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    Translation

    A beetle buzzes in the reeds, a bumblebee whispers and grates behind the wall.

    Vocabulary

    • chrząszcz — beetle
    • brzmieć — to buzz, to sound (3rd sg. present: brzmi)
    • trzcina — reed (locative: trzcinie)
    • trzmiel — bumblebee
    • szeptać — to whisper (3rd sg. present: szepce)
    • zgrzytać — to grate, to grind (3rd sg. present: zgrzyta)
    • ściana — wall (instrumental: ścianą)

    Grammar note

    'W trzcinie' — locative after 'w' (in the reeds). 'Za ścianą' — instrumental after 'za' (behind). 'Szepce i zgrzyta' — two verbs coordinated with 'i' (and), both 3rd person singular present.

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