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04-05-2009, 08:01 AM
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in japanese, the english phrase "don't touch my mustache" is very close to the japanese phrase that means "you're welcome". ("doo itasimasite")
do any of our bi-lingual tb'ers know of any other phrases like that, either where a phrase in a foreign language sounds similar to something funny in english, or vice versa (a phrase in english that sounds like something funny in a foreign language)?
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04-05-2009, 08:05 AM
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EXAR pedals rep for North & Central America | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | | Not quite what you're talking about, but in a thread I posted about Kot basses (made by Jake Kot) a German TB'er pointed out that "kot" means "poop" in German. |
04-05-2009, 08:11 AM
| | You don't want to do that. Trust me. Forum Administrator | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: atlanta ga | | | eek. well, i know jake, and i'm sure those basses are anything but.
that's like when the chevy nova came out. apparently nova means "no go" in spanish. heh. not the best name for a car.
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04-05-2009, 08:23 AM
|  | (((o))) Moderator | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Antwerp, Belgium | | The lull in Lull basses is the same word as an informal Dutch word for penis (in English it starts with a 'd'  ) |
04-05-2009, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by john turner  ... that's like when the chevy nova came out. apparently nova means "no go" in spanish. heh. not the best name for a car. | No, and Mitsubishi had bad luck in SA too, with their Pajero and Laputa models. One meaning "wanker", the other "the whore".
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04-05-2009, 08:39 AM
| | You don't want to do that. Trust me. Forum Administrator | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: atlanta ga | | | yikes! you'd think they'd research the names more than that.
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04-05-2009, 09:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Stavanger, Norway | | Well, the car model; Honda Fitta, comes to mind. Means a a vulgar word for a womans privates in the scandinavian countries.
You can read about it here: http://www.tolkis.com/enghonda.html
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04-05-2009, 09:29 AM
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04-05-2009, 09:33 AM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: rio grande valley, texas | | more info...the word 'nova' in spanish means 'exploding star', same as in english. the phrase 'no va' is pronounced sightly differently, since it is two different words, and does indeed literally translate in english to '(it) no go'. anyways, there were (are?) plenty of spanish-speaking people driving novas, so the name had no apparent effect on sales...later, ron
p.s. kind of like ' bite the wax tadpole', still it makes for a great story... Quote:
Originally Posted by john turner eek. well, i know jake, and i'm sure those basses are anything but.
that's like when the chevy nova came out. apparently nova means "no go" in spanish. heh. not the best name for a car. |
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04-05-2009, 09:40 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Montreal, Canada | | | there a few...
One that come to mind right now, is female and male.
In french we used these word (femelle and male) only for animals.
It sounded weird for me at the begining, I'm used to it now.
Also the four letter F word, in french is an animal. Spelled Phoque.
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04-05-2009, 09:51 AM
| | You don't want to do that. Trust me. Forum Administrator | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: atlanta ga | | | yeah, a seal, right?
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04-05-2009, 10:05 AM
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04-05-2009, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by john turner yeah, a seal, right? | Yes exactly
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04-05-2009, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by DanAleks Google how to say "12 months" in Estonian. | LOLz were had! |
04-05-2009, 11:43 AM
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Manne = not so nice word to call a gypsy. Quote:
Originally Posted by KennethB Well, the car model; Honda Fitta, comes to mind. Means a vulgar word for a woman's privates in the scandinavian countries. | Wow, I did know about Pajero, my Pajero driving friends just love it  , but the Honda "mistake" was a new one. And a hilarious at that.
As a matter of a fact, every major world-wide manufacturer spends quite a bit of time nowadays to get the best selling name to their products to suit every market area. Sometimes it seems that drawing the names out of a hat would work better .
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04-05-2009, 11:50 AM
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04-05-2009, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by bongomania Not quite what you're talking about, but in a thread I posted about Kot basses (made by Jake Kot) a German TB'er pointed out that "kot" means "poop" in German. | "Kot" means "blue jean" in Turkish. 
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04-05-2009, 12:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Los Angeles | | | Don't forget about Phuket, Thailand. Pronounced poo-ket or poo-kit.
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04-05-2009, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by DanAleks Google how to say "12 months" in Estonian. | Excellent! |
04-05-2009, 05:10 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rochelle, Illinois | | | The French word for fish is "poissons" (pronounced "pwah-son")
The French word for poison is "poison" (pronounced "pwah-zon")
When eating at a French restaurant, don't try to impress your girlfriend by ordering in French if you aren't good at it. Pronouncing the word for "fish" wrong will get you a snooty look from the waiter.
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