Spanish Animals Vocabulary

The 43 beginner words (A1–A2) for animals, with their English translations and part of speech, across 17 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
birdpájaronounA1
catgatonounA1
cowvacanounA1
dogperronounA1
horsecaballonounA1
mouseratónnounA1
squirrelardillanounA1

Animals Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
animalanimalnounA1
chickenpollonounA1
frogrananounA1
pigcerdonounA1
creaturecriaturanounA2

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
fishpeznounA1
hamsterhámsternounA1
petmascotanounA1
rabbitconejonounA1

Animals Basics

A1–A2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
roostergallonounA1
sheepovejanounA1
duckpatonounA2

Animals Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
turkeypavonounA1
harvestcosechanounA2

Animals Basics

A1–A2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
bearosonounA1
lionleónnounA1
monkeymononounA1
tigertigrenounA1
elephantelefantenounA2

Animals Advanced

A2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
endangereden peligro de extinciónadjA2

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
pigeonpalomanounA1

Animals Intermediate

A2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
featherplumanounA2

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
octopuspulponounA1
sharktiburónnounA1

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
beeabejanounA1
beetleescarabajonounA1
butterflymariposanounA1
flymoscanounA1
ladybugmariquitanounA1

Animals Intermediate

A2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
cricketgrillonounA2
insectinsectonounA2

Reptiles & Amphibians

A1
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
snakeserpientenounA1

Primates & Mammals

A2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
chimpanzeechimpancénounA2

Birds of the World

A2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
robinpetirrojonounA2

Animal Care

A2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
fleapulganounA2

Deep Sea Life

A2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
rayrayanounA2

The A1–A2 words are here. The rest are in the app

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