English to French Animals
There are many French animal names to remember when you are learning to speak French, so to get you started off with the easiest information, I'll begin with what I like to call the "free words" of the French language. These words are written exactly the same in both English and French, so, if you aleady know how to spell them in English, then you are well on your way to remembering them in French.
All you need to do is remember whether they are masculine (le, as most of them are) or feminine (la).
Anyway, here is the list of some of the "free" French animal names:
Alligator ➔ L'alligator (m)
Crocodile ➔ Le crocodile
Gazelle ➔ La gazelle
Hamster ➔ Le hamster
Jaguar ➔ Le jaguar
Koala ➔ Le koala
Lion ➔ Le lion
Panda ➔ Le panda
Pigeon ➔ Le pigeon
Rat ➔ Le rat
Toucan ➔ Le toucan
Congratulations! You now know eleven French animal names!
Now then comes the "almost free" French animal names. These words are very similar between the French and the English translations, that so long as you can remember a small change or two and their proper gender, you should have no trouble remembering these additional French animals.
Antelope ➔ L'antilope (f)
Armadillo ➔ L'armadille (f)
Canary ➔ Le canari
Chimpanzee ➔ Le chimpanzé
Crab ➔ Le crabe
Elephant ➔ L'éléphant (m)
Giraffe ➔ La girafe
Gorilla ➔ Le gorille
Hippopotamus ➔ L'hippopotame (m)
Iguana ➔ L'iguane (m)
Insect ➔ L'insecte (m)
Lizard ➔ Le lézard
Llama ➔ Le lama
Leopard ➔ Le léopard
Orangutan ➔ L'orang-outang (m)
Rhinoceros ➔ Le rhinocéros
Tiger ➔ Le tigre
Zebra ➔ Le zèbra
There's another eighteen animal words that should be fairly simple for you to remember. Please see below for our full list of French animal words.
Note: Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of animal names from French to English.
English to French Animals:
("Le" animals are masculine, "La" animals are feminine. Animals starting with "L'" have a (m) or (f) to denote gender.)
Alligator ➔ L'alligator (m)
Ant ➔ La fourmi
Antelope ➔ L'antilope (f)
Ape ➔ Le singe
Armadillo ➔ L'armadille (f)
Bear ➔ L'ours (m)
Bird ➔ L'oiseau (m)
Butterfly ➔ Le papillon
Camel ➔ Le chameau
Canary ➔ Le canari
Cat ➔ Le chat
Chicken ➔ Le poulet
Chimpanzee ➔ Le chimpanzé
Cow ➔ La vache
Crab ➔ Le crabe
Crocodile ➔ Le crocodile
Deer ➔ Le cerf
Dog ➔ Le chien
Dolphin ➔ Le dauphin
Donkey ➔ L'âne (m)
Duck ➔ Le canard
Elephant ➔ L'éléphant (m)
Fish ➔ Le poisson
Gazelle ➔ La gazelle
Giraffe ➔ La girafe
Goat ➔ La chèvre
Goose ➔ L'oie
Gorilla ➔ Le gorille
Hamster ➔ Le hamster
Hippopotamus ➔ L'hippopotame (m)
Horse ➔ Le cheval
Iguana ➔ L'iguane (m)
Insect ➔ L'insecte (m)
Jaguar ➔ Le jaguar
Kitten ➔ Le chaton
Koala ➔ Le koala
Lamb ➔ L'agneau (m)
Leopard ➔ Le léopard
Lion ➔ Le lion
Lizard ➔ Le lézard
Llama ➔ Le lama
Monkey ➔ Le singe
Mouse ➔ La souris
Octopus ➔ La pieuvre
Orangutan ➔ L'orang-outang (m)
Owl ➔ Le hibou
Panda ➔ Le panda
Pig ➔ Le cochon
Pigeon ➔ Le pigeon
Puppy ➔ Le chiot
Rabbit ➔ Le lapin
Rat ➔ Le rat
Rhinoceros ➔ Le rhinocéros
Rooster ➔ Le coq
Shark ➔ Le requin
Sheep ➔ Le mouton
Snake ➔ Le serpent
Swan ➔ Le cygne
Tiger ➔ Le tigre
Toucan ➔ Le toucan
Turkey ➔ Le dindon
Turtle ➔ La tortue
Walrus ➔ Le morse
Wolf ➔ Le loup
Zebra ➔ Le zèbra
English to French Animal Sentences:
I like to go horseback riding. ➔ J'aime faire du cheval.
I used to be a duck. But ducks are very very stupid, so I changed. ➔ J'etais un canard. Mais, les canards sont tres tres stupid, ainsi j'ai change.
My boyfriend is a fish in the atlantic ocean. ➔ Mon petit-ami est le poisson dans l'ocean d'atlantique.
Would you like to buy some stolen horses from me? ➔ Aimeriez vous acheter de moi quelque cheveux voles?
*List of animal words last updated: April 8, 2018.
English to French Comprehension:
Can you answer these questions about French animals?
1. Can you name 20 animals in French?
2. What is the French word for Crocodile?
French to English Comprehension:
What about these animal questions starting with the French first? Can you translate them back into English?
1. What is the English translation of le chameau?
2. What is l'agneau in English?
Corrections?
As many of the translations in the list above are user submitted, it's quite possible for there to be mistakes on the page. If you speak French and have a correction you'd like to share, feel free to leave a message below. Thanks again for any help you can provide.