French animals vocabulary

38 words at level A1, with English translations and example sentences. Nouns are given with their article so you learn the gender too.

French	English	Example
l'animal (m.), les animaux	animal, animals	Tu as des animaux ? Do you have any pets?
le chien	dog	Mon chien s'appelle Rex. My dog is called Rex.
le chat	cat	Le chat dort sur le canapé. The cat is sleeping on the sofa.
l'oiseau (m.)	bird	J'entends les oiseaux le matin. I hear the birds in the morning.
le poisson rouge	goldfish
le lapin	rabbit
le cheval	horse	Elle fait du cheval le week-end. She goes horse riding at the weekend.
la vache	cow	Les vaches sont dans le champ. The cows are in the field.
le cochon	pig
le mouton	sheep
la chèvre	goat	Ce fromage est au lait de chèvre. This cheese is made from goat's milk.
la poule	hen
le canard	duck
la souris	mouse
le lion	lion
le tigre	tiger
l'éléphant (m.)	elephant
le singe	monkey
l'ours (m.)	bear
le loup	wolf
le renard	fox
le serpent	snake
la tortue	tortoise, turtle
la grenouille	frog
l'insecte (m.)	insect
l'abeille (f.)	bee	Les abeilles font du miel. Bees make honey.
le papillon	butterfly
la mouche	fly
l'araignée (f.)	spider	J'ai peur des araignées. I'm scared of spiders.
le moustique	mosquito
la baleine	whale
le dauphin	dolphin
le zoo	zoo	On va au zoo dimanche. We're going to the zoo on Sunday.
sauvage	wild
domestique	domestic
nourrir	to feed	Je nourris le chat le matin. I feed the cat in the morning.
promener le chien	to walk the dog	Il promène le chien tous les soirs. He walks the dog every evening.
aboyer	to bark

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