Friday, August 29, 2008

Crazy Language

One of the things I love about studying this language is how funny things sound if you translate them literally. Here are a few examples....


Hello - You Good

Be Careful - Little Heart

Flu - Popular Cold

Embarrassed - Bad Meaning

Train - Fire Vehicle

Lighter - Fire Machine

Airplane - Flying Machine

University - Big Study

Famous - Have Name

Dialect - Place Talk

Important - Heavy Want

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