Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right # P1 u$ B* X- N& P- Q/ |. B' X5.39.217.76 , e4 ^8 r( b6 B9 w% {* g! |- v' iIt's the most widely spoken language in the world - but to non-native speakers, English can be horribly confusing. ' z; o+ u+ X3 z. W- K( |6 {! U# l* G" [0 Q9 L' \
And attempts to communicate often end hilariously lost in translation.5.39.217.76+ S0 w2 ~2 o& G n6 d& i
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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.) X9 |% w( |- h8 [# e
. ]! A g1 }( H+ h" m8 U Q" c) ^ T. i8 X( f公仔箱論壇Come again! We're not quite sure what message the writer of this particular sign advertising drinking cups is trying to get across / D$ u8 H- F9 D, c( T4 ^3 Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 g% y5 _7 {8 R- v ) A: J0 v Y( B l, x) r5.39.217.76Tempting treat: This Korean restaurant appears to have invented a whole new method of cooking. Just don't tell Heston Blumenthal & ^3 S( T: v) m7 L; h/ R |& `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ( f; ]5 M2 ?- s* P4 \5 W! ^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'.$ g, _% O8 F. o+ Z% ]2 v9 m
; O8 c5 g0 r, m( R0 C! }$ M+ A* [公仔箱論壇The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels.6 d( J+ m* S: y0 \( P, O# `
+ F! m# Y4 | H1 g1 ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ! ]4 s/ t- t" ]9 R# ?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。Invalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is 公仔箱論壇2 W+ z) Y' I+ A+ q5 Y' z
1 ~9 n# Z3 H8 ]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。 * p% m- f6 q! n9 g, B xThey've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mind ( t2 d, L; Q" ^5 e- w) l5.39.217.76 ^1 n4 Q. ^: d6 n 4 [$ ^( K" U5 G+ g* |8 G# W3 b5.39.217.76Extraordinary telephone? This sign appears to be instructions in the event of an emergency. Let's just pray it never happens 5.39.217.769 B: T0 o4 n0 _! l
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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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 i* W7 T7 G- }. U# a% r
& k( f4 | q& e % O9 ~, ?& J5 F1 p5.39.217.76Tread lightly: Chinese people are known for their modesty but who would have guessed even the grass is ashamed to smile? % B3 b3 A: l s) n( b5.39.217.76TVBNOW 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。* `# I5 ~' A) ]1 Y7 x
They include linguistic mishaps like the South Korean restaurant meal called 'crotch steamed dish'. and an emergency exit accidentally labelled 'emergency exist'. ) b- d7 F. z$ J7 X7 ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) X+ ~, _: S: W7 K0 z
And truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass. - j- j3 J- w3 N2 l" HTVBNOW 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。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 G8 o5 F- Q8 L2 F' }8 n" k$ o
One read: 'The small grass is feel ashamed to smile, please don’t bother it', while another says: 'Dear. Don’t Trample Me.' 9 B$ y5 O1 d q) m, B- p5.39.217.76 ' u& [3 [4 X4 e9 s4 T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.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 B4 }) L: t+ N% \( A: `
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Deary me: Another hilariously written sign from China 1 ?- p4 S7 L9 Y4 ^2 [
7 ?2 B1 Y! ^. {" |2 L2 P v; P( r& o" {" u. I3 RBum deal: This Japanese sign certainly shouldn't be taken literally - t1 }9 ?; {7 ]0 p2 ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% z8 B9 p) T6 z: K3 ~3 X$ o 6 P3 _/ X# Y$ d% {) Z& [5.39.217.76Maybe it's.. Park, reads the sign above this Chinese eatery, but more likely it's just a load of old gobledegook 3 Q/ Q) l4 b) b# O$ T5.39.217.76 0 U' A/ _2 I# V1 g1 Z! j- e 6 T0 i/ R6 m# x1 c$ bA 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. }3 H! h3 @/ |3 t
G8 U& z9 x k0 E8 Z4 i; s Z+ t$ H & W- ~9 s$ m- j" Z U `8 G+ gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTramps' delight: There's no place quite like it