agnello
lamb
Hai mai assaggiato l'agnello arrosto?
Have you ever tasted roast lamb?
Italian 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.
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alce
elk
Hai mai visto un alce?
Have you ever seen a moose?
animale
animal
Hai un animale domestico?
Do you have a pet?
becco
beak
Hai visto i becchi di quell'uccello?
Have you seen the beaks of that bird?
cigno
swan
Hai visto quei cigni nel laghetto?
Did you see those swans in the pond?
corvo
crow
Il corvo è un uccello nero.
The crow is a black bird.
criceto
hamster
Hai visto i criceti nel negozio di animali?
Have you seen hamsters in the pet store?
farfalla
butterfly
La farfalla ha ali colorate.
The butterfly has colorful wings.
formica
ant
Hai visto le formiche nel giardino?
Have you seen the ants in the garden?
gallina
hen
Hai visto le galline nel cortile?
Have you seen the chickens in the yard?
giraffa
giraffe
Hai visto le giraffe allo zoo?
Have you seen the giraffes at the zoo?
lince
lynx
Hai mai visto una lince?
Have you ever seen a lynx?
lumaca
snail
Hai mai provato le lumache?
Have you ever tried snails?
maiale
pig
I maiali mangiano le carote.
Pigs eat carrots.
mammifero
mammal
Il leone è un mammifero selvaggio.
The lion is a wild mammal.
mollusco
mollusk
shellfish
Hai mai mangiato un mollusco?
Have you ever eaten a shellfish?
pavone
peacock
Quanti pavoni ci sono nel parco?
How many peacocks are in the park?
pesce
fish
I pesci sono colorati.
The fish are colorful.
procione
raccoon
Hai mai visto dei procioni nel parco?
Have you ever seen raccoons in the park?
ragno
spider
Hai paura dei ragni?
Are you afraid of spiders?
rana
frog
Le rane sono animali anfibi.
Frogs are amphibious animals.
rospo
toad
Hai mai visto dei rospi in giardino?
Have you ever seen toads in the garden?
struzzo
ostrich
Hai mai visto degli struzzi?
Have you ever seen ostriches?
vipera
viper
Le vipere sono serpenti velenosi.
Vipers are poisonous snakes.
visone
mink
Hai mai visto dei visoni selvatici?
Have you ever seen wild minks?
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