Polish Sports Vocabulary
Here are Polish words for sports to start with: koszykówka (basketball), gol (goal), grać (play), biegać (run). Below are 64 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 8 themed lists.
Here are Polish words for sports to start with: koszykówka (basketball), gol (goal), grać (play), biegać (run). Below are 64 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 8 themed lists.
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| basketball | koszykówka | noun | A1 |
| fan | kibic | noun | A1 |
| field | boisko | noun | A1 |
| football | piłka nożna | noun | A1 |
| goal | gol | noun | A1 |
| play | grać | verb | A1 |
| run | biegać | verb | A1 |
| tennis | tenis | noun | A1 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| ball | piłka | noun | A1 |
| game | mecz | noun | A1 |
| player | gracz | noun | A1 |
| swimming | pływanie | noun | A1 |
| team | drużyna | noun | A1 |
| running | bieganie | noun | A2 |
| training | trening | noun | A2 |
| agility | zwinność | noun | B1 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| exercise | ćwiczenie | noun | A2 |
| match | mecz | noun | B1 |
| formidable | groźny | adj | B2 |
| perseverance | wytrwałość | noun | B2 |
| qualifier | mecz kwalifikacyjny | noun | B2 |
| wildcard | dzika karta | noun | B2 |
| win | wygrać | verb | B2 |
| athleticism | atletyzm | noun | C1 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| baseball | baseball | noun | A1 |
| volleyball | siatkówka | noun | A1 |
| hockey | hokej | noun | A2 |
| shoot | strzelać | verb | A2 |
| assist | asysta | noun | B1 |
| defender | obrońca | noun | B1 |
| goalkeeper | bramkarz | noun | B1 |
| handball | piłka ręczna | noun | B1 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| skiing | narciarstwo | noun | A2 |
| surfing | surfing | noun | A2 |
| table tennis | tenis stołowy | noun | A2 |
| diving | skoki do wody | noun | B1 |
| martial arts | sztuki walki | noun | B1 |
| biathlon | biatlon | noun | B2 |
| fencing | szermierka | noun | B2 |
| triathlon | triatlon | noun | B2 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| serve | serwować | verb | A2 |
| knockout | nokaut | noun | B1 |
| umpire | sędzia | noun | B1 |
| birdie | birdie | noun | B2 |
| bogey | bogey | noun | B2 |
| handicap | handicap | noun | B2 |
| standings | tabela wyników | noun | B2 |
| sudden death | nagła śmierć | noun | B2 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| snowboarding | snowboarding | noun | A2 |
| bungee jumping | skoki na bungee | noun | B1 |
| kayaking | kajakarstwo | noun | B1 |
| paragliding | paragliding | noun | B1 |
| rock climbing | wspinaczka skałkowa | noun | B1 |
| skydiving | skydiving | noun | B1 |
| windsurfing | windsurfing | noun | B1 |
| base jumping | base jumping | noun | B2 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| club | kij golfowy | noun | A1 |
| basket | kosz | noun | A2 |
| bat | kij baseballowy | noun | A2 |
| jersey | koszulka sportowa | noun | A2 |
| mat | mata | noun | A2 |
| net | siatka | noun | A2 |
| racket | rakieta | noun | A2 |
| ring | ring | noun | A2 |
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