«Why don't you have lunch with me instead?» / Lingvo Live

Червь Землянойasked for translation 7 years ago

How to translate? (en-ru)

Why don't you have lunch with me instead?

1.
А почему бы тебе СО МНОЙ не пообедать?
translation added by Alexander Аkimov
Gold en-ru
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2.
1.Почему бы тебе не пообедать со мной вместо этого?
2. Не лучше ли тебе пообедать со мной?
translation added by Даша Дядело
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⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 7 years ago

Dasha, those are good translations, but you should enter them separately.

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 7 years ago

Alex, you didn't translate INSTEAD.

Alexander Аkimovadded a comment 7 years ago

The word order with the stressed «со мной» implies ”INSTEAD”.
Perhaps, I should have capitalize ”СО МНОЙ”...

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 7 years ago

But the meaning is “have lunch with me INSTEAD OF DOING something else” (which wasn’t mentioned here).

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 7 years ago

Or, looking at it again, “have lunch with ME instead of with someone else” (who wasn’t mentioned here)

Alexander Аkimovadded a comment 7 years ago

Anyway, there's indefiniteness in the phrase, and more context is needed to make a proper translation.

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 7 years ago

Absolutely

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 7 years ago

Also, WHY DON’T YOU isn’t literal here - it’s more like an invitation or suggestion.