Language/Swedish/Vocabulary/Animal
Hej! everyone,
Welcome to today's lesson where you will learn the main animal names in Swedish. Discover how to talk about animals in Swedish with words, idioms, and songs. Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions!
Once you've mastered the animal vocabulary, you can also explore other related topics such as counting to 10 in Swedish, body parts and health vocabulary, and feelings and emotions in Swedish.
Happy learning! 😊
Main Animals Names[edit | edit source]
| ENGLISH | SWEDISH |
|---|---|
| animals | djur |
| ape | apa |
| bear | björn |
| beetle | skalbagge |
| bird | fågel |
| bull | tjur |
| cat | katt |
| chicken | kyckling |
| cow | ko |
| deer | rådjur |
| dog | Hund |
| dog | hund |
| donkey | åsna |
| eagle | örn |
| elk | älg |
| fish | fisk |
| flamingo | Flamingo |
| fox | räv |
| frog | Grod |
| goat | get |
| hen | höna |
| horse | häst |
| ladybug | nyckelpiga |
| lion | lejon |
| monkey | apa |
| mouse | mus |
| owl | uggla |
| ox | oxe |
| panther | panter |
| pig | gris |
| rabbit | kanin |
| ram | bagge |
| rat | råtta |
| reindeer | ren |
| rhino | noshörning |
| rooster | tupp |
| seal | säl |
| sheep | får |
| shrimp | räka |
| snake | orm |
| spider | spindel |
| tiger | tiger |
| unicorn | enhörning |
| whale | val |
| wolf | varg |
| worm | mask |
Expressions using animal words[edit | edit source]
Det ligger en hund begraven här[edit | edit source]
- Literally: There is a dog buried here
- Meaning: Something isn't quite right, "Something smells fishy".
Ana ugglor i mossen[edit | edit source]
- Literally: Suspect owls in the bog
- Meaning: This is the same meaning as the expression "Det ligger en hund begraven här". Something isn't quite right.
Gå som katten kring het gröt[edit | edit source]
- Literally: Go like a cat around the bush
- Meaning: to beat around the bush, avoid talking of something unpleasant
Songs[edit | edit source]
Imse vimse spindel[edit | edit source]
A popular song for children about a spider (spindel):
Swedish Lyrics[edit | edit source]
Imse-vimse spindel
Imse-vimse spindel, klättrar upp för trå'n
Ner faller regnet, spolar spindeln bort
Upp stiger solen, torkar bort allt regn
Imse-vimse spindel, klättrar upp igen
English translation[edit | edit source]
The Itsy-Bitsy Spider
The itsy-bitsy spider went up the waterspout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Up came the sun and dried up all the rain
And the itsybitsy spider went up the spout again.
Videos[edit | edit source]
Swedish Animal Names[edit | edit source]
100 animals translated from Swedish to English[edit | edit source]
Names of animals in swedish || Djur på svenska[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Numbers
- Geometry
- Weather
- At the Post Office
- Seasons
- Essencial Phrases in Swedish
- Count from 1 to 10
- Asking Directions
- Parts of the Body