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Swedish due on Duolingo

  • 16-11-2014 11:10am
    #1
    Manach
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,733 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    As an FYI, Swedish->English is due on https://www.duolingo.com/ this Monday.
    I've signed on and used the Irish->English version as an app so hopefully it shall be as good.


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  • #2
    Lady Chuckles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,279 ✭✭✭Lady Chuckles


    I love the Duolingo app :D
    I use it for Irish and my man uses it for Swedish.

    The sentences are quite advanced towards the end and one thing I did overhear as he was practicing it was a funny mispronunciation.

    "Alla måste betala s katt" :pac:

    The pause between s and k in the word "skatt" made it sound like "cat" instead of "tax". Aside from that, I think the pronunciation is pretty good in general :):)


  • #3
    Manach
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,733 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manach


    Good to know not the only user. I think that some of the Duolingo voices are machine based, so that might explain the pronunciation. Myself, looking forward to the Norwegian course which is at 100% incubation so due fairly soon (I can then understand the Norse/Swedish jokes)


    2Once there came a customer into a store and asked, "Kan jag få två smørgåssar?" (May I have two sandwiches). The store-clerk then asked, "Are you Swedish?" whereupon the customer said (in Norwegian), " er det fordi jag sa 'smørgåssar' de skjønnte at jag var svensk?" (is it because I said 'smørgåssar' (Swedish for sandwiches) that you thought I was Swedish). The clerk made a cunning smirk, "No, it's because you're in a hardware store."
    "- http://www.epicski.com/t/55902/swedish-and-norwegian-jokes


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