Romanian Animals Vocabulary

Here are Romanian words for animals to start with: pasăre (bird), pisică (cat), vacă (cow), câine (dog). Below are 96 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 12 themed lists.

A corgi, a poodle and two cats sitting together against a pink background
Photo: huoadg5888

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishRomanianTypeLevel
birdpasărenounA1
catpisicănounA1
cowvacănounA1
dogcâinenounA1
fishpeștenounA1
horsecalnounA1
mouseșoarecenounA1
squirrelveverițănounA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Animals Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishRomanianTypeLevel
animalanimalnounA1
chickengăinănounA1
frogbroascănounA1
pigporcnounA1
turkeycurcannounA1
creaturecreaturănounA2
featherpanănounA2
harvestrecoltănounA2

Animals Advanced

A2–B2
EnglishRomanianTypeLevel
endangeredpe cale de disparițieadjA2
conservationconservarea naturiinounB1
ecosystemecosistemnounB1
extinctionextincțienounB1
habitathabitatnounB1
reefrecifnounB1
fireflylicuricinounB2
gullpescărușnounB2

Reptiles & Amphibians

A1–B1
EnglishRomanianTypeLevel
snakeșarpenounA1
alligatoraligatornounB1
chameleoncameleonnounB1
cobracobrănounB1
geckogeckonounB1
iguanaiguanănounB1
pythonpitonnounB1
toadbroască râioasănounB1

Microscopic Life

B1–B2
EnglishRomanianTypeLevel
fungusciupercănounB1
parasiteparazitnounB1
algaealgenounB2
microbemicrobnounB2
moldmucegainounB2
pathogenagent patogennounB2
toxintoxinănounB2
yeastdrojdienounB2

Primates & Mammals

A2–B1
EnglishRomanianTypeLevel
chimpanzeecimpanzeunounA2
baboonbabuinnounB1
badgerbursucnounB1
gorillagorilănounB1
hedgehogaricinounB1
molecârtițănounB1
orangutanurangutannounB1
reindeerrennounB1

Deep Sea & Marine

B1–B2
EnglishRomanianTypeLevel
oysterstridienounB1
shrimpcrevetenounB1
cuttlefishsepienounB2
musselmidienounB2
prawncrevete marenounB2
sea lionleu de marenounB2
sea urchinarici de marenounB2
walrusmorsănounB2

More from this pack waits in the app

Birds of the World

A2–B1
EnglishRomanianTypeLevel
robinmăcăleandrunounA2
goosegâscănounB1
hawkuliunounB1
ostrichstruțnounB1
pelicanpelicannounB1
ravencorbnounB1
toucantucannounB1
woodpeckerciocănitoarenounB1

Animal Care

A2–B2
EnglishRomanianTypeLevel
fleapuricenounA2
shelteradăpostnounB1
tickcăpușănounB1
treatsrecompensenounB1
vetveterinarnounB1
leashlesănounB2
neutera castraverbB2
spaya sterilizaverbB2

Insects & Bugs

B1–B2
EnglishRomanianTypeLevel
cockroachgândac de bucătărienounB1
aphidafidănounB2
larvalarvănounB2
locustlăcustănounB2
mantiscălugărițănounB2
pollinatorpolenizatornounB2
pupapupănounB2
termitetermitănounB2

Deep Sea Life

A2–C1
EnglishRomanianTypeLevel
raypisică-de-marenounA2
deep seaadâncurinounB1
skateraienounB1
abyssabisnounB2
anglerfishpește-pescarnounB2
giant squidcalmar uriașnounB2
sea cucumbercastravete-de-marenounB2
hydrothermal ventizvor hidrotermalnounC1

Animal Behaviors

B1–B2
EnglishRomanianTypeLevel
camouflagecamuflajnounB1
hibernationhibernarenounB1
foragingcăutare de hranănounB2
herdinggregarismnounB2
mimicrymimetismnounB2
predationprădătorismnounB2
scavengingnecrofagienounB2
territorialityteritorialitatenounB2

Keep going with this pack in the app

Emoji: Twemoji, CC-BY 4.0

A sample of the A1–C1 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

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 Romanian words should I learn for animals?

You could start with words like pasăre (bird), pisică (cat), vacă (cow), câine (dog). This page lists 96 Romanian words for animals (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Romanian words?

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

More Romanian word lists