Showing posts with label Bad translation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bad translation. Show all posts

Mar 11, 2009

Budak Lelaki Neraka...

As known, my Son Isaac is a big fan of Hellboy. So yesterday, he suddenly asked me what Hellboy is in Malay language. Heheee I was really 'headache @ pening kepala' when i answered him. Here was our conversation :
Isaac : Mommy!!!! What's the meaning of hell?? (he heard the word hell while watching TV. Ini lah bah nie..suka-suka saja cursing that people)
Mommy : It means purgatory..(Alamak!! susahnyaaaa want to explain to son)
Son : Huh?????? What is hell in Malay??
Mommy : Hell is 'Neraka'
Son : Huh?? What is 'neraka'???
Mommy : Neraka is hell la!
Son : What they have in hell???
Mommy : Big!!! Big!! Fire..if you act bad to mommy and other people..God won't love you and He will put you in hell..
Son : Hell is good.
Mommy : No!! Hell is for the bad people only
Son : So..what is Hellboy in Malay???
Mommy : Erk..hmmmmm...ehhhhhh...
Son : Mommy?????
Mommy : Hell is 'Neraka' and boy is 'budak lelaki'. So Hellboy is Budak lelaki neraka.
Son : Ya meh???
Mommy : Ya lah!!!
Son : Oh! So what is Spiderman?? (Isaac is a fan of Spiderman too)
Mommy : Hmmmmm...Lelaki labah-labah..
Son : HAHAHAAHAA...erk..mommy..what is labah-labah??
Mommy : Labah-labah is a spider lah..
Son : Batman leh??
Mommy : erkkkk...bat is kelawar..so batman is Lelaki Kelawar..
Son : Yerrrr...why so funny one..
Mommy : Thats the meaning..how mommy know..
Son : Mommyself also don't know??? (Son pandai-pandai created his own word like Daddyself, Mommyself, Isaacself, Ineshaself, Ammaself instead of using word like myself, yourself, herself)..
Mommy : Hmmmm...
Son : Eh..Mommy..then what is Incredible Hulk in malay?????????
Mommy : erkkkkkk...maybe Raksaksa Besar yang hebat?????
Son : Hahahahaaaa...tipu lah you!!
Mommy : Mommy have no idea...heheheee Next time you ask daddy ok!! (LOL coz' hubby's malay is worst)
Son : OK!!!
So that was our conversation yesterday...!!! Heheeeeee....I know my translations were bad..but you tell me lah..how else to explain son the meaning in Malay..!!! I'm wondering if Isaac get bigger and he asks me what is Boobs? or penis in malay? Hahahaaa...Need to prepare my answers in advance ni!!!! If you, what words (in malay) you should use in order to make the translations sound decent..! tak kan penis, i use the term TonTo*ou kan????? HAHAHAHAAA!!!!!