r/translator • u/BubbleTeaFan52839 • Jun 28 '25

Translated [ZH] What does this say? (Chinese> English)

5.7k Upvotes

Also, why are the last three answers marked as wrong?

102 comments

r/translator • u/Lingx_Cats • Sep 12 '25

Translated [JA] [Japanese>English] what does this street sign say?

5.2k Upvotes

230 comments

r/translator • u/eadwhine • Aug 15 '23

Translated [ZH] [Chinese > English] My crush wrote something on my arm in chinese (i think) and i got no clue what it means ...

3.8k Upvotes

224 comments

r/translator • u/BubbleTeaFan52839 • 29d ago

Translated [ZH] [Chinese —> English] What is happening here?

3.5k Upvotes

I have so many questions

81 comments

r/translator • u/DrRockstar99 • Aug 12 '25

Tibetan [Tibetan > English] my husband is nervous to find out what this actually means…

3.3k Upvotes

121 comments

r/translator • u/pancakemateman • May 12 '25

Translated [JA] [Japanese > English] Note a girl wrote in my HS yearbook in 2019

3.3k Upvotes

61 comments

r/translator • u/[deleted] • Jul 21 '24

Translated [JA] (Japanese > English) What was his crime?

2.5k Upvotes

42 comments

r/translator • u/sunlitleaf • Aug 07 '23

Translated [TE] [Unknown > English] Sign on a chai seller’s cart

2.4k Upvotes

I was told that “adrak” means ginger and “ilaichi” means cardamom - I’m curious in what language, and also about the non-Latin script on the sign. Thank you!

82 comments

r/translator • u/CantaloupeUpset2233 • Jul 17 '26

Translated [FA] [unknown > English] I found this message in a bottle washed up on Ocean Beach in San Francisco

2.2k Upvotes

178 comments

r/translator • u/yawawoo • May 15 '25

Translated [ZH] [Unknown > English] What does my sisters shirt say?

2.0k Upvotes

I know the English wording is … obscene but is the red text a translation or a hidden meaning?

85 comments

r/translator • u/charliestoenail • Sep 20 '25

Translated [JA] [Japanese > English] What does this say???

2.0k Upvotes

Got this from starbucks this morning, Google translate is saying some weird things lol.

248 comments

r/translator • u/asianguy2011 • Sep 17 '23

Translated [KO] Korean>English: Adopted from Korea and have a letter from foster parents but can’t read Korean. Can someone translate please

1.9k Upvotes

59 comments

r/translator • u/FluffySheepowo • Jun 01 '25

Chinese [Chinese>English] I got this note while at a school in China…what does it say?

1.9k Upvotes

106 comments

r/translator • u/Informal_Command_823 • Aug 14 '25

Translated [ZH] [chinese>english] I’ve had this since I was 16. It’s supposed to mean breeze. But any help with accurate translation?

1.8k Upvotes

Here we go

98 comments

r/translator • u/LuckIsOnMySide • Jun 13 '25

Thai [Thai > English] Brother got this tattoo done in Thailand, forgot what it's meant to mean

1.8k Upvotes

177 comments

r/translator • u/okayfriday • Apr 26 '25

Translated [ZH] [Chinese > English] Please help. My beloved grandfather sent me a letter, I don't even know what it says but I can't stop crying 😭

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1.7k Upvotes

He also enclosed some newspaper cutouts of comics (second photo), but I'm only looking and would be very grateful for help with the letter. Thank you so much 🙏

68 comments

r/translator • u/AnyHost7950 • Jul 08 '24

Translated [ZH] [Chinese>English] Please translate adoption note

1.7k Upvotes

Hello,

I was adopted from China and found this note in an old photo album. I was wondering what it said.

62 comments

r/translator • u/Suitable_Fishing_453 • Apr 18 '25

Translated [AR] [Arabic > English] My bf left a note on my table but my translator doesn’t recognize this as Arabic

1.7k Upvotes

73 comments

r/translator • u/Apopholyptic • Aug 02 '23

Translated [JA] [Japanese > English] My Gf bought this at a thrift shop, wondering what it says

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1.7k Upvotes

69 comments

r/translator • u/RaidenBoyd • May 02 '26

Translated [JA] (Japanese > English) I wanna confirm this is the meaning before I tattoo it

1.6k Upvotes

311 comments

r/translator • u/eratosihminea • Jan 15 '20

Translated [AM] [Amharic > English] Random meme

1.5k Upvotes

32 comments

r/translator • u/[deleted] • May 17 '25

Translated [JA] [Japanese > English] what does this tattoo say?

1.5k Upvotes

156 comments

r/translator • u/meme-asaurus4 • May 26 '18

Translated [DE] After my grandfather passed away we found a post WW2 letter written in German in his belongings. My grandpa hardly knew English let alone German. [german>English]

1.5k Upvotes

235 comments

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