Fun and Frustration with Babelfish!!

[injest]

ok...has anyone used a translator program?? well, if you haven't, you are missing out on some kind of fun...or frustration...depending on what you are trying to do....

EXAMPLE!!

I am going to translate a phrase from English to German....and then back to English....and see how it comes out!!

first:

"get your scrawny asses in here"

the German 'equivelent':

erhalten Sie Ihre hageren Esel innen hier

and translated BACK into English....

"receive your hageren donkeys inside here"


 

(loses something in the translation!!!)

this is funny if we are just playing...but imagine if you were trying to have a serious discussion with someone and had to rely on a translation program.

[injest]

French!!

LOL

English:

get your scrawny asses in here

to French:

obtenez vos ânes émacié dedans ici

and back to English:

obtain your asses here émacié inside

(god, it is a wonder we can understand each other at all....I don't know French or German...if there are any people here that DO speak those languages..do they make any sense to you? I mean before I translated them back to English)

[ifyoucantfixit]

         Now Jess you have shown the difficulty that some of us, such as Artiste has in trying to get his
messages across..  Its a freaking wonder he can even understand us at all...   Thanks for that illustration..

[injest]

French!!

LOL

English:

get your scrawny asses in here

to French:

obtenez vos ânes émacié dedans ici

and back to English:

obtain your asses here émacié inside

(god, it is a wonder we can understand each other at all....I don't know French or German...if there are any people here that DO speak those languages..do they make any sense to you? I mean before I translated them back to English)

I am imagining French fan site dedicated to Brokeback Mountain with only Babelfish to translate for them.... They sit down with their popcorn and Ennis jumps out of the truck....walks up to the office there...then here comes Jack....

then Aquirre pulls up and goes inside for a minute...comes back opens the door and hollers "receive an ass in here"

they would be so confused..."Did YOU see a donkey in that movie?? well why did he say he was giving them an ass??"

Imagine THEIR open forum!!!  there would be endless talk of the symbolism of the donkey...

[Sharon]

I am going to translate a phrase from English to German....and then back to English....and see how it comes out!!

first:

"get your scrawny asses in here"

the German 'equivelent':

erhalten Sie Ihre hageren Esel innen hier

and translated BACK into English....

"receive your hageren donkeys inside here"

(god, it is a wonder we can understand each other at all....I don't know French or German...if there are any people here that DO speak those languages..do they make any sense to you? I mean before I translated them back to English)

Hi Jess,
the German translation of the English phrase makes absolute no sense.
The word asses were translated as donkey already in the German translation.
But not only that word is wrong, the whole sentence is wrong.

Like you said it, when you have a serious discussion with someone, then it is not so funny,
because to find the right words and make a right sentence is not so easy
- and you see the translation of a whole sentence failed! 

The following translation program translate also phrases,
but it didn`t find yours in exactly the same words, but similar!
I use that program often.

http://www.dict.cc/?s=get+your+scrawny+asses+in+here

[Kelda]

that really usefuk sharon and Jess you crack me up!!

I am imagining French fan site dedicated to Brokeback Mountain with only Babelfish to translate for them.... They sit down with their popcorn and Ennis jumps out of the truck....walks up to the office there...then here comes Jack....

then Aquirre pulls up and goes inside for a minute...comes back opens the door and hollers "receive an ass in here"

they would be so confused..."Did YOU see a donkey in that movie?? well why did he say he was giving them an ass??"

Imagine THEIR open forum!!!  there would be endless talk of the symbolism of the donkey...

[Sharon]

Keda, you said:
"that really usefuk sharon and Jess you crack me up!!"

- when I translate what you said by Babelfish,
from English to German then the translation is:

"dieses wirklich usefuk sharon und Jess knacken Sie mich oben!!"
- would mean ... Sharon and Jess crack me on the top!!! 

the program can`t translate usefuk (I guess it means - can`t be used?!)

[injest]

Keda, you said:
"that really usefuk sharon and Jess you crack me up!!"

- when I translate what you said by Babelfish,
from English to German then the translation is:

"dieses wirklich usefuk sharon und Jess knacken Sie mich oben!!"
- would mean ... Sharon and Jess crack me on the top!!! 

the program can`t translate usefuk (I guess it means - can`t be used?!)

LOL!!

no, Kelda misspelled it....she MEANT useful.

see? even when we all speak one language we can get mixed up!!

 

(and we would never crack Kelda on the head!)

[David In Indy]

Jess, here is an example of Babelfish's translation of a valid Dutch phrase into English.

When I type "ik wil naar huis" which in Dutch means "I want to go home", Babelfish returned the following...

"I want to house". 


Here's another one...

"Zullen we een wandeling gaan maken?" (Do you want to go for a walk?)

Bablefish said: "We a walk will will make?"



Okay. One more...

This is a good one to ask Babelfish: "Zou u dat kunnen vertalen?" (Can you translate that?)

Babelfish said: "You that are able translate?"  Apparently NOT!! 

[David In Indy]

I wonder if this will even work?

I will translate something into a language I THINK nobody around here can speak, and then I will translate it back into English. Jess or anyone, try to guess what my original question was, okay?

Here it is...

Okay, I just translated it into Greek, and this is what it said...

Τι ώρα θα επιθυμούσατε να σηκωθείτε αύριο;
 
Now, back to English again...

Which hour you would wish to raise itself tomorrow?

God, that almost sounds obscene!! I swear it wasn't. What was my original question Jess? (Or anyone) 

[David In Indy]

1. Weihnachten ist der wundervollste Tag des Jahres.

2. Noël est le jour le plus admirable de l'année.

3. Natale è il giorno più ammirevole dell'anno.

4. Been born them it is the more admirable day of the year.

Oh MAN!!   

My original sentence was "Christmas is the most wonderful day of the year!" 

I translated it from English to German, then from German to French, then from French to Italian, and finally from Italian back to English.

Okay. I'll stop playing now.     

[Sharon]

Hey David, 

what comes out at the end is hotchpotch,
but the translation from English to German is absolutely perfect!!! - WOW!

"Christmas is the most wonderful day of the year!"
"Weihnachten ist der wundervollste Tag des Jahres!"

Sometimes it works! 

[mvansand76]

THIS IS FUN! 



If you can't fix it, you got to stand it.

in Dutch (duh, like I need Babelfish for that... )

Als u het niet kunt bevestigen, kreeg u om zich het te bevinden
(what the hell?)

and back to English:

If you cannot confirm it, you got to be itself it

[David In Indy]

Well, since nobody wants to play my game....

...I said what time do you want to get up tomorrow.

That wasn't any fun. Ya'll are party poopers! 

[injest]

I wonder if this will even work?

I will translate something into a language I THINK nobody around here can speak, and then I will translate it back into English. Jess or anyone, try to guess what my original question was, okay?

Here it is...

Okay, I just translated it into Greek, and this is what it said...

Τι ώρα θα επιθυμούσατε να σηκωθείτε αύριο;
 
Now, back to English again...

Which hour you would wish to raise itself tomorrow?

God, that almost sounds obscene!! I swear it wasn't. What was my original question Jess? (Or anyone) 

*SLAP!!*

You sir are a WEIRDO!!

*stomps out*













just kidding!!

I think you asked "what time are you getting up tomorrow?'

[David In Indy]

Too late Jess. I already posted the answer. You snooze you lose. And just think, you could have won a PONY!

[David In Indy]

And this pony is magical. And he flies too!

[injest]

I GOT a pony! so there! and you gotta give somebody time to play your game! Mr IMPATIENCE!!

I got a BUNCH of ponies! 

[Kelda]

I thought it was that too Daviod - but you beat me to it in posting the answer!

[Sharon]

Hey David it was just yesterday, you posted the question.
Sorry if I`m not fast enough for you.

Damn, I don`t won the ponny - but dear I`m definitely no party pooper!
Was at a pajama party yesterday night - Sleepover Club - you remember?   

[David In Indy]

Hey David it was just yesterday, you posted the question.
Sorry if I`m not fast enough for you.

Damn, I don`t won the ponny - but dear I`m definitely no party pooper!
Was at a pajama party yesterday night - Sleepover Club - you remember?   

I saw you over there Sharon! That was fun, wasn't it. I was going to do another one of my Eartha Kitt numbers, but Susie wouldn't help me with my makeup!! 

  

[David In Indy]

Okay. Let's try another contest. The winner will receive my famous magical pony straight from the lush and now frozen Indiana fields! He flies, he talks and he pees in different colors! 

I will type something into Babelfish from English to Dutch (I am choosing Dutch on purpose because I know my way around that language a little bit) and then back to English. You all try to guess what I originally said. The winner receives the pony.

Jess, pay attention now, because this contest will end soon, and you don't want to be a party pooper again, do you?

Here we go...

I typed something and here's what it told me...

(Nope. Too obvious. Let me try again....)

Okay. Here's what it said...

Ga voor te eten iets.

Ewww! That's pretty bad! 

Now back to English again...

Will eat something.

  

Geez. 

What was my original question?

[injest]

why I am always the 'party pooper'?? Sharon was later than ME!!

SHE is the pooper....not me!!

[injest]

Okay. Let's try another contest. The winner will receive my famous magical pony straight from the lush and now frozen Indiana fields! He flies, he talks and he pees in different colors! 

I will type something into Babelfish from English to Dutch (I am choosing Dutch on purpose because I know my way around that language a little bit) and then back to English. You all try to guess what I originally said. The winner receives the pony.

Jess, pay attention now, because this contest will end soon, and you don't want to be a party pooper again, do you?

Here we go...

I typed something and here's what it told me...

(Nope. Too obvious. Let me try again....)

Okay. Here's what it said...

Ga voor te eten iets.

Ewww! That's pretty bad! 

Now back to English again...

Will eat something.

  

Geez. 


What was my original question?

Are you hungry?

[David In Indy]

Are you hungry?

*BEEEP!*

Nope! Try again. You're kind of close... but only just a little. You're warm; NOT hot though!

[injest]

*BEEEP!*

Nope! Try again. You're kind of close... but only just a little. You're warm; NOT hot though!

I think DON would disagree with you there!

HUMPH!

[injest]

I am hungry?

[David In Indy]

Okay. I'll give you a hint!! This is how you would say it in Dutch: (Well, this is how I would say it in Dutch)... Laten we wat gaan eten.  

Can you figure it out from that?

NO MORE CLUES!!  

 

[injest]

Okay. I'll give you a hint!! This is how you would say it in Dutch: (Well, this is how I would say it in Dutch)... Laten we wat gaan eten.  

Can you figure it out from that?

NO MORE CLUES!! 

 

don't you be glaring at ME young man!

[ifyoucantfixit]

I'll eat later?

[David In Indy]

I'll eat later?

Good guess Janice.

But unfortunately no cigar.

Try again!

[David In Indy]

 Okay, I think I understand where you are going with this, Janice. You are looking at the word "laten" and interpreting it to mean "later". "Laten" is Dutch for "to let" or "to allow". Something like that, anyway. (ie Laten we = Let's)

That was the SECOND hint!

NO MORE CLUES!!!!   

  

If I give any more hints, you all won't receive the rainbow peeing pony! He flies. He's not a Pegasus though. He's a PONY! He's a Pegapony!! 

A flying, talking, rainbow peeing Pegapony!

[Sharon]

I have not much time, I make it quick
- I guess it means: In German - Lass uns etwas essen gehen
                          In English - let us go to eat something

- now I have to go, I`m late,
off to work now ...

- You are right Jess I was before you but
I think - we are both no party pooper! 

[Sharon]

I saw you over there Sharon! That was fun, wasn't it. I was going to do another one of my Eartha Kitt numbers, but Susie wouldn't help me with my makeup!! 

  

It was fun - absolutely! 
Make up? - I think I have missed something.
I had an eye on Chuck, because he wanted to tickle Gary!

[Sharon]

HEY David - Have I won the ponny now or not!?

[David In Indy]

HEY David - Have I won the ponny now or not!?

Hey Sharon!! Contratulation! You will the Pony! He's on his way to you right now. He can fly about 100 miles an hour if he catches a good air current with little or no turbulence.

[ifyoucantfixit]

     her first language is german right?  

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[David In Indy]

     her first language is german right?  

                                                                                                                              /

I think so Janice!!

Is there ANY language in existence ANYWHERE that someone around here DOESN'T speak?

Maybe I'll post another Greek question. The problem is I don't know what the Greek is saying before I translate it back!

Nobody speaks Greek around here, do they?

[Sharon]

Hey David, 
thank you I have received the pony!
He talks a lot, but he pees beautiful rainbow colors.
Thats great to watch!

Janice, I swear I didn`t speak Dutch,
but after the second hint I could guess the answer.
Ok Ok - Dutch is a little similarly to German! 

Greek would be fine, David you could take some Quotes from Wikipedia
- there are many languages available.

[Dagi]

Hey David, can I play too? 

Which hour you would wish to raise itself tomorrow?

God, that almost sounds obscene!! I swear it wasn't. What was my original question Jess? (Or anyone)

  that really cracked me up! I'm waiting for the next question then, okay? Hope I don't come late, don't have that much time at the moment....

[David In Indy]

Hey David, can I play too? 

Of course you can play Dagi! Sure you can! You're always welcome.

[Dagi]

  

[injest]

I have not much time, I make it quick
- I guess it means: In German - Lass uns etwas essen gehen
                          In English - let us go to eat something

- now I have to go, I`m late,
off to work now ...

- You are right Jess I was before you but
I think - we are both no party pooper! 

no...I am the party pooper!! David was talking in his blog just merrily away....then I showed up and he said (real fast  ) that he had to go back to work 'BYE'

 

I think he doesn't even love me anymore!!

 

[David In Indy]

Okay! Here's the next one, Jess, Dagi, Sharon and everyone!!

I translated something from English to Greek, and this is what it said...

Εσείς και οι δύο πηγαίνει στο θέατρο σήμερα;

Now I will translate it from Greek back into English!

You and the two go it come to the theatre today?

The person who guesses the closest will receive my magical chicken which lays copper eggs.




The one that laid the silver eggs flew away, and I'm keeping the one that lays golden ones!! Maybe we will save him for the grand prize!!

[Dagi]

Are you two going to come to the theatre today?  Sounds too easy to be true...