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Dear Polish learners,
Today you will learn the main animal names in Polish.
We will start with a list of animal names and we will continue with several examples of use with typical Polish expressions using animal names.
Feel free to edit this lesson if you think you can improve it: add more animal names and more typical expressions.
Words - Słowa
Here are the names of some animals in Polish. Please edit this lesson with more animals and sentences.
| ssaki | mammals | 🐩 🐑 |
| gady | reptiles | 🐊 🐍 |
| owady | insects | 🐛 🐞 |
| ryby | fish | 🐟 |
| baran | ram | 🐏 |
| bawół | buffalo | 🐃 |
| bóbr | beaver | |
| byk | bull | |
| chomik | hamster | 🐹 |
| delfin | dolphin | 🐬 |
| foka | seal | |
| fretka | ferret | |
| jeleń | stag | |
| kangur | kangaroo | |
| koń | horse | 🐎 |
| kot | cat | 🐈 |
| koza | goat | 🐐 |
| królik | rabbit | 🐇 |
| krowa | cow | 🐄 |
| lampart | leopard | 🐆 |
| lew | lion | |
| lis | fox | |
| małpa | monkey | 🐒 |
| mrówka | ant | 🐜 |
| mucha | fly | |
| mysz | mouse | 🐁 |
| niedźwiedź | bear | |
| nietoperz | bat | |
| nosorożec | rhinoceros | |
| pająk | spider | |
| pies | dog | 🐕 |
| ptak | bird | 🐦 |
| pszczoła | bee | 🐝 |
| renifer | reindeer | |
| świnia | pig | 🐖 |
| szczur | rat | 🐀 |
| szynszyla | chinchilla | |
| tygrys | tiger | 🐅 |
| wąż | snake | 🐍 |
| wielbłąd | camel | 🐫 |
| wiewiórka | squirrel | |
| wilk | wolf | 🐺 |
| żyrafa | giraffe | |
| świerszcz | cricket | |
| żuk | beetle |
Expressions with animals
| ✔ As poor as a church mouse - biedny jak mysz kościelna |
| ✔As blind as bat - ślepy jak kret (kret - mole) |
| ✔To be as stubborn as a mule - uparty jak osioł (in polish: osioł - donkey) |
| ✔As meek as a lamb - potulny jak baranek |
| ✔To fight like cat and dog - żyć jak pies z kotem |
| ✔As quiet as a mouse - cichy jak mysz |
| ✔Like a bull in a china shop - jak słoń (in polish: słoń - elephant) w składzie porcelany |
| ✔Buy a pig in a poke - kupić kota (in polish: kot- cat) w worku |
| ✔Play cat and mouse with... - bawić się w kotka i myszkę z... |
| ✔It's raining cats and dogs - leje jak z cebra (there is no animals in polish translation) |
| ✔An early bird - ranny ptaszek |
| ✔A bird in hand is worth two in the bush - lepszy wróbel (sparrow) w garści, niż gołąb (pigeon) na dachu |
| ✔a wolf in sheep’s clothing – wilk w owczej skórze |
| ✔at a snail’s pace – w tempie ślimaka |
| ✔be like a bull in a shop from china – zachowywać się niezgrabnie |
| ✔fight like cat and dog – walczyć ze sobą jak pies z kotem |
| ✔a snake in the grass – podstępna żmija (o osobie) |
| ✔donkey work – czarna robota |
| ✔a cock-and-bull story – niestworzona historia, bajeczka |
| ✔rat race – wyścig szczurów |
| ✔hit the bull’s eye – trafić w dziesiątkę |