Lost in translation, or a watersports call-to-arms? Image by Ajay Tallam / CC BY-SA 2.0

You’re feasting on local food, immersing yourself in a new culture, so it makes sense to try out the lingo. But it only takes a few slips of the tongue to mumble nonsense or insult the locals… We asked our fans and followers about times they’d hit a language barrier – hard – on their travels. Here are some of the translation fails that made us chuckle.

Storify by Seb Neylan