A Conversation for The h2g2 Language Thing - GERMAN Department
Language Thing-German BEGINNERS thread
Tavaron da Quirm - Arts Editor Posted May 25, 2005
Sehr gut, nur ein paar kleinere Fehler:
eines meiner Lieblingsessen (das)
wenn man Marmite nicht mag
Brot in den Toaster geben
verstreichen Sie Marmite auf dem Toast
wenn man nicht Marmite zerreiben hat > wenn man kein Marmite verwendet hat
Schalten Sie den Grill auf Maximum und legen sie den Toast unter den Grill.
kochen Sie es
one of my favourite foods
if you do not like Marmite
put bred in the toast
spread Marmiteon the toast
if you haven't added Marmite
Heat the grill to maximum and put the toast under the grill.
Habe ich etwas vergessen B'Elana?
Did I forget anything B'Elana?
Language Thing-German BEGINNERS thread
aka Bel - A87832164 Posted May 25, 2005
Nur zu tavaron, Kat ist sowieso vertrauter mit österreichisch als mit deutsch
Go ahead Tavaron, kat is more used to Austrian than to German anyway
Language Thing-German BEGINNERS thread
Kat - From H2G2 Posted May 25, 2005
Thanks for the corrections Not as bad as my pieces have been previously...and I did manage to make it over 100 words. The hardest part was finding something simple enough to describe!
Language Thing-German BEGINNERS thread
aka Bel - A87832164 Posted May 25, 2005
Ich würde sagen : und grillen Sie den Toast, nicht kochen. Kochen ist das was man AUF dem Herd tut, in eienm Topf. In der Pfanne brät man, im Ofen bäckt man oder grillt, falls diese Funktion vorgesehen ist.
I'd say ' grill the toast, not cook it. To cook is what you do on the hearth, in a pot. You fry in a pan, in the oven, you bake or you grill, if this unction is available.
Wir kochen Wasser und Eier, sowie Nudeln, wir braten Steaks und Spiegeleier, wir backen Kuchen und Pfannkuchen , wir grillen ein Hähnchen, wir machen ein Souffleé
We 'cook' water and eggs or pasta, we fry steaks and fried eggs, we bake cakes nd pncakes , we roast a chicken , we make a souffleé.
Language Thing-German BEGINNERS thread
Tavaron da Quirm - Arts Editor Posted May 25, 2005
Stimmt. Danke B'Elana.
That's right. Thanks B'Elana.
Language Thing-German BEGINNERS thread
aka Bel - A87832164 Posted May 25, 2005
Ich finde es ziemlich schwer zu ungerscheiden wann man boils, cooks, bakes, roasts oder grills, vermutlich geht es Kat ähnlich.
I find it difficult to know when you boil, cook, bake, roast or grill, maybe it's similar for Kat.
Language Thing-German BEGINNERS thread
Malabarista - now with added pony Posted May 25, 2005
Na ja, ich würde sagen zum kochen braucht man wasser - also stelle ich mir gekochten Toast ziemlich eklig vor!
Well, I would say to cook things, you need water - so I imagine cooked toast would be fairly disgusting!
Language Thing-German BEGINNERS thread
Malabarista - now with added pony Posted May 30, 2005
Hmm, schreibt hier keiner mehr? Ich wollte nur kurz "Gute Nacht" sagen...
Hmm, is nobody writing here anymore? Just wanted to say good night...
Language Thing-German BEGINNERS thread
Kat - From H2G2 Posted Jun 8, 2005
Right I'm here, I want to learn things!
Language Thing-German BEGINNERS thread
Malabarista - now with added pony Posted Jun 8, 2005
Was denn zum Beispiel?
What for example?
Language Thing-German BEGINNERS thread
Kat - From H2G2 Posted Jun 8, 2005
I'm not sure..useful eh? I find it very difficult to hold a conversation in German because I don't have the general little bits to join things up you know? All those little 'yeah but...' 'you know' 'the more..' 'when you'
Okay so maybe not specifically just those things, but do you see what I mean? I know the basic things I want to say but spend ages trying to put them together.
Language Thing-German BEGINNERS thread
Malabarista - now with added pony Posted Jun 8, 2005
I have that problem in French and Spanish... Why not just put them in in English, all of us speak the language more or less... But we could start a kind of guide for handy conversational phrases if that would help you. Everybody, start putting together a list of requests, ideas, or German phrases thast are used often!
Language Thing-German BEGINNERS thread
Tavaron da Quirm - Arts Editor Posted Jun 8, 2005
Sorry that I'm so late.
yea but - ja, aber
you know - weißt du
when you - wenn du
maybe - vielleicht
in my opinion - meiner Meinung nach
for instance - zum Beispiel
about (about 2 feet) - ungefähr
I agree - dem stimme ich zu
I disagree - dem stimme ich nicht zu/das denke ich nicht
what do you think? - was denkst du?
that's right - das stimmt
that's very funny - das ist sehr lustig/komisch (komisch is rather strange)
I know - ich weiß
I know - ich kenne; das kenne ich
I don't know - ich weiß nicht
I don't know - das kenne ich nicht
Language Thing-German BEGINNERS thread
Vamster Posted Jun 8, 2005
Hello! Thought I'd pop in and see what you're all up to over here!
Malabarista, you speak a little Franzozsisch then? Could I interest you in the French speaking thread?...Well, i have to try.
I'll copy those phrases into a message somewhere. Is it possible to leave messages for myself?lol
Language Thing-German BEGINNERS thread
Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Jun 8, 2005
A great list!
May I add my favourite:
Doch. - What you say when someone doubts that what you said is true, and you wish to reply, yes, on the contrary, it is true.
I love irritating expressions.
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Tavaron da Quirm - Arts Editor Posted Jun 8, 2005
in Austria we often don't say "doch" but "oja"
Thanks for helping with the list Vamster, and thatks for adding doch Dimitri. If anybody kan think of any other important things please tell me.
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Malabarista - now with added pony Posted Jun 9, 2005
Stimmt ja garnicht!
Stimmt ja doch!
Nicht!
Wohl!
That's not true!
Is too!
Not !
Too!
Language Thing-German BEGINNERS thread
Tavaron da Quirm - Arts Editor Posted Jun 9, 2005
Na, nanonanet stimmt das!
Of course that's true!
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- 501: Tavaron da Quirm - Arts Editor (May 25, 2005)
- 502: aka Bel - A87832164 (May 25, 2005)
- 503: Tavaron da Quirm - Arts Editor (May 25, 2005)
- 504: Kat - From H2G2 (May 25, 2005)
- 505: aka Bel - A87832164 (May 25, 2005)
- 506: Tavaron da Quirm - Arts Editor (May 25, 2005)
- 507: aka Bel - A87832164 (May 25, 2005)
- 508: Malabarista - now with added pony (May 25, 2005)
- 509: Malabarista - now with added pony (May 30, 2005)
- 510: Kat - From H2G2 (Jun 8, 2005)
- 511: Malabarista - now with added pony (Jun 8, 2005)
- 512: Kat - From H2G2 (Jun 8, 2005)
- 513: Malabarista - now with added pony (Jun 8, 2005)
- 514: Tavaron da Quirm - Arts Editor (Jun 8, 2005)
- 515: Vamster (Jun 8, 2005)
- 516: Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor (Jun 8, 2005)
- 517: Tavaron da Quirm - Arts Editor (Jun 8, 2005)
- 518: Malabarista - now with added pony (Jun 9, 2005)
- 519: Tavaron da Quirm - Arts Editor (Jun 9, 2005)
- 520: Kat - From H2G2 (Jun 9, 2005)
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