Learn Croatian - Animals

 

Bok! Today we’re learning the names of different animals in Croatian: from everyday pets to wild creatures.
It’s a fun and easy way to grow your vocabulary while connecting with nature and culture.
Let’s dive in and meet these animals in Croatian!

Below, you will find the written version, and examples of animal+adjective.

 Croatian - English: Animals Vocabulary

21 Common Animals

• Dog – Pas (pahs)
• Cat – Mačka (MAH-chka)
• Bird – Ptica (PTEE-tsa)
• Fish – Riba (REE-bah)
• Horse – Konj (kohn-y)
• Cow – Krava (KRAH-vah)
• Pig – Svinja (SVEE-nya)
• Rabbit – Zec (zets)
• Mouse – Miš (meesh)
• Bear – Medvjed (MED-vyed)
• Goat – Koza (KOH-zah)
• Sheep – Ovca (OV-tsa)
• Butterfly – Leptir (LEHP-teer)
• Duck – Patka (PAHT-kah)
• Frog – Žaba (ZHAH-bah)
• Rooster – Pijetao (PEE-yeh-tah-o)
• Elephant – Slon (slon)
• Squirrel – Vjeverica (VYEH-veh-ree-tsah)
• Monkey – Majmun (MYE-moon)
• Bee – Pčela (P-CHEH-lah)
• Penguin – Pingvin (PEENG-veen)

 Animal + Adjective 

• A black dog – Crni pas (TSER-nee pahs)
• A white cat – Bijela mačka (BEE-yeh-lah MAH-chka)
• A red bird – Crvena ptica (TSER-veh-nah PTEE-tsa)
• A blue fish – Plava riba (PLAH-vah REE-bah)
• A brown horse – Smeđi konj (SMEH-jee kohn-y)
• A black and white cow – Crno-bijela krava (TSER-no BEE-yeh-lah KRAH-vah)
• A pink pig – Roza svinja (ROH-zah SVEE-nya)
• A grey rabbit – Sivi zec (SEE-vee zets)
• A small mouse – Mali miš (MAH-lee meesh)
• A big bear – Veliki medvjed (VEH-lee-kee MED-vyed)
• A white goat – Bijela koza (BEE-yeh-lah KOH-zah)
• A fluffy sheep – Pahuljasta ovca (pah-HOOL-yah-stah OV-tsa)
• A colorful butterfly – Šareni leptir (SHAH-reh-nee LEHP-teer)
• A yellow duck – Žuta patka (ZHU-tah PAHT-kah)
• A green frog – Zelena žaba (ZEH-leh-nah ZHAH-bah)
• A loud rooster – Glasni pijetao (GLAHS-nee PEE-yeh-tah-o)
• A huge elephant – Ogromni slon (OH-grohm-nee slon)
• A fast squirrel – Brza vjeverica (BRZ-ah VYEH-veh-ree-tsa)
• A funny monkey – Smiješni majmun (SMYEH-shnee MYE-moon)
• A buzzing bee – Zujećа pčela (ZOO-yeh-chah P-CHEH-lah)
• A cold penguin – Hladni pingvin (HLAHD-nee PEENG-veen)

I hope you enjoyed it and see you next time!