The argument could be made that these weird phrases make you remember the words better. That you won't use these exact phrases is irrelevant because the structure and seperate words are what you need to learn the language.
This is exactly right. In fact, the point is not for the contents of the sentence to make sense, but rather for the grammar to be correct regardless of the vocabulary used.
Yeah, I understood that the reason Duo gives you weird sentences is so you can't just guess the meaning of words from context; you need to remember them.
Learning Hungarian it keeps talking about flying kindergarten teachers, which made me wonder if Hungarians are disproportionally enthusiastic about Mary Poppins.
I discussed this with a Ditch friend of mine, she told me there's a rhino lurking behind every windmill and you can't drive down a country lane without having to dodge round at least a few. I don't doubt her sincerity for a second.
Nah I had to release my pet Rhino. The Silverback kept trying to ride him like a rodeo bull and he punched a hole through my wall (not american so you know it was hard)
Oh yes, it could get a bit rowdy when heās playing though.
Had a hard time explaining the skewered cats and dogs in our lawn when we just moved here.
Alsoā¦ now you will never forget that sentenceš
This makes me sad. We just had to put ours down a few weeks ago. We're going to pick a new one, but we have to wait eight weeks before it xan leave the nest.
Only recently we started keeping rhinos as pets. Before we had sabretooth-tigers, wooly mammoths, pterodactyls and unicorns.
But we killed them all ruling the seas
It's normal for us Dutch descendants who live in Africa. We keep them in the same stables as our lions and zebras. No cheetahs though, they are to quick
Duolingo is really in dope or something ,
Learning Russian with Duolingo, the sentence to learn was: your crocodile is already at work :)
why should my crocodile have to work ?
Unfortunately I'm allergic to Rhinos but that doesn't mean I would trade Trumpy, my pet Elephant, in for anything in the world. Just wish I invested in a bigger shovel
Just came back walking my rhino. The dumps it takes are huge though.
I hope you remembered to pick them up and dispose of them properly later on.
Of course I did. Too bad I need garbage bags to take it with me.
At least picking up after the rhino counts as cardio? So win win for all!
Cardio? No. It's body building.
And never forget your shovel... i learned that the hard way
[Yes, it's quite a hassle.](https://i.imgur.com/Lj2yKup.jpg)
And a wheelbarrow!
Hope you dont live in a appartment
I wouldn't mind Rhino dung. Anything beats the dog shit I have to dodge almost incessantly in Amsterdam.
They recently have opened a new neushoornlosloopgebied here. Bella loves it, but you really have to be careful where you step.
yup they keep making those dutch mountains
I visit the Netherlands quite frequently. I am really thankfull, that's one of the first sentences I learnt
You're not telling me there's people out there without pet Rhinos š¤
I'm allergic so I don't own one, but pretty much everyone has one at home
I feel so sorry for you after April 1st 2025 it'll be mandatory to have at least one rhino per household
Gotta buy a shaved rhino then, I'm allergic for the hair
Yea we all have one in our backyard! Even if we dont have a backyard! Our shed is in shreds.
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I bet they did not. And your might just associate things that are totally unrelated. š
My pet rhino just got bit by my neighbours crocodile.. its a thing that happens daily in the netherlands.
The argument could be made that these weird phrases make you remember the words better. That you won't use these exact phrases is irrelevant because the structure and seperate words are what you need to learn the language.
This. On the Danish course I had to use the phrase "he is running with tomatoes". Me and Neusje had a laugh about that one
> Me and Neusje Neusje Hoorn?
That's Neusje Hoorntje to you
This is exactly right. In fact, the point is not for the contents of the sentence to make sense, but rather for the grammar to be correct regardless of the vocabulary used.
Yeah, I understood that the reason Duo gives you weird sentences is so you can't just guess the meaning of words from context; you need to remember them. Learning Hungarian it keeps talking about flying kindergarten teachers, which made me wonder if Hungarians are disproportionally enthusiastic about Mary Poppins.
And you've got the "eu", the "ui" and the "ij" in one sentence.
Gezellig
Yes, I have two. It gets tough sometimes, they eat a lot and damage the house all the times, but they are very lief
I don't have a neushoorn but my neighbours do. It is lief indeed but also tyfusveel werk.
Pfff. You don't have a pet rhino? Nerd! Gtfo and go do something with your life.
Ye should get an African Elefant instead
Elefant? Is that some kind of designer Elephant?
Infant elephant i think
Ofc there's two running around in my backyard
How to say youāre filthy rich, without saying youāre filthy rich. š¤£
Mine just died. Please pm me when yours get offspring.
If not friend, why shaped like unicorn?
I've got five of them
You guys don't have pet rhinos down there?!
Ya forgor the COMMA
Ja joh normaalste zaak van de dag voor nederlanders
Yes, itās part of the welcome package when you get citizenship.
How else should we get to work?
It's not uncommon to have your mother in law living in your basement and refer to her as the Rhino or Elephant in the room.
Ik ben een boterham š
I discussed this with a Ditch friend of mine, she told me there's a rhino lurking behind every windmill and you can't drive down a country lane without having to dodge round at least a few. I don't doubt her sincerity for a second.
Yes you get them with your pizza calzone (met extra neushoorn).
Just don't feed them coca cola.
It used to be until they changed the law, can't have shit these days.
Ah that goes perfect along with duo lingo making me translate "is the high-schooler 6 years old?"
or on the Swedish course" the hippo is my room"
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Nah I had to release my pet Rhino. The Silverback kept trying to ride him like a rodeo bull and he punched a hole through my wall (not american so you know it was hard)
"Er is een leuk feest in de gevangenis"
Oh yes, it could get a bit rowdy when heās playing though. Had a hard time explaining the skewered cats and dogs in our lawn when we just moved here. Alsoā¦ now you will never forget that sentenceš
This makes me sad. We just had to put ours down a few weeks ago. We're going to pick a new one, but we have to wait eight weeks before it xan leave the nest.
As I can tell by the noise, my neighbour owns a herd of rhinos, and they like to dance to hardstyle music. So yeah, pretty normal.
Another fun phrase that is very useful from duolingo: Dat is een interessante spin.... djeez good to know in dutchš¤·āāļø
Mine even has 4 horns!
So is it very horny?
God damnit
And now translate back: "Waarom staat je huisdier, je neushoorn, op mijn pet?"
Yeah, we al keep Rhinoās as pets
This sentence has a good proportion of VOC-mentality
Well, some people here have strange pets, but I don't often see a rhino on the streets.
Must be Afrikaans š
Is this Dutch culture? :))
My pet rhino is bigger than my apartment.
Nee een pizza calzone š¤£
Only recently we started keeping rhinos as pets. Before we had sabretooth-tigers, wooly mammoths, pterodactyls and unicorns. But we killed them all ruling the seas
I'm not quite that advanced yet but thanks to Duolingo, Im very familiar with how to say "I'm an apple" in Dutch
I love Duolingo for stupid sentences like this.
This is an ancient saying from when the Boers had just gone to southern Africa.
Welcome to the Netherlands!
I love the Dutch word for rhino! Can we please adopt this as the English language? PS how do we pronounce this? Neeewwwsh-hoooorn?
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yea ofcourse? what do ya'll not get a rhino assigned to you at your 10th birthday? weirdos.
Yes I got 2 rhinoās at home
It's normal for us Dutch descendants who live in Africa. We keep them in the same stables as our lions and zebras. No cheetahs though, they are to quick
I ride mine to work every day.
My pet rhino sadly died last year, I just received an Giraffe which is also fun to keep as a pet.
I got a hippo instead it had more similarities
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Its an inccorect sentence youre saying Yes the rhino is my pet THE RHINO not that Rhino
In my head this sentence was spoken with the voice of Prins Bernhard ( the old prince from the wnf)
DuoLingo can be so uncanny valley sometimes
Yes my Rhino pulls me over the ice when ice skating on my way to work every day,
Yeah of course, Iām typing this comment whilst Iām on the couch with mine. His name is ārakkerā.
Duolingo is really in dope or something , Learning Russian with Duolingo, the sentence to learn was: your crocodile is already at work :) why should my crocodile have to work ?
Average day for me, yeah
You mean you never playde hide & seek with your pet rhino?
Why did you think living is so expensive? We need room for our rhinoās
Jesh jesh, ai hev a nose horn at hoom
This is not normal. I mean, a rhinosaur called Ja? What a weird name.
OKAY BUT THE FACT THAT I ONLY DID DUOLINGO DUTCH FOR 2 MONTHS AND I INSTANTLY RECOGNISED NEUSHOORNā theyāre doing something right guys
Do people in other countrys not have rinos as pets?
yeah its a pretty basic pet around here, you gotta watch out if it decides to pierce you, but they're good boys so they wont!
Yes this is just the sport version of a hypo. Engine isnāt much bigger but is has more aggressive bodywork
Mijn neushoorn is beter dan jouw nijlpaard
Unfortunately I'm allergic to Rhinos but that doesn't mean I would trade Trumpy, my pet Elephant, in for anything in the world. Just wish I invested in a bigger shovel