"Renen och älgen"

Translation: The reindeer and the moose

[jaiirapetjan]

I love Duolingo, but they really could use somebody on the staff who understands syllabus design. I've been learning Swedish for three days and can't introduce myself, nor order a coffee, but I know most of the animals in a one-volume encyclopedia (and that the ant likes the spider and the spider drinks water).

[Rumour_man]

Yep - and learning the alphabet pronunciation would help also

[Superuncia]

well, you can say "Jag är [enter your name]", or "en kaffe, tack".

[amuzulo]

I generally agree with you, since I posted this last year http://www.reddit.com/r/duolingo/comments/17d6qt/why_animals_so_early/

However, people seem to love learning animals. I'm now a contributor to the Esperanto course and while we decided to follow the general Duolingo course structure, we decided to limit ourselves to the really most common animals, so we could get on with teaching more important stuff earlier. ;)

[zaachary]

Generally, one is taught the basics of a language before being taught how to speak it conversationally.

[blakekimmj]

I suggest you a phrasebook

[Oshidonimlop]

Sounds like the title to an allegory.

[Sjodni]

:)

[Bailey39]

Yes, I was thinking that it sounds like the title of a fable or fairy-tale.

[amuzulo]

At first I was like, "why are we learning such useless animals?" Then I remembered, this is Sweden! :-D

[LlamaNation01]

Swedes deciding what to eat for lunch?

[Zmrzlina]

Maybe! It's not uncommon for Swedish cuisine to include reindeer or moose, especially right after hunting season.

[BROtT4]

Both meats are extremely expensive in Sweden and moose meat is very dry. The minced älg tastes like cardboard. Hope I did not offend those who do not eat dead animals.

[TuHoang69420]

XD

[NessaNessaJoy]

Can somebody explain to me what is happening to the e s in renen? Ray-onion? Ree-ah-nun? Reunion? Run un?

[atsang2]

rain+in

[KAziz0]

Rea-nun

[lang.nerd]

Älgen sounds like alien

[bornxntuesday]

I wish I knew the difference between these animals

[Edison938524]

Not sure if this is what you ment

Top is 'renen'

Bottom is 'älgen'

https://www.google.com/search?q=reindeer+vs+moose&client=ms-android-verizon&prmd=isnv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwikz7zD--rgAhVp54MKHSvJDQ0Q_AUoAXoECA0QAQ&biw=360&bih=560#imgrc=NqiJ-WCyrpdwdM

[bornxntuesday]

Tack så mycket. I've been confusing them my whole life.

[AElaine1]

What are the words for deer & reindeer, please?

[jenninjh]

I responded Reindeer and Elk, but got it wrong. Is it not the same?

[Pinku935257]

If you mean why "elk" didn't work, it's probably because "älg" is a moose not an elk. And also the sentence was "renen och älgen" so it would be "THE reindeer and THE moose". Renen and älgen are not plural, they're definite forms of "en ren" and "en älg". "Reindeer and moose" is plural, so for it to be correct, the sentence would've had to been "rena och älgar".

[IanWitham1]

Reindeer are smaller than elks. Reindeer pull sleighs. I have never seen elk pulling sleighs.

[parkolay]

I answered caribou but it was marked incorrect, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reindeer
And I am wondering why?

[doj709485]

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[WNwu17]

Тут ошибка: älgen - не мышь...