Comments on: Facebook’s Awful Japanese Translations

By: Etienne_Murase

Etienne_Murase — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 03:19:00 +0000

It was translated as “Congratulations on your birthday and!” because the u was left out of “omedetou”.

By: Daisy

Daisy — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 18:59:00 +0000

I always translate my korean friend’s statuses on fb and they are worse with the japanese ones –_-

By: Mashimaro

Mashimaro — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 02:58:00 +0000

The funny thing about the second one is… 7mbps?! When did he say that! lol, he never even said 7…

By: Emi

Emi — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:24:00 +0000

While I’m a beginner, my ex (who holds no interest in Japanese and swears by Google translate) would often text or email me in Japanese, attempting to show interest. Needless to say, the texts NEVER made any sense to me until I translated it back to perfect English. More than anything, it pissed me off.

By: Ashley Haley

Ashley Haley — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:57:00 +0000

I have friends who do this thinking they are being clever. Really irritating.

By: 古戸ヱリカ

古戸ヱリカ — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 01:34:00 +0000

It responded to “kawaii” with “cancer?” Sounds like the translator’s been spending too much time on 4chan.