ếch nhái

ếch nhái is a Vietnamese noun for amphibians, especially frogs, toads, and similar frog-like creatures as a group. You might meet it in nature scenes with ponds, rain, fields, and the sound of croaking after a storm. But how is ếch nhái different from ếch, nhái, cóc, or the more scientific động vật lưỡng cư? This lesson looks at that useful contrast, plus the natural sound phrase ếch nhái ộp oạp. Watch the full lesson to hear how the word works in real Vietnamese.