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Erich
Fluffy-Esque
USA
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 Posted - 05/11/2005 : 2:34:18 PM
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| But its a bitch cause I've no one to talk to! Been learning for a few months now, 2h a week. Can't say Im horrible for where im at, but id like to be a little better. |
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enthuTIMsiast
Alien Abductee
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Posted - 05/11/2005 : 2:50:31 PM
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teri, maybe? Surely she knows some.
I love the German language, and would love for the 4 semesters I've taken to be useful... |
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I am not the albatross of love, I am the human ellipsis. I am dot dot dot. - Leo Kottke
I hate beating people over the head with anything. We can all make up our own minds. What we don’t have is enough music. More music please. - Leo Kottke |
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Arthen
Alien Abductee
USA
4845 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2005 : 3:05:17 PM
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Ah! Du lernst Deutsch, jah? Ich habe Deutsch fuer ein paar Jahre gesprochen. Hast du zu Deutschland reisen?
I'm definitely not fluent, but I like to pretend I know more than I do. I need to get over to Germany and get immersed. |
Steve Hackett: "I'm my own opening act, you see."
Tim (before "Faceoff"): "Peace, love....and SEX!"
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tericee
Alien Abductee
USA
2579 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2005 : 3:06:59 PM
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Ich spreche nur ein bißchen Deutsch. Mostly in restaurants and gas stations. Since I'm at work speaking English 40 or more hours a week, German's just not becoming second nature. 
COME VISIT ME!! We can walk around my neighborhood speaking German all day long. There's lots of beer, if that's what you're into.  |
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tericee
Alien Abductee
USA
2579 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2005 : 3:08:09 PM
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| I'll be here another year and a half... |
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Erich
Fluffy-Esque
USA
1427 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2005 : 3:56:36 PM
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Arthen - Ich habe für fünf monate Deutsch studiert. Mein Deutsch ist nicht gut, aber es ist nicht sehr schlecht; Mein Spanisch ist besser als mein Deutsch  Ich habe im Feb. nach Berlin gegangen. Die Mädchen im Deutschland ist sehr heiß Bitte, bitte, gib mir das!
Teri - Im definatlygoing to go back within the next year, since i really liked it there. It would be great to see you when i do :) |
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
3776 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2005 : 4:12:46 PM
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german is useful to know, especially if you plan to do anything with mahler's music. fucker just wrote paragraphs on the score. it's like program music, but the audienece never sees any of the program.
what is that cursive b thing? |
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Erich
Fluffy-Esque
USA
1427 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2005 : 4:22:38 PM
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| its pronouced like a ss. So the word for street, Straße, is pronouced Strasse. |
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Arthen
Alien Abductee
USA
4845 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2005 : 4:34:47 PM
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| And the ä is ae, same with "u"s and "o"s. |
Steve Hackett: "I'm my own opening act, you see."
Tim (before "Faceoff"): "Peace, love....and SEX!"
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pants_happy
Chatterbox
412 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2005 : 5:09:34 PM
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i think the most important thing about sounding like a young authentic german is to talk overly fruity. seriously, unless all of our well-acted videos were wrong, you're not speaking german until you're creaming your pants talking about a calculator.
probably the funniest video i ever saw in any year of german had to do with checking into a hotel:
a man and woman in their 30's enter the reception area, holding hands, and talk to the clerk. they get a room and are on their way.
a much older couple walks in and does the same.
2 twenty year old guys casually walk in and get a room for the night...
here are two common, useful german phrases:
Diser Scheise schmeckt sehr lecker! (This shit is delicious!)
Du bist mein Onkle. (You are my uncle.) (you use this one more than you'd think is necessary.) |
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enthuTIMsiast
Alien Abductee
6990 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2005 : 5:23:46 PM
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Originally posted by tericee
COME VISIT ME!! We can walk around my neighborhood speaking German all day long. There's lots of beer, if that's what you're into.
Teri, what part are you in? Probably should know that.. but you know... I'm not great with details, I guess. Or something. I was in the Saxon part for a while, and I LOVE IT!!! I don't know why Germans and German stuff is just so fascinating and enjoyable to me. |
Tim Reynolds Downloads
I am not the albatross of love, I am the human ellipsis. I am dot dot dot. - Leo Kottke
I hate beating people over the head with anything. We can all make up our own minds. What we don’t have is enough music. More music please. - Leo Kottke |
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
3776 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2005 : 9:33:28 PM
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death to false metal. |
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Jiyra
Chatterbox
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Posted - 05/11/2005 : 9:52:19 PM
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| erich, if you're willing to type it out, I know the perfect girl for you to talk to, she's been taking German for...6 years, I think; IM me and I'll hand her over. |
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Erich
Fluffy-Esque
USA
1427 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2005 : 10:09:49 PM
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| I shall IM you tomorrow! I'll put you on my buddy list for the time being. danke :D |
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Zachmozach
Fluffy-Esque
USA
1534 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2005 : 10:24:42 PM
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3 years in high school, but I've let it slide to barely being able to say anything, but I'm thinking of taking it again. Only if I am going to Germany though because the only way to learn a language is to just go somewhere where they speak it and sink or swim. It seems like half the people I know are very good spanish speakers but I only know one person who speaks german so it can't be the most useful language.
Ich Spiele das (I don't remember if it's die der or das for this, but oh well) Guitarre.
That's about all I know. |
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tericee
Alien Abductee
USA
2579 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2005 : 04:05:02 AM
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Originally posted by Erich
Mein Spanisch ist besser als mein Deutsch
Ich auch! |
teri
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tericee
Alien Abductee
USA
2579 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2005 : 04:18:20 AM
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Originally posted by enthuTIMsiast
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Originally posted by tericee
COME VISIT ME!! We can walk around my neighborhood speaking German all day long. There's lots of beer, if that's what you're into.
Teri, what part are you in? Probably should know that.. but you know... I'm not great with details, I guess. Or something. I was in the Saxon part for a while, and I LOVE IT!!! I don't know why Germans and German stuff is just so fascinating and enjoyable to me.
I live in Stuttgart, which is in the state of Baden Wurttemburg. We have two big beer fests each year -- one in spring (just ended last weekend) and one at the end of September. However, I prefer the wine fest in August and the Christmas Market (Weinachtsmarkt) in December.
I am within easy driving (or train if you do the eurail pass thing) distance of Munich (nice beer), Frankfurt (HQ of the Euro bank), Heidelberg (nice castle), Baden Baden (nice spas), and even some parts of Switzerland (the German speaking region) and Austria.
Saxony is where Dresden is -- it's in the former East Germany. Fluffy has friend there and LOVES it. I *will* visit there before I move in late 2006. I've heard they have a lovely Weinachtsmarkt, so I may go this December. There's a goot website about Dresden at http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/dres/ |
teri
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tericee
Alien Abductee
USA
2579 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2005 : 04:33:55 AM
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Originally posted by dan p.
why is it i only see the double s in type?
We don't have the esszet (ß) or the umlauts (ä, ö, ü) on our keyboards (or in URLs and such), so it's easier to type them the easy way: ss, ae, oe, ue.
If you want to though, you can type them using the Alt key on your keyboard. There's a website with info http://www.starr.net/is/type/altnum.htm |
teri
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tericee
Alien Abductee
USA
2579 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2005 : 10:11:35 AM
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Originally posted by Jiyra
erich, if you're willing to type it out, I know the perfect girl for you to talk to, she's been taking German for...6 years, I think; IM me and I'll hand her over.
You could practice listening to German by listening to online radio. The only URLs I can offer are http://www.hundertsiebensieben.de/ and http://eleaston.com/german-speak.html#r
Or - you could look for cute German girls who have voice chat capability and talk to them... (You'd need to be free during the day, or be a night-owl because of the time difference.) My friend who's in grad school over here uses voice/video chat to keep in touch with her family and friends in the States.
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