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Alec
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 Message 73 of 185
01 May 2008 at 10:42pm | IP Logged 
The other day at my restaurant a woman ordered umeshu, which is a sweet alcoholic drink. I asked if she wanted me to put a Japanese apricot into the drink this time as I had been doing up to that point. Being tired and distracted, instead of offering to put into her drink an "umeboshi" (Japanese apricot), I offered to put in an "oshibori" (hand towel). (>_<) The woman looked confused and then I realised my mistake.

Agh, so embarrassing to make such a stupid mistake with two words which don't even sound that similar.
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Soxpast22
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 Message 74 of 185
12 June 2008 at 11:01pm | IP Logged 
One time in Spanish I meant to say "I drink drinks" (Bebo bebidas) But it instead came out "I drink babies" (Bebo bebés)

Edited by Soxpast22 on 12 June 2008 at 11:02pm

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Ssizz
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 Message 75 of 185
13 June 2008 at 1:03am | IP Logged 
Soxpast22 wrote:
One time in Spanish I meant to say "I drink drinks" (Bebo bebidas) But it instead came out "I
drink babies" (Bebo bebés)


L M A O!
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Bradley326
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 Message 76 of 185
18 June 2008 at 3:53pm | IP Logged 
A few years ago when I had just started learning Russian, a Russian exchange student named Olga began working at the same restaurant as me. I loved practicing my Russian with her.

Anyway, one day as she was exiting the kitchen with a huge tray full of food, drinks, and plates, I tried to say to her, "Olga, oo tyebya yest' tyazhyeliy podnos" (Olga, you have a heavy tray!).

What I said, however, is "Olga, oo tyebya yest' tyazhyeliy ponos" (Olga, you have heavy diarrhea!)

I've never mistaken "ponos" and "podnos" since :)

Edited by Bradley326 on 18 June 2008 at 3:54pm

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Cisa
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 Message 77 of 185
19 June 2008 at 4:29am | IP Logged 
This is funny! ;)
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Pavilion
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 Message 80 of 185
08 July 2008 at 4:17pm | IP Logged 
The meaning of "constipated" in English is rather different to "constipado" in Spanish and can lead to humorous blunders I expect!

They both mean to be blocked up, but in English it refers to the intestines while in Spanish it simply means you've got a cold (blocked up nose).


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