Pets, farm animals, wild animals, sea creatures and insects, with pronunciation. Practice right here.
Pets in Spanish
Many animal words swap -o for -a for a female: el perro / la perra, el gato / la gata.
El pez is a living fish; on your plate it's el pescado.
Farm animals in Spanish
Some pairs have two different words: la vaca and el toro, la gallina and el gallo.
Wild animals in Spanish
Animals with one fixed gender add macho or hembra: la jirafa macho, a male giraffe.
Sea animals in Spanish
Pulpo is also a favorite dish in Spain: pulpo a la gallega.
Small animals and insects in Spanish
Mosquito is understood everywhere; zancudo is common in much of Latin America.
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Every animal on this page with its pronunciation.
Quick answer: animal is el animal, dog is el perro, cat is el gato, fish is el pez, bird is el pájaro, rabbit is el conejo, hamster is el hámster, and turtle is la tortuga.
| English | Spanish | Say it | Changes to |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal | el animal | el ah-nee-MAHL | los animales |
| dog | el perro | el PEH-rroh | La perra for a female dog. |
| cat | el gato | el GAH-toh | La gata for a female cat. |
| fish | el pez | el PEHS | los peces. A live fish. Fish to eat is el pescado. |
| bird | el pájaro | el PAH-hah-roh | |
| rabbit | el conejo | el koh-NEH-hoh | |
| hamster | el hámster | el HAHMS-tehr | |
| turtle | la tortuga | lah tor-TOO-gah | Also a tortoise. |
| English | Spanish | Say it | Changes to |
|---|---|---|---|
| cow | la vaca | lah BAH-kah | |
| bull | el toro | el TOH-roh | |
| horse | el caballo | el kah-BAH-yoh | |
| pig | el cerdo | el SEHR-doh | Chancho in South America, puerco in Mexico. |
| sheep | la oveja | lah oh-BEH-hah | |
| goat | la cabra | lah KAH-brah | |
| hen | la gallina | lah gah-YEE-nah | |
| rooster | el gallo | el GAH-yoh | |
| chicken | el pollo | el POH-yoh | Also chicken to eat. A chick is un pollito. |
| duck | el pato | el PAH-toh | |
| donkey | el burro | el BOO-rroh |
| English | Spanish | Say it | Changes to |
|---|---|---|---|
| lion | el león | el leh-OHN | |
| tiger | el tigre | el TEE-greh | |
| bear | el oso | el OH-soh | |
| wolf | el lobo | el LOH-boh | |
| fox | el zorro | el SOH-rroh | |
| elephant | el elefante | el eh-leh-FAHN-teh | |
| giraffe | la jirafa | lah hee-RAH-fah | |
| monkey | el mono | el MOH-noh | In Spain, mono also means cute. |
| zebra | la cebra | lah SEH-brah | |
| deer | el ciervo | el SYEHR-boh | |
| snake | la serpiente | lah sehr-PYEN-teh | |
| crocodile | el cocodrilo | el koh-koh-DREE-loh |
Los animales. One animal is un animal.
Change -o to -a: la perra, la gata. Some animals have two words, like la vaca (cow) and el toro (bull).
El pez is a fish that's alive; el pescado is fish as food.
Los animales de granja: la vaca, el caballo, el cerdo, la oveja, la cabra, la gallina and el pato.
El cerdo is understood everywhere; chancho is common in South America and puerco in Mexico.
Add macho or hembra: la jirafa macho, el elefante hembra.
El perro and el gato. A puppy is un cachorro and a kitten un gatito.
El pájaro for small birds, el ave for birds in general: las aves.
Los animales marinos: el tiburón (shark), la ballena (whale), el delfín (dolphin), el pulpo (octopus) and el cangrejo (crab).
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