Ukrainian 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
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
birdптахptakhnounA1
catкітkitnounA1
cowкороваkorovanounA1
dogсобакаsobakanounA1
horseкіньkinnounA1
mouseмишаmyshanounA1
squirrelбілкаbilkanounA1

Animals Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
animalтваринаtvarynanounA1
chickenкуркаkurkanounA1
frogжабаzhabanounA1
pigсвиняsvynianounA1
creatureістотаistotanounA2

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
fishрибаrybanounA1
hamsterхом'якkhomiaknounA1
petдомашня тваринаdomashnia tvarynanounA1
rabbitкроликkrolyknounA1

Animals Basics

A1–A2
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
roosterпівеньpivennounA1
sheepвівцяvivtsianounA1
duckкачкаkachkanounA2

Animals Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
turkeyіндичкаindychkanounA1
harvestжниваzhnyvanounA2

Animals Basics

A1–A2
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
bearведмідьvedmidnounA1
lionлевlevnounA1
monkeyмавпаmavpanounA1
tigerтигрtyhrnounA1
elephantслонslonnounA2

Animals Advanced

A2
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
endangeredпід загрозою зникненняpid zahrozoiu znyknenniaadjA2

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
pigeonголубholubnounA1

Animals Intermediate

A2
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
featherпероperonounA2

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
octopusвосьминігvosmynihnounA1
sharkакулаakulanounA1

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
beeбджолаbdzholanounA1
beetleжукzhuknounA1
butterflyметеликmetelyknounA1
flyмухаmukhanounA1
ladybugсонечкоsonechkonounA1

Animals Intermediate

A2
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
cricketцвіркунtsvirkunnounA2
insectкомахаkomakhanounA2

Reptiles & Amphibians

A1
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
snakeзміяzmiianounA1

Primates & Mammals

A2
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
chimpanzeeшимпанзеshympanzenounA2

Birds of the World

A2
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
robinмалинівкаmalynivkanounA2

Animal Care

A2
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
fleaблохаblokhanounA2

Deep Sea Life

A2
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
rayскатskatnounA2

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

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These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The animals packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, along with every other topic.

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