Lesson note
Memory tip: Pick one word from this lesson, say it out loud, then use it in a tiny sentence. Try starting with la mascota, el perro, el gato.
Tip: turn pronunciation off to test yourself.
📝 Key words · Palabras clave
- pet
- la mascotalah mahs-KOH-tah
- dog
- el perroehl PEH-rroh
- cat
- el gatoehl GAH-toh
- mixed-breed dog
- el satoehl SAH-toh
- horse
- el caballoehl kah-BAH-yoh
- cow
- la vacalah VAH-kah
- hen
- la gallinalah gah-YEE-nah
- rooster
- el galloehl GAH-yoh
- bird
- el pájaroehl PAH-hah-roh
- fish
- el pezehl pehs
- turtle
- la tortugalah tohr-TOO-gah
- coquí (tree frog)
- el coquíehl koh-KEE
- iguana
- la iguanalah ee-GWAH-nah
- lizard
- el lagartijoehl lah-gahr-TEE-hoh
- cockroach
- la cucarachalah koo-kah-RAH-chah
- mosquito
- el mosquitoehl mohs-KEE-toh
- zoo
- el zoológicoehl soh-oh-LOH-hee-koh
- farm
- la fincalah FEEN-kah
💬 Key phrases · Frases clave
- Do you have pets?
- ¿Tienes mascotas?¿TYEH-nehs mahs-KOH-tahs?
- We need to take the dog for a walk.
- Hay que sacar al perro a caminar.ay keh sah-KAHR ahl PEH-rroh ah kah-mee-NAHR.
- Did you feed the cat yet?
- ¿Ya le diste comida al gato?¿yah leh DEES-teh koh-MEE-dah ahl GAH-toh?
- I have an appointment at the vet.
- Tengo cita con el veterinario.TEHN-goh SEE-tah kohn ehl veh-teh-ree-NAH-ryoh.
- Our cat got lost.
- Se nos perdió el gato.seh nohs pehr-DYOH ehl GAH-toh.
- We adopted a mutt from the shelter.
- Adoptamos un sato del refugio.ah-dohp-TAH-mohs oon SAH-toh dehl rreh-FOO-hyoh.
- Don't throw food to the animals.
- No le tires comida a los animales.noh leh TEE-rehs koh-MEE-dah ah lohs ah-nee-MAH-lehs.
- Wash your hands after touching the animals.
- Lávate las manos después de tocar los animales.LAH-vah-teh lahs MAH-nohs dehs-PWEHS deh toh-KAHR lohs ah-nee-MAH-lehs.
- Do you hear the coquí?
- ¿Oyes el coquí?¿OH-yehs ehl koh-KEE?
- There's an iguana in the yard.
- Hay una iguana en el patio.ay OO-nah ee-GWAH-nah ehn ehl PAH-tyoh.
- There are ants in the kitchen.
- Hay hormigas en la cocina.ay ohr-MEE-gahs ehn lah koh-SEE-nah.
- Don't touch the sea turtles.
- No toques las tortugas marinas.noh TOH-kehs lahs tohr-TOO-gahs mah-REE-nahs.
- Look at the elephant!
- ¡Mira el elefante!¡MEE-rah ehl eh-leh-FAHN-teh!
- What does the dog say?
- ¿Qué dice el perro?¿keh DEE-seh ehl PEH-rroh?
🐕 The neighbor's dog · El perro del vecino
- That dog is a mutt.
- Ese perro es un sato.EH-seh PEH-rroh ehs oon SAH-toh.
- Does he bite?
- ¿Muerde?¿MWEHR-deh?
- No, he's really gentle.
- No, es bien manso.noh, ehs byehn MAHN-soh.