Animals · Los animales

21 Spanish words — each with a picture, audio and an example sentence. From the farm to the jungle — several double as everyday slang.

English	Spanish · Español	Notes
dog	el perro	Rolled rr: perro; single-r pero means 'but'. Female dog: la perra.
cat	el gato
bird	el pájaro	Stress on the first syllable: pájaro. The generic, formal word for bird is el ave.
fish	el pez	On the plate it's called pescado. Plural of pez: peces.
horse	el caballo	Mare is la yegua — caballa is a mackerel. The ll sounds like y.
cow	la vaca	The v sounds like b. Beef: carne de vaca (in Latin America carne de res).
bull	el toro	Word family: el torero (bullfighter), la corrida de toros (bullfight).
pig	el cerdo	🌎 RegionIn Mexico: puerco or marrano.
sheep	la oveja	Don't confuse with la abeja (bee).
goat	la cabra	estar como una cabra — 'to be crazy'.
hen	la gallina	The chicken on your plate: el pollo. Rooster: el gallo.
rabbit	el conejo	Guinea pig (also figurative): conejillo de Indias.
mouse	el ratón	Also the computer mouse. Rat: la rata.
lion	el león	Lioness: la leona; plural leones.
tiger	el tigre	Leopard: el leopardo.
elephant	el elefante	Its trunk: la trompa.
monkey	el mono	Also 'cute' in slang: ¡qué mono!
bear	el oso	She-bear: la osa, as in la Osa Mayor (the Great Bear). Teddy bear: oso de peluche.
turtle	la tortuga	A paso de tortuga — at a snail's pace.
snake	la serpiente	Everyday synonym: la culebra.
butterfly	la mariposa	Also the butterfly stroke: estilo mariposa.