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Stuff Lost in Translation - Funny Language Translations

When things get lost in translation, hilarity ensues. Whether it be a funny sign that wasn't properly translated or an online translation service that spits out a completely off the wall statement, language conversion equals funny.

Here we'll go through some of the best funny language translation videos, photos, and text across the web that's made people laugh, cry, and lose their jobs.

Warm, Fuzzy Heartworm Feelings

I'm feeling heartworm for you! Lost in translation? Nah, they hit it right on the head

Convey your heartworm feelings. Now are they talking about the food, or are they saying to tell your parents to frack off?
Photo by hopemeng on flickr under CC 2.0.

Lost In Translation by Clearly Ambiguous

Another Lost in Translation sign by Alaskan Dude

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Lost in Translation, Genius

"I think, therefore I wear no pants" is another tagline from our store. Translated to Japanese, then back to English using a free translation service, the sentence came back "I think accordingly and do not put on the trousers."

Snake Warning - Grass is Afraid of Your Feet

Grass have feelings, too, as this funny language mistranslation points out

This sign might look normal, but the words above translate in Chinese to "The green grass is afraid of your feet." Clearly smelly feet have taken its toll on this poor grass.
Photo by avlxyz on flickr.

For Skinfresh - the Best Type of Freshness

Who needs a human translator when there's babblefish?

You're not fresh unless your for Skinfresh. Not something I'd typically associate with freshness, but hey, I'll take it. Sounds like something they'd sell at a novelty store like Hot Topic, but sadly, it's a real skin product.
Photo by Lord Jim on flickr under Creative Commons 2.0.

Language Fail on American Idol

From the Fail Blog - a funny language fail

Photo by adam maclean under creative commons 2.0.

Translation: Funny

One of the taglines for our funny t-shirt site is "You'd look good in no pants. Real good." Translated to Japanese, the slogan becomes "You be seen well without the trousers. Real goodness."

Just What Does Cream Collon Taste Like?

Is it...

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A tasty cream filled devil dog?

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Like chicken, what else?

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Other Funny Translations on the Web

Blogs featuring stuff lost in translation...

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Found in Translation: Some Names with Unfortunate Meanings: Though it rarely causes an international incident, peoples' names have long had humorous phonetic meanings or NSFW translations in foreign languages. Take these for instance: The surname is funny enough to be a multimillion dollar movie franchise but ...
Sophie Auster enjoys downtown perch: She recorded her first album when she was just 16, setting her father's English translations of French surrealist poets to original music, and is at work on a second album, scheduled to be released in the fall. ?I grew up reading a lot of poetry.
Latin tattoo fan stabs girlfriend: (Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office) What Roland T. Smith II allegedly did to his girlfriend in a Spotsylvania County motel room is not funny. Stabbing someone is a serious crime, and it's being treated as such. But this mug shot is out of the ...
'Divorce Islamic Style,' by Amara Lakhous: That movie was a funny and sad depiction of Italian immigrants only one generation ago, when Southern Europe could seem as poor, backward and needy as Africa or parts of Eastern Europe and the Middle East do today. Now, of course, Italy is a magnet for ...

Ausfahrt - German for "You'd Better Check That One"

One of the best language translation signs of all time!

Been to Ausfahrt? We all have now and again, but we never expected to see it on a sign. Now we've seen everything. The arrow is sort of pointing up... to the vapors above? Who knows.

Another lost in translation photo by Crazbabe21 on flickr under Creative Commons 2.0.

Translate Your Own Phrases (and See What You Come Up With!)

Language translation services (they're free!)

Here are some free online language translation services. Be warned -- these are free and not accurate! That's how signs like the ones on this page come into existence. Only a real person will be able to give you a true translation.

Photo by Jeremy Barwick under Creative Commons 2.0.

Babelfish: Babelfish is the leading online language translation service.
Freetranslation.com: Get a free translation, like Babelfish, or one translated by an actual human.
Translate a web page: Google can translate an entire web page into another language. Who knows how accurate it is, but it's free, what do you want?

Lost in Translation: It's a Bill Murray Movie

Also starring Scarlett Johansson...

Yes, it took all the way until 2004 for a movie called "Lost in Translation" to come out. We're as surprised as you are that this obvious movie title was never used.

More Stuff Lost in Translation

Funny articles pointing out the errors of mankind

We all fail. And when we do, now more than ever, it will be all over the internet. These links provide more funny language fails to browse, laugh at, and be entertained by.

Mistakes Made by Students (where English is their 2nd language): Ahh, translations. They offer so many funny stories, like these.
Errors, also in English: It doesn't take a translation to screw up your own language.
More Lost in Translation Funny Stuff: 22 funny translation mistakes, like the "Japanese hotel room - You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid" woopsie.
Sounds like this... but really means this....: You might think a similar sounding word might be easy to translate, but don't be so sure.

Language Failure - When People That Know the Language Can't Properly Speak It

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