"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

[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. ;)

[Superuncia]

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

[blakekimmj]

I suggest you a phrasebook

[Ungewitig_Wiht]

"Jag heter X"

"Jag vill gerne ha en kopp kaffe (med mjölk och/eller socker), tack" *

I'm a bit shaky on that second one as I've just written what I learned in Danish, so gerne might not even be a word in Swedish lol

[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.

[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

[jenninjh]

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

[IanWitham1]

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

[rainbowchecker]

No, because it should be 'THE reindeer and THE elk'. Can't you see the endings of the words?

[whartomelib]

That didn't sound very nice :'(

[rainbowchecker]

I'm sorry, it wasn't supposed to. :)

[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.

[parkolay]

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

[al2QW]

a

[doj709485]

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[WNwu17]

Тут ошибка: älgen - не мышь...

[AElaine1]

What are the words for deer & reindeer, please?