Home / Blog / Animals in Italian: Essential Words for Beginners Italian Animals in Italian 7 October 2026 Animal words are friendly, easy to remember and — because Italian is so phonetic — easy to say correctly. Here are the most common ones. Pets and common animals EnglishItalian dogil cane catil gatto birdl'uccello fishil pesce horseil cavallo rabbitil coniglio mouseil topo Farm animals EnglishItalian cowla mucca pigil maiale chickenil pollo sheepla pecora goatla capra duckl'anatra A useful note Mind the double consonants — gatto, cavallo and uccello all hold that middle sound a beat longer, which is part of what gives Italian its rhythm. Remember c before e/i is soft: uccello is "oo-CHEL-lo". Make them stick by saying them These words land fast through use. Navoq has you use them in real Italian sentences out loud, with pronunciation feedback on those double consonants. Ready to start? Read more on the Learn Italian page. Say the animals out loud in Italian. Navoq builds these words into real sentences you say out loud, with pronunciation feedback. Download on theApp Store