Saturday, September 7, 2024

Machine Translation Examples - Yang


「行ってらっしゃい」,  a very commonly used phrase in almost every household in Japan (usually spoken from the 主婦 to サラリーマン when they leave for work),  is translated to just "please go."





「猿も木から落ちる」,  a Japanese idiom meaning that even someone very skilled at a certain thing can still make mistakes, is instead translated literally here.





「お冷や」,  a commonly used phrase in Japanese restaurants referring to cold or iced water, is incorrectly translated as "cold" instead.




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