Animals in Arabic

In this Rocket Arabic lesson we’ll be taking a trip to the zoo (جنينه الحيوانات Geninet el 7ayawanat) to talk about all types of animals (الحيوانات- El 7ayawanat)! You might have a dog or cat at home, but I bet you don’t have a monkey. After this lesson you'll be able to talk about the animals in your life, and also about the more rare animals you don't see every day.

Perfect your pronunciation of animals in Arabic!

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الحيوانات-

El 7ayawanat

Animals

كلب

Kalb

Dog

قطة

2otta

Cat

عصفورة

3asfoura

Bird

حصان

7osan

Horse

حصان صغير

7osan so’3iar

Pony

بقرة

Ba2ra

Cow

فار

Far

Mouse

قرد

2erd

Monkey

خنزير

7’anzir

Pig

غزال

3’azall

Deer

فيل

Feel

Elephant

زرافة

Zarafa

Giraffe

معزة

Me3za

Goat

تور

Tor

غوريلا

3’orilla

Gorilla

جنينه الحيوانات

Geninet el 7ayawanat

Zoo Animals

How did you do? Remember to practice, practice, practice to get the pronunciation just right! Feel free to go through this lesson again and say the words out loud until you have animal names perfected.

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