What’s a big mistake you made in another language? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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In my senior year, before I came out as trans, I took Spanish class. I was embarrassed, so I said “Estoy embarazada” which means “I’m pregnant”, NOT “I’m embarrassed”.

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[-] gray@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 days ago

I said "Vorrei un gelato alla fica", which is Italian for "I want pussy flavored ice cream". If you say al fico instead it means fig flavored. The girl in the shop raised her eyebrow and answered "Sei sicuro?"

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