- Forum >
- Topic: German >
- "Ihr esst Suppe."
34 Comments
To me, "Ihr esst" sounds like "Er isst". How can I tell the difference when speaking?
In case of "Ihr esst" the verb "esst" starts with an "a" as in "ate" or an "e" as in "end" when she pronounces it. In case of "Er isst" it is a clear "i" as in "in". You have to listen to how she pronounces the verb and then decide the subject.
This is my problem. My ear isn't trained well enough yet to know for sure what she's saying! Any suggestions?
Its not your ear thats the problem, is her voice. They should see to get the voices done naturally like a human being rather than a bloody robot.
Same problem here. I knew I had to choose between the two of them and I chose the wrong answer. Can anybody tell us the difference in pronunciation??
If instead of ihr, I would have used "du", what should have substituted esst? Also when are du and ihr used?
ihr is "you guys" or "y'all it doesn't matter you, her, or it. The esst would be esse if it was referring to a singular he, she, it.
I think it should be accepted, but maybe they forgot to add "you all" to acceptable answers.
yes ihr is you I got it wrong saying something else (I can't remember) and I got it wrong and saw that it said "you" so I was like ok now I know
No. If you use a spoon, then you "eat" the soup. If you're drinking the soup, then it's in a cup and no utensils are involved.
LouiseEnglish's idea about the accent could be spot on. I was showing Duolingo to a German speaking friend of mine and she noted the accents...but did not show her this particular lesson.
The way she said it sounded like she said soupe when it was Suppe luckly they wrote it of as a typo
Could you explain what you mean? I don't think German uses the diphthong "ou"; is it possible that you were using English spelling by accident?
no I literally said soupe just like she said it and they said it was a typo so I slipped by clean
You are right about s being pronounced like z (unless in front of t, p, ch). The clip sounds fine to me though, maybe you could compare it to other examples of Suppe https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Suppe
Have you come across any German words using "ou"? I still don't think it's used in German spelling.
BTW, can anyone explain me one thing, why does the auto translation show, "to eat soup", like Bengali language? I am sure, I will not be able to eat soup. Please could someone explain this irrelevant logic!!
No, that’s not right. In nominative case, ihr is ‘you, plural, informal.”
61
It's too hard to hear the difference between, "Ihr esst Suppe and Er isst Suppe". The bot voice does not do a good job of distinguishing the difference between the sounds.
Please someone tell me what is the difference between "ihr isst" and "ihr esst".
