"我的孩子爱英语歌。"
Translation:My child loves English songs.
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I failed a legendary test twice in a row because I typed music instead of songs. Very annoying, since they both mean basically the same thing. I got it right on the 3rd test, though!
Songs basically mean Music, same as crows basically mean black birds.
But all black birds are not crows, just like all music is not songs.
My children love Englsih song should be okay too because 孩子could mean children in Chinese. You don't have to say 孩子们 to mean children.
Am I correct in thinking that 英语 refers only to the language, or can it be used for nationality as well? I got this wrong the first time because I wrote 英国的 - as in songs from England (which would also generally be called "English songs" in English). I learned 语 is language, 国 is land or country, and 文 is culture (and language), so English (language) is 英语 or 英文, and English (person or something from the country) is 英国～.
"~语" only refers to languages :) However if you really use "French song" to mean "the song from France," it can really be "法国(的)歌," though this sense is less common. For "~文," it generally just means languages. "法语" and "法文" are interchangeable for most speakers. The others you mentioned are all correct :)
I think a more accurate translation would be "My child loves songs in English". "English songs" implies that the songs originate from England, whereas "Songs in English" means the lyrics are English, without specifying the origin.
No difference. When translated to English it can be plural or not, depending on the context
And rightly so. Its like saying "I love banana".
Which banana? Why only one particular banana out of the hundreds available in the fruit shop?
Does the speaker's pronunciation of 英 in 英语歌 sound like "yeng" instead of "ying" to anyone else?
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You could say "the English song," but in the singular "English song" is wrong without an article.
Strictly speaking, English song is correct. "Song" can be a collective noun, as in the expression "song and dance."
Hmm, interesting. I agree that one could (but only rarely would) say "he likes English song," with "song" referring to something more general (i.e. music or 'song and dance' rather than particular songs). Does the Chinese sentence support this translation?
For the answer I wrote “My child loves British songs” which was considered incorrect。I am therefore assuming that ”English“ refers to the language rather than the nationality。As in ”My child loves songs that are in English“。
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I think "songs in English" should be accepted. Honestly "English songs" isn't a good translation anyway. If you say "English songs" it sounds more like songs from England specifically, 英国哥. American songs and Kiwi songs can also be 英语歌 but nobody would call them "English songs" even if that's technically correct.
@Doug - why are you calling American and Kiwi songs 英语歌? They would be sung in American English or New Zealand English, won't they? If they are sung in normal English then the above Chinese sentence is correct anyway.
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The pronunciation practice for Chinese hasn't worked since yesterday. Italian pronunciation works, though.
How do I know that the sentence refers to a plural or singular form of "孩子"?
Because the child loves all / most English songs. If it was only one song and the child didn't like English songs in general, then you would have named it in your sentence.. "My child loves 'Thank you for the music'.." or "My child loves 'Mama Mia'.." etc.
Hope it makes sense.
".. children loves.." is wrong; that's why.
It should be ".. child loves.." or ".. children love.."
i.e. subject - verb agreement issue.
No. The correct answer is displayed at the top of the page "My child loves English songs".
I've highlighted the word which is wrong in your response.
My kid loves to listen to english songs!!! Kid/child same!! Its not kidd like a baby goat!!!!
Just saying Music is basicllly a song without lyrics voice buy songs have lyrics plus voice.
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Love when it doesn't accept children even though Chinese has no plural. Even ccp allows more than one child since 2015
No. A child can be a daughter also. Not always son. Hence not the same.
“My child loves English language songs” is rejected, even though that is specifically what the question asks for.
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So, a minor typo is tolerated, but forget an S at "loves" and Duo displays grammar nz tendencies...