Topic: Ukrainian

"Ми їдемо на тролейбусі."

Translation:We are going by trolleybus.

November 8, 2015

24 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Bit2

    Why wasn't tram accepted?

    January 12, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/greg.mort

      Tram is 'трамвай'

      January 12, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/dakota165

        What is the difference between trolley and trolleybus?

        November 28, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/sagitta145
        Mod

          They mean the same

          January 10, 2019
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/va-diim

            Those are just busses, in your Wikipedia link. Nobody here in California at least says "trolleybus."

            January 10, 2019
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/juufa72
            • 8

            Trolley is like a 'train', it is on steel tracks. A trolleybus is a bus that is hooked up to wires, which power the trolleybus, above. Google image search is your friend.

            November 29, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/StephenT.L

              By that logic, "tram" should also be accepted, right?

              December 26, 2015
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/manat297076
              Plus

                Trolleybuses, as well as so called "shared taxis", which are indeed small buses going on pre-defined routs, are not common to many countries. This fact creates misunderstanding and confusion among the DL community. It would be very helpful if the creators of this unit used pictures to introduce the words for those means of public transportation, which are unique to Ukraine.

                June 6, 2018
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/juufa72
                • 8

                Why is the definite marked wrong? ("The trolleybus")

                November 8, 2015
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/greg.mort

                  You don't need "the" there. It's "by plane", "by bus" etc

                  November 8, 2015
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/juufa72
                  • 8

                  Sorry, I did not finish: "We are going on the trolleybus". 'Na' = 'on', et.al.

                  November 29, 2015
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/sagitta145
                  Mod

                    "on the" is accepted now.

                    January 10, 2019
                    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/piznajko

                      'we are riding a trolley' shouldn't it be accepted too?

                      March 5, 2016
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