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đž The coquà · El coquĂ
- Do you hear the coquĂ?
- ÂżOyes el coquĂ?ÂżOH-yehs ehl koh-KEE?
- The coquĂ sings at night.
- El coquĂ canta de noche.ehl koh-KEE KAHN-tah deh NOH-cheh.
- The common coquĂ is a little frog native to Puerto Rico.
- El coquĂ comĂșn es una ranita nativa de Puerto Rico.ehl koh-KEE koh-MOON ehs OO-nah rrah-NEE-tah nah-TEE-vah deh PWEHR-toh RREE-koh.
- What did you find yesterday?
- ¿Qué encontraste ayer?¿keh ehn-kohn-TRAHS-teh ah-YEHR?
- I found a coquĂ in the garden.
- EncontrĂ© un coquĂ en el jardĂn.ehn-kohn-TREH oon koh-KEE ehn ehl hahr-DEEN.
đ Around the house · En la casa
- Careful, that spider is a guabĂĄ.
- Cuidado, esa araña es un guabå.kwee-DAH-doh, EH-sah ah-RAH-nyah ehs oon gwah-BAH.
- Don't leave food out; the mice will come.
- No dejes comida afuera; vienen los ratones.noh DEH-hehs koh-MEE-dah ah-FWEH-rah; VYEH-nehn lohs rrah-TOH-nehs.
- The neighbor's roosters crow at four in the morning.
- Los gallos del vecino cantan a las cuatro de la mañana.lohs GAH-yohs dehl veh-SEE-noh KAHN-tahn ah lahs KWAH-troh deh lah mah-NYAH-nah.
- There are ants in the kitchen.
- Hay hormigas en la cocina.ay ohr-MEE-gahs ehn lah koh-SEE-nah.
- There's a lizard on the wall.
- Hay un lagartijo en la pared.ay oon lah-gahr-TEE-hoh ehn lah pah-REHD.
- There's a toad in the yard.
- Hay un sapo en el patio.ay oon SAH-poh ehn ehl PAH-tyoh.
- There's an iguana in the yard.
- Hay una iguana en el patio.ay OO-nah ee-GWAH-nah ehn ehl PAH-tyoh.
đł In nature · En la naturaleza
- Bats come out at night.
- Los murciélagos salen de noche.lohs moor-SYEH-lah-gohs SAH-lehn deh NOH-cheh.
- Don't bother the animals.
- No molestes a los animales.noh moh-LEHS-tehs ah lohs ah-nee-MAH-lehs.
- Leatherback turtles lay eggs on the beach.
- Las tortugas tinglar ponen huevos en la playa.lahs tohr-TOO-gahs teen-GLAHR POH-nehn WEH-vohs ehn lah PLAH-yah.
- Listen to the birds in the morning.
- Escucha los påjaros por la mañana.ehs-KOO-chah lohs PAH-hah-rohs pohr lah mah-NYAH-nah.
- Look, a Puerto Rican parrot.
- Mira, una cotorra puertorriqueña.MEE-rah, OO-nah koh-TOH-rrah pwehr-toh-rree-KEH-nyah.
- The mongoose crossed the road.
- La mangosta cruzĂł la carretera.lah mahn-GOHS-tah kroo-SOH lah kah-rreh-TEH-rah.
- The parrot is endangered.
- La cotorra estĂĄ en peligro de extinciĂłn.lah koh-TOH-rrah ehs-TAH ehn peh-LEE-groh deh ehks-teen-SYOHN.
- The pelicans fish in the bay.
- Los pelĂcanos pescan en la bahĂa.lohs peh-LEE-kah-nohs PEHS-kahn ehn lah bah-EE-ah.