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Siang is hard to translate, if untranslatable. From the locals here, it means about 10am to 2pm, although some say only 10 to noon.
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I searched for my chicken at noon. At noon I searched for my chicken. At noon I will search for my chicken. But I would not accept This noon I search for my chicken.
"Siang ini" literally translates to "This noon", so i think it's more accurate. But yes, your translation is far more natural for English speakers.
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Ayamku ada dua ekor. Se ekor jantan dan se ekor betina. Tiap hari 'ku beri makan di halaman di rumahku.
On Bali, I learnt that "siang" is spoken as it is written, with a "s" in the beginning. Here, the voice speaks it more like "shiang". Dialect or mistake?
yes, it is [siang]. The audio is wrong in this particular case. There are many other sentences where that word is spelled right
Dreadful sentences in this lesson. This one is very poor. And 'this dusk is cold' is also bad
No native English speaker would ever say 'this noon'. In fact, we never rewlly say noon anymore. Morning, afternoon, evening and night.
Afternoon begins at 12:01 PM, so it's not a precise match for "siang" (which, as I understand, begins around 10-11 am).
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Halo teman! The word "siang" is translated to English as "morning" (in the time period from 10 am to 12 am) and "afternoon" (in the time period from 12.01 pm to 15 pm) as well. Then, the speaker would use the translation that can fit well in a context.
Selamat belajar! :)
I found no defect with the audio. On my Chinese phone, clearly it was pronounced with an S not Sh. Perhaps on iPhones it might sound like Sh?
Knowing Duo, this means 2 things: (i) that chicken is now a fried chicken; (ii) it is with a portion of rice/fried rice.
Siang can also be before noon, so "this afternoon" may be correct, but is not implied, and other responses should be permitted.
I agree this should be fixed. Please correct the English in this lesson! No one speaks like that.
"This noon, I search for my chicken." Maybe similar to, "Today, I go for the gusto." (Calvin and Hobbes quote for all ye English experts.) Definitely a shade humorous.
I take it the chicken will be sought at precisely high noon, so of course it can't be morning or afternoon as previous comments suggest. ;P
I hope "I look for my chicken in this noon." for my learning English as well. If there were more such these English in Duolingo, I should do stop Duolingo.
The "correct"translation offered is a shockingly awful piece of mangled English. Stuff like this makes me decide not to sign up for a paid version. It should be "At mid-day today I searched for my chickens" or "I was looking for my chickens at lunchtime" etc
