Spanish for English speakers Zoo · Lesson 3

Geography

Spanish geography for animals — ¿Dónde viven los osos polares? (Where do polar bears live?) — and answers like el polo norte, el Ártico.

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    ¿Dónde viven los osos polares?

    Where does the polar bear live?

    Tip: In Spanish, different from English, the adjective usually goes before the noun. So it sounds like "bear polar" rather than "polar bear"

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    En el polo norte, en el Artico.

    At the north pole, in the Arctic.

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    ¿Y dónde viven los pingüinos?

    And where does the penguin live

    Tip: <pingüino> = penguin In Spanish when talking about where an animal live, you usually say it in plural. <Los elefantes viven en la Sabana> = Elephants live in the Savannah <Las anacondas viven en el Amazonas> = Anacondas live in the Amazon.

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    Viven en el sur: en el hemisferio austral.

    It only lives in the south: in the southern hemisphere.

    Tip: <vivo> = I live <vivi> = you live <vive> = he/she lives

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you ask about animal habitats in Spanish?

¿Dónde viven + animal? = 'where do ... live?'. Vivir = to live. Conjugates: viven (they live).

Geographic vocabulary in Spanish?

El polo norte (North Pole), el polo sur (South Pole), el Ártico, el Antártico, el ecuador (equator).

Common Spanish animal habitats?

La selva (jungle), el desierto (desert), el océano (ocean), la montaña (mountain), el bosque (forest).

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