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Insects

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1. 🦋

   나비

   na-bi

   butterfly

   noun

   • 정원에 예쁜 나비가 날아다니고 있어요.

     A beautiful butterfly is flying around in the garden.

   • 저는 나비를 봤어요.

     I saw a butterfly.

2. 🐜

   개미

   gae-mi

   ant

   noun

   • 개미들이 빵을 나르고 있어요.

     The ants are carrying bread.

   • 작은 개미가 많아요.

     There are many small ants.

3. 🐝

   벌

   beol

   bee

   noun

   • 벌이 꽃에서 꿀을 모아요.

     The bee collects honey from flowers.

   • 벌에 쏘였어요.

     I was stung by a bee.

4. 🦟

   모기

   mo-gi

   mosquito

   noun

   • 모기가 많은 계절이에요.

     It's the season when there are many mosquitoes.

   • 모기에 물렸어요.

     I was bitten by a mosquito.

5. 🐉

   잠자리

   jam-ja-ri

   dragonfly

   noun

   • 강가에서 잠자리를 봤어요.

     I saw a dragonfly by the river.

   • 잠자리가 빠르게 날아요.

     The dragonfly flies fast.

6. 🪲

   딱정벌레

   ttag-jeong-beol-le

   beetle

   noun

   • 아이가 딱정벌레를 잡았어요.

     The child caught a beetle.

   • 딱정벌레는 딱딱한 등껍질이 있어요.

     A beetle has a hard shell on its back.

7. 🦗

   귀뚜라미

   gwi-ttu-ra-mi

   cricket

   noun

   • 밤에 귀뚜라미 소리가 들려요.

     At night, you can hear the sound of crickets.

   • 귀뚜라미가 울고 있어요.

     The cricket is chirping.

8. 🪰

   파리

   pa-ri

   fly

   noun

   • 음식 위에 파리가 앉았어요.

     A fly landed on the food.

   • 파리를 쫓아버렸어요.

     I drove the fly away.