Topic: Swedish

"Pastan, tack!"

Translation:The pasta, please!

November 21, 2014

21 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/seanculli

    somebody tocha my spagget

    February 3, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/javakaffe

      wow, nice job swedish team, i got confused for a sec because of 'tack'.

      November 21, 2014
      https://www.duolingo.com/serycjon

        So how to distinguish between please and thanks here? Both seem possible here to me

        January 2, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/SoggyScroll

          Maybe it could function as both? I think here they might be telling us that "tack" is appropriate for this situation/context, not "snälla."

          January 9, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/LynnseyK

            When its in the form of a demand like this, asking for something then saying tack is used as please instead of thanks. Later then thanks is used.

            February 4, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/Kelirya

              I like it how in Scandinavian languages tack/takk means both thank you and please :)

              January 9, 2015
              https://www.duolingo.com/SzymonRuci
              • 328

              I like it how in the Polish language 'tak' means 'yes' :)

              March 21, 2019
              https://www.duolingo.com/Timislove

                Would you ever say "tack dig" or is the you implied/unnecessary?

                February 13, 2015
                https://www.duolingo.com/Zmrzlina
                Mod

                  No, we don't say that. It doesn't make sense in Swedish.

                  February 13, 2015
                  https://www.duolingo.com/oldestguru
                  • 350

                  I think you can say "Tack ska du ha" (thanks shall you have) in Swedish, if you really want to add the "you".

                  July 30, 2018
                  https://www.duolingo.com/SuperNova1353

                    i thought please was snälla

                    January 20, 2016
                    https://www.duolingo.com/karim359093

                      Nice job

                      January 15, 2016
                      https://www.duolingo.com/knowinglyblue

                        I thought it was thanks? Are they interchangeable?

                        July 14, 2016
                        https://www.duolingo.com/Spock504459

                          I wrote noodles instead of pasta and it counts as wrong. Is there a difference in English between the two?

                          October 5, 2017
                          https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
                          • 898

                          Yes. noodles, or in Swedish, nudlar, is a specific type of pasta. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noodle

                          October 5, 2017
                          https://www.duolingo.com/ex0mo
                          • 75

                          Interesting, the article you have linked explains it the other way round: noodles is the more general term and pasta is a specific type of Italian noodles.

                          October 13, 2018
                          https://www.duolingo.com/Nightskymama

                            Sorry. Could somebody clear up why its tack and not snälla. Is it because youre saying please and thanks at the same time??? I just get confused why they both get used depending on the situation. I'm sure as i continue learning it will make more sense.

                            June 1, 2018
                            https://www.duolingo.com/KyriakiG.

                              I think "snälla" is something that a child would say...it's like you want someone to make you a favour. "Tack" on the other hand stands pretty well as "please".

                              July 31, 2018
                              https://www.duolingo.com/3SfVXnZ0
                              • 56

                              Pastan?

                              August 31, 2018
                              https://www.duolingo.com/ex0mo
                              • 75

                              Just wondering, what is the plural for pasta? Pastor? (Sounds like some kind of priest in German) Definite Pastorna?

                              October 19, 2018
                              https://www.duolingo.com/wainwra
                              • 131

                              I realise this is an exercise on the definite article... but I can't think of a time when "Pasta please" wouldnt be acceptable.

                              March 21, 2019
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