Animal names in Spanish
Exercises
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Hi, Spanish lover! This page is divided into two parts. Firstly, you can learn the vocab for some animals. In the second part, you have the possibility to take a look on some sentences with which you could form a dialogue about pets and animals.
List of animals
In the plural of the word pez there is a transformation of the letter z into c (pez becomes peces). The other nouns form the plural regularly.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| la hormiga | ant |
| el pez | fish |
| el conejo | bunny |
| el pollo | chicken |
| el perro | dog |
| el gato | cat |
| la vaca | cow |
| el ratón | mouse |
| el caballo | horse |
| el cerdo | pig |
| la oveja | sheep |
| la cabra | goat |
| el búfalo | buffalo |
| el toro | bull |
| la araña | spider |
| el pájaro | bird |
| el animal | animal |
Do you have any pets?
Using the following sentenses you can create a short dialogue about animals.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| ¿Tienes miedo de...? | Are you afraid of...? |
| ¿Tienes mascotas? | Do you have any pets? |
| ¿Cuál es tu animal favorito? | Which is your favoirute animal? |
| Sí, tengo un perro. | Yes, I have a dog. |
| No, no tengo mascotas. | No, I don´t have any pets. |
| No, no tengo miedo de... | No, I´m not afraid of... |
| Mi animal favorito es el perro. | My favourite animal is the dog. |
Example dialogue
Juan: ¡Hola, Petra! ¿Tienes mascotas? Hello, Petra! Do you have any pets?
Petra: No, no tengo mascotas. ¿Y tú? No, I don´t have any. What about you?
Juan: Sí, tengo peces y pájaros. Yes, I have fishes and birds.
Petra: ¡Que interesante! Interesting!
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