Animals in Spanish
Spanish names for pets, farm animals and other animals such as squirrels, seagulls, lizards, snakes, butterflies and spiders.
Video + Worksheet + Online Quiz:
Vocabulary + Practice in short sentences using I have, I like, it is + there are in Spanish to answer simple questions.
Questions
¿Qué es? = What is it?
¿Qué tienes? = What do you have?
¿Qué hay? = What is there?
¿Te gusta ..? = Do you like + singular names
¿Te gustan ..? = Do like + plural names
Answers
Es = it is
Tengo = I have
Hay = There is + There are
Me gusta = I like (+ singular name)
Me gustan = I like (+ plural name)
E.g.
Me gusta el gato = I like the cat
Me gustan los gatos = I like cats
Stop. Take your time. Look closely at the world around you. You might just see an animal living near you that you had never noticed before … Would you spot the heron under the bridge if you were going by?
Pets = Animales en Casa
un perro (m) a dog
un gato (m) a cat
un pez (m) a fish
un conejo (m) a rabbit
un conejillo de Indias (m) a guinea pig
un ratón (m) a mouse
un hámster (m) a hamster
Animals – Animals
un cameleón (m) a chameleon
una serpiente (f) a snake
una garza (f) a heron
una gaviota (f) a seagull
una lagartija (f) a lizard
una ardilla (f) a squirrel
un búho (m) an owl
un cangrejo (m) a crab
On the farm – En la Granja
un pato (m) a duck
un pavo (m) a turkey
una vaca (f) a cow
un caballo (m) a horse
una oveja (f) a sheep
una cabra (f) a goat
un cerdo (m) a pig
un burro (m) a donkey
un gallo (m) a cockerel
Which animals, birds, insects do you see on a regular basis? Do you pass any on your way to school? Are there always the same birds in the sky?
Take a look at the world around you and record what you see which is not human. Look up the names are in Spanish and write them down.
They might be:
Una paloma (f) a pigeon
Un zorro (m) a fox
Un gorrión (m) a sparrow
Una rata (f) a rat
Una ardilla (f) a squirrel
Un escarabajo (m) a beetle
Videos
Subtitles in Spanish AND English
2. Repeat with NO English subtitles:
Animals in Spanish Quiz
Worksheet
