"¿Las señoras hablan inglés o español?"
Translation:Do the ladies speak English or Spanish?
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Weird, when I wrote "do the girls speak English or Spanish" DuoLingo told me I was wrong and advised: " Do the gals speak English or Spanish?"
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"Girls" is "niñas" in Spanish. I suppose "gals" has been provided as slang for ladies.
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According to word reference: a gal is a girl Una Señor/a ( Sr./ Sra.) is a Mrs. Señora: Lady , Madame, Ma'am,...
Señora ( Polite): Older woman, or married woman) Madam...
Señorita( Younger woman) Miss.
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Yes, normally gals means girls but when women go out for a night together they often call it "a night with the girls (gals)". Perhaps it's been reported and accepted...
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Señoras are not girls! It's a term of respect for married or older women.
Do the women speak English or Spanish? Seriously! I got this wrong! Burn the Word to Hell!
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'Ladies' is used in the UK but is really becoming seen as a bit quaint. Most of the time people would say 'women'
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This could be a polite way (somewhat servile) of saying "do you...".
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Is there any real difference: the ladies, do they speak English or Spanish and the translation above?
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I said "do the ladies talk in english or spanish?", but got it wrong... what is the difference between talk and speak?
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The differences are subtle but real. When it is about languages, we use 'speak'. IMO your translation is reasonable but has a slightly different meaning. Check out https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/speak-or-talk
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i put do the ladies speak spanish or english and it was marked wrong. said correct translation is do the ladies speak english or spanish. i reported it
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the order does not change the meaning. so i don't understand why it was marked wrong
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LOL. I think it would be easier to answer in the correct order than to argue about it.
Or maybe try to change the world and say "Gentlemen and Ladies...", "bolts and nuts", and "Eve and Adam".
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A consistent problem with Duolingo. Questions are not asked as questions (go back an listen to the audio). This sentence is "The ladies speak English or Spanish." The problem is amplified because there is no consistency to subject-verb placement in Spanish. Ugh. [and while we're at it, I read this as "Ladies speak English or Spanish" and not "THE ladies"]
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I answered " Do the women speak English or Spanish?" I got it wrong! DL suggested that I use "ladies" instead of "women". Seriously?
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Am i missing something? Do the women speak English or Spanish? Was marked as incorrect.
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I put "Are the ladies speaking English or Spanish?" And it was marked wrong. Just out of curiosity, how would you say "Are the ladies speaking English or Spanish?" In Spanish. Let me know. I feel like owl hunting tonight.
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how would you make the statement (not a question) "the ladies speak English or Spanish?