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*Trabajar como burro: working like donkey (working very hard). | *Trabajar como burro: working like donkey (working very hard). | ||
*Ser un burro: be a donkey (be stupid) | *Ser un burro: [[Amo a los perros|be]] a donkey (be stupid) | ||
*Ser un burro de carga: Be true workhorse (a hard worker) | *Ser un burro de carga: Be true workhorse (a hard worker) | ||
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Revision as of 19:52, 21 July 2018
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! ;) Hope this helped you a little bit this and good luck.
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 |
ballena | whale |
bisonte | bison |
búho | owl |
burro | donkey |
caballo | horse |
cabra | goat |
caimán | alligator / caiman |
camaleón | chameleon |
cangrejo | crab |
canguro | kangaroo |
cebra | zebra |
cerdo | Pig/pork |
cisne | swan |
coatí | coati |
cocodrilo/ caiman | crocodile/ alligator |
colibrí | hummingbird |
conejo | rabbit |
cucaracha | cockroach |
cuervo | crow |
delfín | dolphin |
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 |
manatí | manatee / sea cow |
mantis | mantis |
mapache | raccoon |
mariposa | butterfly |
medusa | jellyfish |
mono | monkey |
mosca | fly |
mosquito | mosquito |
oso | bear |
ornitorrinco | platypus |
oveja | sheep |
paloma | dove/pigeon |
pavo | Turkey |
pato | duck |
pájaro | bird |
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 an eagle in business.
- Hay un águila en la bandera de México: There is an eagle on the Mexican flag
- Tener vista de águila: To have a sharp eye
burro (donkey)
- Trabajar como burro: working like donkey (working very hard).
- Ser un burro: be a donkey (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 (Have a memory of an elephant)
gallina (hen)
- Una gallina : a hen (a coward)
- Tener piel de gallina : to have goose pimples
- Ser gallina: You are afraid
Vaca (Cow)
- Tu comes como vaca: you eat a lot (you as eat as cow)
- Pareces vaca hechada: When you don't get out of bed
Cerdo (Pig)
- Comes como cerdo: La frase tiene dos significados (The phrase has two meanings):
1. You eat a lot;
2. You eat without manners