How the word "le branchie" is translated into English
I pesci respirano attraverso le branchie.
[i ˈpeʃʃi respirano attraˈvɛrso ˈle ˈbrankje.]
Fish breathe through their gills.
Dalle branchie rosse capisci che il pesce è fresco.
[dalle ˈbrankje ˈrosse kaˈpiʃʃi ˈke il ˈpeʃʃe ˈɛ ˈffresko.]
You can tell the fish is fresh from its red gills.
Non sapevo che i girini respirassero con le branchie.
[ˈnon saˈpevo ˈke i dʒiˈrini respiˈrassero ˈkon ˈle ˈbrankje.]
I didn't know that tadpoles breathe with gills.
"le branchie" is in the lesson "Fishes" (Level 14), along with 10 other useful words. LinDuo has 180 topic lessons like this one, 2,375 words in total. Every word has an illustration, a transcription and pronunciation in a female and a male voice. Just 10–15 minutes a day is enough to learn them all. Free, and works offline.