Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite righttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) L. P$ I% a8 e) o* Z* R
" }6 \) m/ _; JIt'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.$ O; B o/ ^7 V7 e* \3 ~) ]6 m+ Z2 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.公仔箱論壇' H3 V# g3 Y5 C9 n6 b1 T! v: a% C
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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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3 M3 n- Q" V' t( Q' C+ v+ gTempting treat: This Korean restaurant appears to have invented a whole new method of cooking. Just don't tell Heston Blumenthal 8 ~: j$ i3 N; S/ }5 p
) D- B4 K1 g) o5 S8 K" EThey 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'.公仔箱論壇4 Q7 i8 {* Y5 x4 n# R/ D$ P) f
1 D6 _9 E. `3 v! `, @The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels.
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Invalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ r& W. ~7 K4 R; Z5 ^
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! @# J- ?; b8 Z# v3 P* L# k3 Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThey've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mind- ^& ^, `+ C' t2 ]7 v
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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 4 @9 T3 a' I" \$ h( Z9 D
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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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels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?4 l" [6 n. C& V$ x7 K1 _6 E, P" c& F
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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'.公仔箱論壇3 ~$ y+ a: n2 s( G5 T h
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And truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.2 N- p% v5 t, I( ]: d- V8 n
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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.'0 Q' i3 @1 k+ e' g5 b; O
8 i; _4 z0 s+ M+ m. u- ntvb 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.'7 }' z: ~, Y# l6 O4 ^- s5 x
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# Q7 A* q! e* A6 ^* I公仔箱論壇Deary me: Another hilariously written sign from China tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! s9 g5 w6 {# R# E) O
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Bum deal: This Japanese sign certainly shouldn't be taken literally
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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 gobledegook4 y' N' N9 \; t
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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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