Hi, people! How are you? Today we are going to learn about pets in Brazil. Do you know how we say pets in Portuguese? It’s animais de estimação. It’s also important to notice that we are going to see these animals following their definitive articles. If you need any help with this topic, see our related Dica about Definitive Articles in Portuguese, and I am sure you will ace it!
We have different types of animais de estimação. Let’s take a look at some of them:
o cachorro | the dog |
o gato | the cat |
o papagaio / o louro | the parrot |
o coelho | the rabbit |
o peixe | the fish |
o passarinho | the bird |
o hamster | the hamster |
o porquinho-da-índia | the guinea pig |
a tartaruga | the turtle |
o furão | the ferret |
Let’s hear the pronunciation of the pets in Brazil
Let’s watch the video, where teacher Igor from Rio & Learn will teach us the pronunciation of some of these pets in Portuguese:
Exercises about pets in Brazil
1) Choose which animals below are considered pets or animais domésticos. Follow the first example!
Animal | Doméstico (pets) | Selvagem (wild) |
Cachorro | x | |
Cobra | x | |
Gato | ||
Furão | ||
Elefante | ||
Porquinho-da-Índia | ||
Girafa | ||
Peixe | ||
Coelho |
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Click on the links below to see more related Dicas:
Exotic Animals in Brazil
Animal Sounds in Portuguese
Visiting Jardim Botânico
Definite Article in Portuguese
Answers
The peixe, or fish, is marked as a pet and as wild because we have different types of fishes in the world!
Animal | Doméstico (pets) | Selvagem (wild) |
Cachorro | x | |
Cobra | x | |
Gato | x | |
Furão | x | |
Elefante | x | |
Porquinho-da-Índia | x | |
Girafa | x | |
Peixe | x | x |
Coelho | x |