"Вони будуть співати? Так, пізніше."

Translation: Will they sing? Yes, later.

[5JB3]

I am reading this sentence, while watching a Mafia movie. Which makes me wonder: does it have the same double meaning in Ukrainian? Thank you in advance!)

[sagitta145]

Hmmm... I don't think so :D What connotation does it have in English?

[Neil124366]

Sagitta, in the mafia movies " Singing" has the connotation of revealing the proprietary information to the police. This is a shortened reference to "Sing like a canary"

[SJOl61]

It has that meaning in Russian ) at least )

[CainRose]

Why is "Will they be singing? Yes, later." marked as incorrect? Is there a distinction in Ukrainian (in general) between the simple and continuous aspects in English?

[Sosnytskiy]

No, there's no distinction.
"Will they be singing? Yes, later." should be accepted as correct.

[sagitta145]

Right now I see it as being accepted, so someone fixed it. Thanks for noticing :)

[Neil124366]

This sentence can also be said in exactly the same word sequence in English: "They will sing?" Why would it be marked incorrect?