"I am a woman."

Translation: Jag är en kvinna.

[M3ti]

how do they pronounce Jag ar? i can barely hear it!

[Lundgren8]

Usually it's "ja e" or "ja ä" without the -g and the -r.

[Murrman9]

How do you pronounce kvinna? It's hard to hear

[deactivated user]

k-uh veen nawh

[Qofex3jq]

I thought "Jag är en tjej" acceptable?

[degrasseme]

tjej is more like girl or gal.

[PartisanGerm]

Not too sure about pronouncing ar. It sounds like ee-eh, but isn't it more eh-er?

[Lundgren8]

In normal speech it’s usually just like a long e or a long ä. Otherwise the ä sound is pretty much like the word ’air’ in British English.

[hardcoretomas]

So does "är" mean "is", "am" and "are"?

[Zmrzlina]

Yes. Swedish doesn't conjugate verbs at all depending on who performs the action.

[StraumeRudzinsky]

I always get kvinna and flicka confused :/

[ShaunThrea]

Kvinna is woman. Flicka is girl.

[Oleg911891]

Remember: a woman is a queen (kvinna).

[fruityninj]

"null" was not a word that was learned in the previous lessons, are we being set up to fail this question?

[Arnauti]

There's a bug that may make 'null' appear in some circumstances (when the system can't find anything to show). Pretty annoying.

[ReinerSelb]

love the multiple choice prompt! "jag är en bröd" should also be acceptable, at least for me lol.

[Bobson_Dugnutt]

How come you say "en kvinna" or "en man" and then an apple is "ett äpple"

[margareta431214]

There is no real explanation for that. We just do.

[vusal386232]

Why "jag är man" but " jag är en kvinna".

[Lokozaodoidao456]

Jag

[Luna848114]

"What's your favourite drink bro?"

"Women..."

[Hsn626796]

Is it pronounced as "djóogaren kvinna" as i hear it ?

Is this the proper pronunciation?

[Makayla736494]

Do i have to add the accent?

[ELIZABETH132119]

My typing does not give the accents to type

[Devika925457]

How to pronounce kvinna?

[prinsessa1212]

Jag är kvinna should be accepted, I believe. I've reported it.

[frrro]

Omitting "en" in "Jag är en man/kvinna" is done by us natives in some informal situations like in a dating profile. (incorrectly or not, I'm not a grammar expert) However, I can't think of a single situation where omitting it actually sounds better but many where it would sound obviously wrong, so just learn it the proper way. :)

Even if someone explicitly asks you: "är du man eller kvinna" you can/should still reply "jag är en kvinna" (or just "kvinna").

[Jesper_Berglund]

It shouldn't. The example uses an indefinitive article.

[cerberus_243]

Yes, 'jag är kvinna' is acceptable, but its sense is a bit different:
'Jag är en kvinna' means that 'I am one of the world's all women'.
'Jag är kvinna' means that 'I am a female human, i.e. a woman'.

[RAJESHN5]

Ar and en confused

[IsmailBella]

well i thought we should not write the article "EN" when we talk about a human being doesn't it apply in this case?

[nicky584691]

A swedish language podcast used 'mar' for 'am' not ar. Are they used in different circumstances?

[khalidalhabib]

gae ar an kvina

[BenAnnas]

How do i write the accents on my phone?

[MiaMaarika1]

I cant type an a with two dots

[PurpleIceBear]

So, is the V sillent? It sounds like Kwinna or Kinna for me

[gustavssonamanda]

No silent V :)

[German676608]

I put " ar " but it didn't work

[CedSgm7N]

I see that someone else has already asked about the pronunciation of "ar", but I hear it pronounced differently in different exercises. Sometimes I hear it sound like 'ee' and other times it sounds like 'air'. Is there a general rule?

[averykom]

❤❤❤❤ you duolingo

[Lucy870370]

Why is it a man saying it?

[Tesla_Soto]

Nah soace bar fail

[Suganya856250]

Hi

[Susana_Farias]

Holaaa buen día querido Doulingo yo estoy estudiando Inglés fuerte y comencé a estudiar sueco como un segundo idioma. Yo soy ARGENTINA y hablo español nativo , me gustaría colaborar con uds. Tengo 1 problema no se trasladar de un idioma a otro . Por el diferente vocabulario con diferentes figuras. Si me puedes ayudar enviame una respuesta o foto algo. Quiero colaborar también. Con mi idioma Español

[ph.prv4PO]

Give me 1try

[ph.prv4PO]

How do we say bag

[ayona590760]

J is silent in jag?

[gustavssonamanda]

No, not silent.

[AkenoHimejima403]

Don't have keyboard

[Marina880901]

Ja

[adnan4247]

Jag är en kvinna

[Ductapedud]

Not quite sure how to type the a in ar correctly on the phone

[Merari319]

Is the k silent in kvinna?

[gustavssonamanda]

No, it's not :)

[ph.4kYQ58]

Jeevika

[DorGannot]

I noticed sometimes duolingo pronounces Jag differently. Anyone knows why?

[degrasseme]

The G is often dropped in normal speech.

[mattiozi]

Jog is for masculin, jag for feminin?

[gustavssonamanda]

Only "jag" is correct, gender neutral. Just like "I".