I have very rarely cried with laughter when reading an article online, but TCN editor got me crying three time in the same month with her fabulous Lost in Translation series about Croatian language fails a few years ago.
You can find links to the original articles by Lauren below, but we thought it might make a fun video to compile the best of the best.
15 Croatian Language Fails: Smallpox, Hand Jobs and a Burek Called Desire goes out live tonight at 19:53. Click on the video to get the notification.
Hope you enjoy.
Smallpox, Diarrhoea and Free Hand Jobs: Lost in Translation in Croatia – https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/21467-lost-in-translation-the-croatia-edition
Leprosy, Bitches and a Burek named Desire: Lost in Translation in Croatia – https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/21743-leprosy-bitches-and-a-burek-named-desire-lost-in-translation-in-croatia
Shakespeare, the Pope and the Way to the ”See”: Lost in Translation in Croatia – https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/24083-shakespeare-the-pope-and-the-way-to-the-see-lost-in-translation-in-croatia
Adverbs, Cocks and Dalmatian Furniture: Lost in Translation in Croatia – https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/24100-adverbs-cocks-and-dalmatian-furniture-lost-in-translation-in-croatia
Winos, Doggy Style and Strange Furious Drinks: Lost in Translation in Croatia – https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/24144-winos-doggy-style-and-strange-furious-drinks-lost-in-translation-in-croatia
Lubricator, Prefects, and Middle-Earth Moving Cake: Lost in Translation in Croatia – https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/30209-lubricator-prefects-and-middle-earth-moving-cake-lost-in-translation-in-croatia
Paper Sauce, Bears, and Fertilisers of Rice: Lost in Translation in Croatia – https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/30255-paper-sauce-bears-and-fertilisers-of-rice-lost-in-translation-in-croatia
Prize Lists, Cold Deposits and Viagra: Lost in Translation in Croatia – https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/30684-prize-lists-cold-deposits-and-viagra-lost-in-translation-in-croatia
Lost in Translation in Croatia: Bears, Acid, and Worm Appetisers – https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/37599-croatia
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