ela é um bom abacaxi*

[glass_icarus]

So C and I have been playing somewhat obsessively with duolingo! (I am learning Portuguese and brushing up on French, except I've done more Portuguese than French thanks to new-language excitement.) Our conclusion: duolingo is awesome, but a freaking trip.

me: are these secondary definitions if you scroll over a word and there's 2
because i moused over banana and under it said "banana, wimp"

me: these options omg
"the water boils"
"the woman boils"
AHAHAHAHAHA

C: "do not want, please"
HAHAHA

C: Entschuldigung, wo ist die Toilette?
Nein, ich bin nicht krank.

C: Do you rain dogs?
me: lolol
and cats
C: nope just dogs

me: wtf "the spider eats bread"
no, no spiders do not eat bread
they eat INSECTS
how about some biologically plausible sentences, how about that
>.<

me: also why are you so concerned with making me learn the word for shark
idgi
REQUIN!
REQUIN REQUIN REQUIN
sigh
also "je suis un dauphin"
C: i am the dauphin
hhaa
me: which is more plausible: i am a prince? or i am a dolphin
SIGH
C: LOL

C: Do you like jewelry!
not a question, a demand
me: xDDDDDDD
what is it in german
C: magst du Schmuck!
LIKE IT
DAMMIT

C: Jedes Ei sehen wir. - we see every egg
??

C: Tu dois un poulet.
what the fuck
you owe a chicken?
me: YOU OWE ME A CHICKEN
sounds kind of like
BRING US A SHRUBBERY
>.>
C: the comments
Chicken debt must be common in France.
not only do you owe a chicken, they owe a chicken too
everyone owes a chicken
me: who comes up with this shit
chickens
belts
pineapples
C: Ils nous doivent un poulet.
at least that makes slight bit more sense
they owe us one
me: one... chicken
lol
oh so apparently whoever designed the clothes section for portuguese was slightly obsessed with
socks
and belts
and skirts
it was like O CINTO!
... why are you screaming about a belt
C: mine said
Schuhe!!
(shoes!!)
-.-

C: "you owe a chicken" has now featured four times
they're getting antsy
Je dois, tu dois, ils doivent, ... Everybody owes chickens!
oh shit! i owe one
Why is this sentence used (as opposed to something you might use on an everyday basis)? Did you forget to pay the chicken rent? Borrow too much money from the chicken and can't pay it back? halp.
me: LOL
C: I suspect fowl play.

*My favorite so far: "Mark all correct translations: She is a good woman." -- option 3: "She is a good pineapple."