il porcellino d'India
[portʃel'lino dindja]
masculine noun
guinea pig
Lesson: Exotic animals, Level 12
How the word "il porcellino d'India" is translated into English
[portʃel'lino dindja]
masculine noun
guinea pig
Lesson: Exotic animals, Level 12
Mio figlio vorrebbe tanto un porcellino d'India.
[ˈmio ˈfiʎʎo vorˈrɛbbe ˈtanto un portʃelˈlino dinˈdia.]
My son really wants a guinea pig.
Il porcellino d'India mangia soprattutto verdura e fieno.
[il portʃelˈlino dinˈdia ˈmandʒa sopratˈtutto verˈdura ˈe ˈffjɛno.]
The guinea pig mainly eats vegetables and hay.
Abbiamo due porcellini d'India in giardino.
[abˈbjamo ˈdue portʃelˈlini dinˈdia in dʒarˈdino.]
We have two guinea pigs in the garden.
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