Topic: Ukrainian

"A cow and a pig"

Translation:Корова і свиня

June 1, 2015

7 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/savourtardis
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I'd guess свиня is likely cognate with Schwein and swine... would I be wrong?

June 13, 2015
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Vinnfred

    It is

    June 13, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Thorin96
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    • 41

    This is a random place to ask this, but for some reason the corrections never tell me to use і for and instead of и - is there a reason for this? Is it acceptable to say either for and?

    June 1, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Vinnfred

      These are just some Duolingo drawbacks. For it "f" is the same as ф, i is the same as и

      June 1, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Thorin96
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      • 41

      Oh, alright then! That makes sense. I'll just have to watch what I'm doing so I don't let it become a habit.

      June 1, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/JewishPolyglot

        Hey, I'm not complaining, that lets me use a Russian keyboard!

        June 1, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/nadalejib

          Why is it telling me that the anwer shoud be корова й свиня ?

          February 8, 2018
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