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.
Conversation
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PX296
¿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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Cassian
En el polo norte, en el Artico.
At the north pole, in the Arctic.
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PX296
¿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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Cassian
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