Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right . `1 l2 A e% H0 a' `0 Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb : x0 S# Q. b6 qIt's the most widely spoken language in the world - but to non-native speakers, English can be horribly confusing. 8 ] i$ S& c/ _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 3 z+ f# D- F( c' d) ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd attempts to communicate often end hilariously lost in translation. : j$ @! Z$ O/ r! o9 O: {5.39.217.76 ; s% _/ E# U: u公仔箱論壇Now a website has compiled a list of the funniest and most bizarre English translations discovered by travellers around the world. 1 u, x3 i4 J( k+ V公仔箱論壇 , n* |1 k( }4 I- u" c. r5.39.217.76 1 t* T3 @. _: dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCome again! We're not quite sure what message the writer of this particular sign advertising drinking cups is trying to get across tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 i: f; E3 h: O! ^5 o4 L* |6 e8 |
( U- o5 y2 _# B0 O) V . L2 l) r- c+ G, U, O5.39.217.76Tempting treat: This Korean restaurant appears to have invented a whole new method of cooking. Just don't tell Heston Blumenthal 3 t, ]# e/ ]0 |1 n. T0 ^" m
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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'.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。* ?9 F) Q% j! F, x3 O% a
# Y% `6 n5 Y% c0 ~( e公仔箱論壇The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels. $ e: j8 y* ]4 L# q% F2 s: S& l( Q& c3 `: ^' W + H" |8 X" m* @6 n, w5.39.217.76Invalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is 5.39.217.76! _+ E9 ^# r5 h
5 N# V& q+ J/ k 4 s( T1 b9 h( o) W" f公仔箱論壇They've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mind 7 r# B8 M" e9 A# g& {6 ]" {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。 6 y7 P" _0 e8 o! m4 r! F, N% I+ z3 L5 ] " I; a- Y! O* Z/ Y A! e/ ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbExtraordinary telephone? This sign appears to be instructions in the event of an emergency. Let's just pray it never happens 5 \1 V! v+ B8 o' n( n
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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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels 5.39.217.765 b1 y6 K+ L. {4 Q7 J7 c6 o
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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? 7 F7 x9 u5 T6 e) G8 k$ W. Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 8 N, { [# n! K. i* Z- \+ \: PThey include linguistic mishaps like the South Korean restaurant meal called 'crotch steamed dish'. and an emergency exit accidentally labelled 'emergency exist'. " m3 [5 j8 |# B/ W1 g+ y j& ]公仔箱論壇 * r0 @" N, b* a- a: O, ~$ l$ o6 C$ IAnd truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.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。3 l) j0 m8 a5 h( j0 ^
! K8 c: z& R9 b4 f0 q$ G& dOne read: 'The small grass is feel ashamed to smile, please don’t bother it', while another says: 'Dear. Don’t Trample Me.'公仔箱論壇! t% m* m& |# Z0 D. h/ [3 [$ P2 G6 |
; r3 p( [. j3 {8 s* E- Z! d/ D6 g公仔箱論壇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.' + i0 ~6 z: N8 i: ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.765 \" j- x8 a3 P% Z2 d4 B- C % j) `$ l" K- x2 t9 e! G6 Y2 L. k4 x
Deary me: Another hilariously written sign from China 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。" g5 y: J2 b# d: {7 J5 @
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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 4 U5 `# L! y9 A3 C公仔箱論壇: Z. D. Q) s1 a8 k% s4 J ( X$ U) B' a" a B4 m6 L5 O V7 q& j公仔箱論壇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 & m$ n/ T' F# X4 b, @% l
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