"hamster"

Translation: hamster

[Zerr_]

This course is really quite difficult.

[sebastianmolin]

why is that? :-)

Just wondering what we could do to make it easier!

[Zerr_]

No, I was kidding, because the word for "hamster" is just "hamster". The course is actually excellent good so far; you did a great job on it.

[sebastianmolin]

:-)))

[Thomas_Slo]

It would definitely make the course easier and more systematic if somebody had added the articles when introducing new words.

[MortimerCat]

You could include 'irony' in the basics.

[superjervee]

XD

[XD29]

In another course on Memrise I learned "hârciog" for hamster, are the two words interchangeable?

[danny90109]

yes

[XD29]

Thank you!

[Arcaeca]

From the Hungarian hörcsög, I would wager. :)

[NikaBergant]

Actually both Hungarian hörcsög and Romanian hârciog are of Slavic origin -->hrčak/hrček

[A.Igor]

Intresting. Because we use another word in Russian and Ukrainian, Belorussian, Polish, Bulgarian are also using something like ours хомяк (chomiak) - Хом'як, хамяк, chomik, xомяк but Czech, Croatian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovens uses křeček, hrčak, хрчак, chrček, hrčki

[John_on_Du]

the word hamster is also related to slavic itself (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hamster#Etymology)

[XD29]

Thanks

[jl45a]

I always get this one wrong, does anyone have any tips to help learn this word. Mnemonics appreciated - i am native english speaker

[jmr.sumay]

the struggle is real

[greenq]

Another Slavic loanword, this time through some Germanic language.

[flootzavut]

I had a moment of confusion because seeing "hamster" made me think I was supposed to be translating into Romanian, not out of it... 8-o

[NacherIzI]

Ham↑ster↓

[passionfruit12]

there's an audio problem here. I had to press it like 5 times for it to work and it delayed.

[Elisauco]

Who would have guest

[Asfand7]

Guessed*.. and is your profile picture a symbol of Roma people? The wheel of the caravan? im just curious

[Elisauco]

Typo. Yes it is, not many people know that actually, have it tattooed on both of my arms)

[Asfand7]

I love the culture and the Lore, plus my wife has Roma relatives. I wish you all the best my friend.

[ryry467228]

This question is so difficult wtf

[NathanBurt15]

Loving the way the bot says it.

[darkdamosel]

obviously