Here are Ukrainian words for sports to start with: баскетбол (basketbol, basketball), футбол (futbol, football), гол (hol, goal), грати (hraty, play). Below are 64 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 8 themed lists.
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| basketball | баскетболbasketbol | noun | A1 |
| fan | уболівальникubolivalnyk | noun | A1 |
| field | полеpole | noun | A1 |
| football | футболfutbol | noun | A1 |
| goal | голhol | noun | A1 |
| play | гратиhraty | verb | A1 |
| run | бігатиbihaty | verb | A1 |
| tennis | тенісtenis | noun | A1 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| ball | м'ячmiach | noun | A1 |
| game | граhra | noun | A1 |
| player | гравецьhravets | noun | A1 |
| swimming | плаванняplavannia | noun | A1 |
| team | командаkomanda | noun | A1 |
| running | бігbih | noun | A2 |
| training | тренуванняtrenuvannia | noun | A2 |
| agility | спритністьsprytnist | noun | B1 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| exercise | вправаvprava | noun | A2 |
| match | матчmatch | noun | B1 |
| formidable | грізнийhriznyi | adj | B2 |
| perseverance | наполегливістьnapolehlyvist | noun | B2 |
| qualifier | відбірковий матчvidbirkovyi match | noun | B2 |
| wildcard | вайлд-кардvaild-kard | noun | B2 |
| win | перемагатиperemahaty | verb | B2 |
| athleticism | атлетизмatletyzm | noun | C1 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| baseball | бейсболbeisbol | noun | A1 |
| volleyball | волейболvoleibol | noun | A1 |
| hockey | хокейkhokei | noun | A2 |
| shoot | бити по воротахbyty po vorotakh | verb | A2 |
| assist | результативна передачаrezultatyvna peredacha | noun | B1 |
| defender | захисникzakhysnyk | noun | B1 |
| goalkeeper | воротарvorotar | noun | B1 |
| handball | гандболhandbol | noun | B1 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| skiing | катання на лижахkatannia na lyzhakh | noun | A2 |
| surfing | серфінгserfinh | noun | A2 |
| table tennis | настільний тенісnastilnyi tenis | noun | A2 |
| diving | стрибки у водуstrybky u vodu | noun | B1 |
| martial arts | бойові мистецтваboiovi mystetstva | noun | B1 |
| biathlon | біатлонbiatlon | noun | B2 |
| fencing | фехтуванняfekhtuvannia | noun | B2 |
| triathlon | триатлонtryatlon | noun | B2 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| serve | подаватиpodavaty | verb | A2 |
| knockout | нокаутnokaut | noun | B1 |
| umpire | арбітрarbitr | noun | B1 |
| birdie | бердіberdi | noun | B2 |
| bogey | богіbohi | noun | B2 |
| handicap | гандикапhandykap | noun | B2 |
| standings | турнірна таблицяturnirna tablytsia | noun | B2 |
| sudden death | раптова смертьraptova smert | noun | B2 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| snowboarding | сноубордингsnoubordynh | noun | A2 |
| bungee jumping | банджі-джампінгbandzhi-dzhampinh | noun | B1 |
| kayaking | каякінгkaiakinh | noun | B1 |
| paragliding | парапланеризмparaplaneryzm | noun | B1 |
| rock climbing | скелелазінняskelelazinnia | noun | B1 |
| skydiving | стрибки з парашутомstrybky z parashutom | noun | B1 |
| windsurfing | віндсерфінгvindserfinh | noun | B1 |
| base jumping | бейсджампінгbeisdzhampinh | noun | B2 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| club | ключка для гольфуkliuchka dlia holfu | noun | A1 |
| basket | кошикkoshyk | noun | A2 |
| bat | битаbyta | noun | A2 |
| jersey | ігрова майкаihrova maika | noun | A2 |
| mat | гімнастичний матhimnastychnyi mat | noun | A2 |
| net | сіткаsitka | noun | A2 |
| racket | ракеткаraketka | noun | A2 |
| ring | рингrynh | noun | A2 |
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