Topic: Czech

"hezký dům"

Translation:nice house

September 8, 2017

9 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/FreakingNews
  • 1225

The answer "beautiful house" wasn't accepted. Is it still a correct translation, though?

September 8, 2017
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/kacenka9
Mod

    Beautiful is a step up from 'hezky'. Hezky is pretty, beautiful is krásný

    September 8, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/iv2aW1VS

      But in English pretty and beautiful are not steps apart, they can be used interchangeably

      January 3, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/BoneheadBass
      Mod
      • 658

      There is definitely a difference between "pretty" and "beautiful" in English, with the latter being, as kacenka9 put it, "a step up." Because there are different words in Czech as well as in English, the course is pretty consistent in not accepting one when the other is more appropriate.

      January 3, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/StanislavS603884

        Why "cute house" is wrong?

        April 25, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Lucie441322

          Nice = hezký, cute = roztomilý, it has a different meaning in Czech

          September 8, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ryan379785

            I suppose in English "nice" and "cute" are different. nice being broad and cute being specific to certain characteristics ie. small etc. so maybe its the same with Czech?

            June 4, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Unbedingt
            • 51

            Is there a difference between "pěkný dům" and "hezký dům"?

            October 4, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/VladaFu
            Mod

              not really

              October 4, 2018
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