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| surfingnirvana Newbie United States Joined 6605 days ago 37 posts - 45 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Turkish, Japanese, Armenian | Message 9 of 185 20 June 2006 at 8:48pm | IP Logged |
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Orange juice...is forever. Hehe, what a funny phrase. Something as mundane as orange juice having such a big meaning.
When I am rushed to say things, I often leave out words. Once in Japanese, I meant to say I would love to meet your mother, but said I would love your mother, which got me a rather strange look >_> -Alejo 3 persons have voted this message useful | |
| CaitO'Ceallaigh Triglot Senior Member United States katiekelly.wordpress Joined 6638 days ago 795 posts - 829 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish, Russian Studies: Czech, German | Message 10 of 185 18 July 2006 at 6:12pm | IP Logged |
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I haven't really had the opportunity yet to make a good embarassing blunder, but just give me time. But my boyfriend told me this story about the time he and his then-girlfriend were visiting his relatives in Nicaragua. She had just come back from shopping and pointed everyone's attention to her feet, exclaiming, "¡Mira mira mis sandías (watermelons)!" Edited by CaitO'Ceallaigh on 18 July 2006 at 6:12pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| aguilazul206 Diglot Newbie United States Joined 6768 days ago 2 posts - 6 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish | Message 11 of 185 29 July 2006 at 8:04pm | IP Logged |
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One of the first times I did a company orientation in Spanish, I screwed up royally! There is this icebreaker we would do where everyone would go around the room looking for certain things people like to do.
Well, after everyone was settled back, I went down the list seeing if any one found someone who likes swimming, football, etc... When it came to ask if there was anyone who likes to ride horses, I asked if anyone likes to montar caballeros (ride men) instead of caballos (horses). It took me a minute to realize that the shock and then laughter was at my expense! Edited by aguilazul206 on 29 July 2006 at 8:07pm 5 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Lucia Diglot Senior Member Spain Joined 6601 days ago 146 posts - 147 votes Speaks: English, Spanish* Studies: German | Message 12 of 185 30 July 2006 at 4:07am | IP Logged |
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Wow ! That´s a good one Aquilazul.Did you know that "montar" has a sexual meaning too ? Edited by Lucia on 30 July 2006 at 4:15am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| AML Senior Member United States Joined 6606 days ago 323 posts - 426 votes 2 sounds Speaks: English* Studies: Modern Hebrew, German, Spanish | Message 13 of 185 31 July 2006 at 2:38am | IP Logged |
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One time in Germany, while I was living with a host family, I said that
something was "geil". She made fun of me for days. I thought I used it correctly because I had heard other people use it, but coming from my lips it must have sounded really hilarious. I still don't understand why it was so funny. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| HyeLezûn Bilingual Diglot Newbie United States Joined 6464 days ago 33 posts - 41 votes Speaks: English*, Armenian* Studies: French | Message 14 of 185 08 August 2006 at 4:14am | IP Logged |
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I went to Paris after a very brief time of studying French. At a local bakery I was pointing at a sandwhich and asking if there was any fish in it: "Est-ce qu'il y a des poisson dans ce sandwich, madame?"
Unfortunately I didn't realize that two SS's mean an S sound where as one S means a Z souns. PoiZon is poison. The lady looked startled and said, "Il n'y a pas de poison dans ce café!!!!" It was funny and it took me a few minutes to realize what I did. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Raincrowlee Tetraglot Senior Member United States Joined 6483 days ago 621 posts - 808 votes Speaks: English*, Mandarin, Korean, French Studies: Indonesian, Japanese | Message 15 of 185 08 August 2006 at 4:57am | IP Logged |
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I went to the doctor's office last week and said "Wo de bizi you xinggan."
I said, "My nose is sexy." I meant to say "guomin (allergy)." The nurse didn't even react. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Safis Newbie Canada Joined 6457 days ago 10 posts - 11 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Japanese, French, Ukrainian | Message 16 of 185 16 August 2006 at 6:23am | IP Logged |
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I was on the committee for a Japanese culture-related event at my university (I was involved in the Japanese club), and afterwards we went out for supper together. We were passing around T-shirts, signing them all as a memento. It was only after the fact that I realized I wrote a very feminine expression on each one of them!
Edit: Spelling Edited by Safis on 20 August 2006 at 5:58am 1 person has voted this message useful |
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