Vietnamese Sports Vocabulary

Here are Vietnamese words for sports to start with: chơi (play), chạy (run), đội (team), thắng (win). 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
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
basketballbóng rổnounA1
fanngười hâm mộnounA1
fieldsân đấunounA1
footballbóng đánounA1
goalbàn thắngnounA1
playchơiverbA1
runchạyverbA1
tennisquần vợtnounA1

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Sports Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
ballquả bóngnounA1
gametrận đấunounA1
playercầu thủnounA1
swimmingbơi lộinounA1
teamđộinounA1
runningchạy bộnounA2
trainingtập luyệnnounA2
agilitysự nhanh nhẹnnounB1

Sports Advanced

A2–C1
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
exercisebài tập thể dụcnounA2
matchtrận đấunounB1
formidableđáng gờmadjB2
perseverancesự kiên trìnounB2
qualifiervòng loạinounB2
wildcardsuất đặc cáchnounB2
winthắngverbB2
athleticismkhả năng vận độngnounC1

Team Sports

A1–B1
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
baseballbóng chàynounA1
volleyballbóng chuyềnnounA1
hockeykhúc côn cầunounA2
shootsút bóngverbA2
assistkiến tạonounB1
defenderhậu vệnounB1
goalkeeperthủ mônnounB1
handballbóng némnounB1

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Individual Sports

A2–B2
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
skiingtrượt tuyếtnounA2
surfinglướt sóngnounA2
table tennisbóng bànnounA2
divingnhảy cầunounB1
martial artsvõ thuậtnounB1
biathlonhai môn phối hợpnounB2
fencingđấu kiếmnounB2
triathlonba môn phối hợpnounB2

Sports Rules & Terms

A2–B2
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
servegiao bóngverbA2
knockouthạ gụcnounB1
umpiretrọng tàinounB1
birdieđiểm birdienounB2
bogeyđiểm bogeynounB2
handicapđiểm chấpnounB2
standingsbảng xếp hạngnounB2
sudden deathhiệp phụ bàn thắng vàngnounB2

Extreme Sports

A2–B2
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
snowboardingtrượt ván tuyếtnounA2
bungee jumpingnhảy bungeenounB1
kayakingchèo thuyền kayaknounB1
paraglidingdù lượnnounB1
rock climbingleo vách đánounB1
skydivingnhảy dùnounB1
windsurfinglướt ván buồmnounB1
base jumpingnhảy BASEnounB2

Sports Equipment

A1–A2
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
clubgậy đánh gônnounA1
basketrổnounA2
batgậy bóng chàynounA2
jerseyáo đấunounA2
matthảm tậpnounA2
netlướinounA2
racketvợtnounA2
ringvõ đàinounA2

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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 Vietnamese words should I learn for sports?

You could start with words like chơi (play), chạy (run), đội (team), thắng (win). This page lists 64 Vietnamese words for sports (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Vietnamese words?

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