When to use tadpole in Korean

Korean: 올챙이[ ol-chaeng-i ]

tadpole
tadpole

When to use it

A tadpole is a baby frog that lives in water and has a tail. In Korean, this animal is called 올챙이. People use this word when talking about ponds, streams, and frogs growing up.

Example sentences

  1. 연못에 올챙이가 많아요.

    There are many tadpoles in the pond.

  2. 아이가 병에 올챙이 한 마리를 넣었어요.

    The child put one tadpole in a jar.

  3. 과학 시간에 올챙이를 봤어요.

    We saw tadpoles in science class.

  4. 엄마, 올챙이가 정말 귀여워요.

    Mom, the tadpoles are really cute.

  5. 수족관 가게에 올챙이가 있어요?

    Do you have tadpoles at the aquarium shop?

  6. 여행 중에 시골 개울에서 올챙이를 찾았어요.

    During the trip, we found tadpoles in a country stream.