

Los peces respiran por las branquias.
[los ˈpeθes resˈpiɾam poɾ laz ˈβɾaŋkjas.]
Fish breathe through their gills.
¿Sabes cómo funcionan las branquias de un pez?
[¿ˈsaβes ˈkomo funˈθjonan laz ˈβɾaŋkjaz ðe um ˈpeθ?]
Do you know how a fish's gills work?
El pescado fresco tiene las branquias rojas y brillantes.
[el pesˈkaðo ˈfɾesko ˈtjene laz ˈβɾaŋkjas ˈroxas i βɾiˈʎantes.]
Fresh fish has red and shiny gills.
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