Hungarian Animals Vocabulary

Here are Hungarian words for animals to start with: madár (bird), macska (cat), tehén (cow), kutya (dog). Below are 96 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 12 themed lists.

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Animals Basics

A1
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
birdmadárnounA1
catmacskanounA1
cowtehénnounA1
dogkutyanounA1
fishhalnounA1
horselónounA1
mouseegérnounA1
squirrelmókusnounA1

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Animals Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
animalállatnounA1
chickentyúknounA1
frogbékanounA1
pigdisznónounA1
turkeypulykanounA1
creaturelénynounA2
feathertollnounA2
harvestaratásnounA2

Animals Advanced

A2–B2
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
endangeredveszélyeztetettadjA2
conservationtermészetvédelemnounB1
ecosystemökoszisztémanounB1
extinctionkihalásnounB1
habitatélőhelynounB1
reefzátonynounB1
fireflyszentjánosbogárnounB2
gullsirálynounB2

Reptiles & Amphibians

A1–B1
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
snakekígyónounA1
alligatoraligátornounB1
chameleonkaméleonnounB1
cobrakobranounB1
geckogekkónounB1
iguanaleguánnounB1
pythonpitonnounB1
toadvarangynounB1

Microscopic Life

B1–B2
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
fungusgombanounB1
parasiteélősködőnounB1
algaealganounB2
microbemikrobanounB2
moldpenésznounB2
pathogenkórokozónounB2
toxintoxinnounB2
yeastélesztőnounB2

Primates & Mammals

A2–B1
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
chimpanzeecsimpánznounA2
baboonpáviánnounB1
badgerborznounB1
gorillagorillanounB1
hedgehogsünnounB1
molevakondnounB1
orangutanorangutánnounB1
reindeerrénszarvasnounB1

Deep Sea & Marine

B1–B2
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
oysterosztriganounB1
shrimpgarnélanounB1
cuttlefishtintahalnounB2
musselkékkagylónounB2
prawnkirálygarnélanounB2
sea lionoroszlánfókanounB2
sea urchintengeri sünnounB2
walrusrozmárnounB2

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Birds of the World

A2–B1
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
robinvörösbegynounA2
gooselibanounB1
hawkhéjanounB1
ostrichstruccnounB1
pelicanpelikánnounB1
ravenhollónounB1
toucantukánnounB1
woodpeckerharkálynounB1

Animal Care

A2–B2
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
fleabolhanounA2
sheltermenhelynounB1
tickkullancsnounB1
treatsjutalomfalatnounB1
vetállatorvosnounB1
leashpóráznounB2
neuterkasztrálniverbB2
spayivartalanítaniverbB2

Insects & Bugs

B1–B2
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
cockroachcsótánynounB1
aphidlevéltetűnounB2
larvalárvanounB2
locustsáskanounB2
mantisimádkozó sáskanounB2
pollinatorbeporzónounB2
pupabábnounB2
termitetermesznounB2

Deep Sea Life

A2–C1
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
rayrájanounA2
deep seamélytengernounB1
skateszögesrájanounB1
abyssabisszális zónanounB2
anglerfishhorgászhalnounB2
giant squidóriáskalmárnounB2
sea cucumbertengeri uborkanounB2
hydrothermal venthidrotermális kürtőnounC1

Animal Behaviors

B1–B2
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
camouflageálcázásnounB1
hibernationtéli álomnounB1
foragingtáplálékkeresésnounB2
herdingcsordaviselkedésnounB2
mimicrymimikrinounB2
predationragadozásnounB2
scavengingdögevésnounB2
territorialityterritorialitásnounB2

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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.

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 Hungarian words should I learn for animals?

You could start with words like madár (bird), macska (cat), tehén (cow), kutya (dog). This page lists 96 Hungarian words for animals (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Hungarian words?

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