Spanish vocabulary topic

Words on the topic: Animals

Learn to talk about animals confidently with this topic. Covering a variety of animals — domestic, wild, and farm — this word list is perfect for building descriptive and conversational skills. Each word comes with a translation and example to help you remember.

Words, translations and examples

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alce

alce

elk

moose

¿Viste el alce en el bosque?

Did you see the moose in the forest?

bestia

bestia

beast

¿Has visto esa bestia?

Have you seen that beast?

bicho

bicho

bug

¿Viste el bicho en la cocina?

Did you see the bug in the kitchen?

burro

burro

donkey

¿Tienes un burro?

Do you have a donkey?

castor

castor

beaver

¿Tienes aceite de castor?

Do you have castor oil?

cigüeña

cigüeña

stork

La cigüeña trajo un bebé.

The stork brought a baby.

cocodrilo

cocodrilo

crocodile

¿Viste el cocodrilo?

Did you see the crocodile?

cucaracha

cucaracha

cockroach

¿Viste alguna cucaracha?

Did you see any cockroaches?

ganado

ganado

cattle

¿Has ganado el juego?

Have you won the game?

gusano

gusano

worm

¿Viste el gusano en la manzana?

Did you see the worm in the apple?

insecto

insecto

insect

¿Viste algún insecto?

Did you see any insects?

jirafa

jirafa

giraffe

¿Viste la jirafa en el zoo?

Did you see the giraffe at the zoo?

lince

lince

lynx

Tienes ojos de lince.

You have lynx eyes.

llama

llama

calls

¿Cómo se llama ella?

What is her name?

mascota

mascota

pet

¿Tienes mascota en casa?

Do you have a pet at home?

mono

mono

bun

¿Viste el mono en el árbol?

Did you see the monkey in the tree?

mosquito

mosquito

mosquito

¿Has visto un mosquito?

Have you seen a mosquito?

nido

nido

nest

¿Has visto el nido de aves?

Have you seen the bird's nest?

pollo

pollo

chicken

El pollo está delicioso.

The chicken is delicious.

reptil

reptil

reptile

El camaleón es un reptil.

The chameleon is a reptile.

salvaje

salvaje

wild

¿Viste el caballo salvaje?

Did you see the wild horse?

simio

simio

ape

¿Viste el simio en el zoo?

Did you see the ape at the zoo?

tigre

tigre

tiger

¿Viste el tigre en el zoo?

Did you see the tiger at the zoo?

vaca

vaca

cow

La vaca come pasto.

The cow eats grass.

águila

águila

eagle

¿Viste el águila volar?

Did you see the eagle fly?

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