Animals: Learn French vocabulary by topic

With the help of our subject-specific vocabulary lists, you can easily expand your French vocabulary. When creating the vocabulary lists, we made sure to classify them by topic. Here's how you can learn new French vocabulary by topic. This will help you memorize French vocabulary from the lists.

The list of animals is ideal for building a basic vocabulary in French. The best way to learn French vocabulary relating to animals is to write it down on post-it notes and learn it with the die-cut repetition learning method.

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»Pets
»Farm animals
»Forest animals
» Insects
» African animals

Pets in French

English	French
Dog	Chien
Cat	Chat
Fish	Poisson
Hamster	Hamster
Guinea pig	Cochon d'Inde
Rabbit	Lapin
Bird	Oiseau
Turtle	Tortue
Lizard	Lézard
Snake	Serpent
Parrot	Perroquet
Rat	Rat
Ferret	Furet

Farm animals in French

English	French
Cow	Vache
Horse	Cheval
Sheep	Mouton
Pig	Cochon
Chicken	Poule
Goose	Oie
Duck	Canard
Rabbit	Lapin
Donkey	Âne
Goat	Chèvre
Rooster	Coq
Turkey	Dinde
Llama	Lama
Alpaca	Alpaga

Animals of the forest in French

English	French
Deer	Chevreuil
Fox	Renard
Squirrel	Écureuil
Raccoon	Raton laveur
Skunk	Stinktier
Owl	Hibou
Woodpecker	Pivert
Hare	Lièvre
Badger	Blaireau
Bear	Ours
Coyote	Coyote
Wolf	Loup
Moose	Élan
Bobcat	Lynx roux
Lynx	Lynx
Porcupine	Porc-épic
Wild boar	Sanglier
Mink	Fusain

Insects in French

English	French
Ant	Fourmi
Bee	Abeille
Butterfly	Papillon
Cockroach	Cafard
Grasshopper	Sauterelle
Ladybug	Coccinelle
Mosquito	Moustique
Praying Mantis	Mante religieuse
Scorpion	Scorpion
Spider	Araignée
Termite	Termite
Wasp	Guêpe
Moth	Mite
Dragonfly	Libellule
Beetle	Scarabée
Hornet	Frelon

African animals in French

English	French
Lion	Lion
Elephant	Elephant
Giraffe	Girafe
Hippopotamus	Hippopotame
Rhinoceros	Rhinocéros
Zebra	Zèbre
Cheetah	Guépard
Hyena	Hyène
Gazelle	Gazelle
Monkey	Singe
Warthog	Phacochère
Buffalo	Buffle
Baboon	Pavian
Crocodile	Crocodile
Meerkat	Suricate
Wildebeest	Gnou
Jackal	Chacal