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    German Animals Flashcards

    Animals are one of the first topics most learners pick up, partly because the words show up everywhere: in stories, in the news, and in everyday conversation. This deck takes the German animal names, from pets and farm animals to wild animals, and turns them into flashcards you can run through in a few minutes. Each card shows the animal in German, and you flip it to check the English meaning.

    Words in this deck (59)

    derdiedas

    Every card in the Animals deck, German on the front and the English meaning on the back.

    leben
    to live
    der Schmetterling
    butterfly
    hören
    to hear
    die Ziege
    goat
    das Haustier
    pet
    fliegen
    to fly
    der Hund
    dog
    der Fisch
    fish
    die Kuh
    cow
    der Löwe
    lion
    die Feder
    feather
    pflegen
    to care for
    der Affe
    monkey
    das Schwein
    pig, swine
    die Biene
    bee
    das Fell
    fur
    der Käfer
    beetle
    der Hase
    rabbit
    die Fliege
    fly
    die Ente
    duck
    das Wildtier
    wild animal
    wachsen
    to grow
    die Schlange
    snake, queue
    das Schaf
    sheep
    der Bär
    bear
    helfen
    to help
    der Frosch
    frog
    sehen
    to see
    jagen
    to hunt
    das Tier
    animal
    der Elefant
    elephant
    springen
    to jump
    die Spinne
    spider
    fressen
    to eat (for animals)
    der Fuchs
    fox
    der Schnabel
    beak
    der Bauernhof
    farm
    trinken
    to drink
    sterben
    to die
    die Pfote
    paw
    die Giraffe
    giraffe
    schlafen
    to sleep
    halten
    to hold, to stop
    der Schwanz
    tail
    das Pferd
    horse
    die Maus
    mouse
    der Wolf
    wolf
    füttern
    to feed
    essen
    to eat
    das Huhn
    chicken
    spielen
    to play
    laufen
    to run, to walk
    beißen
    to bite
    der Zoo
    zoo
    der Hahn
    rooster
    der Vogel
    bird
    die Katze
    cat
    schwimmen
    to swim
    das Insekt
    insect

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Which animals in German will I learn?
    The deck covers the common ones first: pets like the dog and cat, farm animals, and the wild animals you are most likely to read or talk about. These are the German animal names that come up most often, so they are worth learning early.
    Are the animal names shown with their article?
    Yes. Each noun comes with its article (der, die, or das), because the gender is part of the word in German. Learning der Hund rather than just Hund saves you from guessing the gender later.
    How does the practice stay efficient?
    Rate each card as you go. Cards you find hard come back sooner, and cards you know well wait longer. This keeps you working on the animals you have not learned yet instead of the ones you already know. Signed-in users keep their progress between sessions.
    Where is the full list of German animals?
    The complete animals vocabulary page has every word with plural forms and example sentences. These flashcards are the practice version of that list.