Language Cartoons

"So far you've called a rickshaw, a unicyclist, and a Zamboni. I really wish you'd learn the Italian word for taxicab."

"You want me to use the pasato remoto? What does the channel changer that came with our Japanese television set have to do with learning Italian verbs?"

"Maybe next time you'll learn your negative verbs in French before having a suit made in Paris."

"I wasn't sure how to ask in Korean for our shoes back after the meal, so I just ordered them for dessert."

"I'm not sure what he's yelling about. It's all in French. But I think he's calling you a monster."

"You mean, 'wo', 'ta', 'baba', and 'mama' are all words in the Mandarin dialect? My gosh, Alice, our baby's been speaking Chinese the last few weeks!"

"Obviously you're pronouncing the phrase 'Throw us a ...' correctly in French, but the word for 'lifesaver' just isn't coming out right."

"I've lived among them my entire life, and I can tell you, 'fetch,' 'roll over,' 'sit,' 'stay,' and 'bad dog,' is the extent of their vocabulary."