Comments on: Communication Conundrums

By: Sharon

Sharon — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:59:29 +0000

Tu as besion un autre boire (You need to have another drink)
Tu bes un autre bras (you need to hump another leg)

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:31:25 +0000

That might have made a greater impact if I had actually mentioned that the phrase “Wǒ bù shuō Zhōngwén” actually means “I don’t speak Chinese”.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:32:13 +0000

I spent a month in China and did my best to pick up as many phrases as I could. I was eventually able to make purchases with street vendors, turn away aggressive ones, and comment about how good certain dishes were at a restaurant. Most people were very accommodating about my lack of language skills, and were just happy I tried. This included a very enthusiastic cab driver who tried her best to converse with me. Eventually I told her one of my key phrases “Wǒ bù shuō Zhōngwén”. She looked somewhat incredulously at me for a moment, then burst into laughter and continued talking about something in-depth to me. I suppose my pronunciation was a little too good, and she had trouble believing that I in fact could not speak Chinese. Oh well, she seemed to enjoy my company.

By: Divana Ippoliti

Divana Ippoliti — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:40:00 +0000

LOL!So, basically, "Doh!" is the sound an asshole makes? lol

By: David Cundari

David Cundari — Thu, 22 May 2008 06:58:00 +0000

Salsa is Korean for Diarrhea.Shivering, civil, civilization, shipwreck and numerous others sound or can be easily made to sound a lot like the worst korean swear word.Don't go, when said quickly, sounds like the korean word for asshole.Get set, if you had a 'ki' at the end, is the korean word for son of a bitch.My entire life here is awkward miscommuncation.