Non-English Phrases And Their Very Strange Literal Translations (15 Tweets)
I believe that one day we will all speak one universal language. They’re going to start drilling smartphones right into babies’ heads. We’ll all be on the same network. Big Brother wins.
But until then we have these fun language barriers. The idioms other cultures use are similar to ones we have, but oftentimes something is lost in translation. These next 15 are pretty amusing.
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everyone please share your favorite not-english word or phrase.
here’s one i just learned.
“Nie mój cyrk, nie moje małpy”
Language: Polish
English Equivalent: “not my problem”
Literal: “not my circus, not my monkey”
— average joe (@jazz_inmypants) July 18, 2019
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