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Google Translate Easter Egg

138 points by hardik988 16y ago

holdupadam 16y ago
Pretty funny result. Makes me think if machine translation is to improve it will almost certainly require human translators to contribute. The style in which Google is doing this seems like this will happen more often.
olalonde 16y ago
Anyone can translate?
- milkshakes 16y ago
  http://translate.google.com/#ja|en|%E7%A7%81%E3%81%AF%E3%81%82%E3%81%AA%E3%81%9FFacebook%E3%82%92%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%81%84%E3%81%BE%E3%81%99%0A http://translate.google.com/#ja|en|%E7%A7%81%E3%81%AF%E3%81%... Japanese to English translation I have to use your Facebook
  - drdaeman 16y ago
    IMNALinguist, but it's more like "I'm using your Facebook". - 私 - "I" - は - topic particle (defines that "I" is a subject, so it can be translated as "am" here) - あなた - "your" [here it lacks の particle, which should indicate possession] - Facebook - を - signifies, that that word is the direct object of the following verb - 利用 - "to use" (verb stem, conjugated with the following part) - +しています - "are using" (or "will be using", as there's no grammatical distinction between present and future tenses in Japanese) It seems that some group made a prank and suggested this as a translation to "I HATE YOU".
  - palish 16y ago
    Interesting.. Translating "I have to use your Facebook" back to Japanese gives: 私は自分のFacebookを使用する必要があります "I am using your Facebook" is: 私は自分のFacebookを使用しています The original "I HATE YOU" text is: 私はあなたFacebookを利用しています
- patio11 16y ago
  「私はあなたのFacebookを利用しています。」 is a grammatically correct but awkward way of saying "I am using your Facebook." Edit: Seems they omitted the の and my brain added it for me. Whoops. That makes the sentence quite awkward indeed: the most natural reading is the one I gave, but you could read it as "I am using you, Facebook."]
hardik988 16y ago
There's another version : http://translate.google.com/#auto|ja|WE%20REALLY%20HATE%20THIS%20COMPANY http://translate.google.com/#auto|ja|WE%20REALLY%20HATE%20TH... which translates back to : Our company is really using Facebook.
rje 16y ago
It seems like "I HATE x" seems to give you some variation that includes facebook. Only seems to work english->japanese Also seems like it needs to be all caps.
- eneveu 16y ago
  Also works for french -> japanese translation: http://translate.google.fr/#fr|ja|JE%22TE%20HAIS http://translate.google.fr/#fr|ja|JE%22TE%20HAIS
moultano 16y ago
This seems more like a bug than an easter egg.
- rflrob 16y ago
  Quoth a friend of mine: "it's only a flaw if it's undocumented. when it becomes documented, it becomes a feature"
- GrahamHolborn 16y ago
  if you translate the translation back it says "I have to use your Facebook"
cfq 16y ago
Translation Party: http://www.translationparty.com/#8641571 http://www.translationparty.com/#8641571 I HATE YOU >> I need to use your Facebook
- openbear 16y ago
  Even better, type "I HATE FACEBOOK" and watch it have a meltdown :D http://www.translationparty.com/#8641969 http://www.translationparty.com/#8641969 "But I have been using Facebook is to replace the benefits of using a register for use in favor, and you are there."
  - andrewreds 16y ago
    I like "I HATE WATER" http://www.translationparty.com/#8642238 http://www.translationparty.com/#8642238 "If you are not used to using water that is being used to sign for you, I do not sign up for Facebook."
- zach 16y ago
  Ah, Translation Party. There goes fifteen minutes of my day. Here is the result, a retranslation of "I heard Google is on a hiring spree for Buzz." http://www.translationparty.com/#8646326 http://www.translationparty.com/#8646326
redthrowaway 16y ago
Google translate relies on people to provide better translations if theirs is inaccurate. This is likely a result of gaming. Still funny, though.
PCheese 16y ago
There seem to be more instances of bugs/gaming/easter eggs: http://translate.google.com/#fr|en|Je%20m%27appelle%20Sam.%20 http://translate.google.com/#fr|en|Je%20m%27appelle%20Sam.%2... Translates to "ANNIE" (but only if you include the final period).
Strunk 16y ago
I don't think this is an easter egg. Googles translations gives the user the ability to help them translate things better to future use. Thinks it's a bug. :)
maushu 16y ago
Try "I HATE HATRED." and translate back to english. Here's the result: http://translate.google.com/#auto|en|私は憎しみFacebookを利用しています。 http://translate.google.com/#auto|en|私は憎しみFacebookを利用しています。
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Pensamiento 16y ago
The main interesting that if translate japonese version of I hate you (Watashi wa anata o nikumu) into english the result is the same: http://translate.google.com/#en|ja|I%20hate%20you http://translate.google.com/#en|ja|I%20hate%20you
kiyoto 16y ago
As posted, the translation is ungrammatical. http://translate.google.com/#auto|ja|YOU%20%20HATE%20YOU http://translate.google.com/#auto|ja|YOU%20%20HATE%20YOU gives a grammatical (mis)translation.
eykanal 16y ago
I just tried to use google translate in hebrew; giving it words in all lowercase provides a gramatically very different translation than giving it words all in uppercase. For example, typing "good morning" gives the hebrew equivalent of "it is good in the morning" (טוב בבוקר), while typing "GOOD MORNING" gives the appropriate greeting in hebrew (בוקר טוב). Not sure if that's a bug or a feature, but definitely very screwy.
raghava 16y ago
I happened to see meanwhile that even if I type 'goobe'(which means 'owl' in Kannada) after setting source to auto, it says "We are not yet able to translate from Kannada into English". Really, amazing!
joedavis512 16y ago
Reading all the other answers with links to translationparty.com, I decided to google "translation party wikipedia" (without the quotes) and the first result was "Ranks and insignia of the Nazi Party - Wikipedia".
khangtoh 16y ago
http://translate.google.com/#en|zh-CN|I%20HATE%20YOU%0A%0AI%20LOVE%20YOU http://translate.google.com/#en|zh-CN|I%20HATE%20YOU%0A%0AI%... Check out this translation, it adds emotion as well :)
zephjc 16y ago
The German->German beatbox trick is much more interesting (see http://www.geekosystem.com/how-to-make-google-translate-beatbox/ http://www.geekosystem.com/how-to-make-google-translate-beat... )
rudd 16y ago
It seems that it's fixed. When this was posted, it translated "I HATE YOU" to "私はあなたFacebookを利用しています".
jackcola 16y ago
Here are some more google translator easter eggs http://www.jackcola.org/blog/128-the-best-google-translator-easter-eggs http://www.jackcola.org/blog/128-the-best-google-translator-...

138 points by hardik988 16y ago

Pretty funny result. Makes me think if machine translation is to improve it will almost certainly require human translators to contribute. The style in which Google is doing this seems like this will happen more often.

olalonde 16y ago

Anyone can translate?

milkshakes 16y ago
http://translate.google.com/#ja|en|%E7%A7%81%E3%81%AF%E3%81%82%E3%81%AA%E3%81%9FFacebook%E3%82%92%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%81%84%E3%81%BE%E3%81%99%0A http://translate.google.com/#ja|en|%E7%A7%81%E3%81%AF%E3%81%... Japanese to English translation I have to use your Facebook
- drdaeman 16y ago
  IMNALinguist, but it's more like "I'm using your Facebook". - 私 - "I" - は - topic particle (defines that "I" is a subject, so it can be translated as "am" here) - あなた - "your" [here it lacks の particle, which should indicate possession] - Facebook - を - signifies, that that word is the direct object of the following verb - 利用 - "to use" (verb stem, conjugated with the following part) - +しています - "are using" (or "will be using", as there's no grammatical distinction between present and future tenses in Japanese) It seems that some group made a prank and suggested this as a translation to "I HATE YOU".
- palish 16y ago
  Interesting.. Translating "I have to use your Facebook" back to Japanese gives: 私は自分のFacebookを使用する必要があります "I am using your Facebook" is: 私は自分のFacebookを使用しています The original "I HATE YOU" text is: 私はあなたFacebookを利用しています
patio11 16y ago
「私はあなたのFacebookを利用しています。」 is a grammatically correct but awkward way of saying "I am using your Facebook." Edit: Seems they omitted the の and my brain added it for me. Whoops. That makes the sentence quite awkward indeed: the most natural reading is the one I gave, but you could read it as "I am using you, Facebook."]

hardik988 16y ago

There's another version : http://translate.google.com/#auto|ja|WE%20REALLY%20HATE%20THIS%20COMPANY http://translate.google.com/#auto|ja|WE%20REALLY%20HATE%20TH... which translates back to : Our company is really using Facebook.

rje 16y ago

It seems like "I HATE x" seems to give you some variation that includes facebook. Only seems to work english->japanese Also seems like it needs to be all caps.

eneveu 16y ago
Also works for french -> japanese translation: http://translate.google.fr/#fr|ja|JE%22TE%20HAIS http://translate.google.fr/#fr|ja|JE%22TE%20HAIS

moultano 16y ago

This seems more like a bug than an easter egg.

rflrob 16y ago
Quoth a friend of mine: "it's only a flaw if it's undocumented. when it becomes documented, it becomes a feature"
GrahamHolborn 16y ago
if you translate the translation back it says "I have to use your Facebook"

cfq 16y ago

Translation Party: http://www.translationparty.com/#8641571 http://www.translationparty.com/#8641571 I HATE YOU >> I need to use your Facebook

openbear 16y ago
Even better, type "I HATE FACEBOOK" and watch it have a meltdown :D http://www.translationparty.com/#8641969 http://www.translationparty.com/#8641969 "But I have been using Facebook is to replace the benefits of using a register for use in favor, and you are there."
- andrewreds 16y ago
  I like "I HATE WATER" http://www.translationparty.com/#8642238 http://www.translationparty.com/#8642238 "If you are not used to using water that is being used to sign for you, I do not sign up for Facebook."
zach 16y ago
Ah, Translation Party. There goes fifteen minutes of my day. Here is the result, a retranslation of "I heard Google is on a hiring spree for Buzz." http://www.translationparty.com/#8646326 http://www.translationparty.com/#8646326

redthrowaway 16y ago

Google translate relies on people to provide better translations if theirs is inaccurate. This is likely a result of gaming. Still funny, though.

PCheese 16y ago

There seem to be more instances of bugs/gaming/easter eggs: http://translate.google.com/#fr|en|Je%20m%27appelle%20Sam.%20 http://translate.google.com/#fr|en|Je%20m%27appelle%20Sam.%2... Translates to "ANNIE" (but only if you include the final period).

Strunk 16y ago

I don't think this is an easter egg. Googles translations gives the user the ability to help them translate things better to future use. Thinks it's a bug. :)

maushu 16y ago

Try "I HATE HATRED." and translate back to english. Here's the result: http://translate.google.com/#auto|en|私は憎しみFacebookを利用しています。 http://translate.google.com/#auto|en|私は憎しみFacebookを利用しています。

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Pensamiento 16y ago

The main interesting that if translate japonese version of I hate you (Watashi wa anata o nikumu) into english the result is the same: http://translate.google.com/#en|ja|I%20hate%20you http://translate.google.com/#en|ja|I%20hate%20you

kiyoto 16y ago

As posted, the translation is ungrammatical. http://translate.google.com/#auto|ja|YOU%20%20HATE%20YOU http://translate.google.com/#auto|ja|YOU%20%20HATE%20YOU gives a grammatical (mis)translation.

eykanal 16y ago

I just tried to use google translate in hebrew; giving it words in all lowercase provides a gramatically very different translation than giving it words all in uppercase. For example, typing "good morning" gives the hebrew equivalent of "it is good in the morning" (טוב בבוקר), while typing "GOOD MORNING" gives the appropriate greeting in hebrew (בוקר טוב). Not sure if that's a bug or a feature, but definitely very screwy.

raghava 16y ago

I happened to see meanwhile that even if I type 'goobe'(which means 'owl' in Kannada) after setting source to auto, it says "We are not yet able to translate from Kannada into English". Really, amazing!

joedavis512 16y ago

Reading all the other answers with links to translationparty.com, I decided to google "translation party wikipedia" (without the quotes) and the first result was "Ranks and insignia of the Nazi Party - Wikipedia".

khangtoh 16y ago

http://translate.google.com/#en|zh-CN|I%20HATE%20YOU%0A%0AI%20LOVE%20YOU http://translate.google.com/#en|zh-CN|I%20HATE%20YOU%0A%0AI%... Check out this translation, it adds emotion as well :)

zephjc 16y ago

The German->German beatbox trick is much more interesting (see http://www.geekosystem.com/how-to-make-google-translate-beatbox/ http://www.geekosystem.com/how-to-make-google-translate-beat... )

rudd 16y ago

It seems that it's fixed. When this was posted, it translated "I HATE YOU" to "私はあなたFacebookを利用しています".

jackcola 16y ago

Here are some more google translator easter eggs http://www.jackcola.org/blog/128-the-best-google-translator-easter-eggs http://www.jackcola.org/blog/128-the-best-google-translator-...