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Post by spideyman on Dec 19, 2022 21:46:54 GMT
k....Danke.  😂
'Berg is sometimes used as a kind of slang term for a town here...I THINK... I may have the spelling wrong on that, and it's probably supposed to be burg. Lady spideyman knows, I am sure. 🙂
Example :
"Mike's hometown was a sleepy little berg/burg out in the middle of nowhere."
Hmm, isn't there a St. Petersburg in the USA ? 
Btw: Burg is the German Word for Castle or sometimes Fortress. |
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Post by osnafrank on Dec 19, 2022 21:49:34 GMT
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Post by wolf on Dec 20, 2022 16:54:20 GMT
k....Danke. 😂
'Berg is sometimes used as a kind of slang term for a town here...I THINK... I may have the spelling wrong on that, and it's probably supposed to be burg. Lady spideyman knows, I am sure. 🙂
Example :
"Mike's hometown was a sleepy little berg/burg out in the middle of nowhere." burg /bərɡ/ Learn to pronounce noun an ancient or medieval fortress or walled town. "the fortified burg was a center of early growth" INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN a town or city. "they performed in any burg big enough to have a theater"
It's true what they say, 'if you don't use it...you lose it'.
And I don't have much to lose. 😂
Ohhh...I didn't want you to go and look it up!
Thank you Lady. 🙂
I need to MAKE THE TIME to look stuff up!  |
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Post by wolf on Dec 20, 2022 17:39:39 GMT
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Post by osnafrank on Dec 20, 2022 17:46:38 GMT
It has a gazillion calories, but it's delicious. 
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Post by wolf on Dec 20, 2022 17:53:41 GMT
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Post by wolf on Jan 7, 2023 17:26:22 GMT
Saving my flash cards.
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Post by osnafrank on Feb 20, 2023 20:29:24 GMT
Okay, here are two of the most important German words !
Can't believe i've never told you. 
"Aha": Used in conversations, Often accompanied by an eye roll or glance at the clock.
Meaning: Pretend that you're really interested in something/Topic,
but actually, you don't give a F*** about the stuff, you hear.
And now, the most Important Word.
"Tja"
Especially in Northern Germany, often followed by "Is halt so" or "Kannst nix (pronounced Knicks) machen".
Almost always accompanied by a Shrug.
It's close to the English "Well'", but much more versatile.
It's like a vocalized sigh or shrug, and used for things you can't change.
Spilled a Drink ? Tja
Wanna eat Cereals, and the Milk gone bad ? Tja
Have a smoke on the porch, and suddenly the moon is falling toward Earth ? Tja, kannst nix machen.(Inhales)
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Post by wolf on Feb 21, 2023 16:10:36 GMT
Okay, here are two of the most important German words !
Can't believe i've never told you.
"Aha": Used in conversations, Often accompanied by an eye roll or glance at the clock.
Meaning: Pretend that you're really interested in something/Topic,
but actually, you don't give a F*** about the stuff, you hear.
And now, the most Important Word.
"Tja"
Especially in Northern Germany, often followed by "Is halt so" or "Kannst nix (pronounced Knicks) machen".
Almost always accompanied by a Shrug.
It's close to the English "Well'", but much more versatile.
It's like a vocalized sigh or shrug, and used for things you can't change.
Spilled a Drink ? Tja
Wanna eat Cereals, and the Milk gone bad ? Tja
Have a smoke on the porch, and suddenly the moon is falling toward Earth ? Tja, kannst nix machen.(Inhales)
Danke Schoen, mein freund! 😄   |
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Post by osnafrank on Feb 21, 2023 16:13:13 GMT
Okay, here are two of the most important German words !
Can't believe i've never told you.
"Aha": Used in conversations, Often accompanied by an eye roll or glance at the clock.
Meaning: Pretend that you're really interested in something/Topic,
but actually, you don't give a F*** about the stuff, you hear.
And now, the most Important Word.
"Tja"
Especially in Northern Germany, often followed by "Is halt so" or "Kannst nix (pronounced Knicks) machen".
Almost always accompanied by a Shrug.
It's close to the English "Well'", but much more versatile.
It's like a vocalized sigh or shrug, and used for things you can't change.
Spilled a Drink ? Tja
Wanna eat Cereals, and the Milk gone bad ? Tja
Have a smoke on the porch, and suddenly the moon is falling toward Earth ? Tja, kannst nix machen.(Inhales)
Danke Schoen, mein freund! 😄  |
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Post by wolf on Mar 18, 2023 18:44:51 GMT
I love those! 🤣👏👏👏
Danke Schoen, mein freund! 😄   Sometime when you feel like it,Frank….tell me a story.😊 What is a “Doppelgänger “ and why is it purported to be so fearsome? 🙂 (still sucks posting from the iPhone, but I’m getting the hang of it😄) |
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Post by osnafrank on Mar 18, 2023 19:49:37 GMT
Sometime when you feel like it,Frank….tell me a story.😊 What is a “Doppelgänger “ and why is it purported to be so fearsome? 🙂 (still sucks posting from the iPhone, but I’m getting the hang of it😄)
German: Doppelgänger
English: Doppelganger
Almost the same, huh ?
Literally, double walker.
I'm not 100% sure, but i think it has it's origins in
german folklore.
The Doppelgänger was an evil twin or a wraith,
and to meet one was a sign , that death is imminent. |
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Post by wolf on Mar 18, 2023 21:47:59 GMT
Sometime when you feel like it,Frank….tell me a story.😊 What is a “Doppelgänger “ and why is it purported to be so fearsome? 🙂 (still sucks posting from the iPhone, but I’m getting the hang of it😄)
German: Doppelgänger
English: Doppelganger
Almost the same, huh ?
Literally, double walker.
I'm not 100% sure, but i think it has it's origins in
german folklore.
The Doppelgänger was an evil twin or a wraith,
and to meet one was a sign , that dead is imminent.Ah! I see. ”…that death is imminent.”😊 That”s cool, and good to know. Danke Schoen, Bossman. 😊❤️ |
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Post by osnafrank on Mar 18, 2023 21:54:10 GMT
German: Doppelgänger
English: Doppelganger
Almost the same, huh ?
Literally, double walker.
I'm not 100% sure, but i think it has it's origins in
german folklore.
The Doppelgänger was an evil twin or a wraith,
and to meet one was a sign , that dead is imminent.Ah! I see. ”…that death is imminent.”😊 That”s cool, and good to know. Danke Schoen, Bossman. 😊❤️ |
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Post by wolf on Mar 18, 2023 21:56:24 GMT
Ah! I see. ”…that death is imminent.”😊 That”s cool, and good to know. Danke Schoen, Bossman. 😊❤️  |
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Post by wolf on May 15, 2023 0:37:44 GMT
Tracked down SOME of my vocabulary words….
gern geschehen - you’re welcome
Kulturbanausen (Uncultured *'?&$
btw: the german word for cheshire cat is Honigkuchenpferd
….now me and the cats are going to take another nap. Then when we wake up again later, we’ll have tea, cake and cat treats.
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Post by wolf on Jul 13, 2023 14:54:28 GMT
Ah! I see. ”…that death is imminent.”😊 That”s cool, and good to know. Danke Schoen, Bossman. 😊❤️
”Guter Tag” - as in, “it’s a ‘good day’.
”Gruse!” - “Greetings!”
Are those above correct,
Commander osnafrank ? 🙂
And one more question
(for now 😆)
how do I know when a word should be capitalized?
I’ve notice that many words in German have first letters capitalized, where in English they would not be.
Dankeschön mein freund 😊 |
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Post by osnafrank on Jul 13, 2023 15:27:06 GMT
“Guten Tag” - “Good day!“ (As in ‘hello’, a greeting)
”Guter Tag” - as in, “it’s a ‘good day’.
”Gruse!” - “Greetings!”
Are those above correct,
Commander osnafrank ? 🙂
And one more question
(for now 😆)
how do I know when a word should be capitalized?
I’ve notice that many words in German have first letters capitalized, where in English they would not be.
Dankeschön mein freund 😊
Yap, they're correct.
All nouns start with a capital letter.
Generally, pronouns are not capitalized, except "Sie" , the formal "you". |
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Post by wolf on Jul 13, 2023 15:33:19 GMT
“Guten Tag” - “Good day!“ (As in ‘hello’, a greeting)
”Guter Tag” - as in, “it’s a ‘good day’.
”Gruse!” - “Greetings!”
Are those above correct,
Commander osnafrank ? 🙂
And one more question
(for now 😆)
how do I know when a word should be capitalized?
I’ve notice that many words in German have first letters capitalized, where in English they would not be.
Dankeschön mein freund 😊
Yap, they're correct.
All nouns start with a capital letter.
Generally, pronouns are not capitalized, except "Sie" , the formal "you". DANKE Frank! 😄 Ohhhhh! Okay,I get it. 😊 (I thought you were doing this : “ i “ because you’re tired and being lazy. 😂) |
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Post by osnafrank on Jul 13, 2023 15:39:09 GMT
Greetings = Grüsse
Yap, they're correct.
All nouns start with a capital letter.
Generally, pronouns are not capitalized, except "Sie" , the formal "you". DANKE Frank! 😄 Ohhhhh! Okay,I get it. 😊 (I thought you were doing this : “ i “ because you’re tired and being lazy. 😂) 
Oh...lazy 
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😂
DANKE Frank! 😄
