Animal Names in English for Kids with Pictures and Pronunciation
Animals are children’s favorite words. Here are 14 animals with pictures, each with audio and its Arabic meaning. Tap an animal to hear its name, then play the game below.
In This Lesson
- 14 animals with pictures and audio
- How to ask: What’s this?
- Animal sounds in English
Animals in English with Audio
Tap a card to hear the word. Its Arabic meaning is underneath.
Game: Listen and Touch
Listen to the word, then touch its picture.
This Lesson in the App
The tiger, the lion and the duck leap out of the book’s sound pages.
- Your child hears each animal’s name and its first letter’s sound.
- They say it aloud and get feedback on their pronunciation.
- They find the picture of the animal they hear.
- They earn a star for every right answer.
Open the book to The sound pages and point your phone at the page.
Animals in English and Arabic
| English | Arabic |
|---|---|
| lion | أسد |
| tiger | نمر |
| elephant | فيل |
| monkey | قرد |
| zebra | حمار وحشي |
| bear | دب |
| panda | باندا |
| cat | قطة |
| cow | بقرة |
| goat | ماعز |
| rabbit | أرنب |
| duck | بطة |
| fish | سمكة |
| fox | ثعلب |
Sentences Your Child Can Use
- What’s this?ما هذا؟
- It’s a lion.إنه أسد.
- I like elephants.أحب الفيلة.
Parents’ Corner
- Make the animal’s sound, and your child says its name: “Meow”… cat!
- Take the words to the zoo or a picture book: “Where’s the lion?”
- Four animals a day is enough.
Common Mistakes: Animals
Some English sounds don’t exist in Arabic, so children often get them wrong. Here’s how to help:
ph sounds like F: “EL-uh-funt”.
Here g makes the hard “g” sound.
Add s for more than one: one lion, two lions.
Don’t forget a before a single noun.
What Does the Animal Say in English?
| Animal | Its sound in English | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| cat | meow | مياو |
| cow | moo | موو |
| duck | quack | كواك |
| lion | roar | زئير |
| goat | baa | ماء |
| dog | woof | هوهو |
A 5-Day Plan for Parents
Ten minutes a day is enough. Review yesterday’s words before new ones.
- Day 1: cat, cow, duck and fish.
- Day 2: lion, tiger and bear.
- Day 3: elephant, monkey, zebra and panda.
- Day 4: goat, rabbit and fox, plus “Copy the animal sound”.
- Day 5: the worksheet and the “Listen and Touch” game.
Printable Animals Worksheets (PDF)
Ten different sheets: trace, match, write, word search, unscramble and cut-out cards. The full lesson is in The sound pages in the book (tiger, duck, lion, zebra…) of the free book.
Frequently Asked Questions: Animals
Which animal words are easiest to start with?
cat, duck, fish and cow: short words for things children already know.
How do I pronounce elephant?
“EL-uh-funt”: the ph sounds like F. Tap the card to hear it.
How do I say “I like lions” in English?
I like lions. Add an s to the end of the word to make it plural.
Are there animals in the book?
Yes, on the sound pages: tiger, duck, goat, lion, fish, zebra and more, each with the letter it starts with.
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