Have you seen something translated that makes no sense in another language? (1 Viewer)

[Ahsoka]

Today I almost told someone I would clean an onion rather than peel it. It’s because in Russian clean and peel are the same word. I also saw someone use a site and translate the weather. The site said showers, which in English can mean the ones in the bathroom or some rain, but in Russian it only means the bathroom one so they were confused what the weather site was saying.

 

[athenaaa]

The word “carpet” in English does not translate well in Ukrainian

 

[Ahsoka]

The word “carpet” in English does not translate well in Ukrainian

Does it sound like kill ‘em? I googled the Ukrainian word and thats what I guessed it is based on the pronunciation

 

[athenaaa]

Does it sound like kill ‘em? I googled the Ukrainian word and thats what I guessed it is based on the pronunciation

I don’t know as I don’t speak Ukrainian. I just remembered being told that after I told two little girls in English that it was carpet time and they looked at me so offended

 

[Michael]

What if someone talks about raining when talking about time. In Spanish, tiempo could mean both weather and time.

 

[Ahsoka]

What if someone talks about raining when talking about time. In Spanish, tiempo could mean both weather and time.

I never knew tiempo was also used for weather. Could get confusing with translation services

 

[Michael]

I never knew tiempo was also used for weather. Could get confusing with translation services

Well, apparently Google translate is translating it correctly:

 

[Ahsoka]

Well, apparently Google translate is translating it correctly:

Google translate does know stuff okay if you give context from my experience. The problem arises if you don't add context or if the page that you want to automatically translate doesn't have context or other things like that.

 

[Michael]

Google translate does know stuff okay if you give context from my experience. The problem arises if you don't add context or if the page that you want to automatically translate doesn't have context or other things like that.

Google does some crappy translations from time to time...........

 

[Ahsoka]

Google does some crappy translations from time to time...........

Oh I have no doubt. But they don’t seem to be super common, not from the stuff I used it for. It would be really hard to make it so it never had odd translations

 

[StrayMixx]

Oh I have no doubt. But they don’t seem to be super common, not from the stuff I used it for. It would be really hard to make it so it never had odd translations

I agree, and I think that's actually what makes it fun! If every word/phrase/sentence translated the same way in every language, then it would be quite boring and predictable. lol

 

[PloryWinxyMYBlnk]

Yes........ The majority of Korean song titles in KPOP music "translated" into English when they're Clearly not correct or the labels intentionally using the wrong phrasing, probably confusing foreign fans who do not know the language.