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Like most Italian words with four syllables, "tartaruga" should have the emphasis on the penultimate syllable: "tartaRUga".
agreed, that robot Italian lady needs reprogramming. What's a tartarta, anyway?
The first word sounds exactly like HAI, not e. There's too much aspiration. If I must translate what your lady says three times, I can never make it though the exercise. Very discouraging. i am Italian and i have taken Italian courses. Very discouraging.
It will be a while before I come back to duolingo, if at all.
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I said "it is your tortoise" and got it wrong. I guess a turtle and a tortoise are not the same "tartaruga"
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I think a "tartaruga" can be either a turtle or a tortoise.
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Would that become a question if i just put a question mark at the end?
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I seriously thought she was saying "tortalga"... Whatever that might mean...
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I thought she was saying "carta..." something. I reported it as an audio problem.
it sounds like tua tartante no matter how many times I listen. So how can I get the correct solution?
Agree too much aspiration in our computer voice. But for the life of me I couldn't hear the last word. My ears heard an 's' in the middle of the word even after listening several times. Must have gotten imprinted!
could it be" it is your turtle" or" is it your turtle" . Both are correct?
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Nope. In English, questions and statements follow different word orders.
- Example (question): "Are both correct?"
- Example (statement): "Both are correct."
I translated this as "Is it your turtle" Ok that is wrong but how do you say "Is it your turtle?"
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It can be said the same way except the inflection is different and there would be a question mark. I made the same mistake.
That's weird, my parents would call women's private parts turtles when i was a kid.
If the turtle is a feminine noun, it seems correct to refer to her as lei
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I'm not sure I understand what you're getting at here.
If I understand you correctly, that would change the literal translation from "the your turtle" to "she the turtle". That's probably not super helpful --especially if the turtle in question is male. :)
