Theme guide
Animals vocabulary for French learners, built around one clear everyday scene.
Use this guide to understand the Animaux theme before opening the card, story, word, and spelling modes. The same vocabulary stays connected across images, pronunciation, translations, and reading context for the en to fr learning path.
Theme vocabulary
Use this page as a quick reference for Animals in French. It gathers common Animals vocabulary with pronunciation, translation, images, examples, and short reading context.
Scan the full theme first, then review the vocabulary list, example sentences, and short reading. Use spelling practice when you are ready to turn recognition into active recall.
ʃa
cat
ʃjɛ̃
dog
/wa.zo/
bird
/pwa.sɔ̃/
fish
/la.pɛ̃/
rabbit
ʃə.val
horse
vache · vaʃ
cow
mouton · /mu.tɔ̃/
sheep
cochon · [kɔ.ʃɔ̃]
pig
/ka.naʁ/ · /ka.naʁ/
duck
/ljɔ̃/ · /ljɔ̃/
lion
elefɑ̃
elephant
/tiɡʁ/
tiger
/uʁs/
bear
/sɛ̃ʒ/
monkey
/ʒiʁaf/
giraffe
/zɛbʁ/
zebra
/ʃɛvʁ/
goat
Start with words such as cat, dog, bird, fish, rabbit, then review pronunciation, translations, and examples for each item.
Open the word list for Animals in French to compare the theme name, related words, pronunciation, and example sentences.
cat is shown as chat in this theme, with pronunciation and example sentences on the word card.
Beginners should learn the high-frequency words first, then use the short passage and spelling practice to move from recognition to recall.