"They are a couple of husband and wife."

Translation: Mereka adalah pasangan suami dan istri.

[TheoGeorget]

This English sentence sounds odd for me...
Does it sounds odd too for a native English speaker ?

[AbdullahAAK]

Sounds odd to me too. You simply say that they are a couple or they are a husband and wife.
Couple of husband and wife is just repetitious

[BurtHood]

In American english one would say, "They are a married couple."

[TanyaGross2]

Yes. In America we would either say "They are a couple" or "They are husband and wife " never together

[Diankr03]

I'm indonesian. And i think it's not odd in bahasa Indonesia. Because we usually use "pasangan suami istri".

If we don't use/say "couple of husband and wife", or if we just say "a couple of"
Maybe people think that they are just a couple as friends. Or girlfriend boyfriend, not husband and wife

[dilafanurul]

I'm Indonesian and i think it's not odd in bahasa Indonesia. It can be : 'Mereka adalah pasangan suami-istri' without using 'dan'

[Ayumiao]

Thanks, that is useful to know. So basically the sentence has been translated literally but in English it sounds very odd.

[KyrieDomineJesus]

Funny! Instead of taking the repetition out of the English sentence, they took it out from the indonesian, leaving
"Mereka adalah suami dan istri" as multiple choice sentence for "They are a couple of husband and wife"! facepalm

[Emmelie94]

As a non-native I would suggest to leave out the second half to replace it with "Andi dan Tini adalah pasangan", or, as we're in the 21st century, "Andi dan Dimas" could also be an option.

[jacksonbeale]

"they are a couple of husband and wife" is not a well structured english sentence.

[mapmanic]

We could improve the translation, i think, by saying: "They are a couple, husband and wife." or "They are a couple: a husband and wife." The confusion, i believe, is from the ambiguity of "couple" in English. So, the English gloss for the Bahasa statement should not have included "couple of" since that combination is used most commonly with the non-matrimonial meaning.

[deactivated user]

They are husband and wife

[HarryHardbody]

"a husband and wife couple" sounds clunky, but in 2021 and beyond, we'll hear it more often (as compared to a husband-husband couple, a wife-wife couple, etc)

Though the English accuracy isn't as important as the Indonesian structure. You cannot translate word for word and expect to sound anything like a native speaker. Just internalize the structure and move along...

[MichaelJes773403]

That's a strange english sentence. Also, 'couple' should be 'sepasang' shouldn't it?

[Mal205614]

The English given here as correct is rubbish! It is a transliteration, not a translation. There is a difference! One correct and sensible fluent translation is "They are husband and wife." or even "they are married"

[CorSleutel2701]

This is not good english

[Daveduck]

This is not something a native English speaker would say. It looks like machine translation.