Comments on: Translation Fail http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/ Fail and Epic Fail Pictures and Videos in one blog. For all those precious fail moments, whip out your camera and see your epic fail picture and videos here. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:15:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: SiNT4X http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-695489 SiNT4X Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:17:23 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-695489 실패! Very nice not-testing-the-online-translator-by-translating-the-translated-phrase-back-into-your-native-language FAIL. 실패!

Very nice not-testing-the-online-translator-by-translating-the-translated-phrase-back-into-your-native-language FAIL.

]]> By: phoenix mattress http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-648828 phoenix mattress Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:22:03 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-648828 somebody hacked into that sign, no doubt. somebody hacked into that sign, no doubt.

]]> By: Sproing http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-596829 Sproing Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:03:51 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-596829 (I know this comment is way too old, but...) You're 88 comments and roughly two days late. (I know this comment is way too old, but…)

You’re 88 comments and roughly two days late.

]]> By: d http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-557684 d Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:28:04 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-557684 commenter above me is right commenter above me is right

]]> By: V http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-390459 V Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:20:28 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-390459 amen to that! :D amen to that! :D

]]> By: B. Phil http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-178590 B. Phil Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:29:46 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-178590 Literally, it translates as "Dining Room", which I've seen used to mean "Restaurant" in places like hotels where the eatery is attached to a larger business. That said, having seem some of the weird results that come from feeding Chinese into online translators, Not Using A Chinese-English Dictionary Fail XD Literally, it translates as “Dining Room”, which I’ve seen used to mean “Restaurant” in places like hotels where the eatery is attached to a larger business.

That said, having seem some of the weird results that come from feeding Chinese into online translators, Not Using A Chinese-English Dictionary Fail XD

]]> By: adamant628 http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-155407 adamant628 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:20:02 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-155407 This was mentioned on the radio. The restaurant wanted to put up an english sign to attract people to it during the olympics. They put the name into a website translator, the server failed and gave them the error. They thought it was the english translation so they used it. This was mentioned on the radio. The restaurant wanted to put up an english sign to attract people to it during the olympics. They put the name into a website translator, the server failed and gave them the error. They thought it was the english translation so they used it.

]]> By: Xtibet http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-138408 Xtibet Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:39:30 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-138408 roflmao! chinese bootleggers roflmao! chinese bootleggers

]]> By: carth http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-131538 carth Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:53:25 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-131538 O rly? And best engrish ever. O rly? And best engrish ever.

]]> By: somethingorother http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-72102 somethingorother Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:56:23 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-72102 I dont know why anyone asks this. Im sure it started off as a little competition or inside joke on some forum or other, but now people do it for one reason only, to annoy people who hate it when people call "first" on internet forums. I dont know why anyone asks this.

Im sure it started off as a little competition or inside joke on some forum or other, but now people do it for one reason only, to annoy people who hate it when people call “first” on internet forums.

]]> By: adskfjö http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-45738 adskfjö Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:41:52 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-45738 ya rly ya rly

]]> By: Oruga http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-45716 Oruga Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:00:05 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-45716 Last Last

]]> By: bboyacid http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-45169 bboyacid Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:17:45 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-45169 gosh the chinese words mean "restaurant". gosh the chinese words mean “restaurant”.

]]> By: kekesvar http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-45101 kekesvar Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:19:18 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-45101 you fail for failing for not understanding the joke you fail for failing for not understanding the joke

]]> By: Um.. http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-43859 Um.. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:43:50 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-43859 Umm.. it's still a fail for the Chinese themselves. Those saying how would they know..um.. they should've HIRED someone for that! Twenty bucks gets you some English speaking dude who goes, "Um, no, you wanna say ____" Umm.. it’s still a fail for the Chinese themselves. Those saying how would they know..um.. they should’ve HIRED someone for that! Twenty bucks gets you some English speaking dude who goes, “Um, no, you wanna say ____”

]]> By: anonyman http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-43544 anonyman Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:35:24 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-43544 first, next is gay! first, next is gay!

]]> By: The Anonymouse http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-43387 The Anonymouse Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:31:46 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-43387 If people actually read half the previous posts, which you need to to scroll down this far, they would see that at least a dozen people have translated the sign for us, and none have found it actually does say "translate server error". By the way, david and fepic ail, what on earth is a lul? If people actually read half the previous posts, which you need to to scroll down this far, they would see that at least a dozen people have translated the sign for us, and none have found it actually does say “translate server error”. By the way, david and fepic ail, what on earth is a lul?

]]> By: Llllllllllllllll. http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-43385 Llllllllllllllll. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:29:50 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-43385 rosie o'donnell fail rosie o’donnell fail

]]> By: Leaf http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-42886 Leaf Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:45:42 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-42886 it actually is can ting can- food/meal ting- place a literal translation wud be meal place. aka restaurant it actually is can ting

can- food/meal

ting- place

a literal translation wud be meal place. aka restaurant

]]> By: wallaceho http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-42726 wallaceho Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:50:44 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-42726 I'm Chinese, and I have to say it is not.......I've seen more pics of this canteen..... I’m Chinese, and I have to say it is not…….I’ve seen more pics of this canteen…..

]]> By: Ave http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-42626 Ave Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:22:30 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-42626 The Chinese word literally means: "Meal Hall" or "Canteen" not "Restaurant". That would be "Chan Guan" while its "Chan Ting"in the post. How it becomes "Translate Server Error" is a even more of a fail than it being a stupid signboard for a food canteen. The Chinese word literally means: “Meal Hall” or “Canteen” not “Restaurant”. That would be “Chan Guan” while its “Chan Ting”in the post.

How it becomes “Translate Server Error” is a even more of a fail than it being a stupid signboard for a food canteen.

]]> By: Sweet Sister Morphine http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-42593 Sweet Sister Morphine Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:22:09 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-42593 [sob] It's beautiful. [sob]

It’s beautiful.

]]> By: evilripper http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-42573 evilripper Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:52:56 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-42573 Hahahahaha!! LoL Nice Fail! Hahahahaha!! LoL

Nice Fail!

]]> By: happymisanthropy http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-42418 happymisanthropy Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:32:01 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-42418 They should change their name to "translate server error." They should change their name to “translate server error.”

]]> By: penis http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-42402 penis Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:01:10 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-42402 this is the funniest thing i've ever seen this is the funniest thing i’ve ever seen

]]> By: Madd http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-42401 Madd Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:00:39 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-42401 Why does everything on here end in a fight? Why does everything on here end in a fight?

]]> By: Ashley http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-42365 Ashley Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:49:57 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-42365 The pinyin for the word is cān tīng. The c in cān is pronounced like a ts, rather than like in the word canteen. It means dining hall in English, literally, but restaurant is more colloquial. The pinyin for the word is cān tīng. The c in cān is pronounced like a ts, rather than like in the word canteen. It means dining hall in English, literally, but restaurant is more colloquial.

]]> By: fork http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-42320 fork Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:53:17 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-42320 First reply to first comment. Self-Fail. First reply to first comment.

Self-Fail.

]]> By: Name (required) http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-42232 Name (required) Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:16:02 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-42232 a failure on many levels... a failure on many levels…

]]> By: Ignuz http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-42223 Ignuz Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:10:03 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-42223 it sais: "server", so it probably wasn't a program running on a computer, but a sort of online translation website. So good chance that site was in english. it sais: “server”, so it probably wasn’t a program running on a computer, but a sort of online translation website. So good chance that site was in english.

]]> By: Sara J http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-42205 Sara J Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:46:58 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-42205 LOL LOL

]]> By: Ori http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-42156 Ori Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:46:16 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-42156 haha rofl @ file edit view haha rofl @ file edit view

]]> By: Dr. Failbait http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-42080 Dr. Failbait Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:48:39 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-42080 Fail. Fail.

]]> By: rbs http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-42060 rbs Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:41:20 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-42060 Don't know where I was expected to see this message. This will be another try, but I expect a "warning fail". Don’t know where I was expected to see this message.
This will be another try, but I expect a “warning fail”.

]]> By: Mike http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-42046 Mike Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:26:54 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-42046 It's strange to me that the error was returned in a language different from the input language... It’s strange to me that the error was returned in a language different from the input language…

]]> By: Dragonwriter http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-42015 Dragonwriter Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:04:27 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-42015 Ooooooh, smooth moves FAIL! :p Ooooooh, smooth moves FAIL! :p

]]> By: Dragonwriter http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-42010 Dragonwriter Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:02:02 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-42010 Obvious if you know English... If you don't? Then maybe not so much, yah? Obvious if you know English…

If you don’t? Then maybe not so much, yah?

]]> By: Anakat http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-41967 Anakat Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:43:01 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-41967 Apparently you used online translators for this sentence too. Apparently you used online translators for this sentence too.

]]> By: Karen http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-41961 Karen Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:39:55 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-41961 Thanks - and to everyone else who gave the answer as Restaurant. :-) And to everyone else, why would anyone put up a sign in a big metal building that said "Translate Server Error?" It's so obvious that the translation was the "boo boo." Thanks – and to everyone else who gave the answer as Restaurant. :-) And to everyone else, why would anyone put up a sign in a big metal building that said “Translate Server Error?” It’s so obvious that the translation was the “boo boo.”

]]> By: Cloral http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-41872 Cloral Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:30:19 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-41872 Ability to understand "will appear on the site shortly" fail. Ability to understand “will appear on the site shortly” fail.

]]> By: d@lton http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-41861 d@lton Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:16:07 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-41861 lol! it remembered me some homework that i used online translators ;P lol! it remembered me some homework that i used online translators ;P

]]> By: Captain Obvious http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-41844 Captain Obvious Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:03:30 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-41844 Failure to read previous posts. Failure to read previous posts.

]]> By: the incredible bulk's mommy http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-41831 the incredible bulk's mommy Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:34:29 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-41831 I believe the sign is evidence of the server's fail. So yes, it is a fail. I believe the sign is evidence of the server’s fail. So yes, it is a fail.

]]> By: Nowhereman http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-41828 Nowhereman Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:32:42 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-41828 You just wanted to be hetero ; ] You just wanted to be hetero ; ]

]]> By: the incredible bulk's mommy http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-41827 the incredible bulk's mommy Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:31:23 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-41827 You fail for not understanding the joke. You fail for not understanding the joke.

]]> By: catte http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-41822 catte Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:18:26 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-41822 It is PSed It is PSed

]]> By: Frank http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-41815 Frank Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:09:03 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-41815 you weren't first either so why keep harping on it? What difference does it make who is first? Is that all these idiots have to say that keep jumping in and saying "first"? you weren’t first either so why keep harping on it? What difference does it make who is first? Is that all these idiots have to say that keep jumping in and saying “first”?

]]> By: dim http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-41812 dim Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:01:00 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-41812 Posting comments error Posting comments error

]]> By: fepic ail http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-41783 fepic ail Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:03:38 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-41783 i'd lul either way i’d lul either way

]]> By: fepic ail http://failblog.org/2008/07/22/translation-fail/#comment-41782 fepic ail Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:02:53 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1928#comment-41782 orly? orly?

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