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"That apple can see you." "The banana sleeps"...........Beware Indonesian spy-fruit.
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I put, "The unicorn's horn was spread on tempeh which flew through the sea." Is that correct?
Indonesian grammer is already different from English. These phrases seem like trick questions.
I think they are. I like it because it actually forces me to think instead of just parroting sentences out
lets learn some new fruit words instead of boring old apples all the time!
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Not sure if this is because the Dutch been in Indonesia for a long time.. oogappel means being someone's favourite and is literally translated as eye-apple.. something like this is in English as well, right? (You are the apple of my eye)?
I am afraid to visit Indonesia. Apples can see you, bananas sleep, people eat hats and cats know. Duolingo with its sentences has open my eyes on to what actually goes on in Indonesia.
Oh my Lord, dumbest thing i have ever read. I was starting to doubt myself! Hahahaha
But at least I remember "bergerak" means "move" karena ada yang bergerak di sup saya
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SEMUA ORANG, kita perlu menggunakan Android! Jadi dengan begitu, produk-produk Android dapat menghormati privasi kita sendiri! Tidak seperti serakah, menguntit babi Apple!
Suggest ..that apple you can see.. can this be changed and has it been lost in translation
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"that apple, you can see" or "that apple (which) you can see" can only mean "apel itu yang kalian/kamu bisa lihat"
When you are learning a language being given nonsense phrases is the opposite of helpful
What if an indonesian kid puts googly sticker eyes on an apple? You will now be able to respond.
How can an apple see u, appels do not have eyes like we do, this creeps me out lol who agrees!?
I find these nonsense phrases very annoying but they also waste space and time that could be better spent on phrases that do actually get used in the language
There's some value to nonsense phrases, especially if they make an emotional impact. Kind of like a vivid dream, they tend to stick better in your memory.
Although it is ok to have some level of funny sentences, there are way too many of those in the Indonesian component of Duolingo. Having sentences that make sense is essential when learning a language especially since one of the most powerful learning experience comes when the learner actively comprehend and anticipate answers which is made impossible by non-sensical sentences. Furthermore, the vocabulary in general is quite redondant (how many sentences using "apple", really?) making it a poor learning experience after dozen of hours spent on the app. I understand that the contributors do it benevolently but that only underlines the shortcomings of the Duolingo business model: Wanting to make its design process as a "volunteer community effort" (i.e. free labour) while cashing-in profits from users like me that end-up paying good money for a lesser quality product using absurd, lazy and vocabular-deprived sentences.
Tbh I think nonsense sentences like this help me actually remember words for themselves rather than only in the context of certain sentences.
Having nonsensical ones is imperative for you to understand a language. So you can differentiate between deviations in sentences and recognize it being strange. If you stick to basic sentences your understanding will be limited.
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Use your money to take a different course might be a better option. I started this course because it was advertised as free, unlike Babbel .. so I suppose I get what I am paying for. I don't now what the Babbel course is like.. might be worth a try? I do agree learning worthless phrases is silly, but as the others say, maybe because they're silly you remember more..
I agree I find these nonsense phrases very annoying but they also waste space and time that could be better spent on phrases that do actually get used in the language
