We don’t yet have a technology to speak to animals in Russian, but that doesn’t mean we can’t talk about animals in Russian. Animals are a great topic to start a conversation. Maybe you want to discuss that funny cat video you found on tiktok, or you want to talk about that friendly dog that you found on the park. Anyway, how about you take a break from all that difficult grammar, and just learn the names of the animals in Russian?
First, we will introduce you to some basic words of the “Animals” topic. Every word will be accompanied by its gender, the form (if it’s a verb) and its translation.
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Ветеринар |
Male |
Vet |
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Дикое животное |
Neuter |
Wild animal |
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Домашнее животное |
Neuter |
Pet |
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Кормить / покормить |
Imperfective / perfective |
To feed |
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Морское животное |
Neuter |
Sea animal, sea creature |
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Насекомое |
Neuter |
Insect |
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Птица |
Female |
Bird |
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Сельскохозяйственное животное |
Neuter |
Farm animal |
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Шерсть |
Female |
Wool |
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Млекопитающее |
Neuter |
Mammal |
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Травоядный |
Male |
Herbivorous |
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Хищник |
Male |
Predator |
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Всеядный |
Male |
Omnivorous |
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Крыло |
Neuter |
Wing |
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Коготь |
Male |
Claw |
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Клык |
Male |
Fang |
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Лапа |
Female |
Paw |
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Копыто |
Neuter |
Hoof |
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Рог |
Male |
Horn |
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Лаять |
Imperfective |
To bark |
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Мяукать |
Imperfective |
To meow |
A lot of people have cats and dogs at home, you can hear those words quite often. But what other animals do we have? Keep in mind that not only home animals are considered domestic, but also some farm animals and birds.
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Кот / кошка |
Male/female |
Cat |
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Котёнок |
Male |
Kitten |
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Собака |
Female |
Dog |
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Щенок |
Male |
Puppy |
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Хомяк, хомячок |
Male |
Hamster |
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Рыбка |
Female |
Fish |
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Морская свинка |
Female |
Guinea pig |
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Корова / бык |
Female/male |
Cow/ bull |
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Телёнок |
Male |
Calf |
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Лошадь / конь |
Female/male. |
Horse |
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Жеребёнок |
Male |
Foal |
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Свинья |
Female |
Pig |
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Поросёнок |
Male |
Piglet |
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Коза / козёл |
Female/male |
Goat |
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Козлёнок |
Male |
Goatling |
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Овца / баран |
Female/male |
Sheep/ ram |
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Ягнёнок |
Male |
Lamb |
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Осёл |
Male |
Donkey |
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Кролик |
Male |
Rabbit |
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Гусь |
Male |
Goose |
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Курица / петух |
Female/male |
Hen / rooster |
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Цыплёнок |
Male |
Chick |
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Утка |
Female |
Duck |
There are tons of wild animals in the world, so we will only name the ones that are used most often. Also, we will divide them by territory.
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Медведь / медведица |
Male/female |
Bear |
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Волк / волчица |
Male/female |
Wolf |
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Лиса |
Female |
Fox |
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Белка |
Female |
Squirrel |
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Олень |
Male |
Deer |
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Заяц |
Male |
Hare |
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Ёж |
Male |
Hedgehog |
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Бобр |
Male |
Beaver |
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Енот |
Male |
Raccoon |
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Кабан |
Male |
Boar |
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Рысь |
Female |
Lynx |
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Лось |
Male |
Elk |
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Тигр |
Male |
Tiger |
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Песец |
Male |
Arctic fox |
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Антилопа |
Female |
Antelope |
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Обезьяна |
Female |
Monkey |
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Зебра |
Female |
Zebra |
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Жираф |
Male |
Giraffe |
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Страус |
Male |
Ostrich |
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Леопард |
Male |
Leopard |
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Гепард |
Male |
Cheetah |
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Слон |
Male |
Elephant |
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Ягуар |
Male |
Jaguar |
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Верблюд |
Male |
Camel |
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Носорог |
Male |
Rhinoceros |
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Коала |
Male |
Koala |
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Кенгуру |
Male |
Kangaroo |
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Панда |
Female |
Panda |
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Лев |
Male |
Lion |
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Бегемот |
Male |
Hippo |
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Гиена |
Female |
Hyena |
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Акула |
Female |
Shark |
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Кит |
Male |
Whale |
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Дельфин |
Male |
Dolphin |
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Осьминог |
Male |
Octopus |
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Краб |
Male |
Crab |
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Креветка |
Female |
Shrimp |
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Морж |
Male |
Walrus |
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Выдра |
Female |
Otter |
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Медуза |
Female |
Jellyfish |
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Пингвин |
Male |
Penguin |
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Черепаха |
Female |
Turtle |
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Змея |
Female |
Snake |
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Лягушка |
Female |
Frog |
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Жаба |
Female |
Toad |
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Игуана |
Female |
Iguana |
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Ящерица |
Female |
Lizard |
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Крокодил |
Male |
Crocodile |
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Хамелеон |
Male |
Chameleon |
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Варан |
Male |
Monitor lizard |
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Тритон |
Male |
Triton |
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We separated into a different group the flying animals: birds and insects.
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Insects |
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Бабочка |
Female |
Butterfly |
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Паук |
Male |
Spider |
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Муха |
Female |
Fly |
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Жук |
Male |
Bug |
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Пчела |
Female |
Bee |
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Комар |
Male |
Mosquito |
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Червяк |
Male |
Worm |
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Кузнечик |
Male |
Grasshopper |
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Оса |
Female |
Wasp |
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Скорпион |
Male |
Scorpion |
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Божья коровка |
Female |
Ladybug |
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Стрекоза |
Female |
Dragonfly |
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Мотылек |
Male |
Moth |
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Светлячок |
Male |
Firefly |
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Birds |
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Голубь |
Male |
Pigeon |
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Воробей |
Male |
Sparrow |
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Сова |
Female |
Owl |
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Чайка |
Female |
Gull |
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Лебедь |
Male |
Swan |
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Аист |
Male |
Stork |
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Ворон |
Male |
Crow |
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Дятел |
Male |
Woodpecker |
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Скворец |
Male |
Starling |
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Снегирь |
Male |
Bullfinch |
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Попугай |
Male |
Parrot |
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Канарейка |
Female |
Canary |
Take a look at some proverbs and sayings, which use animals.
Animals are an essencial part of our lifes: some have pets at home, some people’s work is related to them, some love visiting zoos. In any case, we are sure that this vocabulary will come in handy to you some day.
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