Thrillist Nation
Emailed on: Tuesday July 25, 2006Travel Man-Slator
Traveling to a foreign country can be confusing, especially when all you're capable of saying is "Hello" and "What time is it?" Since you're no Lonely Planet-reading nipple bag, use these phrases in three popular languages to convey the most fundamental of ideas.
"What beers do you have on tap?"
Spanish: Cuales son las cervezas de caña de la casa?
French: Qu'est-ce que vous servez en pression?
Chinese: Ni men yo nah sie pee-jo?
"I want to set something on fire."
SP: Quiero prenderle fuego a algo.
FR: J'ai envie de tout bruler.
CH: Wo shiang yao shao diang dong si.
"Where can I buy a motorcycle?"
SP: Donde puedo comprarme una moto?
FR: Ou est-ce que je peux acheter une moto?
CH: Nah li yo mai mo tuo che?
"She said she was 18!"
SP: Dijo que tenia 18 años!
FR: Elle m'a dit qu'elle avait dix-huit ans!
CH: Ta suoo ta shrr-bah sway!
"This doesn't taste like Belvedere."
SP: Esto no sabe a Belvedere.
FR: Ca ne ressemble pas a Belvedere.
CH: Zhe ge heh chi lai hao shiang bu shi Belvedere.
"I will kick your ass."
SP: Te dare una paliza.(OR Te hare anicos, Te dejare hecho polvo, Te destrozare.)
FR: Je vais te botter le cul.
CH: Wo hway ti ni de pi ku.
"Medium rare, but more towards rare."
SP:Medio hecha, pero tirando mas a cruda que a hecha!
FR: Entre a point et saignant mais plutot saignant qu'a point.
CH: Bu yao tai shou, bi jiao shen.
"Who wants to do a shot?"
SP: Quien quiere un chupito?
FR: On boit cul-sec?
CH: Shei shiang yao heh?
"Someone has thrown up in your bathroom."
SP: Alguien ha vomitado en su baño.
FR: Quelqu'un a gerbé dans tes chiottes.
CH: You ren zai ni che suo tu.
"She'd be hot if she lost 10lbs."
SP: Estaria buenisima si perdiese 5 kilos.
FR:
CH: Yao shr ta so le shrr bang, ta hway gun sing gan.



