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Czech Vocabulary - Animals

In today's lesson, we will learn some Czech words related to animals.

Main Words

Below is a table with 15 words in Czech, their pronunciation (IPA or transliteration or latin script) and their translation in English.

Word in Czech	Pronunciation	Translation in English
pes	pehs	dog
kočka	kotch-kah	cat
králík	krah-leek	rabbit
slon	slon	elephant
medvěd	med-ved	bear
veverka	ve-vehr-kah	squirrel
vlk	vulk	wolf
liška	leesh-kah	fox
žirafa	zheer-ah-fah	giraffe
krokodýl	kroh-ko-deel	crocodile
želva	zhel-vah	turtle
had	hod	snake
pták	p-tahk	bird
kůň	koon	horse
kráva	krah-vah	cow

More Words

česky	English
antilopa	anthelope
delfín	dolphin
velbloud	dromedary
ledový medved	polar bear
lenochod	sloth
hroch	hippo
gorila	gorilla
lama	llama
leopard	leopard
mandril	mandrill
morče	guinea pig
svišt'	groundhog
panter	panther
pavián	baboon
šimpanz	chimpanzee
lachtan	sea-bear
lachtan	sea-lion
rosomák	wolverine
velryba	whale
zubr	aurochs
hraboš	vole

Useful Phrases

Here are some useful phrases using some of the words above in Czech with pronunciation (IPA) and translated in English.

• Mám doma psa. (mahm doh-mah pehs-ah) – I have a dog at home.
• Viděl jsem lišku. (vee-dehl ysem leesh-kah) – I saw a fox.
• Kde je můj kůň? (gde ye mooi koon) – Where is my horse?
• Chci koupit králíka. (kh-chi koup-eet krah-lee-kah) – I want to buy a rabbit.
• Mám rád slony. (mahm rahd slon-ee) – I like elephants.
• Co je to za ptáka? (tso ye to zah p-tah-kah) – What kind of bird is that?
• Viděl jsem žirafu. (vee-dehl ysem zheer-ah-fuh) – I saw a giraffe.
• Mám rád veverky. (mahm rahd ve-vehr-kee) – I like squirrels.
• Kde je můj krokodýl? (gde ye mooi kroh-ko-deel) – Where is my crocodile?
• Chci koupit želvu. (kh-chi koup-eet zhel-voo) – I want to buy a turtle.
• Viděl jsem medvěda. (vee-dehl ysem med-ved-ah) – I saw a bear.
• Mám rád vlky. (mahm rahd vul-kee) – I like wolves.
• Co je to za hada? (tso ye to zah hod-ah) – What kind of snake is that?
• Chci koupit krávu. (kh-chi koup-eet krah-voo) – I want to buy a cow.

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