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Name familiar pets, farm animals and wild animals in Spanish. The twenty words here help you describe what you see, talk about an animal you like and recognise the small changes that connect an animal name to its family.

bear

cat

cow

crab

dog

dolphin

fish

fox

horse

lion

monkey

mouse

pig

rabbit

shark

snake

tiger

turtle

whale

wolf
Use these sentences to connect animal words with situations you can picture.
Name the animal first, then add a habitat, action or description. These patterns work for a pet at home or an animal you see outside.
I have a…
Tengo un gato muy tranquilo.I have a very calm cat.
We saw a…
Vimos un zorro al anochecer.We saw a fox at dusk.
It lives in…
El pez vive en el agua.The fish lives in water.
It looks like…
Ese perro se parece a un lobo.That dog looks like a wolf.
Gato → gatito → gatera connects a cat, a kitten or little cat and a cat flap. Perro → perrito → perrera links a dog, a little dog and a kennel. Caballo → caballito → caballeriza connects a horse, a little horse and a stable. Recognising a root unlocks useful animal-related words.
Pez is a fish as an animal; pescado usually means fish caught for food. Tortuga can mean either turtle or tortoise: tortuga marina and tortuga terrestre clarify the habitat.
Ratón begins like English “rat”: picture a tiny mouse beside a bigger rat. Ratón and tiburón follow the same spelling pattern: ratones and tiburones drop the accent when they gain -es. Serpiente resembles “serpent”: picture a snake curled into an S.
Mascota means pet. Tengo una mascota means “I have a pet.”
Tortuga can refer to a turtle or tortoise. Add marina for a sea turtle or terrestre for a land tortoise.
No. Gato/gata changes, but words such as la ballena keep their grammatical gender; macho or hembra can specify the animal’s sex.
Choose the English meaning, just as you would while practising in the app.
What does this word mean?
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