What are some weird sayings that are unique to your language? (1 Viewer)

[Soogi]

in dutch/flemish, if something is super delicious we say "alsof een engeltje op je tong heeft gepiest" which literally translates to "as if a little angel peed on your tongue"

 

[uran]

In finnish first that come to mind is sataa kuin esterin perseestä which translated is it rains like from esthers ass
it means its raining really hard dont know who esther is but bless her

 

[Soogi]

In finnish first that come to mind is sataa kuin esterin perseestä which translated is it rains like from esthers ass
it means its raining really hard dont know who esther is but bless her

poor esther why'd they have to do her like that

 

[eclipsoul]

"co ma piernik do wiatraka" it's supposed to mean "what does that have to do with anything" but literally it is "what does a gingerbread have to do with a windmill"

 

[cocomelon]

as if a little angel peed on your tongue"

thats kinky ngl

 

[Ahsoka]

Держи хвост пистолетом! (Derzhi khvost pistolyetom!)
It means don’t give up but directly means hold your tail up with a gun

 

[athenaaa]

I can think of the mistranslation between "j'ai fini" and "je suis fini". One means I am finished and the other means I am dead

 

[mysteric]

chinese idioms and literary references tend to be really weird, I'm bad at them though
没有金刚钻别揽瓷器活 literally translates to "don't work on porcelain if you don't have diamonds" but means to know your abilities and limits and to work within them
I will say though, that the japanese took a lot of the prettier stuff into their language like 雪月花 ("snow moon flower": setsugekka, refers to beautiful scenery) and 镜花水月 ("mirror flower water moon": something beautiful but distant/unreachable)

 

[Chaeee]

In an Irish pub, patrons toast each other sláinte (pronounced "slaan-sha") as they clink glasses of Guinness. Derived from the Old Irish adjective slán (which means “safe"), sláinte literally translates as "health" and is used as a stand-in for the more time-consuming "I drink to your health!"

 

[Tickita]

If something goes wrong and a guy goes "Well turn me over and [something wild]"

 

[Boyo]

Oh, we have many weird sayings. Just a few:

"Vén kecske is megnyalja a sót" translates to 'Old goat also licks the salt' means that older people can still be into romance and other stuff, too.
"Kevés vagy mint Mackósajtban a brummogás" translates to 'You are as little as the roaring in the Teddy cheese'. The mentioned Teddy cheese - Mackósajt is a Hungarian cheese. Means you are useless or not 'enough' to do something.

"Miért itatod az egereket?" translates to 'Why are you giving drinks to the mice?' means 'Why are you crying?'
"Majd ha piros hó esik" translates to 'Only when red snow falls!' We say that if something is impossible.


@badcrookshanks @Exi @sally judge my language!

 

[cocomelon]

Oh, we have many weird sayings. Just a few:

"Vén kecske is megnyalja a sót" translates to 'Old goat also licks the salt' means that older people can still be into romance and other stuff, too.
"Kevés vagy mint Mackósajtban a brummogás" translates to 'You are as little as the roaring in the Teddy cheese'. The mentioned Teddy cheese - Mackósajt is a Hungarian cheese. Means you are useless or not 'enough' to do something.

"Miért itatod az egereket?" translates to 'Why are you giving drinks to the mice?' means 'Why are you crying?'
"Majd ha piros hó esik" translates to 'Only when red snow falls!' We say that if something is impossible.


@badcrookshanks @Exi @sally judge my language!

the mice one is cute and the first one is gross

 

[Boyo]

the mice one is cute and the first one is gross

Yesss.

 

[badcrookshanks]

"dzieci i ryby głosu nie mają" which translates to "children should be seen and not heard", but there's also fishes (ryby) in the polish version

@sally something to think about

 

[tai]

"dzieci i ryby głosu nie mają" which translates to "children should be seen and not heard", but there's also fishes (ryby) in the polish version

@sally something to think about

this just proves that english/america has never had an original thought in their life.

"Children should be seen and not heard"

go sis give us nothing

 

[cocomelon]

"dzieci i ryby głosu nie mają" which translates to "children should be seen and not heard", but there's also fishes (ryby) in the polish version

@sally something to think about

I HATE IT HERE 😭

 

[badcrookshanks]

Oh, we have many weird sayings. Just a few:

"Vén kecske is megnyalja a sót" translates to 'Old goat also licks the salt' means that older people can still be into romance and other stuff, too.
"Kevés vagy mint Mackósajtban a brummogás" translates to 'You are as little as the roaring in the Teddy cheese'. The mentioned Teddy cheese - Mackósajt is a Hungarian cheese. Means you are useless or not 'enough' to do something.

"Miért itatod az egereket?" translates to 'Why are you giving drinks to the mice?' means 'Why are you crying?'
"Majd ha piros hó esik" translates to 'Only when red snow falls!' We say that if something is impossible.


@badcrookshanks @Exi @sally judge my language!

okay but i wanna try the cheese

 

[Boyo]

okay but i wanna try the cheese

Actually, there are 2 "Teddy cheese", choose your fighter. Teddy (Mackó) or Bear (Medve).
Only Medve has many different flavoring, Mackó is plain cheese.

 

[SnowWhite]

"I hope a mouse eats you" literally used when you are talking to a child, meaning you find him/her cute.

 

[SnowWhite]

"If my friend doesn't want me, i'll insert a minaret in his/her asshole"

Spoiler: minarets for starters