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German Vocabulary - Animals

In today's lesson, we will learn some German words related to animals.

Main Terms

Below is a table with some of the most common German words related to animals.

Word in German	Pronunciation	Translation in English
Hund	hʊnt	Dog
Katze	katsə	Cat
Maus	maus	Mouse
Vogel	foːɡəl	Bird
Fisch	fɪʃ	Fish
Pferd	pfɛʁt	Horse
Esel	ˈeːzl̩	Donkey
Schaf	ʃaːf	Sheep
Schwein	ʃvaɪn	Pig
Rind	rɪnt	Cow
Ziege	tsɪɡə	Goat
Hahn	haːn	Rooster
Ente	ˈɛntə	Duck
Biene	biːnə	Bee

Useful phrases

Here are some useful phrases using some of the words above:

• Wo ist der Hund? (voː ɪst dɐ hʊnt?) – Where is the dog?
• Ich mag Katzen. (ɪç maːk katsə.) – I like cats.
• Die Maus ist schnell. (diː maus ɪst ʃɛnl.) – The mouse is fast.
• Der Vogel ist weg. (dɐ foːɡəl ɪst veːk.) – The bird is gone.
• Der Fisch schwimmt. (dɐ fɪʃ ʃvɪmt.) – The fish is swimming.
• Das Pferd läuft. (daːs pfɛʁt lɔʏft.) – The horse is running.
• Der Esel brüllt. (dɐ ˈeːzl̩ bʁyːlt.) – The donkey is braying.
• Das Schaf isst Gras. (daːs ʃaːf ɪst graːs.) – The sheep is eating grass.
• Das Schwein grunzt. (daːs ʃvaɪn ɡʁʊnts.) – The pig is oinking.
• Das Rind ist groß. (daːs rɪnt ɪst ɡʁoːs.) – The cow is big.
• Die Ziege trinkt Milch. (diː tsɪɡə tʁɪŋkt mɪlç.) – The goat is drinking milk.
• Der Hahn kräht. (dɐ haːn kʁɛːt.) – The rooster is crowing.
• Die Ente schwimmt. (diː ˈɛntə ʃvɪmt.) – The duck is swimming.
• Die Biene summt. (diː biːnə zʊmt.) – The bee is buzzing.

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