In Japanese, "mallard" is マガモ (magamo). It is a noun pronounced "mah-gah-moh".
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マガモ is written in katakana. Romanised as magamo, it sounds roughly like "mah-gah-moh" to an English ear.
子供たちはマガモを見て喜んでいます。
Kodomotachi wa Magamo wo mite yorokondeimasu.
The children are delighted to see the mallard.
Magamo (マガモ) is the Japanese word for mallard. Animal vocabulary is engaging for learners and appears frequently in games, zoos, farms, and nature programs.
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Buy on Steamマガモ is romanised as magamo. Say it roughly like "mah-gah-moh" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
マガモ is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
マガモ is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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