Animals in Russian: 20 Words With Audio
By Daily Cyrillic · Updated
Russian animals vocabulary helps you name the things and situations in this topic. This reference contains 20 Russian words with Cyrillic spellings, transliteration, translations and audio. Learn the words in small groups, read their example sentences and use the flashcards to review them rather than memorising an isolated translation list.
Reading time: about 2 min.
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1 / 20Word reference
| Russian | Translit. | Meaning | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| животное | zhivótnoye | animal | |
| собака | sobáka | dog | |
| кошка | kóshka | cat | |
| лошадь | lóshad | horse | |
| корова | koróva | cow | |
| свинья | svinyá | pig | |
| овца | ovtsá | sheep | |
| коза | kozá | goat | |
| курица | kúritsa | chicken / hen | |
| птица | ptítsa | bird | |
| рыба | rýba | fish | |
| мышь | mysh | mouse | |
| медведь | medvéd | bear | |
| волк | volk | wolf | |
| лиса | lisá | fox | |
| заяц | záyats | hare / rabbit | |
| лев | lev | lion | |
| слон | slon | elephant | |
| обезьяна | obezyána | monkey | |
| змея | zmeyá | snake |
Example sentences
У меня есть собака и кошка.
U menyá yest sobáka i kóshka.
I have a dog and a cat.
Медведь живёт в лесу.
Medvéd zhivyót v lesú.
The bear lives in the forest.
Птица поёт утром.
Ptítsa poyót útrom.
The bird sings in the morning.
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