are Indonesian words for sports to start with: gol (goal), bermain (play), lari (run), tenis (tennis). 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
EnglishIndonesianTypeLevel
basketballbola basketnounA1
fanpenggemarnounA1
fieldlapangannounA1
footballsepak bolanounA1
goalgolnounA1
playbermainverbA1
runlariverbA1
tennistenisnounA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Sports Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishIndonesianTypeLevel
ballbolanounA1
gamepertandingannounA1
playerpemainnounA1
swimmingberenangnounA1
teamtimnounA1
runningberlarinounA2
trainingpelatihannounA2
agilitykelincahannounB1

Sports Advanced

A2–C1
EnglishIndonesianTypeLevel
exerciselatihannounA2
matchpertandingannounB1
formidabletangguhadjB2
perseveranceketekunannounB2
qualifierkualifikasinounB2
wildcardwild cardnounB2
winmenangverbB2
athleticismkemampuan atletisnounC1

Team Sports

A1–B1
EnglishIndonesianTypeLevel
baseballbisbolnounA1
volleyballbola volinounA1
hockeyhokinounA2
shootmenembakverbA2
assistumpan golnounB1
defenderbeknounB1
goalkeeperkipernounB1
handballbola tangannounB1

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Individual Sports

A2–B2
EnglishIndonesianTypeLevel
skiingbermain skinounA2
surfingberselancarnounA2
table tennistenis mejanounA2
divingloncat indahnounB1
martial artsseni bela dirinounB1
biathlonbiatlonnounB2
fencinganggarnounB2
triathlontriatlonnounB2

Sports Rules & Terms

A2–B2
EnglishIndonesianTypeLevel
serveservisverbA2
knockoutknockoutnounB1
umpirewasitnounB1
birdiebirdienounB2
bogeybogeynounB2
handicaphandicapnounB2
standingsklasemennounB2
sudden deathbabak penentuannounB2

Extreme Sports

A2–B2
EnglishIndonesianTypeLevel
snowboardingseluncur saljunounA2
bungee jumpingbungee jumpingnounB1
kayakingberkayaknounB1
paraglidingparalayangnounB1
rock climbingpanjat tebingnounB1
skydivingterjun payungnounB1
windsurfingselancar anginnounB1
base jumpingBASE jumpingnounB2

Sports Equipment

A1–A2
EnglishIndonesianTypeLevel
clubtongkat golfnounA1
basketkeranjangnounA2
battongkat pemukulnounA2
jerseykaus timnounA2
matmatras senamnounA2
netnetnounA2
racketraketnounA2
ringring tinjunounA2

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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 Indonesian words should I learn for sports?

You could start with words like gol (goal), bermain (play), lari (run), tenis (tennis). This page lists 64 Indonesian words for sports (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Indonesian words?

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