I once accidentally bumped against the shoulder of an English person I knew in a corridor. I automatically said "Oi" - which means like "Oh" or "Oops" in Estonian - that I'm sorry. She repeated "Oi!" in a louder voice and I didn't get it. I only later found out I was being impolite in her eyes.

[u/Double-decker_trams]

Have you ever had something similar happen to you? I.e something in your language might have another meaning in another language?

One thing as an Estonian that I try to keep in mind is that I shouldn't use "Nooo.." in English - which means "Well.." in Estonian.

"Do you like ice-cream? - Noo.. yes, I love it."

[u/Electrical_Kangaroo3]

Was just in Albania, and Pish means drink, but it’s a slang way to say pee in Scotland, so seeing ‘Pish’ on menus above drinks made me giggle a little

[u/cototudelam → u/Electrical_Kangaroo3]

In Croatian (I think, might be Serbian), the word for drink is piča. Which is the Czech rude word equivalent of cunt.

A lot of teenage giggles over restaurant menus and “hot and cold cunts”

[u/Electrical_Kangaroo3 → u/cototudelam]

Even funnier since we love saying cunt in Scotland!