How to Say "Soccer" in Croatian

nogomet

/nôɡomeːt/Latin, masculine

Soccer in Croatian is expressed as nogomet or fudbal.

Meaning: game (noun)

Ways to say it

“soccer” in Croatian
Croatian	IPA	Note
nogomet	/nôɡomeːt/	Latin, masculine
fudbal	/fûdbaːl/	Latin, masculine

Both words refer to the game of soccer.

The word nogomet is a compound of nog (foot) and met (from metati, to throw/hit), literally meaning 'foot-hitting'.

Both fudbal and nogomet are masculine nouns.

/nôɡomeːt/

The word nogomet is a calque, meaning it was intentionally constructed to mirror the meaning of 'football' using native Slavic roots rather than borrowing the English word.
Due to the influence of neighboring Serbia, fudbal is extremely common in the region, even though nogomet is the distinctively Croatian preference.
The word nog in nogomet specifically refers to the limb, while in many other contexts, the word for 'foot' is stopalo.

Ona ne voli nogomet.
She doesn't like soccer.
This sentence demonstrates a negative preference using nogomet.
Tatoeba #1059399 by akvo, translation #310875 by CK
Sviđa li ti se nogomet?
Do you like soccer?
This sentence shows how to ask a question about liking nogomet.
Tatoeba #12154050 by enebi, translation #6274484 by CK
Djevojčica ne voli igrati nogomet.
The girl doesn't like to play soccer.
This sentence expresses a dislike for playing nogomet.
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Volim gledati nogomet
I love watching soccer
Hrvatski tim igra dobar fudbal
The Croatian team plays good soccer
Idemo na nogometnu utakmicu
Let's go to a soccer match
Hrvatska reprezentacija je postigla gol
The Croatian national team scored a goal
Zanima me povijest nogometa u Hrvatskoj
I'm interested in the history of soccer in Croatia
Maleni dječak sanja o velikoj karijeri u nogometu
The little boy dreams of having a great soccer career
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