"Mannen äter soppan."

Translation: The man is eating the soup.

[Sushinese]

In Japan, we drink soup(any kind of)
I've never used "I eat soup" in Japanese.

[mrLeopold]

In Dutch, it's also like that.

[Joep968004]

Nee hoor, ik eet soep. Hahaha

[thetallswede]

in hindi too

[Gnurfel]

I don't eat or drink soup. I simply have soup and it's not an indication of possession: What are you eating? I'm having soup.
But I imagine in Swedish the equivalent (jag har soppa) would mean that I possess soup, not that I'm consuming it.

[devalanteriel]

That is correct.

[NatalieBoa3]

In English, we drink soup.

[Otterbot630]

I don't know, I eat it! :P

[dlbas]

Why is "The man eats the soup" considered incorrect answer?

[devalanteriel]

That's also accepted.

[dlbas]

I also think this way, but I remember typing "The man eats the soup" on this exact question gave me wrong answer.

[devalanteriel]

Well, either you made an error or the system did. Regardless, you were thinking correctly. :)

[Sushinese]

There's even an "Edible soup" in Japan...
Soup can be drunk! Not only be eaten.

[thetallswede]

don't you drink soup? i mean yes eat can also be used

[LuisDeleon77522]

I didn't know we could eat soup

[Justin471561]

Native English speakers always say "I am drinking soup." In fact, I never saw: "I eat soup" until I started using Duolingo.

[GautamHKum]

Shdnt it be mannen dricker soppan??? Or am i missing something here..?

[Reqviem1]

"Äter" is used for soup as well and implies the use of a spoon. "Dricker"is more appropriate if you drink it from a cup or glass

[deactivated user]

I've never heard anyone say "drinking soup" in any language. Soup is eaten, not drunk, especially when it contains solid pieces.

[TheFunPerson9]

WHAT IF IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY SOLID PIECES?????

[samuelnhenson]

Then its broth

[Galyxxy]

What about tomato soup

[CharlotteN7]

Very few countries say drink about soup. The only one I know of is turkey. Usually you eat soup.

[elahe422052]

My answer is correct

[devalanteriel]

Your error report says:

The man is eating the soap

So you just had a typo - soap is what you use to wash your hands.

[HBapt26]

I also got wrong for putting The man eats soup. I went back before commenting to verify and nothing is misspelled in mine and it's still wrong.

[HBapt26]

I double checked, I do have the "the soup"

[devalanteriel]

Please consider leaving an error report the next time an obvious translation isn't accepted. That way, I can follow it up, and possibly send it off to the developers as a bug.

[ho-ho_beriberi]

Can the s in soppan be pronounced as sh here? (Since it stands after r)