Animals

Question 1

Cat

Answer 1

Le chat – the cat (singular, masculine)
Pronunciation: luh SHAH

Les chats – the cats (plural, masculine)
Pronunciation: lay SHAH

✅ Note: The final “t” and “s” in chat and chats are silent. The pronunciation is the same for both.

Question 2

Dog

Answer 2

Le chien – the dog (singular, masculine)
Pronunciation: luh shyan
(The final “n” is nasal, don’t fully pronounce it like in English.)

Les chiens – the dogs (plural, masculine)
Pronunciation: lay shyan
(The final “s” is silent, pronunciation is the same as singular.)

Question 3

Horse

Answer 3

Le cheval – the horse (singular, masculine)
Pronunciation: luh shuh-VAL

Les chevaux – the horses (plural, masculine)
Pronunciation: lay shuh-VOH

✅ Note: The plural of cheval is irregular—chevaux—changing the ending and pronunciation.

Question 4

Pet

Answer 4

L’animal de compagnie – the pet (masculine/feminine singular)

Pronunciation: lah-nee-MAL duh kom-pah-NYEE

✅ Formal term meaning “animal of company”
✅ Starts with a vowel, so uses l’

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Les animaux de compagnie – the pets (masculine/feminine plural)

Pronunciation: lay zah-nee-MO duh kom-pah-NYEE

✅ animaux is the plural of animal; pronunciation changes accordingly