"Ett kinn, to kinn"

Translation: One cheek, two cheeks

[RickPT395]

" Left cheek , right cheek , left cheek , right cheek "
- Jason Derulo, Tip Toe

[ssdukej]

Ett or et?

[Luke_5.1991]

Ett means one, specifically. Et, in contrast, usually means a or an.

[alek_d]

That's right "ett" and "én" are numerals, "et" and "en" are articles.

[Sapiophia]

What about for 'ei'? Is the numeral then 'éi'?

[alek_d]

It is just ei.

[MarcinM85]

However, in the dictation exercise it is impossible to distinguish. But maybe "ett" makes more sense because of the second part, which contains the numeral "to".

[alek_d]

Yes, you are clearly counting.

[AtalinaDove]

I swear this is a play on a German tree sentence somehow. Maybe I'm wrong, though.

[KatjaBozarth]

"Kinn" in German means "chin", a false friend in this case.

[Lisa954202]

You need two so you can turn the other one.