"Vi tittade på norrskenet."

Translation: We looked at the northern lights.

[Lisa.Sundin]

I just have to say... the swedish duolingo lady pronounces things weirdly. Don't always trust her. Best regards, native swede. (I would btw love to help someone out w/ the language, just nessage me)

[lavendeltee]

This is not only the swedish lady's problem, nearly all the text to speech robots on duolingo have their bugs. I usually check the suspective words on forvo.com. And thanks a lot for offering your help! :)

[lavendeltee]

Do you also accept "aurora borealis"? :)

[bobi32]

Yes and this is a good thing, as translating norrskeneT to northern lightS is just so confusing…

[Beata_John]

Just tried, and yes they do :)

[Anedi3]

But its only one " norrskenet" på svenska. Why plural in english?

[devalanteriel]

Idiomatic differences in what it's called. :)

[JayeTyler]

How about, "We watched the northern lights"? Would it still be tittade på?

[Camilla955555]

"norrskenet" is wrongly pronounced. The first syllable should be stressed, not the second. I do not understand this, because a native speaker would never make that mistake - but this woman sounds like a native speaker (with an inner-city Stockholm vernacular, not the most posh accent that is) otherwise. Is she a robot?

[devalanteriel]

Yes, it's a TTS system. It's mostly fine but it does some really obvious errors, like TYCKer om instead of tycker OM, and eller liknande for el when it means electricity.

[dksvenska]

why is "we saw the northern lights" wrong?

[bobi32]

Because “seeing” and “looking at” are not really the same thing, no? :)

[tjb1982]

Actually, in my Midwestern US dialect, if I said, "we saw Mt. Rushmore" it would be more idiomatic than "we looked at Mt. Rushmore." However, in the present tense, the senses would be flipped. "We are looking at Mt. Rushmore" vs "we are seeing Mt. Rushmore." The second present tense example means more like visiting, and might actually imply that it's happening in the immediate future, rather than currently. I.e., presently.

[StephenAte]

Var i Sverige kan man den ser?

[Camilla955555]

Ovanför polcirkeln, d.v.s. i Lappland och norra delarna av Norrbotten.

[CharlesBra391021]

Several people asked about "we watched ..." instead of "we looked at." To me, "we looked at the northern lights" sounds peculiar, as if we only glanced at them instead of being amazed at them. Would "we watched ..." be wrong?

[devalanteriel]

I'm assuming that "we watched" is accepted. It's a fine translation.

[Marieta189741]

Vad betyder "sken"?

[devalanteriel]

"shine", literally. Or "lights" in this case.