"Hangi konuda konuşalım?"
Translation:What shall we talk about?
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As the answer is “What shall we talk about?” then couldn’t this be translated as “Ne konuşalım?” in Turkish?
I'm confused about "konuda". I don't see "topic" or "subject" in the english translation. Is the phrase a estandarized one that gets translated into "what shall we talk about", leaving out the word "topic"?
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The literally translation is " In which topic shall we talk?" Which in another words means " What shall we talk about ". I hope that will help.
"Hangi konuda konuşalım?" Translation: What shall we talk about?
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Which subject shall we talk about?
Correct other English answer accepted by Duo.
Konu (noun) -> "subject." Wiktionary definition for Turkish noun, "konu" -> subject.
Hello Naela572151
I'm sorry Duo did not accept your answer. It was accepted for me a year ago.
Try it again & use the report facility if rejected.
If you click on, "MORE" then dictionary, Duo describes, "konu" as;
"(The) subject."
Thank you.
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Both sound fine to me. I will add "what" as an alternative right now.
I said 'what subject shall we talk about? ' This is also perfect good English. Needs to be added.
This is not correct English :) "About which subject shall we talk?" is though :)
"about whıch subject shall we talk" is very convoluted. better to say "which subject shall we talk about?" is far more fluent.
Stating "Which" Would suggest you already know what specıfıc choices you have to continue the conversation... Whereas "WHAT" makes the statement open to general debate.
So can you generalise the sentence with "Ne konunda konuşalım?" or does "hangi" in this instance mean both
But this sentence (which subject shall we talk about) was marked wrong - why?
Hasenwinkel50
Your answer is correct & it was accepted for me.
Which subject shall we talk about?
Correct other English answer accepted by Duo.
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