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Nature and animals
Mountains, rivers, fields, and the animals of the farm, the house and the zoo.
Most of these words are native Korean and short: 산, 강, 꽃, 새. Korean draws a line that English does not: a live fish is 물고기, “water meat”, while fish on a plate is 생선; a live chicken is 닭, its meat 닭고기. Young animals often have a word of their own — 강아지, 병아리, 송아지 — and every animal is counted with 마리: 고양이 두 마리.
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키우다to keep (an animal); to grow; to bring upVerb2
저는 집에서 고양이 두 마리를 키워요.I keep two cats at home.
낳다to give birth to; to lay (an egg)Verb2
닭이 알을 낳았어요.The hen has laid an egg.
Said [나타]; 낳아요 is said [나아요].
헤엄치다to swim (of animals; also of people)Verb2
오리들이 호수에서 헤엄치고 있어요.Ducks are swimming on the lake.
물다to biteVerb2
저 개는 사람을 물지 않아요.That dog doesn't bite.
This list belongs to Nature, weather and the environment — nine lists and 359 words that can also be practised as a whole.
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Multiple choice and gaps, drawn from exactly these 39 words. Whatever you get wrong comes back tomorrow.