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katkodl Posted Oct 26, 2004
Heute ist Dienstag. (Today is Tuesday.)
Heute ist mein Geburtstag. (Today is my birthday.)
Am Dienstag ist mein Geburtstag. (Tuesday is my birthday.)
(der Geburtstag - birthday)
katkodl 
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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Oct 27, 2004
Heute ist Mittwoch. Übermorgen hat mein Sohn Geburtstag.
Today is Wednesday. The day after tomorrow is my son's birthday.
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katkodl Posted Oct 27, 2004
Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!
Happy birthday!
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Scandrea Posted Oct 27, 2004
Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!
Happy Birthday!
Is that the literal translation?
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katkodl Posted Oct 27, 2004
No, the literal translation is:
Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!
All good to the birthday!
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Scandrea Posted Oct 27, 2004
I don't know why that strikes me as funny...
So, if you were saying "Merry Christmas," you would say
Alles Gute zum [Christmas]!
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katkodl Posted Oct 27, 2004
No, that would be:
Frohe Weihnachten!
Frohe Weihnacht!
Fröhliche Weihnachten!
Fröhliche Weihnacht!
Merry Christmas! (literally)
katkodl 
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Kat - From H2G2 Posted Oct 28, 2004
Meiner Meinung nach Katkodl ist zu froehlich! Ist sie verrueckt oder ist sie 
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Kat - From H2G2 Posted Oct 28, 2004
She's mad as a March Hare!!
Come on then let's have all the celebration etc words
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katkodl Posted Oct 28, 2004
Oh no, I'll throw them in when it's time for them! 
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Kat - From H2G2 Posted Oct 28, 2004
It's nearly Halloween....
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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Oct 28, 2004
Süßes oder Saures - das sagen die Kinder hier an der Haustüre an Halloween
( Either you give us )sweets, or ( we'll give you something ) sour - that's what the children tell you at your front door on Halloween
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katkodl Posted Nov 1, 2004
Allerheiligen – All Saint’s Day (1st November)
Allerseelen – All Soul’s Day (2nd November)
der Friedhof – cemetery
das Grab – grave
die Gruft - vault
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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Nov 1, 2004
Der Kürbis - pumpkin 
Die Kerze - candle
Der Vampir - vampire 
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Kat - From H2G2 Posted Nov 1, 2004
This might be daft but the question makes sense in my head...
if its a girl vampire does it change or is it still der vampir?
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katkodl Posted Nov 1, 2004
As a Buffy-fan 
I can tell for sure that even female vampires are called “der Vampir”.
Sie ist ein Vampir!
She’s a vampire!
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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Nov 1, 2004
I'm not sure, could you say ' die Vampirin'? Never thought about that 
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katkodl Posted Nov 1, 2004
No... but maybe in a few years feminists will insist on "Vampirinnen"! 
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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Nov 1, 2004
Don't know about Austria, but I can't imagine anybody here would object if you talked of a "Vampirin",not even in official talk
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