"Moja żona kupuje piękną sukienkę."

Translation: My wife is buying a beautiful dress.

[ajmaeen]

duolingo doesn't accept 'pretty dress'... wanted to know if that is a mistake?
does piekny also translate to 'pretty'?

[Jellei]

"pretty" and "beautiful" are not the same thing, "beautiful" is without a doubt stronger. So is "piękny" compared to "ładny".

[JoanieKatz]

Pretty! even beautiful, but GORGEOUS???? COME ON!

[Jellei]

Not the most probable option, but well, it's closer to "piękną" than "pretty" is.

"pretty" is "ładną".

[Iva52893]

The trouble is that in English one would almost always say "a pretty dress", but "a beautiful gown" for an evening gown.

[MichThatsMe]

What would be the best translation for "Lovely"

[Emwue]

All depends on context, there are quite a few possibilities, but generally for a 'lovely dress' I would go with „śliczna sukienka” or maybe „cudowna sukienka”.

[Frederic606350]

Why "purchasing" is not accepted here?

[Jellei]

Because people rarely use it ;) Sure, added now.

[Arnoldpitt]

Which is stronger piekna or ladna? Which should one use for pretty and which for beautiful?

[Arnoldpitt]

Sorry! I have now your read your explanation that piekna is stronger