The German Language

Kartoffelbrei · 03-12-2014, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Spike*Spiegel

schnuckiputzi

aww

where did you learn that word, lil honigbienchen?

@ rostasi:

Spike*Spiegel · 03-12-2014, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Kartoffelbrei

aww

where did you learn that word, lil honigbienchen?

@ rostasi:

I took a couple years of German back in highschool and was fortunate enough to visit Munich when I was a kid. I've forgotten most of what I used to know, but I love that word

Kartoffelbrei · 03-11-2014, 09:11 PM

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sounds...edgy and rough.

But isn't that the CHARM of german?
I mean it's just not a wussy language..
if I want to make hit someone in the face,
I can just tell him he sucks in German,
and that's as good as a punch.

see? just words, but sounds like a kick in the crotch

beautiful...

Burning Down · 03-11-2014, 10:16 PM

Well, I have a pretty good knowledge of Lieder, like Schubert's "Gretchen am Spinnrade"

Kartoffelbrei · 03-11-2014, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

Well, I have a pretty good knowledge of Lieder, like Schubert's "Gretchen am Spinnrade"

süß <3

Well at least there are more and more people confessing that they don't find the german language too edgy 'n hard 'n ugly :/

Kartoffelbrei · 03-12-2014, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by rostasi

I love the German language and, for that matter, the German people.
It's probably because the language was a strong part of my upbringing -
especially with music. Not a fan of the flowery languages because I can't
get my tongue, lips, etc. around the phonemes of French, for example.
Actually, because of the history of the English language, German should
be the easiest second language to learn. I've been told tho that with German:
if you think that you're being too guttural while speaking it, you're probably doing it right!

(take me to your Lieder...)

tschüß!

lol, I'm not absolutely sure, if you have to be too guttural, but it must feel like it. almost every word contains a ch, ck, k or g and our r is spoken much more in the back of our mouth than in any other language, i guess..
still, when you're talkin bavarian, as it's a completely different language, it gets kinda easier to talk. it's not that guttural, but you will never be able to remember the words if you werent born here

...for example: when I want to say squirrel, and i talk german, then i say "eichhörnchen", which kinda means "oakcroissant", but when I say it in bavarian, i say "oachkatzal", which means "oakcat". And there are so many words, that nobody can really..memorize. You're born with it, or you forget it. When i find somebody ugly, then i can say in bavarian "du gsichtskrapfen!", which kinda means "you facebismarck!"..

There is also this sentence, which shows the might and beauty of the bavarian language, lol

"Sie schaugt aba oba oba a obat"
"But she looks down, to see if he's working"

Plankton · 03-12-2014, 10:14 AM

I had to take some basic German when I was there almost 30 years ago, and from what I remember is that vowels, or was it consonants... I forget... were placed a bit off kilter, or backwards in comparison to English. Once you wrapped your head around that, things got easier.

I'll always remember Einfahrt, and Ausfahrt though.

**Janszoon** · 03-12-2014, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Plankton

I had to take some basic German when I was there almost 30 years ago, and from what I remember is that vowels, or was it consonants... I forget... were placed a bit off kilter, or backwards in comparison to English. Once you wrapped your head around that, things got easier.

I'll always remember Einfahrt, and Ausfahrt though.

Yeah, who could forget the fahrts.

Plankton · 03-12-2014, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Yeah, who could forget the fahrts.

I'm an atypical male, and fart jokes are funny.

Kartoffelbrei · 03-12-2014, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by rostasi

I think Plankton may be talking about how when you have two vowels
together - like "i" and "e" - in, for example: "einen Brief schreiben",
it's the second letter that gets pronounced: the "e" in "Brief" and the "i"
in "einen" and "schreiben." whereas usually it's the other way around
in English: "weird" where the "e" is pronounced.

Oh now I get what you mean! Yeah, of course. That's very different in english, but we germans pronounce our vowels much more different. Plus, the three vowels a o and u have a combination with the vowel e making them to ä ö and ü, which makes them completely different. ya, i kinda get the hang of it now, and it's definately pronounced the other way round. we pronounce ei like the english would say "I", and ie like the english would say "e"

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Originally Posted by rostasi

My German friends always talk about the unnecessary length of
words in Deutsch. I mean: "freundschaftsbezeigungen" basically means
"friendship" you know? If you want to become an insured German citizen,
you may want to find a "Rechtsschutzversicherungsgesellschaften."

"Freundschaft" means friendship. A "Freundschaftsbeziehung" is just a long useless word nobody would ever use, lol. it means "friendshiprelationship"

sounds like two people being friends and ****ing at the same time.
But yeah, we have very long words. But that's only, because in German you can fuse words together to a longer word. I can create a long word right now myself..uhhm...wait: "Bilderrahmengeraderückgesellschaftsangestelltena usweisproduktionswerkstelle", which means "the place where the ID card of an employee of an agency that helps crooked picture frames being straight again is produced"

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Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	Well, I have a pretty good knowledge of Lieder, like Schubert's "Gretchen am Spinnrade"