Tagalog Sports Vocabulary

Here are Tagalog words for sports to start with: basketball (basketball), football (football), gol (goal), maglaro (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
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
basketballbasketballnounA1
fantagahanganounA1
fieldpalaruannounA1
footballfootballnounA1
goalgolnounA1
playmaglaroverbA1
runtumakboverbA1
tennistenisnounA1

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Sports Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
ballbolanounA1
gamelaronounA1
playermanlalaronounA1
swimmingpaglalangoynounA1
teamkoponannounA1
runningpagtakbonounA2
trainingpagsasanaynounA2
agilitykaliksihannounB1

Sports Advanced

A2–C1
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
exerciseehersisyonounA2
matchlaronounB1
formidablekinatatakutanadjB2
perseverancepagtitiyaganounB2
qualifierqualifiernounB2
wildcardwildcardnounB2
winmanaloverbB2
athleticismkagalingang pisikalnounC1

Team Sports

A1–B1
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
baseballbaseballnounA1
volleyballvolleyballnounA1
hockeyhockeynounA2
shootmag-shootverbA2
assistassistnounB1
defenderdefendernounB1
goalkeepergoalkeepernounB1
handballhandballnounB1

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Individual Sports

A2–B2
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
skiingskiingnounA2
surfingsurfingnounA2
table tennistable tennisnounA2
divingdivingnounB1
martial artsmartial artsnounB1
biathlonbiathlonnounB2
fencingfencingnounB2
triathlontriathlonnounB2

Sports Rules & Terms

A2–B2
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
servei-serveverbA2
knockoutknockoutnounB1
umpireumpirenounB1
birdiebirdienounB2
bogeybogeynounB2
handicaphandicapnounB2
standingsstandingsnounB2
sudden deathsudden deathnounB2

Extreme Sports

A2–B2
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
snowboardingsnowboardingnounA2
bungee jumpingbungee jumpingnounB1
kayakingkayakingnounB1
paraglidingparaglidingnounB1
rock climbingpag-akyat ng batonounB1
skydivingskydivingnounB1
windsurfingwindsurfingnounB1
base jumpingbase jumpingnounB2

Sports Equipment

A1–A2
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
clubpalo ng golfnounA1
basketbasketnounA2
batpamalonounA2
jerseyjerseynounA2
matmatnounA2
netnetnounA2
racketraketnounA2
ringring ng boksingnounA2

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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 Tagalog words should I learn for sports?

You could start with words like basketball (basketball), football (football), gol (goal), maglaro (play). This page lists 64 Tagalog words for sports (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Tagalog words?

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