French Animal Vocabulary for Kids

32 flashcards · Beginner · Language Learning

Fun, kid-friendly French animal words — pets, farm animals, wild animals, and sea creatures and birds — each with the correct article and gender, simple English-friendly pronunciation, an easy example sentence, and native-speaker audio.

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Pets

Dog (m.)

le chien

Pronunciation

luh shee-AHN

What you'll learn

French words for pets like dog, cat, and rabbit
Farm animal words like cow, horse, pig, and hen
Wild and zoo animals like lion, elephant, and giraffe
Sea animals and birds like fish, dolphin, turtle, and penguin
The correct article (le / la / l') and gender for every animal
Correct pronunciation from native-speaker audio on every card

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Pets · 5

le chien/ luh shee-AHN /: Dog (m.)
le chat/ luh SHAH /: Cat (m.)
le lapin/ luh lah-PAHN /: Rabbit (m.)
le hamster/ luh am-STAIR /: Hamster (m.)
le poisson rouge/ luh pwah-SOHN ROOZH /: Goldfish (m.)

Farm Animals · 9

la vache/ lah VASH /: Cow (f.)
le cheval/ luh shuh-VAL /: Horse (m.)
le cochon/ luh koh-SHOHN /: Pig (m.)
la poule/ lah POOL /: Hen; chicken (f.)
le mouton/ luh moo-TOHN /: Sheep (m.)
la chèvre/ lah SHEV-ruh /: Goat (f.)
le canard/ luh kah-NAR /: Duck (m.)
le poussin/ luh poo-SAHN /: Chick / baby chicken (m.)
l'âne/ LAHN /: Donkey (m.)

Wild Animals · 9

le lion/ luh lee-OHN /: Lion (m.)
l'éléphant/ lay-lay-FAHN /: Elephant (m.)
le tigre/ luh TEE-gruh /: Tiger (m.)
le singe/ luh SAHNZH /: Monkey (m.)
l'ours/ LOORS /: Bear (m.)
la girafe/ lah zhee-RAF /: Giraffe (f.)
le zèbre/ luh ZEB-ruh /: Zebra (m.)
le panda/ luh pahn-DAH /: Panda (m.)
le renard/ luh ruh-NAR /: Fox (m.)

Sea Animals & Birds · 9

le poisson/ luh pwah-SOHN /: Fish (m.)
le dauphin/ luh doh-FAHN /: Dolphin (m.)
la baleine/ lah bah-LEN /: Whale (f.)
la tortue/ lah tor-TEW /: Turtle (f.)
le crabe/ luh KRAB /: Crab (m.)
la pieuvre/ lah pee-UHV-ruh /: Octopus (f.)
l'oiseau/ lwah-ZOH /: Bird (m.)
le pingouin/ luh pahn-GWAN /: Penguin (m.)
le hibou/ luh ee-BOO /: Owl (m.)