"Is it spicy?"

Translation: からいですか？

[Nicki961]

Why does the voice pronounce 辛い as tsurai? Is it a voice error or is it because its another way to pronounce the kanji

[Alex718868]

From my quick search, tsurai means painful while karai means spicy. Both use the same kanji.

[Alan946894]

2020.4.30 If I remember correctly からい and つらい do share the same kanji, but つらい is normally written in hiragana

[344bc028-46b5-4f]

Caray, esta picante!

[dorffmeisterr]

That's how I remember the meaning of that word [:

[Danmoller]

HueBR detected.

[344bc028-46b5-4f]

im from argentina

[Alan946894]

soy de los estados unidos

[Smilez221]

So 辛い is read からい and means spicy, so why is 辛いですか incorrect?

[RVJioWts]

Report it. Duo just hasn't added it to the list of accepted answers yet.

[francisdavey]

I've certainly done so.

[RamenDutchman]

Yeah that should be correct, as well as 辛いだか and からいだか, means exactly the same.

[Estel785882]

It's accepted now in the translation question. (Not sure about the listening question, those seem to be extra picky.)

[vdmascarenhas]

karai sakana... Haha that speel sounds like "wtf bro!" in Portuguese

[Akatsha]

Carai, sacana kkkj

[ZelieZazou]

辛いですか？

[RamenDutchman]

I chat a lot with people in Japanese and I use informal language there since... Well since they're friends, lol.

So occasionally I use some informal language in duo (からいだか) and Duo keeps taking my xp away for that. Really freaking annoying every time!

[awelottta]

I suppose it's a good opportunity to practice both formal and informal? Do you use formal Japanese much?

[trishka9]

How do you know Duo is taking your xp away?

[Alan946894]

2020.4.30 lol, just gotta keep it formal then. At least Duo isn't asking for the humble or honorific answers

[jordana_santos]

☆ 辛い (つらい) = hard, tough

Example:
このスーパーマリオレベルは辛い(つらい)
(This Super Mario level is hard)

☆ 辛い (からい) = spicy, hot

Example:
この肉は辛い(からい)
(This meat is spicy)

[Patrickfkp]

Why tsurai and karai is the same thing?

[mommarigo]

According to another poster above, tsurai means painful while karai means spicy. Both use the same kanji.

[Dylan_Nicholson]

Doesn't seem to accept it in casual form (without ですか)?

[Julia543869]

I would use the spelling からい , it's less confusing.

[mamajelli]

それは辛いですか should be accepted. "It" can be それin this situation.

[ant1597]

「それはからいですか」 was marked as a wrong translation to this now in March 2021. It should be accepted, right?