Animals
French animal words: chat, chien, oiseau, poisson, and more.
What a learner can do afterwards
- Can explain Animals
The lesson
Many animals have short names in French. A cat is chat and a dog is chien.
A bird is oiseau and a fish is poisson. A rabbit is lapin.
A horse is cheval, a cow is vache, and a mouse is souris.
Good to know
In French, the word for a can be un or une. We say un chat for a cat and une souris for a mouse. You will learn which one by listening.
Try it together
A chat can be noir or blanc, black or white. Say the color of a pet you know.
chat is cat, chien is dog, and poisson is fish.
Watch it
Where it sits
Learn first
This opens up
Nothing builds on it yet.
Then practise
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.