"Siamo una coppia strana."

Translation: We are a strange couple.

[jgaffuri]

"we are a weird couple" should be accepted, no?

[victorvillena]

Yes, it should be. Make sure to report it.

[odonovdh]

"we are a strange pair" should be ok, no?

[blazinghaze]

no it shouldnt , as the word for pair is paio

[Zzabeth]

It should, because one is not exclusive of the other. "Pair" works quite well in English for both coppia and paio

[Rae.F]

But the two have different connotations. Penn and Teller are a strange pair. Two people in a romantic relationship who are a bit eccentric are a strange couple.

[vjosullivan]

" "Pair" works quite well in English for both coppia and paio." Yes, but we are performing simple translation exercises here not learning about English usage. The fact that the words are often interchangeable in English is irrelevant.

[Kevin968039]

Spot on.

[EnzoJuve]

Stranieri sono strani... I see what you did there Italian.

[dragoncurve]

Strangers are strange.
English does exactly the same thing, unfortunately.

[Jamie608549]

Why not strani?

[cyclingdoc]

It asks for the translation of "una strana coppia" earlier. Why is the order different, "una coppia strana" this time?

[Girishkorgaonkar]

It should be una coppia strana..adjective follows the noun..however in one of the earlier lessons i remember reading somewhere that if u really want to stress on the adjective, here strange, it can preceed the noun..i maybe wrong though..would love if anybody can shed some light on this.cheers

[Rana112966]

I think you're correct. When you change the word order, you emphasize one of the words, and in your example, it would be "strange."

And keep in mind that there are some adjectives that normally precede the nouns that they modify (buon, etc.)

[Robin138467]

I agree, but remember there's also a handful of adjectives that actually change their meaning depending on the word order. For instance 'diversi problemi' means various problems, whereas 'problemi diversi' means different problems.

[tzar_ivan]

I thought it meant foreign?

[Rae.F]

The two senses of the word are related to each other.

[noctaphile]

Aren't bizarre and strange synonyms?!

[Giga_bites]

"The odd couple"? Neil Simon?

[MusicMan97]

lol

[NekoSakuraChan]

This sentance definitely expresses me and my boyfriend!

[AlexanderS419359]

Took a blind stab at translation and went with "We are a couple of weirdos".
This was marked incorrect. But now I want to know how you would actually say 'couple of weirdos' in Italian. Anyone?

[Kim4312]

Why so many deleted comments？？？

[Rae.F]

Probably moderators removing off-topic clutter.

[malcale]

Pair is synonymous with couple here

[Rae.F]

Different connotations. "Couple" implies a romantic involvement between the two people. "Pair" does not.

[LlamaNation01]

Is this couple as in bff and gff or a couple of people???

[peggy582366]

Don't forget gays and people who don't have an 3xact gender identity.

[ClaudeMedearis]

Was this another odd exception I have to memorize? I listened 3 times for "una", but it was definitely "un". So the final a in coppia is an aberration, right?
No, I was over thinking and the robo-voice just didn't feel like pronouncing the final "a" in una.
Moving right along.

[falanouc]

Ma é vero, come si sape, Duo?

[EvaShukevi]

That is according to Twilight

[Julia.s.h]

Or Avatar

[Sofie870036]

At least they are aware of it..:o)

[Elena187243]

As long as you realize it. That's the first step!

[Dee981901]

Why not strani as it's plural

[Rae.F]

No. It is A couple. Just because the unit is composed of multiple things does not mean one unit is plural.

[HiMeCriss]

That's what my parents said when I tried to show them the boy I like...

[peggy582366]

I am wondering if strange and weird is the same. Now we have some towns bragging they are "weird" like quirky. Slightly different to me. (USA)

[peggy582366]

Sorry should say "are the same" - big faux pas