"Vuoi un succo di frutta?"
Translation:Do you want a fruit juice?
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It's frustrating when Duo demands a literal translation on one question, then marks a literal translation wrong on the next. :/
In English we would usually say, "Do you want some fruit juice?". You could say, "Do you want a glass of fruit juice?" Juice is not measured by a number; therefore, we wouldn't say one fruit juice or two fruit juices.
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I disagree, it's always about context. So if you had a some drinks in bottles and some milk, that would be fine. However, what is wrong with 'would you like a/some fruit juice' which is correct and far more polite?
“I want four beers for the parents, and six fruit juices for the kids.”.
It's just bad. Often you have to listen over and over and then just guess
No offense but whoever does the voice in italian is BAD. She sounds depressed when she reads the sentences.
She's a robot and very sensitive that's why she always sounds like she's sobbing. :-)
Until now Italian had the reputation of having the worst oral. Believe it or not it's a little better. Yes, the inflection should go up but you don't lose a heart if you write affirmative. Just remember if you have to translate from English to Italian. If there is anyone new here (as I see from the levels) check out these sites.
http://www.duolingo.com/comment/1352379 http://duolingo.wikia.com/wiki/Frequently_asked_questions
Very important look at the bottom of each page for the Official guidelines.
Enjoy learning. And come back if you questions.
Why does it not accept "Would you like a fruit juice?"? In English it is very abrupt to say "Do you want?" The polite way of asking is "Would you like". Foreigns so often don't seem to get that. Or is the Italian "vorrei" abrupt, and is there therefore another way of being polite in Italian?
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I quite agree, davidwill1949. I'm surprised more people have not commented thus. But the Italian here is "vuoi", not "vorrai" or "vorresti" (let alone "vorrei" - I really don't know how to say "Would you like ... ?" in Italian.
“Would you [singular] like…” = «Vorresti…».
“Would you [plural] like…” = «Vorreste…».
Buon punto , infatti preferirei un succo di vedura invece , è non come dolce . This is just a peculiar phrase to an English speaker. In America, juice automatically means fruit juice unless otherwise specified.
Is this how you ask a question in Italian (e.g. by stating it) or is the intonation of this lady really off?
what does the word "di" represent here? I can say it means "with" while the peaking says it means: "about, sort or from" which doesn't make sense. Any explanations people?
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Ahmed - that drop-down is very misleading, ignore it. "Di" here means "of", which is its primary translation into English. Prepositions can be tricky to translate, but this is a fairly straightforward one - effectively it means a juice "made of" or "composed of" fruit.
Un/una can be translated as some. Do you want SOME fruit juice?
Such as, Avrai bisogno di UNA protezione per le orecchie / You need SOME ear protection. It is not you need AN ear protection, or you need ONE ear protection.
You should not lose a heart for using "some". This should be corrected.
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"Do you want a juice of fruit?" was marked wrong... Is this not acceptable in English?
I'm learning to live with Duolingo's incorrect English phraseology but it is infuriating when your 'mistake' prevents you getting 100% correct answers. Also, I find that little girl's voice so smug (and difficult to decypher) that I want to slap her!