
der Orang-Utan
[o:rɑ̃ŋ u:ta:n]
masculine noun
orangutan
Lesson: Exotic animals, Level 12

[o:rɑ̃ŋ u:ta:n]
masculine noun
orangutan
Lesson: Exotic animals, Level 12
Der Lebensraum der Orang-Utans wird immer kleiner.
[deːɐ ˈleːbn̩sˌraʊ̯m deːɐ ʔoːraŋˈʔuːtans ˈvɪrt ˈɪmɐ ˈklaɪ̯nɐ.]
The orangutans' habitat is getting smaller and smaller.
Ein Orang-Utan verbringt fast sein ganzes Leben auf Bäumen.
[ˈaɪ̯n ʔoːraŋˈʔuːtan fɛɐ̯ˈbrɪŋt ˈfast ˈzaɪ̯n ˈɡantsəs ˈleːbn̩ ˈaʊ̯f ˈbɔɪ̯mən.]
An orangutan spends almost its whole life in the trees.
Warum ist der junge Orang-Utan nicht bei seiner Mutter?
[vaˈrʊm ˈɪst deːɐ ˈjʊŋə ʔoːraŋˈʔuːtan ˈnɪçt ˈbaɪ̯ ˈzaɪ̯nɐ ˈmʊtɐ?]
Why isn't the young orangutan with its mother?
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