The German Language

Kartoffelbrei · 03-11-2014, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Wpnfire

What is the genre of that first song? That music in the background sounds like an awesome sample for a rap song!

sorry, the language for both still sounds...edgy and rough. I don't like it. Sorry.

The genre is called rap :P
but mäxchen sings sometimes,
that's the confusing part

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Originally Posted by Wpnfire

ALSO: you can post youtube videos like this:

If you go to the "Music banter newcomers guide" in the introduction category of this forum, you can learn how to make videos appear directly like that from that thread.

thanks :P i'm a lil stupid sometimes.
just need a little time to learn all that ****

**Janszoon** · 03-11-2014, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Kartoffelbrei

As someone who grew up in Germany, and as someone who is just fascinated by languages, I always wondered, how the German language must sound to someone who doesn't understand it, or is just not used to hearing it.

I mean.. ofc. You always hear that German must sound ultra stiff and edgy, but I somehow can't really believe that. So does that mean the language does not sound beautiful? Cuz as I recall it it's ****ing beautiful.. It's poetic and deep and you can express urself so flowery, lol..

I've always thought the stereotypes about how the German language sounds were way off base. To me, German has kind of a sing-song quality to it and has some words that I actually find kind of cute sounding.

Kartoffelbrei · 03-11-2014, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I've always thought the stereotypes about how the German language sounds were way off base. To me, German has kind of a sing-song quality to it and has some words that I actually find kind of cute sounding.

Yeah. At least I'm not alone

I really find German a very beautiful language,
you just have to get used to it a little

If I may ask: Which words are cute?
Gartenzwerg? Eichhörnchen? Zwischenseelentraum? Donaudampfschifffahrtskapitänsmützenstrickanleit ungsschreibmaschinenhersteller? Quark?

**Janszoon** · 03-11-2014, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Kartoffelbrei

Yeah. At least I'm not alone

I really find German a very beautiful language,
you just have to get used to it a little

If I may ask: Which words are cute?
Gartenzwerg? Eichhörnchen? Zwischenseelentraum? Donaudampfschifffahrtskapitänsmützenstrickanleit ungsschreibmaschinenhersteller? Quark?

lol. I'm trying to remember. I went to Germany last year and did some German language lessons on CD before I went. At the time I remember thinking some of the words were kind of cutesy sounding now I can't remember a thing. :/

Kartoffelbrei · 03-11-2014, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

lol. I'm trying to remember. I went to Germany last year and did some German language lessons on CD before I went. At the time I remember thinking some of the words were kind of cutesy sounding now I can't remember a thing. :/

damn it. you have to remember. maybe you'll find the CD's or something.
i mean i've already heard everything, but not that something is cute in german..
except the word "gartenzwerg", which is a..gardengnome? is that the right word?

i wrote my girl a song that has english lyrics that are sung and german lyrics that are spoken, and she said it was like: english part sounds like "oh, i love you, the world is beautiful, birds tweet in the sky", then the german part "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" ...but she finds it sexy, so its fine :P

gunnels · 03-11-2014, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Kartoffelbrei

If I may ask: Which words are cute?

I can't say krankenwagen without smiling.
Anyway I don't think it's much more guttural than English, really. It is a west Germanic language after all. Also, I've always loved the German language's ability to express very specific or hard-to-communicate things.

**Janszoon** · 03-11-2014, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by gunnels

I can't say krankenwagen without smiling.
Anyway I don't think it's much more guttural than English, really. It is a west Germanic language after all. Also, I've always loved the German language's ability to express very specific or hard-to-communicate things.

I love your new avatar's ability to express very specific or hard-to-communicate things.

gunnels · 03-11-2014, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I love your new avatar's ability to express very specific or hard-to-communicate things.

Kartoffelbrei · 03-11-2014, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by gunnels

I can't say krankenwagen without smiling.
Anyway I don't think it's much more guttural than English, really. It is a west Germanic language after all. Also, I've always loved the German language's ability to express very specific or hard-to-communicate things.

I can't look at your avatar without laughing my ass off.
Well people who are used to the english tongue can't really pronounce our ch,
like in the word "lachen" or when you say "gute nacht", which is kind of an indicator for the german language to be more guttural.. they always pronounce it like "gute nackt", which means "good naked" ...

Spike*Spiegel · 03-12-2014, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

To me, German has kind of a sing-song quality to it and has some words that I actually find kind of cute sounding.

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