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I think that's a good thing as it is more like the way real people speak naturally. If we're unsure there's always the slow button option to double check :-)
I think it's very clear slowed down. Although, I have to disagree a bit with doctorgabi... it's often difficult to distinguish sounds on duolingo because of something akin to clipping/distortion in the audio playback, which isn't really good mimicry of listening to a native speaker who is running words together.
Slow or fast, that is what I hear with special headphones, this system is not disability friendly or accessible unfortunately- I get marked down when I am right
Lol thats so mean but i couldnt help but laugh. Distinguishing il/un comes with time. Ive grown up in an italian family and i have no problem distinguishing the difference. You just need to hear it a lot and have plenty of experience around the language.
The pronounciation of 'biscotto' sounds like 'biscuotto'. (Right example: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/It-un_biscotto.ogg)
thanks a lot! I was unsure about this. I thought maybe it was supposed to sound like 'biscuotto', but it seems to be 'biscotto' after all
It isn't, that is just due to the American's using the word cookie. Which I might add infuriates me!
She doesn't pronounce "il" at all. I just filled the pause in with un, which she comes closer to saying.
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I take it there are a lot of beans and cookies in Italy? They're the only food items I'm having to translate :P
It must be a glitch. One time I had to do the same translation over and over and over again. I just quit. :P
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Depends on where you live! It's the same thing in England - i.e. biscuit = cookie (but we call them biscuits in England, not cookies!). Whereas a biscuit is a completely different thing to an American. It is not a cookie, but more like an English scone.
I think it is quite clear at "slower" speed. At normal speed it can be confusing indeed but I agree with what doctorgabi said.
Muitas vezes, no ingles nao se utiliza o "the" antes dos respectivos substantivos. ..acho q respostas assim sem o artigo deveriam ser aceitas
Também acho. Algumas vezes o Duolingo aceita ou sugere que usemos sem o artigo, mas agora não aceitou. :(
Losing a heart while trying to hear a singular or plural ending seems extreme.
Biscuits are usually dryer than cookies. They're pretty much the same though. Most of the time.
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It was clear to me that she said Il, but I typed in 'il' and it was counted as wrong? Because I didn't capitalize the I?
I never used periods at the ends of sentences either and have not been counted wrong. Will someone please explain?
