Like, "Hey, where's my 2-year-old again?" And we know Hawaiian isn't foreign, but if you're on the mainland there's a pretty good chance you don't speak much beyond "Aloha." Jason Hoffman/Thrillist.
11. khāk bar sar-am. This is a phrase that is in the not-so-nice category. It literally means 'dirt on my head', which is another way of saying 'I should die', and it's hard to translate the phrase into English without using some not-so-good English words. But basically, it's used when you've made a mistake or realized something terribly wrong These words could be confusing for those learning French, Germain, Spanish, Swedish, or Polish. It could be confusing for the translators, too. However, for the rest of us, these are some funny and interesting translations. Do you know about other English words with different meanings in other languages? If you liked our story, comment down. The Oxford English dictionary defines idioms and phrases as: A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words. Put another way: idioms are sentences that sound ridiculous to everyone but the native speakers who use them. That’s why it’s always fun to learn idioms in a foreign language. This is one of the best self-care practices. German. Wehmut: The courage in feeling pain. “Weh” means pain and “mut” means courage. This word illustrates that it takes courage to truly feel and experience all of our emotions, even the not so pleasant ones. Sinneswandel: The slow transition of our senses.Mon amour – “My love”. Unsurprisingly, the word amour (“love”) also appears as a term of endearment. Use mon amour (“my love”) in the same way you’d used mon cœur. 29. Mon bébé – “My baby”. Another term of endearment that can be translated directly from English (and Spanish). Mon bébé means “my baby”.
The site's Engrish subreddit has over 56,000 subscribers so it's clearly still relevant all these years later, and it remains one of the best places to view the funny translation fails eagle-eyed redditors spot while traveling. Below you'll find 25 of the funniest "Engrish" items that got hilariously mangled in translation. 5 days ago · causing amusement or laughter; humorous; comical. 2. peculiar; odd. 3. suspicious or dubious (esp in the phrase funny business ) 4. informal. faint or ill. to feel funny. noun Word forms: plural -nies. Some words are unique to the German language. See these and exemplifying the original thinking and culture of the German nation: 1. Schnapsidee. This is a quirky German word that means, " schnaps idea" or "booze idea". It's often used to indicate an idea so incredibly stupid, unwise, or pointless that it's originator must be slightly (or very