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Discussion in 'History and Culture' started by Panzerkampfwagen, Aug 13, 2012.

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  1. Panzerkampfwagen

    Panzerkampfwagen New Member

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    Guten Tag. Wie geht es dir?

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    I'm learning German but I have no one to talk to. Just teaching myself on the internet. Only been learning for a little over a month.

    Ich spreche nur ein bisschen Deutsch.
     
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  2. sparky2

    sparky2 Banned

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    Gut.

    Und inhen?
     
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  3. Panzerkampfwagen

    Panzerkampfwagen New Member

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    Alles unter Kontrolle.
     
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    MisLed New Member

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    Getten de schtupe outten herr.

    bork bork.
     
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    Frogger Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Alles ist ziemlich gut. Ich habe heute in meinem Garten arbeiten.
     
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  6. Panzerkampfwagen

    Panzerkampfwagen New Member

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    Does the whole German sentence structure make everyone elses head spin at times?

    Anywho........


    Ich hasse Gartenarbeit. (yeah, I looked up how to say Gardening. Sue me.)
     
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    Foolardi Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Zehn Ziegen zogen zehn Zentner Zucker zum Zoo.
    Das Volk der Dichter und Denker.
     
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  8. Paris

    Paris Well-Known Member

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    Zig Zig Fraulein

    Alles klar, Herr Kommissar?

    [video=youtube;_w4Xulsjo5I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w4Xulsjo5I[/video]
     
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    Wo ist der Bahnhoff?

    That's all I remember from my time spent in Germany.
     
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    Quite awhile ago I watched this Youtube about Germany's younger generation of entertainment. Different groups singing and yodeling, one tall dude playing an instrument, which was really good.... 2 young boys singing in German, the youngest yodeling and I think the 2 girls who were roller bladeing and singing were called "The Twinnies"...... I liked it and liked their music. One thing I noticed was at this particular place, they mixed adults and kids together to do their thing and I like that... those kids are talented.
     
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    reedak Well-Known Member

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    Sprechen Sie Deutsch bitte.
     
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    Es ist eine lange Zeit gewessen, seit ich Deutsch tagelich gesporchen habe, aber waehrend meine Dienstreisse da sprach ich mehr Deutsch als Englisch. Heute habe ich leider nur selten die Gelenheit Deutsch zu sprechen oder schreiben.

    Aber in Dezember kriege ich endlich seit lange mein Rente, und soll viel Zeit haben, vieleicht endlich Gedicthte auf deutsch schreiben zu lernen.

    Inzwischen, wenn ich dir hilfen kann, gib mir ein PM, dann soll ich was ich kann machen.

    It has been a long time since I spoke German daily, but during my tour of duty there, I spoke more German than English. Now, unfortunately, I have little opportunity to speak or write in German.

    But in December, I will at long last recieve my full retirement and shall have a lot of time, perhaps to learn to write poetry in German.

    In the mean time, if I can help you, send me a PM and I will do what I can.
     
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  13. Panzerkampfwagen

    Panzerkampfwagen New Member

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    So what did you think was the most important to learn?

    Some things I've read say to learn the grammar, some say that doesn't matter as you'll just pick it up as your vocab increases and you start to understand more you listen to and/or read. The grammar is pretty hard to remember. So many rules. The verb goes there, except in these 45 different exceptions.
     
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    sparky2 Banned

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    Ich lebte seit vielen jahren in Deutschland, während in der von der Armee.

    Ich liebte die menschen, das essen, die landschaft, und das bier.

    breasts-and-beer.jpg
     
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  16. Panzerkampfwagen

    Panzerkampfwagen New Member

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    Yeah, I've heard the sausages are good, but I've heard that Austria looks better. I hate all beer though.
     
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  17. Perriquine

    Perriquine On hiatus Past Donor

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    I can't pretend to write in German anymore, though I still understand a lot of the spoken language.

    You'll know you're making progress when you start understanding humor, such as the "politically incorrect" Otto Waalkes:

    English for Runaways:
    [video=youtube;r4bnk8c29qw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4bnk8c29qw[/video]

    Smurfs (Schlümpfe):
    [video=youtube;bZsrrIQgID8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZsrrIQgID8[/video]

    Volunteer Fire Department:
    [video=youtube;IGAVH3tKlWI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGAVH3tKlWI[/video]

    It may sound silly, but you may also want to check out German soap operas on YouTube such as "Verbotene Liebe" (Forbidden Love) or "Alles was zählt" (All that matters). You may even luck out and find some that have English captions.
     
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    Panzerkampfwagen New Member

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    But Germans are humourless people, so the stereotype goes.
     
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    GOOD. More for me.

    1970_two_smileys_drinking_beer_together.gif
     
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    Sie haben Witze. Aber ich denke, die Vereinigten Staaten haben, seine Flagge zu ändern, anstatt Sterne Ort ein Hakenkreuz.
     
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    How about a German comedian in English (introduced by stereotypical English pub landlord)

    [video=youtube;_wJaCedLfdg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wJaCedLfdg[/video]
     
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    HAHA deutsche Humor ist nicht das Schlimmste, hier ist was mir jemand gesagt nach der Arbeit in Holland. "Die Duch sind ebenso wie die deutschen, nur ohne Sinn für Humor." HAHAHAHA
     
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    Die Deutschen sind sehr effizient, wenn Sie zum Beispiel eine Kinokarte in einem Theater zu kaufen ... es wird Sitzgelegenheiten zugewiesen, auch wenn das Theater ist leer, Sie werden in Ihrem Sitzplatz sitzen.

    (The Germans are very efficient, for example if you buy a movie ticket in a theater...it is assigned seating, even if the theater is empty you are instructed to sit in your assigned seat.)

    PCS'd to Spangdahlem AFB, located in southwestern Germany near the border of Luxembourg. ('90 - '92)
    Attached to a C-21A SQDN, deployed to Op. Desert Shield/Storm out of Germany.

    Vielen Dank und einen schonen Tag.

    (Thanks and have great day.)
     
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    (*)(*)(*)(*) off!! No, sorry that is french..... :|
     
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    Nun jetzt lassen Sie uns noch keine davon. Es ist zu weit ein schöner Tag, die durchzuführen
     
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