Animal names in French (horse, dog, cat...)
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Sign up for freeIn this chapter you will learn the names of animals in French. You will learn the names of some mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, sea animals and insects. Besides this you will learn the names of your pets and the names of animals that live on a farm. At the end of this chapter you will find some questions that you can ask if you want to talk about animals.
In French, the female animals can have a different name from the male animal or can agree to form the feminine.
Lesson outline
Hide- 1.List of French animal names
- 1.1.Mammals
- 1.2.Amphibians + Reptiles
- 1.3.Birds
- 1.4.Sea animals
- 1.5.Insects
- 2.French pets
- 2.1.Pets
- 2.2.Farm animals
- 3.Talking about animals
List of French animal names
Here you will find the names for some domestic and wilds animals and insects with their feminine in French !
| English | French | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| the monkey | le singe | la guenon |
| the bear | l'ours | l'ourse |
| the elephant | l'éléphant (masculine) | l'éléphante |
| the kangaroo | le kangourou | / |
| the giraffe | / | la girafe |
| the rhinoceros | le rhinocéros | / |
| the hippopotamus | l'hippopotame | / |
| the lion | le lion | la lionne |
| the tiger | le tigre | la tigresse |
| the camel | le chameau | la chamelle |
| the deer | le cerf | la biche |
| the turkey | le dindon | la dinde |
| le bouc | la chèvre |
| English | French | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| the snake | le serpent | la serpente |
| the crocodile | le crocodile | la crocodile |
| the turtle | / | la tortue |
| the lizard | le lézard | la lézarde |
| the newt | le triton | / |
| the frog | le crapaud | la grenouille |
| English | French | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| the duck | le canard | la cane |
| the swan | le cygne | la cygne |
| the goose | le jars | l'oie |
| the pigeon/dove | le pigeon | la pigeonne |
| the blackbird | le merle noir | / |
| the seagull | / | la mouette |
| the owl | le hibou | la chouette |
| the ostrich | l'autruche | / |
| the penguin | le pingouin | la pingouine |
| the parrot | le perroquet | la perruche |
| English | French | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| the seal | le phoque | / |
| the dolphin | le dauphin | la dauphine |
| the shark | le requin | / |
| the fish | le poisson | / |
| the killer whale | le requin tueur | / |
| English | French | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| the spider | / | l'araignée |
| the bee | / | l'abeille |
| the wasp | / | la guêpe |
| the mosquito | le moustique | / |
| the fly | / | la mouche |
| the ant | / | la fourmi |
| the caterpillar | / | la chenille |
| the butterfly | le papillon | / |
| the beetle | le scarabée | / |
French pets
Here you will learn the names of the animals that are commonly held as pets in France. In addition, you will learn the names of animals that live on a farm.
| English | French | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| the dog | le chien | la chienne |
| the cat | le chat | la chatte |
| the rabbit | le lapin | la lapine |
| the guinea pig | le cochon d'inde | / |
| the rat/mouse | le rat | la souris |
| the hamster | le hamster | / |
| the goldfish | le poisson rouge | / |
| English | French | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| the cow | le boeuf | la vache |
| the bull | le taureau | / |
| the horse | le cheval | la jument |
| the pig | le cochon | la truie |
| the donkey | l'âne | l'ânesse |
| the sheep | le mouton | la brebis |
| the chicken | le coq | la poule |
| the rooster | le paon | la paonne |
Talking about animals
Below you will find some questions and answers you can use if you want to talk about animals !
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Now that you gained enough knowledge about the animals in French , now it is time to put the theory into practice in one of the exercises on the page.