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How do you say "whack-a-mouse" in Korean?
두더지 잡기
dudeoji jabgi
In Korean, "whack-a-mouse" is 두더지 잡기.
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Pronunciation
Doo-duh-jee jab-gee, where duh sounds like 'duh', jee rhymes with 'bee', and gee rhymes with 'bee'.
Writing and usage
두더지 means mole (the animal), 잡기 means catching or grabbing. The term describes the arcade game action.
Example sentence
두더지 잡기 게임을 했어요
I played whack-a-mouse.
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How to remember 두더지 잡기
Doodle-mole jab-grab, the mole is doodling around and you jab and grab it in the game.
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Questions about 두더지 잡기
How do you say "whack-a-mouse" in Korean?
In Korean, "whack-a-mouse" is 두더지 잡기. It is a noun.
How is 두더지 잡기 written in Korean?
두더지 means mole (the animal), 잡기 means catching or grabbing. The term describes the arcade game action.
How is 두더지 잡기 used in a sentence?
Use 두더지 잡기 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 두더지 잡기 게임을 했어요 (I played whack-a-mouse.).
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"Whack-a-mouse" in other languages
- Japanese もぐら叩き (moguratataki)
- Chinese 打地鼠 (dǎ dì shǔ)
- Spanish dale-al-topo
- Spanish (Latin America) golpea al raton
- French le tape-taupe
- German Schlag-den-Maulwurf
- Italian lo schiaccia il topo
- Russian Прибить крота (pribitʹ krota)
- Greek χτύπα το ποντίκι (xtipa to pontiki)
- Arabic لعبة واك اه ماوس (luebat wak ah mawis)
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