🦁 Learn Dutch Animal Vocabulary
Animals are a great way to begin expanding your Dutch vocabulary. In this guide, we’ll cover the most common animals, how to use them in simple sentences, and give you examples with their English translations to help you understand their usage in real life.
🐶 Common Domestic Animals
- Hond – Dog
- Kat – Cat
- Vogel – Bird
- Vis – Fish
- Konijn – Rabbit
- Hamster – Hamster
🦊 Wild Animals
- Vos – Fox
- Wolf – Wolf
- Hert – Deer
- Beer – Bear
- Olifant – Elephant
- Leeuw – Lion
🐄 Farm Animals
- Koe – Cow
- Schaap – Sheep
- Varken – Pig
- Geit – Goat
- Kip – Chicken
- Paard – Horse
✏️ Example Sentences
- De hond blaft. – The dog barks.
- Ik zie een vogel in de boom. – I see a bird in the tree.
- De koe staat in het veld. – The cow is in the field.