@Salchipapero Good point! You can say "テーブルに肘をついて"、 but you don't have to say it because it's obvious the thing you put your elbow or elbows on is the table you are eating at.

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"It's rude to put your elbows on the table while you're eating."

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"It's rude to put your elbows on the table while you're eating."Hello! Do you think the sentence above sounds ok? See a translation

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@u-1 Please, how would you say the same sentence but in japanese?It's rude to put your elbows on the table while you're eating."

@u-1 Just a question, please. No neccesary to use テーブルに or something like that?

"It's rude to put your elbows on the table while you're eating."

Hello! Do you think the sentence above sounds ok?

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@u-1
Please, how would you say the same sentence but in japanese?

It's rude to put your elbows on the table while you're eating."

@u-1

Just a question, please. No neccesary to use テーブルに or something like that?