Polish 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
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
birdptaknounA1
catkotnounA1
cowkrowanounA1
dogpiesnounA1
horsekońnounA1
mousemysznounA1
squirrelwiewiórkanounA1

Animals Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
animalzwierzęnounA1
chickenkurczaknounA1
frogżabanounA1
pigświnianounA1
creaturestworzenienounA2

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
fishrybanounA1
hamsterchomiknounA1
petzwierzę domowenounA1
rabbitkróliknounA1

Animals Basics

A1–A2
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
roosterkogutnounA1
sheepowcanounA1
duckkaczkanounA2

Animals Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
turkeyindyknounA1
harvestżniwanounA2

Animals Basics

A1–A2
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
bearniedźwiedźnounA1
lionlewnounA1
monkeymałpanounA1
tigertygrysnounA1
elephantsłońnounA2

Animals Advanced

A2
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
endangeredzagrożonyadjA2

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
pigeongołąbnounA1

Animals Intermediate

A2
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
featherpióronounA2

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
octopusośmiornicanounA1
sharkrekinnounA1

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
beepszczołanounA1
beetlechrząszcznounA1
butterflymotylnounA1
flymuchanounA1
ladybugbiedronkanounA1

Animals Intermediate

A2
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
cricketświerszcznounA2
insectowadnounA2

Reptiles & Amphibians

A1
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
snakewążnounA1

Primates & Mammals

A2
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
chimpanzeeszympansnounA2

Birds of the World

A2
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
robinrudziknounA2

Animal Care

A2
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
fleapchłanounA2

Deep Sea Life

A2
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
raypłaszczkanounA2

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

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