"Emilian ni mwalimu wa somo la kingereza"
Translation:Emilian is an English teacher
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This written translation is ambiguous. It could mean that the teacher is from England. "Emilian is a teacher of English" would not be ambiguous, even if a little more cumbersome.
Not natural to this native speaker. "Emilian is an English teacher" or "Emilian is the English teacher," with the emphasis on "English" when speaking (to denote the subject he teaches rather than his nationality) would be good English.
Alternatively, if you're describing a lesson that is going on at this moment, "Emilian is the teacher of the English class," again with the emphasis on "English" in spoken language.
I wrote: "Emilian is the teacher of the English lesson," but it wasn't accepted. Perhaps my translation is too literal?
- 1051
Coksoslu is right - the translation is too literal. It is not what native speakers would say. I would most likely say "Emilian is an/the English teacher", depending on context, even though it might appear ambiguous.