Animal names in Dutch

In this chapter you will learn the names of animals in Dutch. You will learn the names of some mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, sea animals and insects. Besides this you will learn the names of your pets and the names of animals that live on a farm. At the end of this chapter you will find some questions that you can ask if you want to talk about animals. 

Dutch animal names

Here you will find the names for some wild mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, sea animals and insects in Dutch!

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Mammals

Mammals are called 'zoogdieren' in Dutch.

English	Dutch
the monkey	de aap
the bear	de beer
the elephant	de olifant
the kangaroo	de kangoeroe
the giraffe	de giraffe
the rhinoceros	de neushoorn
the hippopotamus	het nijlpaard
de lion	de leeuw
the tiger	de tijger
the camel	de kameel
the deer	het hert

Dutch pets

Here you will learn the names of the animals that are commonly held as pets (huisdieren) in the Netherlands. In addition, you will learn the names of animals that live on a farm (boerderijdieren).

Talking about animals

Below you will find some questions and answers you can use if you want to talk about animals!

Hopefully, you gained enough knowledge about the animals in Dutch, now it is time to put the theory into practice in one of the exercises on the page.