Slovak Sports Vocabulary

Here are Slovak words for sports to start with: basketbal (basketball), futbal (football), gól (goal), hrať (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
EnglishSlovakTypeLevel
basketballbasketbalnounA1
fanfanúšiknounA1
fieldihriskonounA1
footballfutbalnounA1
goalgólnounA1
playhraťverbA1
runbehaťverbA1
tennistenisnounA1

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Sports Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishSlovakTypeLevel
ballloptanounA1
gamezápasnounA1
playerhráčnounA1
swimmingplávanienounA1
teamtímnounA1
runningbehnounA2
trainingtréningnounA2
agilityobratnosťnounB1

Sports Advanced

A2–C1
EnglishSlovakTypeLevel
exercisecvičenienounA2
matchzápasnounB1
formidableobávanýadjB2
perseverancevytrvalosťnounB2
qualifierkvalifikačný zápasnounB2
wildcarddivoká kartanounB2
winvyhraťverbB2
athleticismatletickosťnounC1

Team Sports

A1–B1
EnglishSlovakTypeLevel
baseballbejzbalnounA1
volleyballvolejbalnounA1
hockeyhokejnounA2
shootstrieľaťverbA2
assistasistencianounB1
defenderobrancanounB1
goalkeeperbrankárnounB1
handballhádzanánounB1

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Individual Sports

A2–B2
EnglishSlovakTypeLevel
skiinglyžovanienounA2
surfingsurfovanienounA2
table tennisstolný tenisnounA2
divingskoky do vodynounB1
martial artsbojové umenianounB1
biathlonbiatlonnounB2
fencingšermnounB2
triathlontriatlonnounB2

Sports Rules & Terms

A2–B2
EnglishSlovakTypeLevel
servepodávaťverbA2
knockoutknokautnounB1
umpirerozhodcanounB1
birdiebirdienounB2
bogeybogeynounB2
handicaphendikepnounB2
standingstabuľkanounB2
sudden deathnáhla smrťnounB2

Extreme Sports

A2–B2
EnglishSlovakTypeLevel
snowboardingsnowboardingnounA2
bungee jumpingbungee jumpingnounB1
kayakingkajakárstvonounB1
paraglidingparaglidingnounB1
rock climbinglezenie po skaláchnounB1
skydivingparašutizmusnounB1
windsurfingwindsurfingnounB1
base jumpingbase jumpingnounB2

Sports Equipment

A1–A2
EnglishSlovakTypeLevel
clubgolfová palicanounA1
basketkôšnounA2
batpálkanounA2
jerseydresnounA2
matžinenkanounA2
netsieťnounA2
racketraketanounA2
ringringnounA2

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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 Slovak words should I learn for sports?

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

How can I remember these Slovak words?

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