Female and male

Hello, I want to know how can I do you say "gata" or "gato in English?. In English is there a difference between female and male in animals?. For example, in dogs in Spanish would be I would say "perro"(male) and "perra" (female). *Alternatively you could say: For example, in Spanish, I would say the word dog as "perro" (male) and/or "perra" (female).

Thank you.

In answer to your question, you would simply say "cat". In English there are no male/female versions of nouns, although some nouns refer specifically to one genger. Such as mother/father, cow/bull, actor/actress. When the gender of an animal is not known it is commonly refered to by either the male or gender neutral version of the word. For example, "That's a good boy" in reference to a dog who's gender you don't know. Or "It needs to go for a walk."

Even if there is a specific male/female version of the animal, you don't have to use it & it would not be considered incorrect if you didn't. If you see a female lion, you can just call it a lion - you do not need to specify it as a lioness. If you see a male cow, you can just call it a cow - not a bull. Other things have specific names for both genders but you don't need to use either one. Female chickens are hens, males are cocks ... but most people just say "chicken".

Also some versions are discouraged from being used. Technically a female dog is called a "bitch" ... however that is also used as a swear word. Even when used correctly, in reference to a dog, some people may still find that word offensive. So it would be best not to use that term, just say "dog" ;) I hope that helps!

Sí existen nombres para un gato macho (tom o tomcat) y para el gato hembra (queen).  Se oye de vez en cuando tom o tomcat, pero casi nunca en tu vida vas a oír que alguien diga "queen".  Si hay que precisar el sexo del animal, solemos decir algo como:  "It's a male/female cat" o "It's a male/female." "My neighbor just adopted a male/female cat."