Topic: Latin

"Histriones non coquunt."

Translation:The actors do not cook.

August 28, 2019

9 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/tkdblake93

    'Coquunt' was pronounced badly in the listening Latin-to-English translation exercise. It sounded like 'caw-hoont'.

    September 3, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/TrevorHuxham
    • 275

    Also, the -qu- digraph represents the "kw" sound, so the audio should be "KOH-kwoont," not "KOH-coont"

    September 13, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/TERRANCEBO17
    • 17

    I hope that when they go from beta to live they re-record the audio for this course properly:(

    September 13, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/TERRANCEBO17
    • 17

    I must have played that audio a dozen times trying to work what they were doing! it was either 'non cahunt', or possibly 'nunc a-unt'. For some reason the 'coquunt' was pronounced badly in this audio:(

    September 12, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/3CelticVikings
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    • 1202

    How does this differ from, "The actors are not cooking?"

    August 28, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/RegDodds
    • 115

    Same.

    August 30, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/tkdblake93

      I also have had answers marked wrong for using the progressive verb tense, which is acceptable in English as well as in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian.

      August 31, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Windrammer

        It doesn't.

        Report it, don't post about it, and move on.

        August 31, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/tkdblake93

          Can't say I blame the actors.

          August 31, 2019
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