Hello everyone! Bonjour tout le monde. 🖤 Welcome back to the French Made Easy podcast. This is episode 219 — numéro deux cent dix-neuf !
Today, we're heading to the farm — la ferme — to learn 13 common farm animals in French.
As always, if you're new to the podcast, welcome! Make sure you've got your lesson's cheat sheet ready so you can follow along while you listen and see how the words are written. And after the episode, practice what you've learned inside the French Made Easy Exercise Library — you'll find all the links in the episode notes.
Alright, let's get into it!
The Farm Animals
Repeat after me:
- la vache (the cow) 🐄
- le cochon (the pig) 🐷
- le mouton (the sheep) 🐑
- la chèvre (the goat) 🐐
- le cheval (the horse) 🐴
- l'âne (the donkey) 🫏
- le lapin (the rabbit) 🐰
- la poule (the hen) 🐔
- le coq (the rooster) 🐓
- le canard (the duck) 🦆
- l'oie (the goose) 🪿
- le dindon (the turkey) 🦃
- le poussin (the chick) 🐤
Example Sentences
Now let's put each one into a simple sentence. Repeat after me:
- La vache donne du lait. (The cow gives milk.)
- Le cochon se roule dans la boue. (The pig rolls in the mud.)
- Le mouton a beaucoup de laine. (The sheep has a lot of wool.)
- La chèvre mange de l'herbe. (The goat eats grass.)
- Le cheval porte une selle. (The horse wears a saddle.)
- L'âne marche lentement. (The donkey walks slowly.)
- Le lapin mange une carotte. (The rabbit eats a carrot.)
- La poule pond un œuf. (The hen lays an egg.)
- Le coq chante le matin. (The rooster sings in the morning.)
- Le canard nage dans la mare. (The duck swims in the pond.)
- L'oie fait beaucoup de bruit. (The goose makes a lot of noise.)
- Le dindon fait la roue. (The turkey fans out its feathers.)
- Le poussin est petit et jaune. (The chick is small and yellow.)
Quick Recap
- la vache
- le cochon
- le mouton
- la chèvre
- le cheval
- l'âne
- le lapin
- la poule
- le coq
- le canard
- l'oie
- le dindon
- le poussin
Et voilà ! Those are 13 farm animals in French. Make sure you grab your cheat sheet to review them all, and head over to the French Made Easy Exercise Library to practise — all the links are in the episode notes. Thanks so much for listening, and I'll chat with you next week.
À bientôt — bye! 🖤