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Post 3221

PaulchenPanther

Das verstehe ich nicht.

Gibt es dafür einen besonderen Grund dafür?

***

I don`t see that.

Does a special reason exist for that?


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Post 3222

EINMOTO - Bliss is better - N = R* fp ne fl fi fc L

Hallo Tavaron - Greetings Tavaron

"Eigentlich ist hier nur Englisch erlaubt" - apparently only English is permitted.

Eine ehrmalige Freundin hat mir eines Tages erzahlt: "Eigentlich liebe ich dir!" A former girlfriend of mine, said one day: I (apparently) love you.

Alles war dann vorbei ... shortly after, it was finished.

Eigentlich muss ich die wäsche aufhängen!! I really should hang the washing out on the line.

Eigentlich ... Apparently


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Post 3223

EINMOTO - Bliss is better - N = R* fp ne fl fi fc L

Deepak Chopra sagt: "Question Dogma!"

I tell my children to ask why ... very important, don't you agree?

I'll come back when I have sorted this out with Vati!!


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Post 3224

aka Bel - A87832164

Eigentlich = Actually

Apparently = Anscheinend


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Post 3225

Lucky Llareggub - no more cannibals in our village, we ate the last one yesterday..

Wann ich schreib Deutsche ich verstehe was ich mein. Die andre habe immer die Probleme!

When I write German I know what I mean. It's the others who have the problems.

Mark Twain hat gesagt ein Witz - Deutsche Sprache is nur Damit und Womit (a play on words). Er hat Schwerigkeit auch!

Mark Twain told a joke - German language is only 'damn it' and 'vomit'. He had difficulty too.

Deutsche Sprache - Schwerige Sprache sagt man in Wien!

German language - difficult language they say in Vienna!

Panther, Leider ich habe keine Ahnung in welche Bezirk in Berlin, ich habe nur Flugtickets!

Panther, Unfortunately I have no idea in which Berlin District I will be. I only have flight tickets!

Vieleicht mehr in Zentrum.

Perhaps more in the centre.


Language Thing - German Speaking Thread

Post 3226

EINMOTO - Bliss is better - N = R* fp ne fl fi fc L

Danke Bel.

Actually, I live between Hannover, Bremen and Hamburg - please don't type the name in the forum -- thanks.

Lots to do with horses!


Language Thing - German Speaking Thread

Post 3227

PaulchenPanther

May I adjust your German sentences?


Language Thing - German Speaking Thread

Post 3228

PaulchenPanther

Ich meine Lucky.

I mean Lucky.


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Post 3229

aka Bel - A87832164

Ehrlich gesagt, alles in Niedersachsen hat mit Pferden zu tun, also habe ich keine Ahnung wo genau du lebst.



To be honest, everything in lower Saxony has got to do with horses, so I haven't a clue where you are. smiley - laugh


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Post 3230

Lucky Llareggub - no more cannibals in our village, we ate the last one yesterday..

Panther,
Ich bin weg jetzt für zwei Woche in der Alpen. Wann ich komm zurück du kannst mit mein Sätze alles möglich machen. Das ist sehr Lieb! Ich habe gleich wie Sir Simon Rattle hat einmal gesagt uber seine Sprache zum Konzert Publikum: "Ich habe nur primitives Deutsch!"

I am away now for 2 weeks in the Alps. When I come back you can do whaver you like with my sentences. That's very kind! I have what Sir Simon Rattle had once said to a concert audience about his own German: "I have only primitive German"

LL


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Post 3231

PaulchenPanther

Lieber oder liebe LL?

Nein, nicht primitiv, ausbaufähig. smiley - winkeye

Dear LL, Sir or Madam?

No, not primitive, developable. smiley - winkeye


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Post 3232

Tavaron da Quirm - Arts Editor

EINMOTO:
Die BBC erlaubt nur Englisch, tut mir leid. Und bitte sprich *hier* (in diesem Thread) aber Deutsch mit Übersetzung. Wie gesagt, wir haben das Privileg, wir sollten dankbar dafür sein.
Die Übersetzung muss nicht ganz exakt wort-wörtlich sein.

The BBC only allows English, I'm sorry. And please talk German with translation in this thread. As I said, we have this privilege and should be thankful.
The translation doesn't have to be exactly word-by-word.


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Post 3233

EINMOTO - Bliss is better - N = R* fp ne fl fi fc L

Ja wohl ... yes my sweetheartsmiley - winkeye


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Post 3234

Lucky Llareggub - no more cannibals in our village, we ate the last one yesterday..

"Lieber oder liebe LL?"

Ich weiss nicht was für Unterchied - ich glaubt Ich sag nur Lieb. Die Leute hier in Wien sagen "Das ist sehr Lieb" die ganze Zeit!

I don't know the difference. I thought I said 'Lieb'.
The people here in Vienna say: That is very 'Lieb' - meaning 'kind of nice' - the whole time.

Apropos Deutsch oder Englisch Grammatik - Ich bin kein Pedant für ein Typ. Aber 'wink' mein English ist, wenn ich will, von hochsten Nouveau.

Apropos German or English grammar - I'm not the pedantic type. But 'wink' my English is, when I want it to be, from the top drawer.


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Post 3235

matodemi

Ich denke die Frage war
Lieber LL
oder
Liebe LL

was die Frage nach männlich oder weiblich ist

I think the question was
Dear LL - masculin version (lieber)
or
Dear LL - female version (liebe)

meaning it was the question whether you are male or female


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Post 3236

PaulchenPanther

Ich möchte lediglich die richtige Anrede verwenden. smiley - ok

I only want to use the correct salutation. smiley - ok


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Post 3237

Lucky Llareggub - no more cannibals in our village, we ate the last one yesterday..

Fremde Sprache, Aaargh! Ooops, tut mir sehr Leid.

Foreign languages, aaargh! Ooops, very sorry.


Ich bin eigentlich ein Herr.

I am a (actually - a word you should almost never use in English -is 'actually' - but I only use it to show off that I now know 'eigentlich')
- man -
or as the old Witz goes - I was one last time I looked

Witz = joke


Language Thing - German Speaking Thread

Post 3238

Lucky Llareggub - no more cannibals in our village, we ate the last one yesterday..

Panther,

Re Bücher - Ich habe ein List in mein Personal Space. Jetzt bin ich unterwegs mit Patrick Süskinds Buch Das Parfum in zwei Sprache gleichzeitig.

Re Books - I have a list in my Personal Space. Now I'm on with Patrick Süskind's book Perfume, and also with books from Tolstoy and Camus.

I muss mein Koffer packen. Ich bin weg Morgen früh.

I must pack my case. I'm off early in the morning.


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Post 3239

aka Bel - A87832164

Hast du den Kinofilm gesehen, LL? Mir hat das Buch gereicht, den Film habe ich mir nicht gegeben.smiley - ill


Did you see the movie, LL? The book was more than sufficient, I didn't treat myself to the film. smiley - ill


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Post 3240

Lucky Llareggub - no more cannibals in our village, we ate the last one yesterday..

Ich habe den Kinofilm nicht gesehen, Gotseidank, B'Elena. Das Buch is schrechlich genug.

I haven't seen the cinema film thank goodness, B'Elena. The book is terrible enough.


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