Top 10 EPIC Advertising Translation Fails

[@NecromancerAdr]

The "embarrased" situation is really common. One of my Spanish students tried to say that she was embarrased because the priest in her church asked her to give an speech, so when she was in front of the big crowd she said "Estoy embarazada por el pastor", basically she said "I'm pregnant because of the priest".

[@guess2467]

NecromancerAdr hahaha 😂

[@stitchbruh7674]

NecromancerAdr Haha💀💀💀

[@jouji5020]

Describe to me with the most detail the reaction of the crowd.

[@cheekypasta55]

hahahaha thats fucking great!

[@gronskko]

That being spanish embarrases me. No I'm not pregnant.

[@cheekypasta55]

I love lists like these. Light hearted and genuinely hilarious.

[@adamjensen9463]

"It Takes a horny man to make a chicken affectionate" I laughed my ass off on this one.

[@BlueNoodle79]

Me too :oD

[@tomuchathing]

Did you know? Pepsi's slogan "Come alive! You're in the Pepsi generation!" was marketed for Chinese costumers, it was mistakenly translated to "Pepsi makes your ancestors come back from the dead!"

[@axnyslie]

"Pepsi Will Bring Your Ancestors Back From The Dead"

[@ClassifiedRanTom]

"Are you lactating?" "No... I'm a man..." "To bad, no Milk for you!" "But..."

[@originaluseername]

*TOO GET IT THE FUCK RIGHT!

[@arvidborgstrom7271]

@@originaluseername no one cares

[@cookscreativecorner]

"It's different where it counts" was actually a perfect slogan for that mistranslation. Haha!

[@CeleTheRef]

The Italian one is very wrong. "toilet water" would be a direct translation of "eau de toilette", a type of perfume. It's always called in French to avoid misunderstandings. Tonic water was never misunderstood as anything else. However, "water" in English is used in Italy to refer to the toilet bowl (from Water Closet), this is what might have confused the list maker.

[@NellieKAdaba]

True

[@landivarcarlos]

The same in spanish! The word "water" has been even accepted on the dictionary as "wáter" (with the stress on the 'a'), meaning toilet. So, if you say "usar el wáter" in spanish, it means "use the toilet".

[@Vampirization]

Here's an epic one: The Honda Jazz was originally called Honda Fitta. What they didn't realize until after they had made all the ads and PR, was that "fitta" is slang for pussy in Sweden. And along with slogans like "Small on the outside, big on the inside" or "Fitta is a daily pleasure"... it became pretty expensive.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

NEW KING reported for spam

[@artistwithouttalent]

And then there was the Mitsubishi Pajero, which (in Spanish or Portuguese) translated to"masturbator".

[@mahiru20ten]

I wonder why, but they wanted to name the car after an animal living in the South America, a Pampas cat, to be exact, aka Leopardus pajeros. The animal itself is mainly found on Chile and Argentina, countries who also speak some sort of Spanish, which makes it even more odd...

[@LadyBloodyWrists]

Or basically "wanker"

[@GalacticLebensraum]

Actually, masturbation in Portuguese is "punheta" or "bater punheta".

[@KirbyVanPelt]

@@GalacticLebensraum and in Puerto Rico "Puñeta" means Goddammit/Fuck Sake/Shit.

[@ezdavillan]

That's what happen when you use Google translator. LOL.

[@KillJoy_Since2017]

Izzy A Ikr

[@lisagulick4144]

Even Google does a better job than those corporations did.

[@nikkiclark8123]

In high school, my Spanish teacher asked this boy if he was “embarazada”. 18 years later and I still crack up thinking about how he said he gets pregnant in front of large crowds.

[@KingTodd_gaming_]

"Ow, my pride." lol

[@Alias_Anybody]

Alternative title: 5 reasons why people from the US should learn proper Spanish.

[@galaxiamaxim1996]

Alias Anybody well the reason many misinterpret the Spanish language is that there are many colloquism and double meaning in the language dependending where you go, it becomes a little dificult to understand

[@elkyubi4281]

i am a genius xD the english is a so simple lenguaje.

[@ianmoseley9910]

need to learn English first

[@ryansenft3315]

AGREED

[@mr.x2567]

It's so finger licking good, you'll eat your fingers off!

[@GHOSTWARRIOR117]

@ 3:23 it's not "The Interview" it's is from Jack Reacher

[@capthavic]

"Oddly enough they never changed it" Well I suppose having your passengers already stripped naked does make security checks easier :3

[@nuandlarry]

"Your Honor, I can tell that you are a reasonable horse. I am very pregnant because of what happened with Lupe. She ate my bus accident and all I wanted was to make Lupe into a book. I have too many good anuses in front of me to spend my life in a cigar factory." -Peggy Hill

[@lamardoss8380]

4:28 ... "One of the most famous mascots in prAduce." 😂

[@NasciParaAdorar7]

😂😂😂😂 Exactly!

[@DNeed77]

The PT Cruiser in Quebec, Canada is hysterical! In French, PT sounds like Peh-teh, which means to fart! So the car was called the Fart Mobile there! Lol

[@umbriel84]

never heard of the 'Toilet water' one, and I'm italian...

[@tudorjason]

"Are you lactating?" Oh man, I can't stop chuckling!

[@jdb2002]

What about the "Nova" car? Chevy brought one of their cars, named the Nova, to Mexico, but didn't change the name. They realized later that "No va," in Spanish, means "It doesn't go".

[@SasukeKiyba]

"Prah-duce" How do you not pronounce produce right? Did some joke fly over my head?

[@robertsteel3563]

Ahh the Nokia Lumia The Perfect phone to use Tinder on.

[@judithwatson6859]

How about the Chevy "Nova"-- in Spanish it means "no go."

[@galaxiamaxim1996]

judith watson you are rigth

[@JuanAndresG01]

judith watson no go is no va, two words. Nova means New basically everywhere

[@judithwatson6859]

Juan Gaspard Ah-- thank you for educating me! I didn't know that, although now that you say that, I was aware of "nova" meaning "new" somewhere in the back of my mind. I heard about the "no go" story many years ago, and it stuck in my head-- I suppose people just like to stir up controversy whenever and wherever they can find it. Thanks for teaching me something new, though-- I feel smarter than I did 10 minutes ago! :)

[@catluvr2]

However, when it's said out loud, it does sound like Spanish for "Doesn't go", so there is that.

[@elkyubi4281]

de que hablas xD, solo es nova what are you speak?, only is nova no va go=ir lets go= vamos you trasnlate is "no vamos"= "no go" no va = not going

[@fernandomoura9690]

As a Brazilian, hearing Pinto so many times is awesome. Silly, but yet funny

[@Nico-iv3wr]

I'm italian, number 2 is bullshit. "Toilet" in italian is "bagno" or "gabinetto". Also we don't translate "Tonic water" in "Tonica acqua", we say "Acqua tonica" which in english should be "Water tonic". We put the noun first and the abjective second. In other words "toilet water" wouldn't mean anything in our language

[@Bowser14456]

5:53 I'M DYING I CAN'T 😂😂😂

[@nancyking]

"Eat Your Fingers Off" looked like what Augustus Gloop was doing in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory after he fell into the chocolate river and then later walked out of the factory, licking his fingers: Mrs. Gloop-Don't eat your fingers! Augustus-But I taste so good!

[@davidkonevky7372]

The fact that no one CHECKED if these ads were correct in the first place is so weird for companies as big as those

[@V1CT0RHUG0123]

I love how most of these transation fails are from English to Spanish, as a mexican I can tell some English words are so misundertood in Spanish, but it's funny hahaha

[@varalyn9714]

I freaking lost it at “Intimidating green ogre” !

[@LC05]

At 3:24, that is not a scene from "The Interview." That scene is from "Jack Reacher."

[@frenchmontana3089]

are you lactating?

[@arbitrage2141]

Can you guys do a top 10 best KZbin compilations? Thats kind of a broad request, maybe top 10 like a boss compilations? Or any other suggestions if anyone likes this idea too

[@guess2467]

Servatis 117 Illuminati discovered Vine compilation those are the best

[@arbitrage2141]

Unicorn lover 25 Top 10 Vine compilations would be a good one!

[@CRWNVCTRA]

fun fact: the pinto's slogan was 'leaves you with that warm feeling'. damn right it did

[@Blueberryyymuffin]

I haven’t seen a ‘got milk?’ commercial in years.

[@xcar0982]

That's what happens when you use google translator.

[@70s80s]

There's gotta be more where these came from....Hilarious!

[@lisagulick4144]

Here are a few I found: Puffs - Their name in German was the slang term for a brothel (in England, it's a derogatory term for a homosexual man). Clairol - Introduced the Mist Stick in Germany...but "mist" means "manure." (The same thing happened to Irish Mist, a whiskey brand...but Rolls Royce changed the name of its Silver Mist model to Silver Shadow before they introduced it to Germany.) Gerber - When marketing their baby food in Africa, they used the same packaging as in the USA, with the baby on the label. What they didn't realize was that in many places on the continent, people can't read, so products there are labeled with pictures of what's inside the package! Colgate - Tried marketing a new toothpaste called Cue in France...but that was also the name of a famous French porn magazine. Coors - Translated their slogan "Turn it loose" into Spanish, but it ended up as "Suffer from diarrhea." (Must have been a *very loose* translation!) Hunt-Wesson - In marketing their "Big John" line of foods to French-speaking areas of Canada, they changed the name to "Gros Jos," only to later find that "gros jos" means "big breasts." ...And finally, it's not always American companies that get it wrong. Electrolux used an ad in the USA that said "Nothing sucks like an Electrolux." Interesting to note that it never really hurt sales; it was mainly good for a laugh with the younger generation. The moral: Do your research, and hire a translator for your target market!

[@johndc6787]

can you do a top 10 most pre ordered video games

[@narutosgirl613]

We already told you guys in the other video that "pinto" in Brazilian Portuguese means only "penis" and not "small penis". Guess you like to make fools of yourselves.

[@rogueslasher7899]

Carol Nascente On European Portuguese pinto also is dick. I dont get it where they got the small part.

[@yokiothesquid]

In Portugal, "Pinto" is also a surname ;)

[@awwrelic]

Now here's a serious question. Do they sell Pinto beans in Brazil, and if so, are they called Pinto beans.

[@narutosgirl613]

Ronald Spillman Well, I googled "pinto beans" and it showed me the most consumed kind of bean in Brazil, it's called "Feijão Carioca".

[@awwrelic]

Given the meaning of Pinto there, I'd say that was a good call. Thanks!

[@1997camry]

wtf its all in spanish translationss

[@canadian-britishcoolie4994]

NEW KING shut up

[@oussematrabelsi9429]

mexico is very americanized. they have shitton of american stuff

[@Alias_Anybody]

European countries usually don't import food from the US, and you don't need slogans for tech or weapons. Oh, and you can't fail that hard if you translate to languages like German or Dutch, because the words are either related or completely different and there are not so many "false friends".

[@dianachocolatelovingtricer50]

oussema trabelsi don't forget spain

[@nicholasbrewer1084]

Alias Anybody bnmkrwsautqo!intybd 😘🤗

[@JoeltheSenate]

4:18 Everyone should think of Shrek here

[@Lilyskz25]

Hahaha I'm bilingual and this is still very head-scratching 😂

[@d.m.k7208]

why is it always the Spanish ones? XD

[@LucienSabre]

Is there a link of that italian Schweppes ad - or what was the exact slogan? It must be a very old ad in any case, as I don't remember any Schweppes advertisement saying "toilet" water instead of tonic.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

LucienSabre I assume so. They all seem to be old.

[@ElectrifyXD]

3:09 Funny thing is, I just saw a commercial about people eating finger food. (Idk if it's weird to you, but it's an ad for potato fries)

[@iriserica8817]

"Finger food" means "food you can eat with your fingers" (in other words, you don't need a spoon, a fork, or even a plate).

[@ElectrifyXD]

Iriserica ah. I see. In the commercial, on the other side, was people eating actual fingers as food. That's why I stated if it's weird to people.

[@NasciParaAdorar7]

Pinto: Not colloquialism, it's actually regular Portuguese. And it's not "small penis" it's just "penis"

[@astralcat9469]

You forgot "Bite the Wax Tadpole"

[@fr801]

About the italian one: what words in particular suggested "toilet water"? From what I saw in the past years, that was never the case

[@myragroenewegen5426]

Now I need them to write the movie with an impregnating pen. Alien procreation scheme? Interesting new spy weapon to enable blackmail? Where do I find this imprenating pen?! The workplace of the future is here!

[@Ivan-pt5gi]

3:22 Oops someone made a boo-boo in their movie referencing. Jack Reacher is not going to be happy about that.

[@lindsayrowe3786]

These are so funny!! I'm dying.

[@williamcrowe2576]

If Perdue weren't careful with his slogan, Hispanics would've thought him to be a hen teaser.

[@downtownbosscat]

"Pra-duce" I'm telling you they mispronounce a common word to get more comments

[@queenc_x]

Absolute fools! Ross Geller created the slogan for "got milk?"

[@dennyfriesen1979]

The clip at 3:23 is from jack reacher not the interview

[@digitaldeathsquid3448]

Three others I'd like to mention are Irish Mist, Coca-Cola and Toyota. Each had their own problems. Irish Mist decided not to translate their brand name when beginning marketing in Germany, not realizing that "Mist" is also German for "crap" Coca-Cola managed to mis-translate their slogan, "Coke adds life" in Japanese to become "Coke raises your ancestors from the dead" And Toyota didn't think about the ramifications of releasing their MR2 range of cars in France - seemingly unaware of the pronunciation of those characters in French. In case you're wondering, it ends up sounding like "Merde", the French word for "shit"

[@Cerg1998]

In Russia there were actually at least 2 situations like that, when instant noodles brand "Dosirak" and baby food brand "Blèdina" entered the market. The 1st one sounded similar to "dosirat' '' which means something like "to finish shitting" or "continue to shit after a break" and "bledina" basically sounds as a form of a word "blyad' " which is "whore".

[@honey_bee65]

I miss those funny"Got Milk" commercials haha

[@fr801]

Welp, i searched all throughout the web and i can assure you the italian one is pure fake

[@NephremRah]

Exactly, can't find any trace of this commercial anywhere.

[@jacoposilingardi6017]

I'm italian, I can confirm this is absolutely fake, in italian tonic water traslate into "acqua tonica" and has the same meaning. Tonica in italian is an adjective wich means invigorating

[@fr801]

Tsk. People post this stuff without even doing the least of research -.-"

[@alickzhang]

welcome to watchmojo

[@gowzahr]

Thumbs down for using the graphic finger biting clip without warning.

[@Captainmarex]

3:25 you messed up watchmojo, that's jack reacher, not the interviewer

[@MetallicTophat]

Eat your finger off! (Please don't.)

[@jennienguyen7137]

“Eat your fingers off.” Hmm.. no thanks

[@Stefan-]

Its like when Honda was trying to launch a new car model named "Honda Fitta" and they were told by their swedish office what "Fitta" means, it is the swedish word for "Cunt". They changed the name to "Jazz" for the european market and "Fit" in Japan. Apparently they had already made TV commersials and brochures.

[@TarksGauntlet]

Do you guys put Top 5 in your tags because you've flooded the market with so many Top 10's they just don't search as well anymore?

[@pamelamays4186]

Got Milk in Spanish comes out as, do you have sufficient milk? (Y usted, tiene suficiente leche?)

[@Ireneharnack1138]

One of the movie you have listed as "The Interview" is actually from the movie "Jack Reacher. "

[@cuteizombi6946]

Can you do another one of these it's my favorite lol

[@guillermoplatero4783]

I remember that got milk in Spanish lol that was so funny

[@adammullarkey4996]

2 of these (the Pinto and the Lumia) are names, not advertising campaigns.

[@ghost_fueled_scarecrow]

"Toilet water" is actually a really good slogan, it describes Shweppes really well...

[@abacilio6283]

3:28 the way he said penis XDDDDD

[@Xeptar]

Antonio Bacilio He went Mario for a sec

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Antonio Bacilio And 4:58 : "Intimidating Green Ogre"

[@alextraordinary5294]

Small Benis

[@hollyking2580]

I don't see how "Got Milk?" could get lost in translation in Spanish. It'd be "¿Tienes leche?" I think you made that one up.

[@calebwilliams7659]

Several mentions of the Chevy No-Va in the comments, but no mention yet of when Coca-Cola went into China. Not sure how best to market it, they settled on transliterating it into the Mandarin "Ko-Kee Co-La", which actually meant "bite the wax tadpole".

[@laterferaligatr3033]

prah-duce? lol

[@nelsonricardo3729]

Later Feraligatr I think they might be Canadian.

[@DamnQuilty]

So yes, It is really easy to f up in spanish translations. Here they only touched Mexico and Spain, but if you look beyond that each Spanish speaking country has its own things (hell, they even translated books from a version of the language to the other because many words and expressions mean different things or sometimes the later do not even exist). People should look at the meaning of what they are translating before just doing the equivalent of going to google translate.

[@ryansenft3315]

I find it funny that about half of these fails involve English to Spanish translation

[@redguardgaming902]

that second video on the KFC one is from Jack reacher, not the interview.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

Marketing in the mid to late 20th century seems to be fraught with these.

[@AtheistOrphan]

What a comedown for Professor Dumbledore, advertising HSBC bank.

[@LadyBloodyWrists]

Lesson learned here: always get a proper translation expert

[@guillermo4687]

Where were the Spanish.translated commercials broadcast? Here in Mexico, I swear I saw none!

[@nyneeveanya8861]

The ford Nova also had to change the name in Spanish speaking countries as No Va meant no go.

[@bigjake5257]

A pen that won't impregnate you... that's a feature I think everyone would want from the pen.

[@DeusExMachinaX8]

Funny conincidence, I'm drinking Schwepps right now.

[@jonathanschillace8242]

Odd enough impregnate does translate to saturate something like a pocket by ink from a pen.

[@somberstricken4424]

OMG the chicken one is hilarious

[@sladikk]

...So Spanish for "leather" is just "skin"? That's their own fault lol

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

sladikk They most likely specify based on the kind of animal skin used, if any.

[@andrewollmann304]

sladikk Not really. Leather is "el cuero," but a coloquial Latin American Spanish term is "en cueros" or "encuerado." In English, the term translates to something like "buck naked."

[@greenrobot5]

"En cueros" is used in Mexico as a slang for naked, probably also in some countries close to Mexico, but not in all latin america, the right word would be "desnudo" (nude)

[@therenaissancedude285]

At 3:20, the movie is Jack Reacher, not The Interview.

[@spiritusmundi70]

(In southern drawl) "That's right boy... Eat my chicken... Play with the eggs..."

[@GamerPony]

5:00 Unsurprising really. Arabic doesn't really have words for happy, fun, joy etc

[@rodneycooperjr3223]

You know what's funny about that Perdue chicken ad? That drumstick he has is so small by today's standards. I mean, you can tell that the chicken we eat today is either fed very well, or jacked up on steroids :-)

[@pamelamays4186]

The car Nova had to be given another name in Mexico. In Spanish, Nova (no va) means it doesn't go. Who'd want a car that just sits in your garage?

[@southwestsamurai]

praduce...PRAduece, it's not just me right? the mojo people pronounce things...differently?

[@mjforeverlover9]

This video sounded like the audio was speed up to make the video length shorter.

[@gream4u]

3:22 The movie is actually Jack Reacher, not The Interview.

[@martintuma9974]

A few years ago, IKEA was selling a carpet called HOVEN, which was funny for Czechs, because it means (of, related to) sh*ts in Czech.