Hindi Animals Vocabulary

Here are Hindi words for animals to start with: पक्षी (pakshi, bird), बिल्ली (billi, cat), गाय (gaay, cow), कुत्ता (kutta, dog). Below are 96 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 12 themed lists.

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Animals Basics

A1
EnglishHindiTypeLevel
birdपक्षीpakshinounA1
catबिल्लीbillinounA1
cowगायgaaynounA1
dogकुत्ताkuttanounA1
fishमछलीmachhlinounA1
horseघोड़ाghodanounA1
mouseचूहाchoohanounA1
squirrelगिलहरीgilaharinounA1

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Animals Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishHindiTypeLevel
animalजानवरjaanvarnounA1
chickenमुर्गीmurginounA1
frogमेंढकmendhaknounA1
pigसूअरsuarnounA1
turkeyटर्कीtarkinounA1
creatureप्राणीpraaninounA2
featherपंखpankhnounA2
harvestफसलfasalnounA2

Animals Advanced

A2–B2
EnglishHindiTypeLevel
endangeredलुप्तप्रायluptpraayadjA2
conservationसंरक्षणsanrakshannounB1
ecosystemपारिस्थितिकी तंत्रpaaristhitiki tantranounB1
extinctionविलुप्तिviluptinounB1
habitatप्राकृतिक आवासpraakritik aavaasnounB1
reefप्रवाल-भित्तिpraval-bhittinounB1
fireflyजुगनूjugnoonounB2
gullसीगलseegalnounB2

Reptiles & Amphibians

A1–B1
EnglishHindiTypeLevel
snakeसाँपsaanpnounA1
alligatorएलिगेटरeligetarnounB1
chameleonगिरगिटgirgitnounB1
cobraकोबराkobranounB1
geckoछिपकलीchhipkalinounB1
iguanaइगुआनाiguaananounB1
pythonअजगरajgarnounB1
toadमेंढकmendhaknounB1

Microscopic Life

B1–B2
EnglishHindiTypeLevel
fungusकवकkavaknounB1
parasiteपरजीवीparjeevinounB1
algaeशैवालshaivaalnounB2
microbeसूक्ष्म जीवsookshma jeevnounB2
moldफफूंदphaphoondnounB2
pathogenरोगज़नक़rogzanaknounB2
toxinटॉक्सिनtoksinnounB2
yeastयीस्टyeestnounB2

Primates & Mammals

A2–B1
EnglishHindiTypeLevel
chimpanzeeचिंपांज़ीchimpaanzinounA2
baboonबबूनbaboonnounB1
badgerबिज्जूbijjoonounB1
gorillaगोरिल्लाgorillanounB1
hedgehogहेजहॉगhejhognounB1
moleछछूंदरchhachhoondarnounB1
orangutanओरंगुटानorangutaannounB1
reindeerरेनडियरrendiyarnounB1

Deep Sea & Marine

B1–B2
EnglishHindiTypeLevel
oysterसीपseepnounB1
shrimpझींगाjheenganounB1
cuttlefishकटलफ़िशkatalfishnounB2
musselमसलmasalnounB2
prawnबड़ा झींगाbada jheenganounB2
sea lionसमुद्री शेरsamudri shernounB2
sea urchinसमुद्री साहीsamudri saahinounB2
walrusवालरसvaalrasnounB2

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Birds of the World

A2–B1
EnglishHindiTypeLevel
robinरोबिनrobinnounA2
gooseकलहंसkalhansnounB1
hawkबाज़baaznounB1
ostrichशुतुरमुर्गshuturmurgnounB1
pelicanहवासीलhavaseelnounB1
ravenकाला कौआkaala kauanounB1
toucanटूकनtookannounB1
woodpeckerकठफोड़वाkathphodvanounB1

Animal Care

A2–B2
EnglishHindiTypeLevel
fleaपिस्सूpissoonounA2
shelterआश्रयaashraynounB1
tickकिलनीkilninounB1
treatsट्रीटtreetnounB1
vetपशु चिकित्सकpashu chikitsaknounB1
leashपट्टाpattanounB2
neuterबंध्याकरण करनाbandhyaakaran karnaverbB2
spayमादा की नसबंदी करनाmaada ki nasbandi karnaverbB2

Insects & Bugs

B1–B2
EnglishHindiTypeLevel
cockroachतिलचट्टाtilchattanounB1
aphidमाहूmaahoonounB2
larvaडिंभdimbhnounB2
locustटिड्डीtiddinounB2
mantisमैंटिसmaintisnounB2
pollinatorपरागणकर्ताparaagankartanounB2
pupaकोषस्थ कीटkoshasth keetnounB2
termiteदीमकdeemaknounB2

Deep Sea Life

A2–C1
EnglishHindiTypeLevel
rayरे मछलीre machhlinounA2
deep seaगहरा समुद्रgahra samudranounB1
skateस्केट मछलीsket machhlinounB1
abyssरसातलrasaatalnounB2
anglerfishएंग्लर मछलीenglar machhlinounB2
giant squidविशाल स्क्विडvishaal skvidnounB2
sea cucumberसमुद्री ककड़ीsamudri kakdinounB2
hydrothermal ventहाइड्रोथर्मल वेंटhaaidrotharmal ventnounC1

Animal Behaviors

B1–B2
EnglishHindiTypeLevel
camouflageछलावरणchhalaavarannounB1
hibernationशीतनिद्राsheetnidranounB1
foragingखाना ढूंढनाkhaana dhoondhnanounB2
herdingझुंड में चलनाjhund mein chalnanounB2
mimicryअनुकरणanukarannounB2
predationशिकारshikaarnounB2
scavengingमृतभक्षणmritbhakshannounB2
territorialityक्षेत्रीयताkshetreeyatanounB2

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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 animals. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

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Common questions

Which Hindi words should I learn for animals?

You could start with words like पक्षी (pakshi, bird), बिल्ली (billi, cat), गाय (gaay, cow), कुत्ता (kutta, dog). This page lists 96 Hindi words for animals (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Hindi words?

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

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