
l'ippopotamo
[ippo'pɔtamo]
masculine noun
hippopotamus
Lesson: Dangerous animals, Level 9

[ippo'pɔtamo]
masculine noun
hippopotamus
Lesson: Dangerous animals, Level 9
L'ippopotamo sembra tranquillo, ma è molto pericoloso.
[lippopotamo] ˈsembra tranˈkwillo, ma ˈɛ ˈmmolto perikoˈlozo.]
The hippo looks calm, but it's very dangerous.
Durante il safari abbiamo visto tanti ippopotami.
[duˈrante il saˈfari abˈbjamo ˈvisto ˈtanti ippoˈpɔtami.]
During the safari we saw lots of hippos.
Sapevi che l'ippopotamo può correre molto velocemente?
[saˈpevi ˈke llippopotamo] pwɔ ˈkkorrere ˈmolto velotʃeˈmente?]
Did you know that the hippo can run very fast?
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