Time to pick up german again
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It might be advisable for me to do some form of Chinese for my study in about 18 months. I'll probably only do verbal and audio type training. I know I'll be going to mainland China, but am unsure where, and from what little I know the language changes per locality. The course I'll be doing doesn't actually require Chinese but I prefer to be able to talk to locals then translators telling me BS. Regardz Colin J Davies
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Wow! How long will you be in China? Sounds like quite the trip! If I have understood things correctly, the spoken Chinese language(s?) is very sensitive to vocalizations. Two apparently similar sentences may mean different things depending on if they end with a "low note" or a "high note". Be careful when you order food, so that you won't end up with fried dog feet instead of egg rolls.. :-D -- Berlin rules.
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It's really simple really. To be able to communicate with German women without insulting them, their dogs or their parents. :-D -- Berlin rules.
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: To be able to communicate with German women without insulting them, their dogs or their parents Crikey, that is a good plan.
Paul Watson
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Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher
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Paul Watson wrote: Lena said something to me in German the one night and I thought she was cursing me, so I stopped what I was doing to which she yells in English "No you fool, carry on!" :fell off my chair laughing: :laugh:
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Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher
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I'm so ignorant regarding African culture. :-O But yes its the clicks of the bushmen I wass talking about. damn funny sounding. BW "In a world full of people, only some want to fly,Isn't that crazy?" - Seal
brianwelsch wrote: damn funny sounding. Don't worry, none of us can speak it either. In fact the countries motto was written in the Khoi San language (there is a proper word for that can't remember it) because it would offend the least amount of people. e.g. If the motto had been written in English or Afrikaans then all the blacks would scream blue murder, if it were written in Zulu then all the Xhosa and Ndebele would go on a jihad etc. etc. So they chose the smallest and fastest fading minority language for our motto and not even the president can pronounce it. Go figure.
Paul Watson
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Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher
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Why do you think I'm learning German for, huh? Me learning German is not a random act. I have a plan so cunning, I could actually cut paper with it. :cool: -- Berlin rules.
german women are kinda pale. i think you'd better learn portuguese and go to Brazil :)
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german women are kinda pale. i think you'd better learn portuguese and go to Brazil :)
RodLima wrote: german women are kinda pale It kinda comes with the climate.. ;P :-D RodLima wrote: i think you'd better learn portuguese and go to Brazil Hey, that's a good plan too! :) -- Berlin rules.
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jhaga wrote: Swedish as native language The only time I've been to Finland was the other week when I flew through Helsinki. I was amazed that all signs were in both Finnish and Swedish. I hadn't realized before that Swedish was that big in Finland. The airplace personell even spoke Swedish, and most did it pretty well! And all the announcements onboard the aircraft were in Swedish too. The Swedish announcements came right after the Finnish, which I found quite funny on an airline going to Germany. jhaga wrote: And my mother had the nerve to tell me the other day:" None of you children were ever very good on languages" Sheesh.. mothers. It's never enough, is it? :) -- Berlin rules.
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: I hadn't realized before that Swedish was that big in Finland 6% of the population have Swedish as native language and Swedish is an official language here which means that everybody learns it in school. But most Finns are a little reluctant to speak it, and you will get better sevice in shops and restaurants if you speak English. jhaga --------------------------------- I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still in a room. Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
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Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: I hadn't realized before that Swedish was that big in Finland 6% of the population have Swedish as native language and Swedish is an official language here which means that everybody learns it in school. But most Finns are a little reluctant to speak it, and you will get better sevice in shops and restaurants if you speak English. jhaga --------------------------------- I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still in a room. Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
Hmm.. Why on earth are you keeping our language as an official language if only 6% speak Swedish as a native language? It seems that your tax payers money is going to teaching children a language they could live without anyway..? jhaga wrote: But most Finns are a little reluctant to speak it, and you will get better sevice in shops and restaurants if you speak English. Does it matter if I ask if they can speak Swedish in Finnish? I've noticed that you get a lot better service in french places if you ask in french if they know english or swedish. How do you ask "Do you speak Swedish?" in Finnish? :) -- Berlin rules.
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german women are kinda pale. i think you'd better learn portuguese and go to Brazil :)
RodLima wrote: german women are kinda pale Try meeting one in Greece, not a patch of white on her anywhere. Even a Brazillian voleyball babe would be proud.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher
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Hmm.. Why on earth are you keeping our language as an official language if only 6% speak Swedish as a native language? It seems that your tax payers money is going to teaching children a language they could live without anyway..? jhaga wrote: But most Finns are a little reluctant to speak it, and you will get better sevice in shops and restaurants if you speak English. Does it matter if I ask if they can speak Swedish in Finnish? I've noticed that you get a lot better service in french places if you ask in french if they know english or swedish. How do you ask "Do you speak Swedish?" in Finnish? :) -- Berlin rules.
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Why on earth are you keeping our language as an official language It is strange, isn't it. I think English is taking over more and more but Swedish has been spoken here for 700 years and you must remember that in some part of Finland(Österbotten) people don't even know how to speak Finnish. Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Does it matter if I ask if they can speak Swedish in Finnish? Just ask "Talar du svenska?" and if not talk English :) jhaga --------------------------------- I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still in a room. Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
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Paul Watson wrote: cunning stunts a lot better than all the 'cunning runts' we have around here... or even the irish/german reversal... :omg: -John
John Morales wrote: than all the 'cunning runts' we have around here... :laugh: John Morales wrote: or even the irish/german reversal... But that one I don't get...
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher
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I found a german language course, split up in 4 parts. Each part only costs €100, which is a bargain if you consider the value you get for knowing another language. I studied basic german for 2 years at gymnasium level (equiv. high school), but that was almost 10 years ago, so I figure I'll start from scratch again. Anybody else here planning on learning another language? If all goes well, I'll dive into another language later on. French would be nice to know. :) -- Berlin rules.
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Anybody else here planning on learning another language? Hopefully French if I get my act into gear. I figure either that or Spanish was easiest while I was in Canada. cheers, Chris Maunder
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I found a german language course, split up in 4 parts. Each part only costs €100, which is a bargain if you consider the value you get for knowing another language. I studied basic german for 2 years at gymnasium level (equiv. high school), but that was almost 10 years ago, so I figure I'll start from scratch again. Anybody else here planning on learning another language? If all goes well, I'll dive into another language later on. French would be nice to know. :) -- Berlin rules.
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Wow! How long will you be in China? Sounds like quite the trip! If I have understood things correctly, the spoken Chinese language(s?) is very sensitive to vocalizations. Two apparently similar sentences may mean different things depending on if they end with a "low note" or a "high note". Be careful when you order food, so that you won't end up with fried dog feet instead of egg rolls.. :-D -- Berlin rules.
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Wow! How long will you be in China? It is only a 10 week trip I think. I'd just prefer to be able to do basic communication. Yes from what I ahve heard also the nuances are real important, so until I know exactly where I'm heading I won't bother learning. Also I'll try to find a Chinese migrant from where I'll be going that's living here to practise with. Regardz Colin J Davies
*** WARNING *
This could be addictive
**The minion's version of "Catch :bob: "It's a real shame that people as stupid as you can work out how to use a computer. said by Christian Graus in the Soapbox
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Thought to be honest German is hardly a sexy language... not unless you like the leather, chains and whips deal. Lena said something to me in German the one night and I thought she was cursing me, so I stopped what I was doing to which she yells in English "No you fool, carry on!" What is your native language Jörgen ?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher
Paul Watson wrote: "No you fool, carry on!" :omg::laugh: :laugh: Oh, I'm so sorry, but I just can't help myself. I just had this image of you and Lena in the American Pie scene where Alysson Haniggan finally got it on with Jason Biggs Nick Seng (the programmer formerly known as Notorious SMC)
God, I pity me! - Phoncible P. Bone
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Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Et personnellement, je prefere quand meme le francais And personally, I prefer French :-D I didn't even use a dictionary :) So school French is paying off :) Paul ;)
I could put a quote here, but someone would just steal it.
MurphyPaul van der Walt wrote: that Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Et personnellement, je prefere quand meme le francais And personally, I prefer French And personally, I prefer French the same way. (quand meme = like this, the same...)
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jhaga wrote: Swedish as native language The only time I've been to Finland was the other week when I flew through Helsinki. I was amazed that all signs were in both Finnish and Swedish. I hadn't realized before that Swedish was that big in Finland. The airplace personell even spoke Swedish, and most did it pretty well! And all the announcements onboard the aircraft were in Swedish too. The Swedish announcements came right after the Finnish, which I found quite funny on an airline going to Germany. jhaga wrote: And my mother had the nerve to tell me the other day:" None of you children were ever very good on languages" Sheesh.. mothers. It's never enough, is it? :) -- Berlin rules.
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It is a pretty big thread, isn't it? And there are no flames in sight either. -- Berlin rules.
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: It is a pretty big thread, isn't it? And there are no flames in sight either. True and True Regards, Brian Dela :-)
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Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: To be able to communicate with German women without insulting them, their dogs or their parents Crikey, that is a good plan.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher
Pity we didn't think of learning German before we bumped into the german women. Regards, Brian Dela :-)
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Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Anybody else here planning on learning another language? Hopefully French if I get my act into gear. I figure either that or Spanish was easiest while I was in Canada. cheers, Chris Maunder
Chris Maunder wrote: I figure either that or Spanish was easiest while I was in Canada. Crikey, an Aussie in Canada speaking Spanish. Just don't loose the accent.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Personally, I'm seeking a red-headed, double-breasted mattress thrasher