"Barna spiser akkurat nå."
Translation:The children are eating right now.
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Hahaha if there's anyone Russian, he/she will understand the trouble about UNDERSTANDING the right translation, but WANTING to translate a bit differently because of hearing the pronunciation :D
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Yes, but there is another Russian phrase, maybe not so formal, and we rarely use it: "аккурат" ("aккурат сейчас" for example). Вut it means exactly the same! I was surprised. Anyway, it's funny. :)
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I'm definitely not an expert, but I think it's because it's the same difference between the English "correctly now" (nonsense) and "precisely now." (i.e. This very moment vs. nowadays or some other less distinct "now")
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I think "rett" is more "straight" like "rett hjemme" : "straight home". Akkurat nå is right now
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Am I correctly assuming that this sentence means that the kids are eating correctly now opposed to wrong earlier, rather than they are eating at this moment?
I understood it the same way. I think there was another translation for 'right now'.
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Is it obvious when one says "barna" vs. "barnet" (the children vs. the child). They sound the same to me.
It's obvious to natives, but can definitely be tricky for learners initially.
Since the "t" in "barnet" is silent, what you need to listen for is the difference between the "ah"-sound at the end of "barna", and the "eh"-sound at the end of "barnet".
