Funny Mistranslations

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Mystery Jun 30, 2011

I was reading some app descriptions the other day and found the following translation mistakes rather amusing. This is not meant as an insult; I laugh a lot at my own errors when trying to write or speak a foreign language. I have quite a few, so I'll post them over time.
Mystery Jun 30, 2011

A 1) "automatically recording the page you goes on. when open this software next time it will directly jump to the page last time you quit ."
2) "When reading, the fingers touch the screen and slide up and down can adjust the light of the screen."
3) "This software is in embryo, but with very good books.

B 1) "Stickman brothers is a game that make you feel happy, it is so exciting that you will just addict on it."
2) "Don't forget to leave your rate on Stickman brothers, your comment is worthful on our future improvement."
Mystery Jun 30, 2011

*Note: all punctuation, other than quotes, was copied exactly as it was written.

C 1) "iPen Drive is now free only to informing you that this is really a great app to help you carry some large files."
2) "All the waiting is now over."
3) "iPen Drive brings the solution of your problem of data storage needs."

D 1) "Do you want to known this game? follow me!!!"
2) "Kick in as many soccers as your can at giving limited time."
3) "Not only you kick at limited time, but also the crazy fans seating on stand throw different obstacles to the ground."
4) "All of these make the game addictive, challenge. and if you kick the bigger soccer in..."
5) "The coolest is soccer in this game simulate the real soccer's"
Mystery Jun 30, 2011

E 1) "JR Sound is a kind of APP which for you to hear the Japanese JR train sounds."
2) "you will get fun and knowledge from here."

F) 1) "...a new action RPG series of PNJ that has high reputation in RPG games. It is a game that refuses to be compared to other existing RPG games and enables to play long time without getting tired."
2) "The quests and dungeon plays are provided unlimitedly so we promise you eternal play time."

G 1) "Make smarten your iPhone in this Christmas with such high quality amazing 3D wallpapers."
2) "Best astonishing and comprehensible collection with high quality"
Mystery Jun 30, 2011

H 1) "Disclaimer
This is just one of those things I will never get used to!
I thing that we have a responsible to act with sense and don't try to blame other for our own mistakes..."
2) "'We apologize for the inconvenient'"

I 1) "If the card to which the figure of 1 to 25 is written is bet the medal, and five figures stand in a row in diagonal length and breadth, it becomes going up, and it becomes a high magnification early."
2) "The figure is pulled one by one by doing the screen the tap. When five figures queue up, it becomes going up."
3) "The next game is continued by shaking the main body when ending and doing by one game."
4) "Please tap [create new] after the registered name and the password are decided and it inputs it when it is not possession. A new account is made."
Mystery Jun 30, 2011

J 1) "The important thing is very easy to operate, the fewest click and touch."

"Play Bingo Game Man-to Man or with your friends."

1) "Bingo emulates the person in charged of drawing balls in the Bingo."
2) "Avoid losing balls..."

K "ONLY FOR HARD MEN: HARD RACING THE GAME. SEE BESTIAL TRAILER..."

L It just run.
Can give challenge to your self by timer.
Mystery Jun 30, 2011

These aren't mistranslations but the descriptions made me laugh.
A 1) "Hippos love diving more than anything!"
2) "Who wouldn't love hippos jumping through flaming rings of fire?"
3) "I feel tremendous man-love for this game."
4) "Just what I need...is to kick back and navigate a hippo through some hoops."

B "Ever wanted to put a jackhammer in your pocket? Well don't do that! You'll get hurt!! Download this app instead!"

C "Get Addicted for Free!"
⫷ 🅢 🅐 🅑 🅘 🅝 ⫸ Jun 30, 2011

Oh wow. These are hilarious! Thanks for posting them!

3) "I feel tremendous man-love for this game."

That's my review for TW in the app store.
Mystery Jun 30, 2011

sabin wrote:
Oh wow. These are hilarious! Thanks for posting them!

3) "I feel tremendous man-love for this game."

That's my review for TW in the app store.

Lol! No problem. I'll post more the next time I find some. Hopefully others will add any they find too. :)
randombloke Jun 30, 2011

Mystery's threads always cause me to double take. First glance I read the thread title as "fanny menstruations". Apologies mystery. 😳
The Buckeye Jun 30, 2011

Hahaha dude these r funny
Mystery Jul 3, 2011

The Buckeye 🇺🇸💀🔫 wrote:
Hahaha dude these r funny

I'm glad a few people besides me got a kick out of them! :)
Fluke Jul 4, 2011

Eats, Shoots, & Leaves! (book title) - ever read it?

Great list .. Made me laugh 😺👍
CHICKEN DUDE Jul 4, 2011

Very funny👍
ImTheFukinDaddy Jul 4, 2011

Are you an English teacher
Mystery Jul 5, 2011

ImTheFukinDaddy wrote:
Are you an English teacher

No.
CHICKEN DUDE Jul 5, 2011

Are you an English professor?
CHICKEN DUDE Jul 5, 2011

I think it's HILARIOUS!
Mystery Jul 5, 2011

CHICKEN DUDE wrote:
Are you an English professor?

Lol, no.
Mystery Nov 28, 2011

"-SuperFat - Watch your died while you safe birds..."
Mystery Nov 29, 2011

"This is an advanture game of floating dandelion in the air, expecting to bring a great fun to every one of you."
MK💉Ultra🇺🇸💀🔫 Nov 29, 2011

I feel tremendous man-love for this thread (no homo).
Mystery Nov 29, 2011

MK💉Ultra wrote:
I feel tremendous man-love for this thread (no homo).

?? Threads are genderless & I'm a woman.
₳ⅅⅅ: GUNN1 Nov 29, 2011

Mystery wrote:
MK💉Ultra wrote:
I feel tremendous man-love for this thread (no homo).

?? Threads are genderless & I'm a woman.
Haha nice mk-ultra..and mystery those are really funny :D