German words for kids · Animals
How to say “cat” in German
Cat is a short, friendly word to say, and nearly every child has a favorite cat from a book, a show or the house next door.
Cat in German
die Katze
Sounds like ≈ dee KAHT-suh
Good to know: The tz is a "ts" sound. German cats say miau.
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our German songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Katze und Hund
Cat and dog
from Die Katze und der Hund (The Cat and the Dog)
K wie Katze!
K is for cat!
from A wie Apfel (A Is for…)
Was sagt die Katze?
What does the cat say?
from Was sagt das Tier? (What Does the Animal Say?)
2 songs that teach it
“Cat” is one of the key words in these songs. Every line is shown in German with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Was sagt das Tier?, Das Gegenteil-Spiel, Ich kann das!, Ich hab, du hast, Das Tierorchester.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Crawl around as cats and "meow" the German way.
- 2When you read a picture book, point to every cat and say Katze.
- 3Play hide-and-seek with a toy cat and call Katze while you look.
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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.