Unit 4 · Los Animales · Beginner · Premium
Spanish Animal Songs for Kids
Animal songs are a favourite for good reason: kids already love the animals and their sounds. These Spanish songs visit the farm, the jungle and the garden, so your child learns animal names alongside big, small and what they say.
6 songs · 41 key words · lyrics with English translation on every song
The animal songs
Los Animales
The Animals · 1:49 · Premium
animal, grande, pequeño, elefante
El Gato y el Perro
The Cat and the Dog · 1:38 · Premium
gato, perro, miau, guau
En la Granja
On the Farm · 2:11 · Premium
granja, vaca, pato, caballo
Los Animales de la Selva
Jungle Animals · 2:04 · Premium
selva, león, mono, serpiente
¿Qué Dice el Animal?
What Does the Animal Say? · 1:46 · Premium
¿qué dice?, rana, cuac, sonido
Los Insectos
Little Bugs · 1:27 · Premium
abeja, hormiga, mariposa, araña
Spanish animal words from these songs
Every key word and phrase across the unit, with its English meaning.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Los animales | The animals |
| Perro | Dog |
| Gato | Cat |
| Pájaro | Bird |
| Pequeño | Small |
| Qué es | What is it |
| Ratón pequeño | Little mouse |
| Otra vez | Again |
| Gatito | Little cat |
| Perrito | Little dog |
| El gato dice miau | The cat says meow |
| El perro dice guau | The dog says woof |
| Quién es | Who is it |
| El gato | The cat |
| Granja | Farm |
| Vaca | Cow |
| Pato | Duck |
| Caballo | Horse |
| Cerdo | Pig |
| Gallina | Hen |
| Cabra | Goat |
| En la granja | On the farm |
| Selva | Jungle |
| León | Lion |
| León, león | Lion, lion |
| Mono | Monkey |
| Serpiente | Snake |
| En los árboles | In the trees |
| Vamos | Let’s go |
| Qué dice | What does it say |
| Cuac, cuac | Quack, quack |
| Qué dice la rana | What does the frog say |
| Cuac, cuac, cuac | Quack, quack, quack |
| Cuac | Quack |
| Pío, pío | Tweet, tweet |
| abeja | bee |
| hormiga | ant |
| mariposa | butterfly |
| araña | spider |
| mariquita | ladybug |
| mosca | fly |
Tips for parents
- Make the animal sound after each Spanish animal name; the noise is the reward that keeps toddlers singing.
- Bring out toy animals or a picture book and point to each one as the song names it.
- On a visit to a farm, zoo or park, play spot-the-animal using the Spanish names.
Questions parents ask
- Do the songs teach animal sounds too?
- Some do. One song asks what the animal says, and others pair animal names with words like big and small. Making the sounds yourself is a great way to join in.
- Which Spanish words are in these animal songs?
- 41 key words and phrases, including Los animales (The animals), Perro (Dog), Gato (Cat), Pájaro (Bird), Pequeño (Small), Qué es (What is it), Ratón pequeño (Little mouse), Otra vez (Again). The full list is above, and every song page shows the complete lyrics with translation.
- Are the Spanish animal songs free?
- The lyrics, translations and word lists here are free to read. Playing the songs is part of Premium, which you can try free for 7 days. The first unit, greeting songs, is free forever.
- How long are the songs?
- Between 1:27 and 2:11 each, about 11 minutes for all 6. Short enough to replay, which is where most of the learning happens.
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