Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right
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$ j& {* P; [ x8 H# ^' q4 R& LIt's the most widely spoken language in the world - but to non-native speakers, English can be horribly confusing.
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, Z( } m5 v% \: yAnd attempts to communicate often end hilariously lost in translation.5.39.217.76" k2 X' k6 E$ r, I) A
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Now a website has compiled a list of the funniest and most bizarre English translations discovered by travellers around the world.
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Come again! We're not quite sure what message the writer of this particular sign advertising drinking cups is trying to get across
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l( G; g ^$ y- R7 a4 VTempting treat: This Korean restaurant appears to have invented a whole new method of cooking. Just don't tell Heston Blumenthal
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9 Y& F/ X3 T- y2 K0 [! R* H公仔箱論壇They include a bra advertised in Japan as 'dairy comfort'; a warning in Indonesia about an 'accident porn area' and a supermarket sign that bizarrely just reads 'a time sex thing'.
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7 y5 `( V: a$ m" z, s- Q7 Y5.39.217.76The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels.5.39.217.764 y1 a6 c2 s& U; q
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) B4 R; k& ~) U公仔箱論壇Invalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is
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They've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mind
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Extraordinary telephone? This sign appears to be instructions in the event of an emergency. Let's just pray it never happens + b5 z" j' F- [
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Emergency Exist! The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels
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: T" a# j; K. u6 q6 D; n- j公仔箱論壇Tread lightly: Chinese people are known for their modesty but who would have guessed even the grass is ashamed to smile?
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* N# ^# d: M1 H! |They include linguistic mishaps like the South Korean restaurant meal called 'crotch steamed dish'. and an emergency exit accidentally labelled 'emergency exist'.5.39.217.76. y, D V9 B0 l7 g7 d/ |1 b2 e
, x2 Z: l# L5 I4 B2 Z# g3 ~/ Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.9 ?, X; x9 r b @; s
7 ]6 P6 \3 m* x6 rOne read: 'The small grass is feel ashamed to smile, please don’t bother it', while another says: 'Dear. Don’t Trample Me.'TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。0 F0 {9 J" }1 {* j/ s( W
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Others atttempts at English are are simply unexplainable, like the sign found on a bus in Beijing, China that reads: 'Please Take the Initiative for Bringing Invalidity Pregnant Parks.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 J' X6 ]# Y- C1 t8 }" b2 L& ^
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Deary me: Another hilariously written sign from China
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" R+ R3 U3 i/ b0 h) E& [Bum deal: This Japanese sign certainly shouldn't be taken literally1 A" S9 i% ~( R4 @" z, [4 U, @
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9 f5 K6 D3 g* B! @/ h6 Z公仔箱論壇Maybe it's.. Park, reads the sign above this Chinese eatery, but more likely it's just a load of old gobledegook* q( q: n' p# H" W* e/ j
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A mistake... or perhaps it was it a stroke of genius? We'd imagine many drivers would slow down after catching a glimpse of this 5.39.217.76 ~4 G: T! A$ k) ]% E
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