Animals in Italian

In this Rocket Italian lesson we'll be taking a trip to the zoo to talk about all types of animals in Italian – animali! 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.

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Wild Animals in Italian

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La scimmia

Monkey

L’elefante

Elephant

La giraffa

Giraffe

Il gorilla

Gorilla

La tigre

Tiger

Il leone

Lion

Il pesce

Fish

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Talking about Farm Animals in Italian

Il pollo

Chicken

Il cavallo

Horse

Il pony

Pony

La mucca

Cow

Il maiale

Pig

Il cervo

Deer

La capra

Goat

Il bue

Ox

How to pronounce pets in Italian

Il cane

Dog

Il gatto

Cat

Il topo

Mouse

Il coniglio

Rabbit

Il criceto

Hamster

Il pesce rosso

Goldfish

L’uccello

Bird

How did you do? Some of these animal words in Italian look similar to the names in English. But don't be fooled! You still need to practice, practice, practice to get the pronunciation 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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A presto!

Maria DiLorenzi and the Rocket Italian Team

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