The Nonsense Thread

Remember when we all used to write a sentence in English then throw it through 10+ languages on Google Translate and see what happened? Well let's bring that back!

Original Sentence: Benedict Cumberbatch is a British actor and really unnecessary name.

Language 1: Punjabi
ਬੇਨੇਡਿਕਟ ਕਮਬਰਬੈਕ ਇੱਕ ਬ੍ਰਿਟਿਸ਼ ਅਦਾਕਾਰ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਅਸਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੇਲੋੜਾ ਨਾਮ ਹੈ

Language 2: Czech
Benedikt Crickback je britský herec a je vlastně zbytečné jméno

Language 3: Romanian
Benedict Crickback este un actor britanic și este de fapt un nume inutil

Language 4: Latin
Benedictus Crickback actorem et carmen est actu a Britannici nominis inutilia,

Language 5: Yiddish
וואויל קריקקבאַקק דעם ליד איז אַקשלי אַ בריטיש אַקטיאָר פון אַרויסגעוואָרפן

Language 6: Swahili
Heri Crackback wimbo huu kwa kweli ni muigizaji wa Uingereza bure

Language 7: Luxembourgish
Glécklech Crackback dëst Lidd ass wierklech eng gratis lëtzebuergesch Actrice

Language 8: Igbo
Obi Ụtọ Crackback a bụ n'ezie onye omempụ nke Luxembourg

Language 9: Scottish Gaelic
Is e fìor eucoir Lucsamburg a th 'anns a' bhreabhadh seo

Language 10: Vietnamese
Vi phạm này là một tội ác lớn ở Luxembourg

Final Result!: This violation is a major crime in Luxembourg

~Thylo
 
I'll give this a shot!

Original Sentence: Can I drink some milk tea right now?

Language 1: Vietnamese
Tôi có thể uống trà sữa ngay bây giờ không?

Language 2: Croatian
Mogu li sada piti mliječni čaj?

Language 3: Thai
ฉันจะดื่มชานมได้ไหม?

Language 4: Indonesian
Bisakah saya minum teh susu?

Language 5: Armenian
Կարող եմ խմել կաթի թեյ?

Language 6: German
Kann ich Milchtee trinken?

Language 7: Haitian Creole
Èske mwen ka bwè lèt te?

Language 8: Welsh
Alla i yfed te laeth?

Language 9: Zulu
Ngingayiphuza itiye yobisi?

Language 10: Afrikaans
Kan ek melk teelepel drink?

End Result: Can I drink milk teaspoon?
 
Original sentence (English)
Henry the hippo hiccuped happily.

Language 1 (Spanish)
Henry el hipopótamo hipo felizmente.

Language 2 (Burmese)
ဟင်နရီဟာ hippo ပျော်ရွှင်စွာ hiccups ။

Language 3 (Russian)
Генри бегемот счастливой икоты.

Language 4 (Korean)
헨리 뚱뚱한 행복한 딸꾹질.

Language 5 (Persian)
هنری شلاق زدن چربی.

Language 6 (Arabic)
هنري الخفقان الدهون.

Language 7 (Zulu)
UHenry okhuphuka ngamafutha.

Language 8 (Welsh)
Henry yn dringo i fyny gydag olew.

Language 9 (Polish)
Henry wspina się na ropę.

Language 10 (Bosnian)
Henry se penje na ulje.

End Result (English)
Henry climbs to the oil.
 
Original Sentence (English):
The quick brown fox that jumped over the lazy dog should be on the Smash roster.

Language 1 (Hawaiian):
ʻO ka'ōpopoʻeleʻele i lele i luna o ka'īlio lapuwale ma kahi o ka pepa Smash.

Language 2 (Indonesian):
Langit hitam melayang di atas kabut di atas kertas Smash.

Language 3 (Arabic):
طفت السماء السوداء فوق الضباب على ورق سماش.

Language 4 (Irish):
Snámh an spéir dhubh os cionn na ceo ar an bpáipéar brú.

Language 5 (Zulu):
Swayipha isibhakabhaka esibumnyama ngaphezu kwenkungu emaphepheni.

Language 6 (Czech):
Přesuňte černou oblohu nad mlhu na mapě.

Language 7 (Japanese):
地図上の霧の上に黒い空を移動します。

Language 8 (Maori):
Ka nuku ahau i te rangi pango i runga i te pupuhi i runga i te mahere.

Language 9 (Samoan):
Ou te siitia le lagi uliuli i luga o le pa i luga o le faafanua.

Language 10 (Luxembourgish):
Ech schwarz schwaarz iwwer den Zait op der Kaart hannerloossen.

Final Result (English):
I loose my black hair on the map on the map.
 
If you really like bad translations, you should know about Pokemon Vietnamese Crystal. This was an infamous batch of bootleg Pokemon game cartridges that were translated from Japanese to Chinese to Vietnamese to English, all with the worst translator ever. I have shown here screenshots of the game for you to see (note that any that are links rather than pictures contain swearing):

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I found myself at this video on Youtube. Just amazing (especially the very last one). It almost inspires me to start doing it (except the very last one...).

 
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