Topic: Swedish

"Barret är grönt."

Translation:The needle is green.

November 30, 2014

17 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/HelenCarlsson

    Short "a" in barr: http://sv.forvo.com/search-sv/barr/

    November 30, 2014
    https://www.duolingo.com/ViolentRed
    • 77

    In Bulgarian a pine or spruce type of a tree is called a Bor ( spelled Бор, of course)

    February 22, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/Birdexplorers
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    • 2164

    Bór in Polish refers to a deep dark old-growth forest.

    July 14, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/Anna_von_Kleve
    • 1288

    In Russian it means the same.

    November 3, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/JarlNydahl
    • 161

    I entered "Varet är grönt", which makes sense, as pus can also be green.

    November 15, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/Metlieb

      Does ett barr only refer to the needles of coniferous trees or can it also refer to a sewing needle?

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

        A sewing needle is "en nål" (or "en synål").

        January 15, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/bigswedeej
        • 531

        My question was similar. A medical needle?

        February 9, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/HelenCarlsson

          That's "nål" as well and cannula is "kanyl".

          February 9, 2016
          https://www.duolingo.com/Metlieb

            Thanks! I assume that sy means to sew, then?

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

              Exactly!

              Just FYI: Lots of Swedes have problems with the pronunciation of "sew" (as if sewing machine was a nickname for an American lawyer :)).

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

                It took me a while to process this :D

                January 15, 2016
                https://www.duolingo.com/GlennaJo
                • 402

                Sew is pronounced the same as "so". That's why costumer I knew called his business "The Old Sew and Sew", a play on the mildly insulting phrase of someone being an old so and so, usually when more offensive words would be inappropriate or harsher than intended.

                March 10, 2018
                https://www.duolingo.com/sandramorris1

                  what about the quills on a hedgehog? what word is used in swedish for them?

                  May 23, 2017
                  https://www.duolingo.com/Anna_von_Kleve
                  • 1288

                  En tagg (pl. taggar).

                  May 23, 2017
                  https://www.duolingo.com/sandramorris1

                    oh, thanks!

                    May 23, 2017
                    https://www.duolingo.com/Beanybadger

                      Isn't that the same as thorn? Which I think can be tagg or torn?

                      June 11, 2018
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