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Spanish Animals — Picture Match

Match each animal to its Spanish name. A quick, playful way to pick up words like el león, el elefante and el gato — every word shown with its English meaning.

Tap a picture, then tap its Spanish word to make a pair.

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How to play

  1. 1

    Look at the picture

    Each card shows a picture. Pick the one you want to match.

  2. 2

    Tap the matching word

    Choose the Spanish word that names the picture.

  3. 3

    Match them all

    Clear the whole board, then play again with a fresh set.

Spanish animal words in this game

Here is the full list of words in this game, each with a picture and its English meaning. Use it to study before or after you play.

Picture Spanish Meaning
el león lion
el elefante elephant
el tigre tiger
el mono monkey
la cebra zebra
la jirafa giraffe
el perro dog
el gato cat
el conejo rabbit
el oso bear
el panda panda
el zorro fox
la vaca cow
el cerdo pig
el caballo horse
la rana frog
el pingüino penguin
el búho owl
el pez fish
la serpiente snake
el pato duck
la gallina chicken
la tortuga turtle
el delfín dolphin

El, la: the gender of every noun in this topic

In Spanish, every noun has a grammatical gender. Learn each word together with its article from day one — adding the genders later is much harder.

el león · lion el elefante · elephant el tigre · tiger el mono · monkey la cebra · zebra la jirafa · giraffe el perro · dog el gato · cat el conejo · rabbit el oso · bear el panda · panda el zorro · fox la vaca · cow el cerdo · pig el caballo · horse la rana · frog el pingüino · penguin el búho · owl el pez · fish la serpiente · snake el pato · duck la gallina · chicken la tortuga · turtle el delfín · dolphin

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Spanish animals — questions & answers

How do you say "animals" in Spanish?

The Spanish word for animals is "los animales" (one animal is "un animal"). This game teaches the most common animal names, each with its gender article.

Why does each word start with el or la?

Spanish nouns have a gender. "El" marks masculine nouns and "la" marks feminine ones. Learning the article together with the word is the easiest way to remember its gender.

Is this game free?

Yes — it runs right in your browser, needs no sign-up or download, and you can replay it as many times as you like.

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