Dutch for Beginners: Animals
The following words are used to talk about animals in Dutch:| Dier (*) | Animal |
| Hond | Dog |
| Kat | Cat |
| Muis, muizen | Mouse, mice |
| Rat | Rat |
| Eend | Duck |
| Zwaan | Swan |
| Boerderij | Farm |
| Kip | Chicken |
| Haan | Cock |
| Paard (*) | Horse |
| Koe | Cow |
| Kalf (*) | Calf |
| Stier | Bull |
| Geit | Goat |
| Bok | Male goat |
| Schaap (*) | Sheep |
| Lam (*) | Lamb |
| Ram | Ram |
| Dierentuin | Zoo |
| Olifant | Elephant |
| Nijlpaard (*) | Hippopotamus |
| Leeuw | Lion |
| Tijger | Tiger |
| Aap | Monkey |
| Vis | Fish |
| Insekt (*) | Insect |
| Vlinder | Butterfly |
| Rups | Caterpillar |
| Mier | Ant |
| Spin | Spider |
| Vlieg | Fly |
| Bij | Bee |
| Wesp | Wasp |
NOTE: The definite article for singular nouns marked (*) is "het" (e.g., "het dier" = "the animal"); the definite article for all other singular nouns is "de" (e.g., "de hond" = "the dog").
The definite article for plural nouns is always "de".