"My mother and my father are teachers."
Translation:Mi mamá y mi papá son maestros.
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Technically: "Mis padres son maestros." would work too. Shortened, but still. :T
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When there is there is a guy in the group, it automatically changes to maestros.
Like, when there is a group of all girls, it would be "ellas", but when one singular guy joins it, bam. "Ellos."
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Because in latin languages, when you say something in plural and it is included both a male and a female in this plural you use he masculine word
I know it would work, but why isn't it accepted then? When you're speaking it, it has the same functional meaning.
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Can I not say "Mi madre y padre son maestros?" Is the "mi" commonly understood like it is in English?
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"Mi" in spanish is "My" in in english.
So what you said: "My mother and father are teachers"
So yes, you can say that.
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"My mother and my father" es "mi madre y mi padre", no están en diminutivo.
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Mis padres son maestros is correct. However, some of our societies accept our parents having the same gender. Therefore, this sentence needs to be translated as Mi mamá y mi papá son maestros. :)
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Not really. "Padres" is the couple of two person having children. But what I mean being wrong is "mother and father" traslated as "mamá y papá" (my mam and my dad) instead of "mi madre y mi padre" as it is in original Englis sentence.
Occupations in Spanish are always described with the permanent "ser". Same with relationships, even though they can change, you would still say, "Soy su novia."
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profesor means teacher too right? we call our spanish class teacher profesora and i'm quite sure she isn't a professor.
