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The moment when you realized you have been pronouncing it the wrong way since high school math classes
I'm guessing they figured telling teens to say it pee would wreck their concentration ;)
I wouldn't want to be a teacher in that classroom. ;-))
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I would, as long as I get the pie!-)
How true. But then every language chooses how to pronounce so I guess it balances out. :-)
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Less of a choice, more of a long series off mistakes and allophones that eventually spirals out of control. French used to pronounce its consonants, for example.
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I realized that a long time ago. But it's not that you're pronouncing it wrong, but that English pronounces "i" weirdly. As /ai/, instead of /i/. Also, English pronounces {ee} as /i/, instead of /e/. What a mess.
Thanks for sharing that's very interesting and good to know.
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The same as the Latin /p/ letter. It's been that way across many scripts and many languages, for a long time.
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And I'm guessing PHI is actually PHEE too. 3.14 is cool, but I'm partial to 1.618.
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Essentially, it was just π plus aspiration. The vowel ending is indeed identical. ("i" in Latin, "ι" in Greek. I suppose it would be "ee" in English, since no one uses macrons anymore.)
I do concede to you that irrational numbers in Greek numerals are cool, but 6 is my favourite. (Though I suppose that's Hebrew.)
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As the course progresses we'll see who the real math nerds are. :)
I'm afraid I don't recognize that letter. It doesn't seem to be Greek. Choose one from here:
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H-bar. The reduced Planck constant ... :P Equals approximately 1.055×10^−34m^2kg/s
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sigh I got the same prompt twice in a row. It was the greek audio for the sound "pee". Duolingo asked for the Greek translation, so I wrote "π". Correct! I was told.
Then I got exactly the same prompt, so I wrote exactly the same response. Incorrect! I was supposed to have written "πι".
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Same thing happened to me. Writing the letter "π" wasn't good enough. I was supposed to spell out "πι." Now how was I supposed to know that? :-) :-(
If you had the Greek Πι you were expected to write the Latin "p, or pee or pi" any of these would be ok. If you had the Latin and had to write it in Greek or had a listening exercise then either "π or πι" should have been accepted.
If it was not then this is a system error and you should report it directly to the technical branch of the course. The moderators are not authorized to handle those areas. We create the lessons and assist learners with the language.
https://support.duolingo.com/hc/en-us
Sorry about the confusion.
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Hmmm Unable to see how long ago this happened, but obviously it hasn't been fixed yet!
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it is not an error you just wont change it. π and πι make the same sound in Greek. Both answers should be correct. I have this issue with just about every lesson I have taken for Greek on this website for a variety of letters. It is ridiculous this hasn't been fixed yet. Imagine if in english the audio says "p" but expects you to write "pee". How are we supposed to know what to write when it is pronounced the same.
Yes, I'm sorry that the alphabet skill has so many errors and sorry that changing it has not been possible so far. We are busy working on a new tree which will overcome these errors.
Were these both in Listening exercises? It would help us if we knew to be able to m ake corrections. Thank you.
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We also pronounce this greek letter in Portuguese ''pee''. :)
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I imagine most Romance languages would, the same as they pronounce their own letters. Probably German too. English is the major exception here.
Yes, we get a lot of that on this site. But this is a foreign language and you'll come across lots of odd or funny stuff.
We are just trying to show the correct pronunciation of the Greek letter Ππ. Learning a new language may bring up some unusual expressions. If you read the other comments on this page you'll see it's been mentioned before.
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"Type what you hear" strikes again. I heard "pi" (pronounced "pee") and typed the Greek letter "π" but the explanation I was given for being wrong was that I had typed in English instead of Greek even though π was showing on the screen.
If the question is in Greek it expects you to write the English...p. Here is a full list of the alphabet for your convenience.
https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/22424028
And here are some other links helpful links. https://forum.duolingo.com/topic/936
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I'm hearing "bee". Is it supposed to be so, or is the pronunciation here wrong?
Yes, "pee" is the correct pronunciation. The audio sounds ok to me.
Hi! Please read this post "MODERN GREEK RESOURCES How to get the keyboard and much more." https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/22040507.
That can be fixed very easily. All computers have a variety of keyboards just check here how to get yours. Also, read some of the hints and resources and bookmark this link for later use.
https://www.duolingo.com/comment/22040507
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