German words for kids · Animals
Animals in German for kids
Animals are a favorite topic for young children, and the sounds they make are a ready-made game: kids love finding out that a dog says something different in another language.
Animals in German
die Tiere
Sounds like ≈ dee TEE-ruh
Good to know: One animal is das Tier. A zoo is a Tierpark or Zoo.
The words
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our German songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Was sagt die Kuh?
What does the cow say?
from Was sagt das Tier? (What Does the Animal Say?)
2 songs that teach it
These words are key words in these songs. Every line is shown in German with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Die Katze und der Hund, Auf dem Bauernhof, Dschungeltiere, Die Schnitzeljagd, A wie Apfel, Ä, Ö, Ü und ß, Das Gegenteil-Spiel, Ich kann das! and 2 more.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Play a guessing game: make an animal sound and let your child name the animal in German.
- 2Line up toy animals and "call" each one by its German name to come for dinner.
- 3At the zoo or a farm, name every animal you see before reading its sign.
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“Animals” in other languages
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About the pronunciation: the “sounds like” spellings are rough English approximations for parents (capital letters show the stressed syllable). Germanhas sounds English doesn't, so treat them as a starting point and let the songs be the model. Songs are original and produced with AI music tools. Ideas for using German songs with your family.