#1 Bathroom Feminism
More info: Translation Gone Wrong | Dot Roberts | LinkedIn | Meet The Translator Podcast | Instagram Image source: 30mintranslate Cloblobster : “He-man’s female counterpart” TotallyNOTAFox : “I wonder how Tony Stark got his own bathroom there”
#2 Here You Can Even Steal For Free
Image source: 30mintranslate Ravioli : “I think in Denmark you can claim someone’s lost child after 2 hours soooo..” Mr. Nurse Man : “I need new luggage anyway, so don’t mind if I do!”
#3 Fortune Cookies: “You Will Gain Admiration From Your Pears.”
Image source: 30mintranslate Kevin the Manager : “They pear into my soul.” MikeInSociety (they/them) : “Ah my good old friends, the pears”
#4
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “Today is always under construction, never finished. When today finishes, it becomes yesterday.” LauraDragonWench : “Whew! That explains a lot, thanks!”
#5 Isn’t This Your Definition Of Great Customer Service?
Image source: 30mintranslate Multa Nocte : “They would have to pay me a LOT to work there . . . . .”
#6 Cash, Please. I Left My Octopus At Home
Image source: 30mintranslate EDWIN FAWCETT : “Octopus Card used in Hong Kong. Use on MTR Buses and at 7-11 etc” Jack Smith : “damn. can i pay with squid instead? I’m all out of octopi.”
#7 A Revolutionary New Marketing Strategy
Image source: 30mintranslate LauraDragonWench : “Taste test before I buy? Okay! 👍” MikeInSociety (they/them) : “And that kids…..is how covid started again”
#8 Literally Lost In Translation
Image source: 30mintranslate Tucker Cahooter : “Probably if they had they would have got “Translate server error””
#9Watch Out!
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “Not untrue. A false sense of safety can be dangerous. Vigilance is key.”
#10 -What’s Up? -Sunshine!
Image source: 30mintranslate Space Bunny<3 : “This is wholesome” LokisLilButterknife : “The katakana does indeed transliterate into “sunshine” , so the translation really isn’t that far off (I sadly can’t read the kanji anymore as it’s been quite some time since I studied Japanese). I think they are reffering to “Sunshine City” which is a building complex in part of Tokyo.”
#11 Sunday Mood
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “I wouldn’t dare! Let the tiny grass dream.” Multa Nocte : “Why is this so sweet?”
#12 Rebellious Freezer!
Image source: 30mintranslate TotallyNOTAFox : “Rage against the machine and the machine rages back!”
#13 How Not To Encourage Your Children To Clean Up After Themselves
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “Is there a smart child version so you can tell your kids which one is your favourite?”
#14 Don’t You Agree?
Image source: 30mintranslate Francois : “So true, without them in public I definitely I would feel not happy”
#15 Get In Line, Guys!
Image source: 30mintranslate Nacho Man Sandy Ravage : “Johnny Cash wouldn’t be happy” Passerby : “This is not a mistranslation. It is just an unfortunate transliteration. It is the name of a subway station in Bangkok.”
#16 Sunday Morning Coffee Anyone?
Image source: 30mintranslate Space Bunny<3 : “I had trouble understanding this” Multa Nocte : “Whoa! I feel kinda sexy now after this – count me in!”
#17 Not Feel Well – Get Drunk
Image source: 30mintranslate Jack Smith : “are they TELLING me to get drunk if i ALREADY dont feel well? because i dont think that’ll fly well. im underage.” David : “No pooping on the invisible toilets. They are for display only. /S”
#18 Hygiene Tip Of The Day
Image source: 30mintranslate Space Bunny<3 : “Sadly last time it happened my teacher told I was not the best.”
#19 Do Not Diet, It’s Friday!
Image source: 30mintranslate Multa Nocte : “I’m so curious about this one. Can someone here translate it for us?”
#20 Brilliant
Image source: 30mintranslate ynyrhydref56 : “This is my favourite”
- Being_Cori * * * : “that’s cos someone cut the wires.”
#21 !! Warning !!
Image source: 30mintranslate Ravioli : “I had a stroke trying to read this” pineapple87 : “The only thing that makes sense is the do not vomit on the floor, which sounds like a reasonable request.”
#22 Or Else..!
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “You can’t tell me what to do!” David : “The sad part is that they need that sign in any language. It appears to be a flush button for a toilet. If you don’t know to flush the public toilet when you are dong going – the sign probably won’t help a lot.”
#23 Behave Yourself!
Image source: 30mintranslate Ravioli : “behave yourself Jesus” zgillet : “This one made me actually laugh.”
#24 A Quick Visit!
Image source: 30mintranslate LauraDragonWench : “They stole the sign hanging on my front door.” pineapple87 : “This seems like a border control sign.”
#25
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “I guess you could call this assisted suicide.” Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! : “How high does the cliff jump? Does it jump at scheduled times?” #1 Candevil Fan : “my parents: “if your friends jumped off a cliff, would you do it too?” Me: YEET”
#26 Carefully Slip And Fall Into The Weekend
Image source: 30mintranslate Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! : “Care is always helpful when falling.”
#27 Ouch!
Image source: 30mintranslate TotallyNOTAFox : “And I bet he has no ragrets”
#28 Whatever Blows Your Bubble
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “That sounds more like an invitation than a warning”
#29 What About A Carrot Phone?
Image source: 30mintranslate Multa Nocte : “This anti-vegan crowd is getting out of control.”
#30 Or Not!
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “Challenge accepted!” Travelling Stranger : “i had fun once, it was terrible”
title: “30 Times People Wanted To Say Something Else But Failed Due To Language Barrier” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-12” author: “Derek Meek”
#1 Bathroom Feminism
More info: Translation Gone Wrong | Dot Roberts | LinkedIn | Meet The Translator Podcast | Instagram Image source: 30mintranslate Cloblobster : “He-man’s female counterpart” TotallyNOTAFox : “I wonder how Tony Stark got his own bathroom there”
#2 Here You Can Even Steal For Free
Image source: 30mintranslate Ravioli : “I think in Denmark you can claim someone’s lost child after 2 hours soooo..” Mr. Nurse Man : “I need new luggage anyway, so don’t mind if I do!”
#3 Fortune Cookies: “You Will Gain Admiration From Your Pears.”
Image source: 30mintranslate Kevin the Manager : “They pear into my soul.” MikeInSociety (they/them) : “Ah my good old friends, the pears”
#4
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “Today is always under construction, never finished. When today finishes, it becomes yesterday.” LauraDragonWench : “Whew! That explains a lot, thanks!”
#5 Isn’t This Your Definition Of Great Customer Service?
Image source: 30mintranslate Multa Nocte : “They would have to pay me a LOT to work there . . . . .”
#6 Cash, Please. I Left My Octopus At Home
Image source: 30mintranslate EDWIN FAWCETT : “Octopus Card used in Hong Kong. Use on MTR Buses and at 7-11 etc” Jack Smith : “damn. can i pay with squid instead? I’m all out of octopi.”
#7 A Revolutionary New Marketing Strategy
Image source: 30mintranslate LauraDragonWench : “Taste test before I buy? Okay! 👍” MikeInSociety (they/them) : “And that kids…..is how covid started again”
#8 Literally Lost In Translation
Image source: 30mintranslate Tucker Cahooter : “Probably if they had they would have got “Translate server error””
#9Watch Out!
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “Not untrue. A false sense of safety can be dangerous. Vigilance is key.”
#10 -What’s Up? -Sunshine!
Image source: 30mintranslate Space Bunny<3 : “This is wholesome” LokisLilButterknife : “The katakana does indeed transliterate into “sunshine” , so the translation really isn’t that far off (I sadly can’t read the kanji anymore as it’s been quite some time since I studied Japanese). I think they are reffering to “Sunshine City” which is a building complex in part of Tokyo.”
#11 Sunday Mood
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “I wouldn’t dare! Let the tiny grass dream.” Multa Nocte : “Why is this so sweet?”
#12 Rebellious Freezer!
Image source: 30mintranslate TotallyNOTAFox : “Rage against the machine and the machine rages back!”
#13 How Not To Encourage Your Children To Clean Up After Themselves
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “Is there a smart child version so you can tell your kids which one is your favourite?”
#14 Don’t You Agree?
Image source: 30mintranslate Francois : “So true, without them in public I definitely I would feel not happy”
#15 Get In Line, Guys!
Image source: 30mintranslate Nacho Man Sandy Ravage : “Johnny Cash wouldn’t be happy” Passerby : “This is not a mistranslation. It is just an unfortunate transliteration. It is the name of a subway station in Bangkok.”
#16 Sunday Morning Coffee Anyone?
Image source: 30mintranslate Space Bunny<3 : “I had trouble understanding this” Multa Nocte : “Whoa! I feel kinda sexy now after this – count me in!”
#17 Not Feel Well – Get Drunk
Image source: 30mintranslate Jack Smith : “are they TELLING me to get drunk if i ALREADY dont feel well? because i dont think that’ll fly well. im underage.” David : “No pooping on the invisible toilets. They are for display only. /S”
#18 Hygiene Tip Of The Day
Image source: 30mintranslate Space Bunny<3 : “Sadly last time it happened my teacher told I was not the best.”
#19 Do Not Diet, It’s Friday!
Image source: 30mintranslate Multa Nocte : “I’m so curious about this one. Can someone here translate it for us?”
#20 Brilliant
Image source: 30mintranslate ynyrhydref56 : “This is my favourite”
- Being_Cori * * * : “that’s cos someone cut the wires.”
#21 !! Warning !!
Image source: 30mintranslate Ravioli : “I had a stroke trying to read this” pineapple87 : “The only thing that makes sense is the do not vomit on the floor, which sounds like a reasonable request.”
#22 Or Else..!
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “You can’t tell me what to do!” David : “The sad part is that they need that sign in any language. It appears to be a flush button for a toilet. If you don’t know to flush the public toilet when you are dong going – the sign probably won’t help a lot.”
#23 Behave Yourself!
Image source: 30mintranslate Ravioli : “behave yourself Jesus” zgillet : “This one made me actually laugh.”
#24 A Quick Visit!
Image source: 30mintranslate LauraDragonWench : “They stole the sign hanging on my front door.” pineapple87 : “This seems like a border control sign.”
#25
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “I guess you could call this assisted suicide.” Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! : “How high does the cliff jump? Does it jump at scheduled times?” #1 Candevil Fan : “my parents: “if your friends jumped off a cliff, would you do it too?” Me: YEET”
#26 Carefully Slip And Fall Into The Weekend
Image source: 30mintranslate Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! : “Care is always helpful when falling.”
#27 Ouch!
Image source: 30mintranslate TotallyNOTAFox : “And I bet he has no ragrets”
#28 Whatever Blows Your Bubble
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “That sounds more like an invitation than a warning”
#29 What About A Carrot Phone?
Image source: 30mintranslate Multa Nocte : “This anti-vegan crowd is getting out of control.”
#30 Or Not!
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “Challenge accepted!” Travelling Stranger : “i had fun once, it was terrible”
title: “30 Times People Wanted To Say Something Else But Failed Due To Language Barrier” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-20” author: “Joseph Marshall”
#1 Bathroom Feminism
More info: Translation Gone Wrong | Dot Roberts | LinkedIn | Meet The Translator Podcast | Instagram Image source: 30mintranslate Cloblobster : “He-man’s female counterpart” TotallyNOTAFox : “I wonder how Tony Stark got his own bathroom there”
#2 Here You Can Even Steal For Free
Image source: 30mintranslate Ravioli : “I think in Denmark you can claim someone’s lost child after 2 hours soooo..” Mr. Nurse Man : “I need new luggage anyway, so don’t mind if I do!”
#3 Fortune Cookies: “You Will Gain Admiration From Your Pears.”
Image source: 30mintranslate Kevin the Manager : “They pear into my soul.” MikeInSociety (they/them) : “Ah my good old friends, the pears”
#4
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “Today is always under construction, never finished. When today finishes, it becomes yesterday.” LauraDragonWench : “Whew! That explains a lot, thanks!”
#5 Isn’t This Your Definition Of Great Customer Service?
Image source: 30mintranslate Multa Nocte : “They would have to pay me a LOT to work there . . . . .”
#6 Cash, Please. I Left My Octopus At Home
Image source: 30mintranslate EDWIN FAWCETT : “Octopus Card used in Hong Kong. Use on MTR Buses and at 7-11 etc” Jack Smith : “damn. can i pay with squid instead? I’m all out of octopi.”
#7 A Revolutionary New Marketing Strategy
Image source: 30mintranslate LauraDragonWench : “Taste test before I buy? Okay! 👍” MikeInSociety (they/them) : “And that kids…..is how covid started again”
#8 Literally Lost In Translation
Image source: 30mintranslate Tucker Cahooter : “Probably if they had they would have got “Translate server error””
#9Watch Out!
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “Not untrue. A false sense of safety can be dangerous. Vigilance is key.”
#10 -What’s Up? -Sunshine!
Image source: 30mintranslate Space Bunny<3 : “This is wholesome” LokisLilButterknife : “The katakana does indeed transliterate into “sunshine” , so the translation really isn’t that far off (I sadly can’t read the kanji anymore as it’s been quite some time since I studied Japanese). I think they are reffering to “Sunshine City” which is a building complex in part of Tokyo.”
#11 Sunday Mood
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “I wouldn’t dare! Let the tiny grass dream.” Multa Nocte : “Why is this so sweet?”
#12 Rebellious Freezer!
Image source: 30mintranslate TotallyNOTAFox : “Rage against the machine and the machine rages back!”
#13 How Not To Encourage Your Children To Clean Up After Themselves
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “Is there a smart child version so you can tell your kids which one is your favourite?”
#14 Don’t You Agree?
Image source: 30mintranslate Francois : “So true, without them in public I definitely I would feel not happy”
#15 Get In Line, Guys!
Image source: 30mintranslate Nacho Man Sandy Ravage : “Johnny Cash wouldn’t be happy” Passerby : “This is not a mistranslation. It is just an unfortunate transliteration. It is the name of a subway station in Bangkok.”
#16 Sunday Morning Coffee Anyone?
Image source: 30mintranslate Space Bunny<3 : “I had trouble understanding this” Multa Nocte : “Whoa! I feel kinda sexy now after this – count me in!”
#17 Not Feel Well – Get Drunk
Image source: 30mintranslate Jack Smith : “are they TELLING me to get drunk if i ALREADY dont feel well? because i dont think that’ll fly well. im underage.” David : “No pooping on the invisible toilets. They are for display only. /S”
#18 Hygiene Tip Of The Day
Image source: 30mintranslate Space Bunny<3 : “Sadly last time it happened my teacher told I was not the best.”
#19 Do Not Diet, It’s Friday!
Image source: 30mintranslate Multa Nocte : “I’m so curious about this one. Can someone here translate it for us?”
#20 Brilliant
Image source: 30mintranslate ynyrhydref56 : “This is my favourite”
- Being_Cori * * * : “that’s cos someone cut the wires.”
#21 !! Warning !!
Image source: 30mintranslate Ravioli : “I had a stroke trying to read this” pineapple87 : “The only thing that makes sense is the do not vomit on the floor, which sounds like a reasonable request.”
#22 Or Else..!
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “You can’t tell me what to do!” David : “The sad part is that they need that sign in any language. It appears to be a flush button for a toilet. If you don’t know to flush the public toilet when you are dong going – the sign probably won’t help a lot.”
#23 Behave Yourself!
Image source: 30mintranslate Ravioli : “behave yourself Jesus” zgillet : “This one made me actually laugh.”
#24 A Quick Visit!
Image source: 30mintranslate LauraDragonWench : “They stole the sign hanging on my front door.” pineapple87 : “This seems like a border control sign.”
#25
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “I guess you could call this assisted suicide.” Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! : “How high does the cliff jump? Does it jump at scheduled times?” #1 Candevil Fan : “my parents: “if your friends jumped off a cliff, would you do it too?” Me: YEET”
#26 Carefully Slip And Fall Into The Weekend
Image source: 30mintranslate Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! : “Care is always helpful when falling.”
#27 Ouch!
Image source: 30mintranslate TotallyNOTAFox : “And I bet he has no ragrets”
#28 Whatever Blows Your Bubble
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “That sounds more like an invitation than a warning”
#29 What About A Carrot Phone?
Image source: 30mintranslate Multa Nocte : “This anti-vegan crowd is getting out of control.”
#30 Or Not!
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “Challenge accepted!” Travelling Stranger : “i had fun once, it was terrible”
title: “30 Times People Wanted To Say Something Else But Failed Due To Language Barrier” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-15” author: “Robert Fox”
#1 Bathroom Feminism
More info: Translation Gone Wrong | Dot Roberts | LinkedIn | Meet The Translator Podcast | Instagram Image source: 30mintranslate Cloblobster : “He-man’s female counterpart” TotallyNOTAFox : “I wonder how Tony Stark got his own bathroom there”
#2 Here You Can Even Steal For Free
Image source: 30mintranslate Ravioli : “I think in Denmark you can claim someone’s lost child after 2 hours soooo..” Mr. Nurse Man : “I need new luggage anyway, so don’t mind if I do!”
#3 Fortune Cookies: “You Will Gain Admiration From Your Pears.”
Image source: 30mintranslate Kevin the Manager : “They pear into my soul.” MikeInSociety (they/them) : “Ah my good old friends, the pears”
#4
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “Today is always under construction, never finished. When today finishes, it becomes yesterday.” LauraDragonWench : “Whew! That explains a lot, thanks!”
#5 Isn’t This Your Definition Of Great Customer Service?
Image source: 30mintranslate Multa Nocte : “They would have to pay me a LOT to work there . . . . .”
#6 Cash, Please. I Left My Octopus At Home
Image source: 30mintranslate EDWIN FAWCETT : “Octopus Card used in Hong Kong. Use on MTR Buses and at 7-11 etc” Jack Smith : “damn. can i pay with squid instead? I’m all out of octopi.”
#7 A Revolutionary New Marketing Strategy
Image source: 30mintranslate LauraDragonWench : “Taste test before I buy? Okay! 👍” MikeInSociety (they/them) : “And that kids…..is how covid started again”
#8 Literally Lost In Translation
Image source: 30mintranslate Tucker Cahooter : “Probably if they had they would have got “Translate server error””
#9Watch Out!
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “Not untrue. A false sense of safety can be dangerous. Vigilance is key.”
#10 -What’s Up? -Sunshine!
Image source: 30mintranslate Space Bunny<3 : “This is wholesome” LokisLilButterknife : “The katakana does indeed transliterate into “sunshine” , so the translation really isn’t that far off (I sadly can’t read the kanji anymore as it’s been quite some time since I studied Japanese). I think they are reffering to “Sunshine City” which is a building complex in part of Tokyo.”
#11 Sunday Mood
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “I wouldn’t dare! Let the tiny grass dream.” Multa Nocte : “Why is this so sweet?”
#12 Rebellious Freezer!
Image source: 30mintranslate TotallyNOTAFox : “Rage against the machine and the machine rages back!”
#13 How Not To Encourage Your Children To Clean Up After Themselves
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “Is there a smart child version so you can tell your kids which one is your favourite?”
#14 Don’t You Agree?
Image source: 30mintranslate Francois : “So true, without them in public I definitely I would feel not happy”
#15 Get In Line, Guys!
Image source: 30mintranslate Nacho Man Sandy Ravage : “Johnny Cash wouldn’t be happy” Passerby : “This is not a mistranslation. It is just an unfortunate transliteration. It is the name of a subway station in Bangkok.”
#16 Sunday Morning Coffee Anyone?
Image source: 30mintranslate Space Bunny<3 : “I had trouble understanding this” Multa Nocte : “Whoa! I feel kinda sexy now after this – count me in!”
#17 Not Feel Well – Get Drunk
Image source: 30mintranslate Jack Smith : “are they TELLING me to get drunk if i ALREADY dont feel well? because i dont think that’ll fly well. im underage.” David : “No pooping on the invisible toilets. They are for display only. /S”
#18 Hygiene Tip Of The Day
Image source: 30mintranslate Space Bunny<3 : “Sadly last time it happened my teacher told I was not the best.”
#19 Do Not Diet, It’s Friday!
Image source: 30mintranslate Multa Nocte : “I’m so curious about this one. Can someone here translate it for us?”
#20 Brilliant
Image source: 30mintranslate ynyrhydref56 : “This is my favourite”
- Being_Cori * * * : “that’s cos someone cut the wires.”
#21 !! Warning !!
Image source: 30mintranslate Ravioli : “I had a stroke trying to read this” pineapple87 : “The only thing that makes sense is the do not vomit on the floor, which sounds like a reasonable request.”
#22 Or Else..!
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “You can’t tell me what to do!” David : “The sad part is that they need that sign in any language. It appears to be a flush button for a toilet. If you don’t know to flush the public toilet when you are dong going – the sign probably won’t help a lot.”
#23 Behave Yourself!
Image source: 30mintranslate Ravioli : “behave yourself Jesus” zgillet : “This one made me actually laugh.”
#24 A Quick Visit!
Image source: 30mintranslate LauraDragonWench : “They stole the sign hanging on my front door.” pineapple87 : “This seems like a border control sign.”
#25
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “I guess you could call this assisted suicide.” Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! : “How high does the cliff jump? Does it jump at scheduled times?” #1 Candevil Fan : “my parents: “if your friends jumped off a cliff, would you do it too?” Me: YEET”
#26 Carefully Slip And Fall Into The Weekend
Image source: 30mintranslate Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! : “Care is always helpful when falling.”
#27 Ouch!
Image source: 30mintranslate TotallyNOTAFox : “And I bet he has no ragrets”
#28 Whatever Blows Your Bubble
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “That sounds more like an invitation than a warning”
#29 What About A Carrot Phone?
Image source: 30mintranslate Multa Nocte : “This anti-vegan crowd is getting out of control.”
#30 Or Not!
Image source: 30mintranslate pineapple87 : “Challenge accepted!” Travelling Stranger : “i had fun once, it was terrible”
