"De lytter ikke."

Translation: They do not listen.

[aidbev]

Delete Erica!

[FanddenRidder]

I never understand these references

[emes01]

This time it's not a reference to anything. It just accidentally sounds like that, nothing more to it, no hidden allusion.

[spett]

Do lytter (to listen) and hører (to hear) have the same nuances as they do in English? I.e. listening is active while hearing is passive.

[Deliciae]

Yes, except when "hører" appears with the prepositions "etter" or "på".

å lytte = to listen
å høre = to hear
å høre etter = to listen (attentively), to pay attention (to what is said), to do as you're told
å høre på = to listen to (music, the radio, your parents...)

[spett]

Takk!

[Cynthia293615]

If "They are not listening" and "They do not listen" are the same... how to know which one are they refering to?

[ChromateX]

Both should be applicable. It just depends on context. "They don't listen" would be if the person is deaf or often doesn't pay attention to others. "They are not listening" would be if they can't listen right now or if they're being cut off.

[Ms_World]

Or if they are currently not paying attention.

[AndrewYuri5]

How would you say, "they are not listening"? That's what I thought this was saying.

[Deliciae]

The same way.

[ShadaabNae]

Are there lessons for listening and pronunciations?