“Los Animales” — Animals Song in Spanish for Kids

In “Los Animales” (The Animals), kids sing key Spanish words like Los animales, Perro, Gato and Pájaro, sung in Spanish, with the English meaning of every line shown below. It's a beginner song from Unit 4: Animals, 1:49 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇪🇸 Spanish
Level: Beginner
Unit 4 · Los Animales
⏱ 1:49
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“Los Animales” lyrics with English translation

Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Spanish is shown in teal.

Song lyrics with translation. Spanish lines are shown in teal.
Sung	Meaning
¡Animales!	Animals!
¡Los animales!	The animals!
Perro	Dog
Gato	Cat
Pájaro	Bird
Vaca	Cow
Grande	Big
Pequeño	Small
¿Qué es?	What is it?
Elefante grande	Big elephant
Ratón pequeño	Little mouse
¡Otra vez!	Again!
¡Los animales!	The animals!
Dog, perro
Cat, gato
¡Los animales!	The animals!
Elefante	Elephant
¡Ruge, gruñe!	Roar, growl!
Pez	Fish
Caballo	Horse
Pato	Duck
Rana	Frog
León	Lion
Mono	Monkey
¡Más!	More!
¿Qué es?	What is it?
Caballo	Horse
Rana	Frog
León	Lion
Mono	Monkey
¡Los animales!	The animals!
Dog, perro
Cat, gato
¡Los animales!	The animals!
Elefante	Elephant
¡Ruge, gruñe!	Roar, growl!
Arriba	Up
Abajo	Down
¡Rápido!	Fast!
¡Despacio!	Slow!
Elefante grande	Big elephant
Ratón pequeño	Little mouse
¡Los animales!	The animals!
Dog, perro
Cat, gato
¡Los animales!	The animals!
Elefante	Elephant
¡Aprende y canta!	Learn and sing!

Key Spanish words in this song

The 8 words and phrases this song is built around.

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

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “Los animales”
“Los animales” (The animals) is sung on 7 lines of this song. Ask your child to clap or raise a hand every time they hear it; by the end they will be saying it with the song.
2
Read the meaning first
Most of this song is sung in Spanish. Skim the translation column below before you listen, then listen once without looking. Kids catch more than you'd expect when they already know what it's about.
3
Make it a routine
At 1:49, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Hand your child the toy animal the song is singing about, and swap when the next one comes up.