French Animal Vocabulary

Here you will a list of words for over 40 kinds of animals in French. You’ll notice that most of the animals use the masculine gender. However, there are a few exceptions such as the word for cow (la vache). Also, a lot of the words are very similar to English so they’re pretty easy to learn. Finally, watch out for the pronunciation of l’écureuil, which means squirrel, as it’s a bit tricky. Click on any of the French words, listen, repeat and practice your pronunciation. At the bottom of the page you will find resources for games and flashcards, a quiz and worksheet.

l’ours (m) bear	le chameau camel	la poule chicken
le crocodile crocodile	le cerf deer	le dauphin dolphin
la baleine whale	l’âne donkey	le canard duck
l’aigle eagle	la grenouille frog	l’éléphant elephant
la girafe giraffe	la chèvre goat	le lion lion
le singe monkey	le souris mouse	le cochon pig
le lapin rabbit	le rat rat	le requin shark
le mouton sheep	le serpent snake	l’écureuil squirrel
le loup wolf	la panthère panther	le tigre tiger
la chauve-souris bat	le castor beaver	le buffle buffalo
le renard fox	le kangourou kangaroo	le koala koala
l’élan (m) moose	l’oiseau bird	la vache cow
le chien dog	le cheval horse	le chat cat
le poisson fish

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