"Hasta pronto."
Translation:See you soon.
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i guessed like 6 different things til i finally put "until soon" and got it right. DuoLingo needs to give not only the "right" answer, but also the translation that it's getting at. I couldn't have guessed "see you soon" from the definitions of the words "Hasta" and "Pronto".
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IMO - the phrase should be introduced BEFORE we are asked to translate.... the program so often gives us the bit in voicing AFTER we have fumbled with the translation. I hope the programmers are listening -- a programmed approach will usually 'give it' before 'testing it.' Hope the techs are lurking....
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I respectfully disagree. When learning a new language, sometimes it is best to caught offguard and possibly unprepared. "There's no success like failure, and failure's no success at all." -- Bob Dylan
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I agree. This is a free program & they are helping us to learn a new language. We can learn from our mistakes as well. Sometimes trial & error is also another way to learn.
I agree with this approach. I think it mainly bothers the perfectionists who don't want to get any answer wrong. BTW Berni Wrightson fan much?
The only problem is that if you translate it literally then Duolingo tells you you are right without telling it that it is better translated to 'see you soon' in English (unless you go to the comments). An 'this also means' line would be helpful here.
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I suppose that's there for people who already have a background grasp of the language though it feels a bit trick questionny...sky turtle?
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Maybe not trick-ish so much as just a little slap-dash in terms of programming the presentation. Some folks want to act as if: 1) it is deliberate, to tickle the cognitive sensors 2) anything the bird does is okay, just because the service is free 3) all of use just need to accept whatever comes forth without any expectation of quality. Personally, I think any/every -thing should be improved to the extent possible. There is great knowledge about how people learn, we can profit from that ... if we pay attention.... so much for my soapbox! Good luck, and don't let the naughty-mischievous DUO-owlie break your heart or spunk!!
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Agreed. There should be a function that shows although it translates to until soon, the appropriate translation in English would be see you soon. How else would we know that?
It makes sense to me, as a native English speaker. Sometimes I will write this to close a letter (aka a valediction).
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Hola Amigo Huysan:
They are similar, but not the same. "Hasta pronto" = See you soon (no specific time).
"Hasta luego" = See you then (either a specific time or an understood as a time mutually agreed upon.)
Although, sometimes "hasta luego" is used just as another way to say "Goodbye". Ciao.
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I just jumped from "Hasta mañana." which is "Until tomorrow." literally and "See you tomorrow." colloquially. So "Until soon." literally and "See you soon." colloquially. It's not how we would say it in English, but, it isn't English. ;) And, unlike much of English, it does have the advantage of, at least, being consistent!
at least these are usable sentences now, even if they're not directly translatable into English... and my native-speaking aquaintances use them, too.....
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I have never in my life uttered the phrases "til soon" or "until soon." We simply say, "soon."
I think Duo Lingo just wants us to associate "Hasta pronto" with "Hasta luego" which it has taught us previews to this lesson. which to me doesn't seem like all that much of it to ask. even if that leads to one wrong answer to learn it.
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Does the word hasta also mean "to see", or is this like the English term "later", which is used to mean "see you later"?
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Hola Amigo Talca: Not used much in my experience in Mexico and Honduras. They are aware, though, of the Schwarzenegger (spelling?) connection and they do use the phrase humorously in the Arnold accent.
usually:
hasta luego = "see you later" and hasta pronto = "see you soon"
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I guessed "see you early" as in "See you early in the morning." How would you say that if pronto means early?
I have never heard anyone say "Til soon" in my life, but somehow that is the 'correct' answer it gave me.
