๐Ÿ„ Farm Animals

In this lesson you will learn useful everyday English vocabulary and expressions for talking about farm animals, life on a farm, and things you might see in the countryside. Each English word or phrase includes a simple meaning plus translations in several languages.

๐ŸŸข Common Farm Animals

๐Ÿ„ Cow
a large farm animal that gives milk
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Vaca
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Vache
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Kuh
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Mucca
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Vaca
๐Ÿ– Pig
a farm animal often kept for meat
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Cerdo / Puerco
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Cochon / Porc
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Schwein
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Maiale
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Porco
๐Ÿ” Hen
an adult female chicken that lays eggs
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Gallina
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Poule
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Henne
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Gallina
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Galinha
๐Ÿ“ Rooster
an adult male chicken
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Gallo
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Coq
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Hahn
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Gallo
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Galo
๐ŸŽ Horse
a large animal people ride
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Caballo
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Cheval
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Pferd
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Cavallo
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Cavalo
๐Ÿ‘ Sheep
a farm animal with wool
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Oveja
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Mouton
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Schaf
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Pecora
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Ovelha
๐Ÿ Goat
a farm animal with horns that eats grass
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Cabra
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Chรจvre
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Ziege
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Capra
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Cabra

๐ŸŸก Farm & Agriculture Vocabulary

๐Ÿšœ Farm
a place where people grow food and keep animals
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Granja
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Ferme
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Bauernhof
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Fattoria
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Fazenda
๐ŸŒพ Field / Countryside
open land used for crops or animals
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Campo
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Champ / Campagne
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Feld / Landschaft
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Campo / Campagna
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Campo
๐ŸŒฝ Corn
a tall yellow crop grown in fields
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Maรญz
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Maรฏs
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Mais
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Mais
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Milho
๐Ÿฅš Egg
what a hen lays
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Huevo
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: ล’uf
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Ei
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Uovo
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Ovo
๐Ÿฅ› Milk
a white drink that comes from cows
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Leche
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Lait
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Milch
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Latte
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Leite
๐ŸŒฑ Grass
green plants that animals eat in fields
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Hierba
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Herbe
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Gras
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Erba
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Grama / Erva
๐Ÿก Pen / Enclosure
a fenced area for farm animals
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Corral
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Enclos
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Gehege / Stall
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Recinto
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Curral
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŒพ Farmer
a person who works on a farm
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Granjero / Granjera
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Fermier / Fermiรจre
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Bauer / Bรคuerin
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Contadino / Contadina
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Fazendeiro / Fazendeira

๐Ÿง  Talking About Farm Animals

๐Ÿ’ก Use there is / there are when you want to say that an animal or object is present somewhere.
There are three horses in the field.
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Hay tres caballos en el campo.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Il y a trois chevaux dans le champ.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Es gibt drei Pferde auf dem Feld.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Ci sono tre cavalli nel campo.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Hรก trรชs cavalos no campo.
There are many hens on the farm.
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Hay muchas gallinas en la granja.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Il y a beaucoup de poules ร  la ferme.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Es gibt viele Hennen auf dem Bauernhof.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Ci sono molte galline nella fattoria.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Hรก muitas galinhas na fazenda.
๐Ÿ’ก Use is / are when talking about where a particular animal is located.
The cow is in the field.
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ La vaca estรก en el campo.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท La vache est dans le champ.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Die Kuh ist auf dem Feld.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น La mucca รจ nel campo.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น A vaca estรก no campo.
The pigs are in the pen.
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Los cerdos estรกn en el corral.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Les cochons sont dans l'enclos.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Die Schweine sind im Gehege.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น I maiali sono nel recinto.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Os porcos estรฃo no curral.
๐Ÿ’ก Be careful with hen and chicken. Hen means an adult female chicken, while chicken can refer to a young bird and is also the usual word for the meat.
The hen lays eggs.
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ La gallina pone huevos.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท La poule pond des ล“ufs.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Die Henne legt Eier.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น La gallina depone uova.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น A galinha pรตe ovos.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Everyday Phrases About Farm Animals

๐Ÿ„ The cows spend the morning eating grass in the field.
the cows eat grass all morning
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Las vacas pasan la maรฑana comiendo hierba en el campo.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Les vaches passent la matinรฉe ร  manger de l'herbe dans le champ.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Die Kรผhe verbringen den Morgen damit, Gras auf dem Feld zu fressen.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Le mucche passano la mattina a mangiare erba nel campo.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: As vacas passam a manhรฃ comendo grama no campo.
๐ŸŽ The horse runs through the field when they open the gate to the pen.
the horse runs out when the gate opens
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: El caballo corre por el campo cuando abren la puerta del corral.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Le cheval court dans le champ quand ils ouvrent la porte de l'enclos.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Das Pferd rennt รผber das Feld, wenn sie das Tor zum Gehege รถffnen.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Il cavallo corre nel campo quando aprono il cancello del recinto.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: O cavalo corre pelo campo quando abrem o portรฃo do curral.
๐Ÿ” The hens lay their eggs in the morning.
the hens produce eggs in the morning
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Las gallinas ponen sus huevos por la maรฑana.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Les poules pondent leurs ล“ufs le matin.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Die Hennen legen ihre Eier am Morgen.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Le galline depongono le uova al mattino.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: As galinhas pรตem os ovos de manhรฃ.
๐Ÿšœ My grandparents live on a small farm surrounded by fields.
they live on a farm with fields all around
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Mis abuelos viven en una pequeรฑa granja rodeada de campos.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Mes grands-parents vivent dans une petite ferme entourรฉe de champs.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Meine GroรŸeltern leben auf einem kleinen Bauernhof, der von Feldern umgeben ist.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: I miei nonni vivono in una piccola fattoria circondata da campi.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Meus avรณs moram em uma pequena fazenda cercada de campos.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Everyday Conversations

Visiting a farm
asking how many animals are on the farm
A: How many animals are there on the farm?
B: There are cows, horses, sheep, and many hens.
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ A: ยฟCuรกntos animales hay en la granja?
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ B: Hay vacas, caballos, ovejas y muchas gallinas.

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท A: Combien d'animaux y a-t-il ร  la ferme ?
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท B: Il y a des vaches, des chevaux, des moutons et beaucoup de poules.

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช A: Wie viele Tiere gibt es auf dem Bauernhof?
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช B: Es gibt Kรผhe, Pferde, Schafe und viele Hennen.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น A: Quanti animali ci sono nella fattoria?
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น B: Ci sono mucche, cavalli, pecore e molte galline.

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น A: Quantos animais hรก na fazenda?
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น B: Hรก vacas, cavalos, ovelhas e muitas galinhas.
Looking for the goats
asking where the goats are
A: Where are the goats?
B: They're in the field, near the horses.
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ A: ยฟDรณnde estรกn las cabras?
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ B: Estรกn en el campo, cerca de los caballos.

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท A: Oรน sont les chรจvres ?
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท B: Elles sont dans le champ, prรจs des chevaux.

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช A: Wo sind die Ziegen?
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช B: Sie sind auf dem Feld, in der Nรคhe der Pferde.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น A: Dove sono le capre?
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น B: Sono nel campo, vicino ai cavalli.

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น A: Onde estรฃo as cabras?
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น B: Estรฃo no campo, perto dos cavalos.

๐Ÿ“ Example Sentences

๐Ÿ‘ The sheep rest under a tree during the hottest hours of the day.
the sheep stay in the shade when it is very hot
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Las ovejas descansan bajo un รกrbol durante las horas mรกs calurosas del dรญa.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Les moutons se reposent sous un arbre pendant les heures les plus chaudes de la journรฉe.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Die Schafe ruhen unter einem Baum wรคhrend der heiรŸesten Stunden des Tages.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Le pecore riposano sotto un albero durante le ore piรน calde del giorno.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: As ovelhas descansam sob uma รกrvore durante as horas mais quentes do dia.
๐Ÿ– The pigs are eating together in the pen.
the pigs eat as a group in the enclosure
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Los cerdos estรกn comiendo juntos en el corral.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Les cochons mangent ensemble dans l'enclos.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Die Schweine fressen zusammen im Gehege.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: I maiali stanno mangiando insieme nel recinto.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Os porcos estรฃo comendo juntos no curral.
๐ŸŒฝ This year the corn has grown very tall in the fields behind the farm.
the corn plants behind the farm are very high
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Este aรฑo el maรญz ha crecido muy alto en los campos detrรกs de la granja.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Cette annรฉe le maรฏs a poussรฉ trรจs haut dans les champs derriรจre la ferme.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Dieses Jahr ist der Mais auf den Feldern hinter dem Bauernhof sehr hoch gewachsen.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Quest'anno il mais รจ cresciuto molto alto nei campi dietro la fattoria.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Este ano o milho cresceu muito alto nos campos atrรกs da fazenda.
๐Ÿฅš Every morning we collect the eggs before feeding the animals.
we pick up eggs first, then we feed the animals
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Cada maรฑana recogemos los huevos antes de dar de comer a los animales.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Chaque matin nous ramassons les ล“ufs avant de nourrir les animaux.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Jeden Morgen sammeln wir die Eier, bevor wir die Tiere fรผttern.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Ogni mattina raccogliamo le uova prima di dare da mangiare agli animali.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Toda manhรฃ recolhemos os ovos antes de alimentar os animais.
๐Ÿ The goats are curious and always come closer when someone enters the field.
the goats walk toward people who enter the field
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Las cabras son curiosas y siempre se acercan cuando alguien entra en el campo.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Les chรจvres sont curieuses et s'approchent toujours quand quelqu'un entre dans le champ.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Die Ziegen sind neugierig und kommen immer nรคher, wenn jemand das Feld betritt.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Le capre sono curiose e si avvicinano sempre quando qualcuno entra nel campo.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: As cabras sรฃo curiosas e sempre se aproximam quando alguรฉm entra no campo.
๐Ÿ“ The rooster starts crowing very early in the morning.
the rooster makes noise at dawn
Show translationsHide translations๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: El gallo empieza a cantar muy temprano por la maรฑana.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Le coq commence ร  chanter trรจs tรดt le matin.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Der Hahn fรคngt sehr frรผh am Morgen an zu krรคhen.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Il gallo inizia a cantare molto presto al mattino.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: O galo comeรงa a cantar bem cedo de manhรฃ.

๐Ÿ† Final Practice

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