English Words You Probably Shouldn't Use In Other Countries (23 pics)
Be careful when using these words in other countries. They might end up getting you into trouble.
Smoking
In French, this is a tuxedo.
Smoking
In French, this is a tuxedo.
Gift
Don’t play around with this word in Germany, where “gift” means “poison”.
Pepperoni
In Italian, this is a chili pepper. So be really careful next time your want to order a pepperoni pizza in Italy.
Brat
In Russian, it means “brother,” which kind of works if you think about it.
Kiss
In Swedish, “kiss” means “pee”.
Sean Bean
Although the pronunciation is different in Irish, the spelling is exactly the same. Sean Bean (the actor) translates to “old woman”. I assumed it would translate to “death,” but apparently not.
Fart
In Norwegian, fart means “speed” i.e. how fast you are traveling. There is a joke here somewhere.
Ohio
If you say this to a Japanese person they will understand “good morning.” How ’bout that.
Handy
This means “cellphone” in German. I’m just going to leave this translation alone. You figure it out.
Hammer
In German, this means “awesome,” i.e. Das ist so hammer!
Mist
Yet again in German, this means “manure”.
Gary
Although the pronunciation is a bit different “Gary” is essentially the Japanese word for “diarrhea”. So, if your name is Gary, maybe come up with a pseudonym while visiting Japan.
Dump
This means “bump” in Swedish. If you’ve been paying attention you’ll have noticed that “speed bump” in Swedish would be “fart dump”. Teheheee.
Crap
In Romanian, this means “carp”, as in the fish. In fact, many of the fish egg salads sold in Romania have the word “crap” plastered on them. Pro tip.
Die
In Italian, this literally translates to “from” but colloquially it means “Come on!”.
Air
In Indonesian, this means “water”. Now my head hurts.
No
In Polish, Czech and some other Slavic languages this can actually mean “yes”.
Barf
In Hindi, Urdu, and Farsi, this means “snow.”
Pet
In French this means “fart”. So when strolling around Paris, be careful when talking about your pets.
Trombone
In French, this is a paperclip.
Lol
It actually means “fun” in Dutch. So “we hebben lol” translates to “we are having fun”.
Vader
In Dutch, it means “father”. Star Wars SPOILER ALERT.
