Animals in French

Animal words are friendly and easy to remember — handy for pets, the countryside, children's stories and small talk. Here are the most common ones.

Pets and common animals

Farm animals

A useful note

L'oiseau (bird) is a great little pronunciation challenge — it's roughly "lwa-ZO", with that soft French s sounding like a "z". And le cheval becomes les chevaux in the plural — an irregular you'll meet often.

Make them stick by saying them

These words land fast through use. Navoq has you use them in real French sentences out loud, with pronunciation feedback on the trickier sounds.