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I just wanted to appreciate Duolingo for having the male and female readers read this sentence. Thanks for the inclusion!
She said girlfriend but my brain automatically translated it to boyfriend. Duolingo surprised me
ditto! of course it shouldn't be my business whether the sweetheart is male or female, but since she specified, she might at least enunciate better
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Yes, I even had the sentence repeated twice and still was convinced she has said novio :-/
Yes, its a regional thing. Might be wrong but I believe its from european origination
Me. Eh..Duolingo Duoligo: Que? Me (breaking down and crying): No tengo una novia. Estoy soltero!!!!!!! [Translation I don't have a girlfriend. I'm single!!!]
Just out of curiousity, can novia mean friend as well as girlfriend, like in English? For example, "my girlfriends and I are going out tonight." I have a feeling it's not the same in Spanish but I was curious.
Yeah, I was wondering that too. Probably not...Just because a word has multiple meanings in English, it doesn't mean it'll have all the same meanings in Spanish, I guess-
Possibly, although I'm surprised at how many English idioms actually do translate the same in Spanish, eg I have to go / Yo tengo que salír.
Novia obviously also applies to fiancee, which I supplied and was told 'partner' was the correct answer. Previously reported, but I'll report again.
Okay, just so you know, I am going to give you a thumbs down every time I see you say that due to the fact it is off base.
You should use "me" when you are referring to "me" and you should use "mi" when you are saying "my". Sort of confusing but basically the same difference between me and my.
así que "un fin de semana con mi novia" en realidad me está incomodando. No me gusta decirle esto al micrófono. cuanto más lo digo, más incómodo me pone.
Shes clearly saying novio, and not novia! Not the first time a gender was said that was incorrect
This is not a complete sentence in english, there is no verb. Wiuld this be considered a complete sentence in Spanish or just a fragment?
bcingceaic.
(Because it's not grammatically correct English and it's confusing)
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Why does Eddy have a girlfriend when he's shown with a red headed baby mama, head of family? Is he stepping out on the weekend?
Novia is defined earlier in lessons as girlfriend. This therefore reads: a weekend with my girlfriend. Great app- this part of the testing needs correction. Not an isolated incident
http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/novia
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/spanish-english/novia
The meaning of 'novia' can change from country to country. It can and often means girlfriend. It can mean fiancée and even bride. It really depends on the country and region that you go to.
Yes I also think so, we learned this at school as fiancée for the Spanusch in Spain
Because it's describing the end of the week, not the week. If you said a week with my girlfriend, it would be "una semana con mi novia."
I use "end of the week" not "weekend" and it was wrong why? It means the same thing
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A weekend is the usual English translation for un fin de semana. I assume end of the week in Spanish would be fin de la semana.
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"A weekend with my partner." sounds really awkward. It marked 'fiancee' as wrong. I reported this
As I am under age, considering living with your boy/girlfriend is vastly inappropriate, and I am concerned what is being taught to children.
Do you think Duolingo is a kids app? You're here to learn Spanish, not Bible belt Christian morals. Mtchew.
In this whole section 'fiancee' is not accepted for 'novia'. Reported several times in the past 2 months. Is anyone listening?
I'm sorry, but someone can have a girlfriend without being their fiancee. Fiancee would be a different word and apply to both genders. Novia is the feminine form of novio, making it "girlfriend" and not "boyfriend"
