Spanish words for kids · Animals
How to say “lion” in Spanish
The lion is the big, loud favorite of the jungle songs, and roaring is a reliable way to get even shy kids to say a word out loud.
Lion in Spanish
el león
Sounds like ≈ el leh-OHN
Good to know: The accent shows the stress falls on the last syllable: le-ÓN. A lioness is la leona.
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Spanish songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
León.
Lion.
from Los Animales de la Selva (Jungle Animals)
The song that teaches it
“Lion” is one of the key words in this song. Every line is shown in Spanish with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Los Animales.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Have a roaring contest: whoever says león with the loudest roar wins.
- 2Make a lion mask from a paper plate and name it in Spanish.
- 3Hide a toy lion and give clues to find it.
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“Lion” 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.