"Klara, färdiga, kör!"

Translation: Ready, set, go!

[Bernadette116820]

Is the 'k' in Kör pronounced as 'k' or as 'sh'?

[HelenCarlsson]

Here, it should be pronounced as "sh" (almost), but there are two different "kör":
drive - kör (soft "k" ≈ "sh"-sound)
choir - kör (hard "k", "normal" k-sound)

The old TTS pronounced "kör" correctly, while the new one (Ivona/Astrid) does not. One of very few examples were the old TTS did better, I suppose.

[Menelion]

I really love the Swedish community. You always teach us something new :). I have never known about Kör (choir with a hard K :)).

[kebukebu]

This song uses both "kör" (chorus) and "köra" (to drive) within a couple lines of each other:

siw malmkvist - flickor bak i bilen (lyrics): http://youtu.be/jXXzdNGGXO8

[GlennaJo]

Too funny! I remember this song from my childhood. The girls then were in the back seat hugging and kissing with Fred. :-) Thanks for the fun memory!

[israellai]

it's very important to swedes ;)

[Nihil.77swe]

Though the contest is pretty clear, what is the general difference between "klar" and "färdig"?

[flogiaton10]

They're synonymous, even in this context.

[Bamse24]

No they're not

[SycamoreGary]

I'm purely impressed at how many people can do streaks for over 2 years.

[deactivated user]

Timed practice, SycamoreGary. That's the secret.

[as2907]

Does the use of "kör" imply some sort of car race, or is it just a set expression which can be used for any type of race or competition?

[Arnauti]

Yes, for running we'd say gå instead.
(kör can also be used colloquially to mean 'go ahead' in a very general sense, but it wouldn't be used for running races)

[as2907]

Tack ska du ha.

[LinguaNerd]

Maybe I'm way off but I'm wondering if there is any connection between this sense of "kor" and the English "sure." If not it's a funny coincidence :-)

[devalanteriel]

Sorry, no relation. :)

[Neco_Coneco]

Is this a fixed expression or we could also say 'Klara, färdiga, går!'?

[HelenCarlsson]

"Klara, färdiga, gå" works too. ("Kör" is used for vehicles.)

[Neco_Coneco]

Tack!

[SCMT1089]

My dad, a full Swede, pointed out to me that they pronounce "kör" wrong. I have reported this to Duolingo.

[HelenCarlsson]

Unfortunately, the course creators cannot do anything about it. There are two words "kör" = choir where "k" is pronounced "k" and "kör" = drive which is incorrectly pronounced here. The TTS cannot distinguish between the two :(.

[HaroldWonh]

Where do people say "Ready, set, go!"? Is it another Americanism?

[Buzdawg]

Surely you've heard of this phrase before as a running race starter - it's not so different from "on your marks, set, go" that I would use instead.

[HaroldWonh]

In England we'd say either "Ready, steady, go!" or "On your marks, get set, go!"

[devalanteriel]

Just for reference if you're curious, we currently accept the following variations:

• Ready, set, go!
• Get ready, get set, go!
• On your marks, get set, go!
• On your mark, get set, go!
• Ready, get set, go!
• Ready, steady, go!

I personally prefer "On your marks, get set, go!", but all of the above appear to be in actual use, albeit with varying consistency.

[msulyaev]

Thank you, Joel!

It seems to be the first time I see the full list of accepted translations. As a non-native, I would have recognised each of them, of course, but would only use just one I happened to get to know first.

I learned something new from your answer. I wish there was a way to read such lists of good translations for any question in DL, it would help a lot. Especially when it comes to idiomatics. Maybe there is such a way?

Thanks again,
Mike

[devalanteriel]

Hi Mike,

Aye, that would have been grand. Unfortunately, there is no such feature. It would have been great to be able to click a button "list all accepted translations", and then to also in that list have some sentences marked as "accepted, but not preferable".

[1Better]

Yes it is

[EvelynOlson0]

Is there any way one can switch voices?

[GlennaJo]

I got this first as a listening exercise and I typed it all right except I typed kol and it was accepted and even as a typo! Det är en först för mig. I probably got that wrong too. :-)

[Yama842603]

I have just seen „Ready, steady, go!” in the options, yet I have never heard it before. May someone enlightne me where that phrase is in use?

[devalanteriel]

It's mostly used before the start of a race, so that everyone knows when to start at the same time. :)

[GlennaJo]

It is the British version of ready, set, go.