Topic: Swedish

"Väggarna är röda."

Translation:The walls are red.

November 28, 2014

10 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/DehPuh

    So, väg means both road and wall? or are they "väg" and "vägg"?

    November 28, 2014
    https://www.duolingo.com/rhblake

      väg = road/way, vägg = wall

      November 28, 2014
      https://www.duolingo.com/Crutypus

        But it's said the same way?

        December 20, 2014
        https://www.duolingo.com/HelenCarlsson

          No, "väg" has a long "ä" and "vägg" has a short "ä".

          Väg: http://sv.forvo.com/search-sv/v%C3%A4g/
          Vägg: http://sv.forvo.com/search-sv/v%C3%A4gg/

          I have immigrant friends who can't hear the difference :):

          December 21, 2014
          https://www.duolingo.com/NattKullav1
          • 102

          For "vägg" I hear short "e".

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

            Det är bra! Short "e" = short "ä" :).

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

              Falu rödfärg?

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

                Most likely!

                May 13, 2015
                https://www.duolingo.com/buzzhagglund
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                • 2

                that's what I wrote and it was marked wrong

                August 14, 2018
                https://www.duolingo.com/devalanteriel
                Mod
                • 2069

                There's a bug going around which causes that occasionally. It's very annoying, but we have no fix for it.

                August 14, 2018
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