"Он всегда готовит ужин сам."

Translation: He always makes dinner himself.

[emmanhsu]

Could this be "he always cooks dinner alone"?

[AlexMannen]

Maybe, but more correct would be to use the word "один" for alone. Hence, "Он всегда готовит ужин один".

[DarenStaud]

Should "he always makes himself dinner" also be accepted? I can't decide if it means something subtly different or not.

[MattRobins1]

"He makes himself dinner" = he makes dinner for himself. "He makes dinner himself" = he is the one making the dinner, probably without any help.

[I_Am_Robin]

Wouldnt accept "he always cooks dinner himself" i hsd to put "supper" them when i get it right it says that "dinner" is preferred!

[Solomon502280]

How is "he always cooks dinner by himself" wrong

[AveSharia]

The audio on this one is brutal... Sounds more like он всегда это тоже сам. I'm even having trouble following it with the Russian in front of me!

[redbluerat]

Exactly the same problem here. It is laughably bad. Oh well. Probably nothing they can do.

[Theron126]

It sounds fine to me, actually. Maybe not perfect, but clearly understandable.

[xxxxxRachelxxxxx]

click the turtle one

[Matt92HUN]

How would you say he cooks for himself?

[mightypotatoe]

Think it would be он для себя готовит

[HATAllluK]

Он готовит для себя - лучше звучит

[Matt92HUN]

Thanks.

[LobsterGhost]

Why isn't "He always cooks dinner alone" correct?

[Ruth440184]

"He cooks alone" implies that he is on his own, perhaps lonely, definitely around no one else. However, this is more of a "by himself" kind of meaning - more of, "without anyone else's assistance."

[OhItsAlex]

The fact that "готоит" is "cooking" and "making" confuses me..

[M.Sadeq1]

Ужин is dinner or lunch????!

[dfggh4]

Обед is lunch.

[Ron304908]

This correct translation doesn't make sense.

[Julian710976]

I wrote "he always cooks dinner for himself" and it was considered wrong. Shouldn't it be accepted?

[Rk5I3]

Сам apparently means "by himself" whereas "for himself" would be для себя. MattRobins1 explained the difference in the earlier comments.

[av161]

Alone should be accepted too - for himself is different than by himself

[MikeTaylor8]

Готовить means cooks. Why insist on 'make'?

[brFVUUDS]

Basic meaning of "готовить" is "to prepare".

[alex547970]

This is horrendous. The verb is "to cook" but using that word over "making" is wrong? Nope. You're wrong

[KelKaroly]

"He always cooks dinner for himself" was marked incorrect. Should it have been?

[Rk5I3]

Сам apparently means "by himself" and "for himself" would be для себя. MattRobins1 explained the English difference in the earlier comments.

[alex547970]

Error on makes versus is making? Really?

[PauletteSm]

I put exactly what the suggested translation is and it was counted wrong. Then the correction on the bottom of the page was exactly what I put.

[JoelBarano]

This is not a mistake. It is better English to say..He always makes himself dinner.