Esta va por la casa.

Sentence Discussions Spanish
#1
English Translation

This one’s going on the house.

The translation seems to be completely off. Shouldn’t this be something like - it’s somewhere in the house?

#2

It’s a courtesy phrase, like in a restaurant where they offer you a free drink after the meal, on the house.

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#3

I do agree it sounds a bit weird. I think a more idiomatic expression would be “(A esta) invita la casa”. I would leave “a esta” out, and so have the “this one” be obvious from the situation, because I feel that’s how it would normally be said. But because we lack context, and the “this one” is explicited in the english sentence…

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#4

@morbrorper So it just means “it’s on the house”?

#5

With no context, that’s my interpretation, but I suppose you could find a context for a more literal one.