Soy sauce = I am sauce?

Question

Okay, obviously I realize soy sauce is not spanish but thought it would be an interesting way to start a thread about false cognates and the potentially humorous translations they might produce.

Soy . Nice ,made me laugh. - heliotropeman, Sep 19, 2011

Answer 1

Actually, to remain consistent in one language, sauce is a Spanish word and it means willow as in the tree

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See ...sauce llorón

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So, backing up, Soy sauce would translate more like "I am a willow (tree)"... as silly as that sounds!

Answer 2

False Friends in our reference section.

Also, search "false friend" on the forum search box.

Answer 3

Wow I am learning so much here I thought" soy sauce " was a Chinese condiment.

Ray, according to your picture, soy sauce is more a Filipino condiment than Chinese! :) - cristalino, Sep 20, 2011

Jeje, my favorite dip, goes well with calamondin :) - Deanski, Sep 23, 2011

Answer 4

Soy sause means I'm or I am a willow Tree not I am sauce..

G M T A! :) - cristalino, Sep 19, 2011

Correct spelling: sauce - pesta, Sep 20, 2011

Answer 5

There sure can be some funny translations - there's quite a few previous threads that you might enjoy on the same subject, try typing 'false cognates' here.

Links on the search page never work. Suggest a search term for the reader to enter. - pesta, Sep 19, 2011

hey you're right, live and learn, thanx Pesta, that's not the first time that I've done that! mil gracias - Kiwi-Girl, Sep 19, 2011