Animal Names in Swedish

Animals always deliver as a nice topic of conversation to get some small talk going. Watching cat videos in Swedish is just one of many more reasons to learn all basic animal names in Swedish. For even more animals, take a look at our learning resources for Swedish at the end of the page.

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20 Common Animal Names in Swedish
Animal Related Words in Swedish
Mammals in Swedish
Birds in Swedish
Insects in Swedish
Marine Animals in Swedish

20 Common Animal Names in Swedish

English	Swedish
dog in Swedish	(U) hund (hundar)
cow in Swedish	(U) ko (kor)
pig in Swedish	(U) gris (grisar)
cat in Swedish	(U) katt (katter)
sheep in Swedish	(N) får (får)
horse in Swedish	(U) häst (hästar)
monkey in Swedish	(U) apa (apor)
bear in Swedish	(U) björn (björnar)
fish in Swedish	(U) fisk (fiskar)
lion in Swedish	(N) lejon (lejon)
tiger in Swedish	(U) tiger (tigrar)
elephant in Swedish	(U) elefant (elefanter)
mouse in Swedish	(U) mus (möss)
pigeon in Swedish	(U) duva (duvor)
snail in Swedish	(U) snigel (sniglar)
spider in Swedish	(U) spindel (spindlar)
frog in Swedish	(U) groda (grodor)
snake in Swedish	(U) orm (ormar)
crocodile in Swedish	(U) krokodil (krokodiler)
tortoise in Swedish	(U) sköldpadda (sköldpaddor)

Animal Related Words in Swedish

English	Swedish
animal in Swedish	(N) djur (djur)
mammal in Swedish	(N) däggdjur (däggdjur)
bird in Swedish	(U) fågel (fåglar)
insect in Swedish	(U) insekt (insekter)
reptile in Swedish	(U) reptil (reptiler)
zoo in Swedish	(U) djurpark (djurparker)
vet in Swedish	(U) veterinär (veterinärer)
farm in Swedish	(U) bondgård (bondgårdar)
forest in Swedish	(U) skog (skogar)
river in Swedish	(U) flod (floder)
lake in Swedish	(U) sjö (sjöar)
desert in Swedish	(U) öken (öknar)

Mammals in Swedish

English	Swedish
panda in Swedish	(U) panda (pandor)
giraffe in Swedish	(U) giraff (giraffer)
camel in Swedish	(U) kamel (kameler)
wolf in Swedish	(U) varg (vargar)
zebra in Swedish	(U) zebra (zebror)
polar bear in Swedish	(U) isbjörn (isbjörnar)
kangaroo in Swedish	(U) känguru (kängurur)
rhino in Swedish	(U) noshörning (noshörningar)
leopard in Swedish	(U) leopard (leoparder)
cheetah in Swedish	(U) gepard (geparder)
donkey in Swedish	(U) åsna (åsnor)
squirrel in Swedish	(U) ekorre (ekorrar)
bat in Swedish	(U) fladdermus (fladdermöss)
fox in Swedish	(U) räv (rävar)
hedgehog in Swedish	(U) igelkott (igelkottar)
otter in Swedish	(U) utter (uttrar)

Birds in Swedish

English	Swedish
duck in Swedish	(U) anka (ankor)
chicken in Swedish	(U) kyckling (kycklingar)
goose in Swedish	(U) gås (gäss)
owl in Swedish	(U) uggla (ugglor)
swan in Swedish	(U) svan (svanar)
penguin in Swedish	(U) pingvin (pingviner)
ostrich in Swedish	(U) struts (strutsar)
raven in Swedish	(U) korp (korpar)
pelican in Swedish	(U) pelikan (pelikaner)
flamingo in Swedish	(U) flamingo (flamingor)

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Insects in Swedish

English	Swedish
fly in Swedish	(U) fluga (flugor)
butterfly in Swedish	(U) fjäril (fjärilar)
bee in Swedish	(N) bi (bin)
mosquito in Swedish	(U) mygga (myggor)
ant in Swedish	(U) myra (myror)
dragonfly in Swedish	(U) trollslända (trollsländor)
grasshopper in Swedish	(U) gräshoppa (gräshoppor)
caterpillar in Swedish	(U) fjärilslarv (fjärilslarver)
termite in Swedish	(U) termit (termiter)
ladybird in Swedish	(U) nyckelpiga (nyckelpigor)

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Marine Animals in Swedish

English	Swedish
whale in Swedish	(U) val (valar)
shark in Swedish	(U) haj (hajar)
dolphin in Swedish	(U) delfin (delfiner)
seal in Swedish	(U) säl (sälar)
jellyfish in Swedish	(U) manet (maneter)
octopus in Swedish	(U) åttaarmad bläckfisk (åttaarmade bläckfiskar)
turtle in Swedish	(U) havssköldpadda (havssköldpaddor)
starfish in Swedish	(U) sjöstjärna (sjöstjärnor)
crab in Swedish	(U) krabba (krabbor)

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Animal Names in Swedish

20 Common Animal Names in Swedish

Animal Related Words in Swedish

Mammals in Swedish

Birds in Swedish

Insects in Swedish

Marine Animals in Swedish

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