Who speaks German?

MrEureka · July 30, 2004 7:33AM

I need some help. Please!

Louis · July 30, 2004 7:35AM

A good online translator

ksteelheader · July 30, 2004 7:39AM

Ich kann nicht Deutsches sprechen, aber kann ihm realen Brunnen
schreiben!

coppercoins · July 30, 2004 7:43AM

I speak German. What do you need?

MrEureka · July 30, 2004 7:43AM

Ich kann nicht Deutsches sprechen, aber kann ihm realen Brunnen

Ken - Can I PM you an article to read and get some feedback on it?

ksteelheader · July 30, 2004 7:45AM

<< Ken - Can I PM you an article to read and get some feedback on it? >>

You could, but it would be just as easy to use the translator provided by another member.....Ken

Russ · July 30, 2004 7:57AM

The German I learned from the 18 months I lived there:

Beer. Bratwurst.

Russ, NCNE

MrEureka · July 30, 2004 7:59AM

The German I learned from the 18 months I lived there: Beer. Bratwurst.

Russ - You may be a postcount-hog, but I'd still be happy to have you as a tour guide in Berlin.

Russ · July 30, 2004 8:02AM

Andy,

I also used to know how to ask: What's your name? How old are you? And, where do you live? But, I forgot.

Russ, NCNE

BAJJERFAN · July 30, 2004 8:05AM

bra is stopsemfromfloppen

MrEureka · July 30, 2004 8:07AM

I also used to know how to ask: What's your name? How old are you? And, where do you live? But, I forgot.

Russ - You forgot? Mustabeen the beer. Certainly not the bratwurst.

airplanenut · July 30, 2004 8:09AM

<< bra is stopsemfromfloppen >>

JrGMan2004 · July 30, 2004 8:23AM

I think Darkhorse could help you Andy...

coppercoins · July 30, 2004 8:27AM

<< Andy,

I also used to know how to ask: What's your name? How old are you? And, where do you live? But, I forgot.

Russ, NCNE >>

Wie heissen sie?

Wie alt sind sie?

Wo wohnen sie?

in ordnung (in order).

Married to a German for six years, lived there for four years, three of which I lived in an apartment with a landlord who only spoke German, neighbors who only spoke German, and a wife who learned most of her English from me. I learned German out of need and want, ended up in two dialects - Rheinlander Deutsche and Platt Deutsche. I could also understand Hoch Deutsche since that's what was on the TV and radio.

Russ · July 30, 2004 8:29AM

<< Wie heissen sie?

Wie alt sind sie?

Wo wohnen sie?

in ordnung (in order). >>

Yep, that's it, and it's the "familiar" form.

Russ, NCNE

JrGMan2004 · July 30, 2004 8:30AM

I (kinda) know how to pronounce german... I just usually don't have a clue what the hell I'm saying...

MrEureka · July 30, 2004 8:30AM

Mission accomplished! Thanks to all that helped!

coppercoins · July 30, 2004 8:33AM

<< Yep, that's it, and it's the "familiar" form.

Russ, NCNE >>

Big buzzer goes "BZZZZZZTTT"

That was the proper form. Familiar form:

Wie heist du?

Wie alt bis du?

Wo wohnst du?

Bear · July 30, 2004 8:34AM

Twasnt the bear. I never been to" OLD EUROPE".

Goober · July 30, 2004 8:49AM

Was haben Sie fuer ubersetzen? Mein Deutsch ist nie mehr nicht so gut wie es wahr, aber nicht so schlecht fuer einer Americkaner.

Who can translate this?
Verpisst dich?

longtimecollector · July 30, 2004 8:52AM

The German word for "virgin" is "Guttentite" !!!!!!!

ksteelheader · July 30, 2004 8:56AM

<< Was haben Sie fuer ubersetzen? Mein Deutsch ist nie mehr nicht so gut wie es wahr, aber nicht so schlecht fuer einer Americkaner. >>

What do you have for ubersetzen? My German is never more not as well
as it true, but not so bad for a Americkaner.

Goober · July 30, 2004 9:04AM

<< 

<< Was haben Sie fuer ubersetzen? Mein Deutsch ist nie mehr nicht so gut wie es wahr, aber nicht so schlecht fuer einer Americkaner. >>

What do you have for ubersetzen? My German is never more not as well
as it true, but not so bad for a Americkaner. >>

Aha, I can tell you're using an online translator.

Of course I just realized I spelled two words incorrectly, one wahr, should have been war' from the verb werden, and American is spelled Amerikaner, I guess Rick being my first name makes my fingers move in that direction.

ksteelheader · July 30, 2004 9:09AM

<< Aha, I can tell you're using an online translator. >>

True! Never claimed any differently. Never took the time to learn the language well from the relatives. My last name is Reichert and the wife's last name was Berkheimer. Her dad, who is in his late 80's, still teaches the old Pennsylvania German dialect at classes for those interested in learning it! (PA Dutch, to those who don't know any differently)

Ken

Goober · July 30, 2004 9:11AM

Ah, great Ken, my family emigrated from Liechtenstein. Took four years of German, was an exchange student and did some translating on the side. Haven't used it in the last few years so I'm a little rusty, but I love to use it any chance I get. I can also get along in some Schwabisch, and Allemanic dialects.

Goober · July 30, 2004 10:44AM

By the way, Andy's last name, Lustig, is German for funny.

lordmarcovan · July 30, 2004 10:52AM

?tnuoc taht seoD .sdrawkcab epyt nac I tub ,namreG kaeps t'nod I

majorbigtime · July 30, 2004 10:52AM

Ich haben nicht!!

ksteelheader · July 30, 2004 10:52AM

My relatives on my mother's side , named Christian Lau, emigrated from Switzerland via Germany. So, there is still a lot of German in me...

LincolnCentMan · July 30, 2004 10:56AM

Speak end z dutch.... does that help?

David

Goober · July 30, 2004 11:55AM

<< ?tnuoc taht seoD .sdrawkcab epyt nac I tub ,namreG kaeps t'nod I >>

Wow, a Klingon in our midst.

kryptonitecomics · July 30, 2004 11:58AM

I was stationed in Germany for two years and I speak a mean German when I am ordering food

Other than that, I am not fluent, but I speak a little. My family came over from Palestine Germany in the 1700's so part of my heritage is German.

ibzman350 · July 30, 2004 1:07PM

I was born in West Berlin, came to the States in 1961 when the wall was built, we lived 1/4 mile from the wall. Mom died in 68 haven't spoken a whole lot of german since , I can still communicate but that's about it.

Ich bin ein Berliner,

Herb

RELLA · July 30, 2004 1:10PM

It's been over ten years since I had much of anything to do with the language, but shouldn't coppercoins be using "Sie" instead of "sie", or if not that then maybe the conjugation is off? On the other hand I can no longer speak, write or read German so I'm probably not the one to be doing a spell-check.

RELLA

Goober · July 30, 2004 1:57PM

Correct, if you write it, Sie is formal you, and sie can mean they, she, or it depending on the conjugation of the verb and location in a sentence. If the person is alot younger than you it's common to use du (also if it's a friend or relative.)

I'm still waiting for a translation of "Verpisst dich!"

eric1509 · August 4, 2004 7:31AM

Hi everybody!

Nice try!
If you need something to be translated in english I will try it for you!
I´m german.

Wishes

Eric

mgoodm3 · August 4, 2004 7:44AM

Du bist ein kleine kartofelkopf!

That's my German. Probably bad grammar but works wonders in conversation.

Doxtader · August 4, 2004 8:46AM

I spent 9 1/2 years in Germany had 2 German wifes, moved to Cal and tought my second wife english and my 7 year old is fluent in both english and German. To bad my english is not as good as my german, and I am native American.

MadMonk · August 4, 2004 8:51AM

<< The German I learned from the 18 months I lived there:

Beer. Bratwurst.

Russ, NCNE >>

Well add the word for girl and what else does a guy need?

Who speaks German?

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