jkwon 0 #1 September 16, 2004 Here are some funny mistranslations I heard. Como se llamas? Translation: Where are your llamas. Que hora es? Translation: Where are the prostitutes. You guys got any other good "lost in translation" muckups?--joe HISPA #69 The Best Band in the WORLD!!! The new full length album "See What You Can Find" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base311 0 #2 September 16, 2004 ?Donde esta la esquela? Where is the squirrel? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VanillaSkyGirl 6 #3 September 16, 2004 It's spelled "escuela". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #4 September 16, 2004 cogito ergo spud I think, therefore I yam. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #5 September 16, 2004 I swear to god I thought the thread title was "funny menstrations..." and I thought "no fucking way, he must not have dated some of the girls I have..."--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jkwon 0 #6 September 16, 2004 OH lord...that's a hoot!--joe HISPA #69 The Best Band in the WORLD!!! The new full length album "See What You Can Find" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #7 September 16, 2004 The car Chevy Nova. In Spanish, "No va" means "it doesn't go". Must have been a tough sell. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jkwon 0 #8 September 16, 2004 This isn't a mistranslation rather than my parents language barrier. So to sum up the story first. I play the cello and my dad is a minister and he'd always ask me if I wanted to pRay in church sometime...and when he was giving a service in English he'd always say "Let us pLay". I always thought it was funny my dad couldn't just switch the L and R and get the correct words. :)--joe HISPA #69 The Best Band in the WORLD!!! The new full length album "See What You Can Find" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VanillaSkyGirl 6 #9 September 16, 2004 QuoteI always thought it was funny my dad couldn't just switch the L and R and get the correct words. My mother has pronunciation problems, too, even though she's tried for years to pass an "accent reduction" class. (It's a little sad...) Anyway, she told me that she feels crude saying "beach" or "sheet" out loud. She also laughs and blushes still at her own pronunciation of a high-school friend of my brother's..."Doug". When she says it, it sounds a little too much like dog... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Judit 0 #10 September 16, 2004 QuoteThis isn't a mistranslation rather than my parents language barrier. When my mum first spoke to my husband she asked him " Mi ujsag?", which in hungarian means What's up? but it sounds exactly as "May we shag? Can you imagine my husband's reaction? Take risks not to escape life but to prevent life from escaping Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #11 September 16, 2004 QuoteI swear to god I thought the thread title was "funny menstrations..." I didn't read it correctly either! Instead of "menstrations", I thought it was "masterbations". Yes, I know that makes no sense at all. I didn't want to open the thread because I didn't know what I'd find! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Judit 0 #12 September 16, 2004 The other same situation was Puszi neked = kisses to you. Sounds like pussy knackered. Reaction: Sorry love that's not my problem and i don't wanna know about it Take risks not to escape life but to prevent life from escaping Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jkwon 0 #13 September 16, 2004 QuoteShe also laughs and blushes still at her own pronunciation of a high-school friend of my brother's..."Doug". When she says it, it sounds a little too much like dog... I had a swedish friend who made a similar mistake. He had just moved to the states and saw a sign that said Krispy Kream Doughnuts. And he said to us " what are Dognuts???"--joe HISPA #69 The Best Band in the WORLD!!! The new full length album "See What You Can Find" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #14 September 16, 2004 QuoteQuoteI swear to god I thought the thread title was "funny menstrations..." I didn't read it correctly either! Instead of "menstrations", I thought it was "masterbations". Yes, I know that makes no sense at all. I didn't want to open the thread because I didn't know what I'd find! ahhh the old freudian slip. what was on YOUR mind skymama? MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #15 September 16, 2004 Quoteahhh the old freudian slip. what was on YOUR mind skymama? I blame Remi. He always brings my mind down into the gutter with his. You gotta watch that guy. Normally I'm always very sweet and innocent. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jkwon 0 #16 September 16, 2004 QuoteNormally I'm always very sweet and innocent. I don't know any "innocent" skydivers. I call BS on that--joe HISPA #69 The Best Band in the WORLD!!! The new full length album "See What You Can Find" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
