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 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


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