Spanish words for kids · Animals
How to say “cow” in Spanish
The cow is the star of any farm song, and it connects neatly to words like milk and cheese that kids learn in the food songs.
Cow in Spanish
la vaca
Sounds like ≈ lah BAH-kah
Good to know: Vaca starts with a v that sounds like a soft b, so it's closer to "BAH-kah".
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Spanish songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
¡Vaca y pato!
Cow and duck!
from En la Granja (On the Farm)
Vaca
Cow
from Los Animales (The Animals)
The song that teaches it
“Cow” is one of the key words in this song. Every line is shown in Spanish with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Los Animales, ¿Qué Dice el Animal?.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Moo together, then ask what the vaca gives us (milk!).
- 2Point out cows from the car window on a country drive.
- 3Build a farm with toys and give the vaca a field of its own.
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“Cow” in other languages
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About the pronunciation: the “sounds like” spellings are rough English approximations for parents (capital letters show the stressed syllable). Spanishhas sounds English doesn't, so treat them as a starting point and let the songs be the model. Songs are original and produced with AI music tools. Ideas for using Spanish songs with your family.