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In this lesson, we will learn vocabulary related to animals (animales) in Spanish.
We will start with words then list a few common expressions using animals.
Good learning! ;)
Words / palabras
Español | English |
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abeja | bee |
águila | eagle |
escorpión | scorpion |
alce | moose |
anguila | eel |
araña | spider |
ardilla | squirrel |
ardillita | chipmunk |
armadillo | armadillo |
bisonte | bison |
búho | owl |
burro | donkey |
caballo | horse |
cabra | goat |
caimán | alligator / caiman |
camaleón | chameleon |
canguro | kangaroo |
cebra | zebra |
cerdo | Pig/pork |
cisne | swan |
cocodrilo | crocodile |
colibrí | hummingbird |
conejo | rabbit |
cucaracha | cockroach |
cuervo | crow |
pájaro carpintero | woodpecker |
elefante | elephant |
escarabajo | beetle |
camarón | prawn |
gato | cat |
gaviota | seagull |
gorrión | sparrow |
grillo | cricket |
oruga | caterpillar |
halcón | hawk |
hipopótamo | hippopotamus |
hormiga | ant |
iguana | iguana |
jirafa | giraffe |
Koala | Koala |
lagartija | lizard |
león | lion |
libélula | dragonfly |
llama | llama |
lombriz/gusano | worm |
loro | parrot |
mantis | mantis |
mariposa | butterfly |
medusa | jellyfish |
mono | monkey |
mosca | fly |
mosquito | mosquito |
oso | bear |
oveja | sheep |
paloma | dove/pigeon |
pavo | Turkey |
perro | dog |
petirrojo | robin |
pez espada | swordfish |
rana | frog |
rata | rat |
ratón | mouse |
manta-raya | stingray |
renacuajo | tadpole |
rinoceronte | rhinoceros |
salmón | salmon |
saltamontes | grasshopper |
tiburón | shark |
tigre | tiger |
Toro | bull |
tortuga | turtle |
trucha | trout |
vaca | cow |
venado | deer |
víbora | snake |
zancudo/mosquito | mosquito |
zorro | fox |
Expressions
Here are some expressions using animal names:
águila (eagle)
- Ser un águila para los negocios: be good at business
- Hay un águila en la bandera de México: There is an eagle on the Mexican flag
burro (donkey)
- Trabajar como burro: working very hard
- No ver tres en un burro : be blind
- Ser un burro: be stupid
- Ser un burro de carga: Be true workhorse (a hard worker)
- Caerse por fin del burro: finally acknowledge its mistake
caballo (horse)
- Una fiebre de caballo: a raging fever
- Un tratamiento a caballo: a strong medicine
- Montar un caballo : ride a horse
Elefante (Elephant)
- Ser como un elefante en una cacharrería = Be like a bull in a china shop!
- Tener una memoria de elefante = Have a very good memory
gallina (hen)
- Una gallina : a hen (a coward)
- Tener piel de gallina : to have goose pimples
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