German Animals Vocabulary

The 43 beginner words (A1–A2) for animals, with their English translations and part of speech, across 17 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
birdVogelnounA1
catKatzenounA1
cowKuhnounA1
dogHundnounA1
horsePferdnounA1
mouseMausnounA1
squirrelEichhörnchennounA1

Animals Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
animalTiernounA1
chickenHuhnnounA1
frogFroschnounA1
pigSchweinnounA1
creatureLebewesennounA2

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
fishFischnounA1
hamsterHamsternounA1
petHaustiernounA1
rabbitKaninchennounA1

Animals Basics

A1–A2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
roosterHahnnounA1
sheepSchafnounA1
duckEntenounA2

Animals Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
turkeyTruthahnnounA1
harvestErntenounA2

Animals Basics

A1–A2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
bearBärnounA1
lionLöwenounA1
monkeyAffenounA1
tigerTigernounA1
elephantElefantnounA2

Animals Advanced

A2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
endangeredgefährdetadjA2

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
pigeonTaubenounA1

Animals Intermediate

A2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
featherFedernounA2

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
octopusOktopusnounA1
sharkHainounA1

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
beeBienenounA1
beetleKäfernounA1
butterflySchmetterlingnounA1
flyFliegenounA1
ladybugMarienkäfernounA1

Animals Intermediate

A2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
cricketGrillenounA2
insectInsektnounA2

Reptiles & Amphibians

A1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
snakeSchlangenounA1

Primates & Mammals

A2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
chimpanzeeSchimpansenounA2

Birds of the World

A2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
robinRotkehlchennounA2

Animal Care

A2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
fleaFlohnounA2

Deep Sea Life

A2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
rayRochennounA2

The A1–A2 words are here. The rest are in the app

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