Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite righttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; v$ W* |- X$ h9 x9 T
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It's the most widely spoken language in the world - but to non-native speakers, English can be horribly confusing.
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And attempts to communicate often end hilariously lost in translation.
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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.5.39.217.761 e- \7 r3 V* X- k. i
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# r/ Y8 ]9 D3 }4 KTempting treat: This Korean restaurant appears to have invented a whole new method of cooking. Just don't tell Heston Blumenthal
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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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- r; I# v8 g6 R m% u+ d$ Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels.
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3 x. | W1 t) ?$ f3 SInvalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is
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( D; g3 H0 R$ o, U$ T, G" F. \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThey've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mindtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 b( O. W8 q9 x3 S
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' Z! p2 L8 `4 I9 `& n公仔箱論壇Extraordinary telephone? This sign appears to be instructions in the event of an emergency. Let's just pray it never happens 公仔箱論壇- C% E5 x; {& J. |4 H- r) v
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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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels
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Tread lightly: Chinese people are known for their modesty but who would have guessed even the grass is ashamed to smile?5.39.217.765 m. H* S+ _9 ^7 P1 c
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They include linguistic mishaps like the South Korean restaurant meal called 'crotch steamed dish'. and an emergency exit accidentally labelled 'emergency exist'.
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4 n# e/ {6 @# J, c- _' }, h# SAnd truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ W/ A S) t0 {+ f. D
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One read: 'The small grass is feel ashamed to smile, please don’t bother it', while another says: 'Dear. Don’t Trample Me.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ V7 k, i$ ]/ C& O+ R: \+ @
+ S) A# |) E' U9 F xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOthers 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.'
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& B$ {: c K c; C/ DDeary me: Another hilariously written sign from China
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Maybe it's.. Park, reads the sign above this Chinese eatery, but more likely it's just a load of old gobledegook
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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
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