Sea animals in French

In French, the lexicon of certain marine animals, i.e. sea animals, must be known at a beginner's level (level A1). Here we present 8 of the most popular marine animals in French.

The video below will teach you the vocabulary of these 8 sea animals in French:

Thanks to this video, you will learn the vocabulary of the main marine animals in French. To properly learn the vocabulary of sea animals in French, repeat after the teacher. When the teacher says “la baleine”, say “la baleine”, when the teacher says “le crabe”, say “le crabe”, when the teacher says “le dauphin”, says “le dauphin”, etc. Thus, you will be able to understand orally and pronounce marine animals well in French. To do this well, watch the video several times, repeating each sea animal aloud after the teacher.

To fully understand the vocabulary of marine animals in writing and to write it well in French, copy the list below several times. Use the images in the video to help you understand the meaning of each sea animal. Here is the list of marine animals featured in the video (in chronological order):

- la baleine
- le crabe
- le dauphin
- l’étoile de mer
- la méduse
- le phoque
- la pieuvre
- le requin

For convenience, below is the list of the French vocabulary of the sea animals in the video (in chronological order) with the English translation:

- la baleine = the whale
- le crabe = the crab
- le dauphin = the dolphin
- l’étoile de mer = the starfish
- la méduse = the jellyfish
- le phoque = the seal
- la pieuvre = the octopus
- le requin = the shark

You can learn more French animal vocabulary through the lessons below:

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