"我的妹妹也要冰茶。"
Translation:My younger sister also wants iced tea.
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Should accept 'little sister' as that's how most Americans say younger sister
You are correct. You will find that they actually use "little sister" as an alternative in a number of lessons later in the course. Same as "little brother" as a replacement for younger brother.
Consistency is not this course's strong point. Get ready to be marked wrong for many anomalies like this.
Not just Americans. Here in the UK i would much rather say 'little sister'
It didn't accept it and I've just reported it because I thought there was no difference too.
"My younger sisters wants iced tea too" is not accepted as a correct answer and I think it should be accepted as such.
As an American that grew up in the midwest "iced tea" sounds charmingly old fashioned like Mr. Burns saying "I'm really enjoying this so called iced cream."
妹妹 is yonger sister and 姐姐 is older sister. So what about twin sister or twin brother, and what about siblings( sister and brother) ?
Twins use the same words (one is the 哥哥 or 姐姐, the other is the 弟弟 or 妹妹). In other words, the birth order of twins matters.
Was marked wrong for "will have". I think "will have" and "want" are 都可以 in the context of ordering at a café or restaurant. Otherwise, 想 would be best as a verb of choice for specifically "want".
I dont get why 的 is used for the family members because earlier i was watching a chinese movie and whenever the actress was referring to her brother she would say " 我弟弟" rather than saying " 我的弟弟" im a little confused , can someone explain ?? ,
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Before a noun, just 想 means miss, like "I moved away and I miss my old friends".
If you want to say want before a noun, use 要 or 想要.
Is it nessecary yo write wants instead of want when I first wrote want it gave me wrong
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Yes. It is because of correct English conjugation. Wants is the third-person conjugation of the verb to want, while want is the first- and second-person conjugation, as well as the plural conjugation.
However, I think that writing want should be considered as a typo.
I have never ever heard anyone say "iced tea". Is this another "duolingo" word? I mean, "ice tea" is a pretty universal word...
I dont know if my question is totally related to the topic but why is " 的" being used with family members , earlier i was watching a chinese movie and whenever the actress was referring to her younger brother she would say " 我弟弟" rather than saying " 我的弟弟" im a little confused , would someone care to explain ??
