la luciérnaga
[lu.'θjɛɾ.na.ɣa]
feminine noun
firefly
Lesson: Insects, Level 16
How the word "la luciérnaga" is translated into English
[lu.'θjɛɾ.na.ɣa]
feminine noun
firefly
Lesson: Insects, Level 16
En el campo vimos una luciérnaga.
[en el ˈkampo ˈβimos ˈuna luˈθjeɾnaɣa.]
We saw a firefly in the countryside.
¿Por qué brillan las luciérnagas?
[¿poɾ ˈke ˈβɾiʎan laz luˈθjeɾnaɣas?]
Why do fireflies glow?
De niño cazaba luciérnagas en el pueblo.
[de ˈniɲo kaˈθaβa luˈθjeɾnaɣas en el ˈpweβlo.]
As a child, I used to catch fireflies in the village.
"la luciérnaga" is in the lesson "Insects" (Level 16), along with 21 other useful words. LinDuo has 180 topic lessons like this one, 2,369 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.