🇬🇧🇪🇸 duck - pato : English Lesson

Meaning of "duck" ("pato"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A duck is a bird with webbed feet, a flat beak, and feathers that help it float on water. Ducks love to swim in ponds, waddle on land, and say “quack quack!” They can fly, dive, and even sleep while floating!

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Dad tried to chase the duck. The duck chased him instead.

I put a tiny hat on my duck. He looked ready for a job interview.

At school, I brought my duck for show-and-tell. He quacked through the whole thing.

The duck waddled into the kitchen like he owned the place.

I tried to race the duck. I lost. By a lot.

A small boy drops bread by the pond. A duck walks and waddles to the water. The duck quacks and swims fast to the bread. The duck takes the bread in its mouth and swims back to the boy. The boy laughs and claps. The duck eats and looks at him. The boy waves at the duck.

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This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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