«в воскресенье я обычно обедаю дома или у мамы мужа» / Lingvo Live

Надежда Афонинаasked for translation 7 years ago

How to translate? (ru-en)

в воскресенье я обычно обедаю дома или у мамы мужа

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в воскресенье я обычно обедаю дома или у свекрови
Edited
I usually have lunch at home or at my mother-in-law's on Sunday
translation added by Elena Bogomolova
Gold ru-en
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On Sunday, I usually have lunch at home or at my husband's mom house
translation added by Евгения Петухова
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⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 7 years ago

mother-in-law’s house

Elena Bogomolovaadded a comment 7 years ago

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 7 years ago

For some reason, the possessive
Is different: https://languageandgrammar.com/2009/06/29/its-the-mothers-not-the-laws/ look at the comments below.

Elena Bogomolovaadded a comment 7 years ago

Great, thank you! Now I will know👍.

Elena Bogomolovaadded a comment 7 years ago

Not necessary to add "house", right?

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 7 years ago

Nope

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 7 years ago

+++Elena

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 7 years ago

Actually that’s a really idiomatic translation. exactly what a native would say. Good work!

Elena Bogomolovaadded a comment 7 years ago

With your help, thank you!🙋‍♀️

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 7 years ago

The only thing I helped you with was “mother-in-law’s”

Elena Bogomolovaadded a comment 7 years ago

🌝

Elena Bogomolovaadded a comment 7 years ago

Мама мужа - это свекровь, а мама жены - тёща (я перепутала). И мы так и говорим - тёща или свекровь, а не мама жены или мужа...

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 7 years ago

Интересно! На испанском обе - suegra (<свекровь)