Translator Mugs

"I translate books from English into better English."

'Avez-vous French toast?'

"I'm sorry – you have the wrong language."

Fist bumps in other languages

'I say to hell with it. If it can't be said in English, it ain't worth saying at all.'

'It must be nice to be bilingual.'

"You'll have to phrase it another way. They have no word for 'fetch.' "

'Go ahead, speak some legal lingo. I want to try out this translation app.'

'I've written you a disciplinary letter in French to soften the blow.'

Fortunately there was an interpreter for those who understood sign language.

Bureaucrat/lawyer speaks legal gobbledegook to assistant with tea tray. Secretary translates: 'That'll be two sugars then.'

"It's translated from French, so where it says 'Harvard Business School' it may mean 'jail.'"

Never say goodbye say ciao!

"It seems to be a grant application!"

Communication issues.

A long war followed.

'No use talking to him. He only speaks Latin.'

'Marcia, do we have anyone in legal who's fluent in both 'Mumbo' and 'Jumbo'?'

'My goodness, Mr. Grtptzsk -- how long has it been since you had a vowel movement?'

Berlitz Guide to Dentalese.

"Still studying foreign languages?" "Moo?"

'What do you mean you don't understand! Can't you see I'm speaking Italian!'

'Say, Rosetta, what's that stone you're working on?'

"We're a multinational company, so you'll have to be able to say 'Mr.Harris isn't in' in ten languages."

"I have no idea what you are babbling about, and why aren't you working on the tower."

'Why can't we just say lingua franca in English?'

'Let's hear you talk the talk... can you say 'No' in Spanish, Russian, French, German, Chinese, Thai...?'

Spanish speaking English department

'It's the French Government - they want us to return all the words we borrowed from their language.'

"The most our country can give you at this time is perhaps a few more vowels."

Orator translates in many languages.

Simultaneous translation.

"With so much business coming from China he thought he'd get ahead of the curve and learn a bit of the language...but it turned out to be a lot trickier than he thought... He was trying to wish them a joyous Quingming festival, but actually told them to l

"Can you believe English isn't the official language here?"

'This is delicious. I'm glad I didn't try to order in Italian.'