Learn How To Talk About Animals In European Portuguese

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June 18, 2022
By Sarah Angela Almaden
Emily Levine
Unsplash: David Clode

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Happy is a 51-year-old elephant at the Bronx Zoo. Happy is an elephant. And elephants, as we know, are the world’s largest existing land animals. They make things a little better. So, if you’re feeling sad and blue, here are two animal pictures just for you.

Kitten Unsplash: Krista Mangulsone
Puppy Unsplash: Lesly Juarez

If you want to take your language lessons to new heights, try learning about the animal kingdom by reading stories in your target language like Koko, The Talking Gorilla. For now, here’s a collection of animals and what they are called in European Portuguese.


O Pássaro (oo pa-sa-roh) – Bird

Bird Unsplash: Chris Charles

O Gato (oo ga-toh) – Cat

Cat Unsplash: Sergey Semin

O Cão (oo cow) – Dog

Dog Unsplash: Rafael Forseck

O Pato (oo pa-toh) – Duck

Duck Unsplash: Felix Hoffmann

O Macaco (oo ma-ca-coh) – Monkey

Monkey Unsplash: Cherylyn Ang

O Tigre (oo tee-greh) – Tiger

Tiger Unsplash: engin akyurt

O Peixe (oo pey-sheh) – Fish

Fish Unsplash: Valkyrie Pierce

A Rã (a hah) – Frog

Frog Unsplash: Zdeněk Macháček

O Tubarão (oo too-ba-raaw) – Shark

Shark Unsplash: David Clode

O Coala (oo koala) – Koala

Koala Unsplash: Photoholgic

O Papagaio (oo pa-pa-ga-yoo) – Parrot

Parrot Unsplash: Danny Oates

O Elefante (oo eh-leh-fant) – Elephant

Elephant Unsplash: Erik Stabile
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