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Traditional Catholic Faith => Funny Stuff for Catholics => Topic started by: Matthew on October 22, 2009, 11:49:06 PM
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Speaking German in Texas
Near Fredericksburg, Texas, where there is a large German-speaking
population, a farmer walking down a country road notices a man drinking
from his pond with his hand.
The farmer shouted: 'Trink das wasser nicht. Die kuhen haben dahin
gesheissen.'
(Which means: 'Don't drink the water, the cows have s*** in it.')
The man shouted back: 'I'm from New York and just down here campaigning for
Obama's health care plan, I can't understand you. Please speak in English.'
The farmer replied: 'Use two hands, you'll get more'.
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:laugh1:
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I have always wanted to learn how to speak/read German. Does anyone here speak?
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I took a German class during my 4th year in college. But I dropped out after 2 weeks. The only thing I remember learning during that short period was "Das vetter is kalt, nicht." Which means, "This weather is cold, isn't it?. I love to say it.
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I took a German class during my 4th year in college. But I dropped out after 2 weeks. The only thing I remember learning during that short period was "Das vetter is kalt, nicht." Which means, "This weather is cold, isn't it?. I love to say it.
Hate to be a Knowall but "Vetter" means cousin. You meant to write "Wetter".
"Vetter" is pronounced "Fetter"
and "Wetter" - "vetter"
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Confusing, ain´t it?
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I have always wanted to learn how to speak/read German. Does anyone here speak?
As your name is Vladimir, do you by any chance come from a Volga German background?
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Looking around I can see you don´t, Vladimir.
I am so eager to find any Germans from Eastern Europe!
Maybe there are some here?
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I have always wanted to learn how to speak/read German. Does anyone here speak?
As your name is Vladimir, do you by any chance come from a Volga German background?
haha I wish.......
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I have always wanted to learn how to speak/read German. Does anyone here speak?
Ja, ich kann auch Deutsch.
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I took a German class during my 4th year in college. But I dropped out after 2 weeks. The only thing I remember learning during that short period was "Das vetter is kalt, nicht." Which means, "This weather is cold, isn't it?. I love to say it.
Hate to be a Knowall but "Vetter" means cousin. You meant to write "Wetter".
"Vetter" is pronounced "Fetter"
and "Wetter" - "vetter"
Yes, you are correct.
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I have always wanted to learn how to speak/read German. Does anyone here speak?
Tried those "made easy" CD's to learn languages, I was lost into lesson #3 on CD #1..........
Sadly, only Germans I know have moved away, likely would have been my easiest opportunity to learn...
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Sounds of german language are very harsh. I wanted to learn it, but it annoyed my throat!
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I have always wanted to learn how to speak/read German. Does anyone here speak?
As your name is Vladimir, do you by any chance come from a Volga German background?
I thought Vladimir was a russian name!
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The name "Vladimir" is of Slavic origin (Slavs are Indo-Europeans - ie. Russian, Polish, Ukranian, Serbian, Croatian, Czechoslavakian, Bulgarian, etc...)
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Sounds of german language are very harsh. I wanted to learn it, but it annoyed my throat!
I am an accent coach and know that you may have to learn to relax your throat when you learn new sounds. Your muscles are accustomed to moving in a certain way when you speak the language you learned as a child and new ones can cause strain. But the more you learn how to speak the new language the easier it should get.
It is strange because many people say this about German. They say that Italian sounds more relaxed and German uptight. Dutch sounds more harsh to my mind and the pronunciation caused me great strain when I learned it. The Flanders pronunciation sounded gentler. So I tried to learn that. Which got great laughs where I stayed in Holland because they think that the Flemings are stupid and speak in a dopey way!!!!!.
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I have always wanted to learn how to speak/read German. Does anyone here speak?
As your name is Vladimir, do you by any chance come from a Volga German background?
I thought Vladimir was a russian name!
Yes, I know it is Slavic. But I thought because "Vladimir" was interested in German,and because of his name here, his family might have been part of the German minority that settled in Russia in the 18th century. Many Russian Germans later emigrated to America and, in Russia, in the course of the centuries, they became "Russianised" and have Russian Christian names and German family names.
Sorry for this confusion.
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I have always wanted to learn how to speak/read German. Does anyone here speak?
As your name is Vladimir, do you by any chance come from a Volga German background?
I thought Vladimir was a russian name!
It is, our version of Walter..but Vlad the poster is of Vietnamese ancestry...
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Yes, I found that out afterwards. That´s why I was blushing. Couldn´t you see that? :wink:
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I have always wanted to learn how to speak/read German. Does anyone here speak?
me. :cheers:
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I have always wanted to learn how to speak/read German. Does anyone here speak?
Ja, ich kann auch Deutsch.
Where are you from, Pinoy Monk ?
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I have always wanted to learn how to speak/read German. Does anyone here speak?
me. :cheers:
Are you German?
I am guessing because of "Boniface"
(Although St Boniface was English!)
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Yes. Und Ja.
He was British, but was the first Apostle of Germany.
Wohnen Sie in Deutschland?
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He was English. From Crediton in Devon. British is what Americans call us! :wink:
Ja, ich bin Engländer. Bin aber seit 25 Jahren Englisch Berliner. Habe auch in der Zwischenzeit etwas Deutsch gelernt. Aber Berlin, sagt man, ist nicht Deutschland. :shocked: :really-mad2:
I am half-German.
Wo kommen Sie her?
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He was English. From Crediton in Devon. British is what Americans call us! :wink:
Ja, ich bin Engländer. Bin aber seit 25 Jahren Englisch Berliner. Habe auch in der Zwischenzeit etwas Deutsch gelernt. Aber Berlin, sagt man, ist nicht Deutschland. :shocked: :really-mad2:
I am half-German.
Wo kommen Sie her?
Aus Kalifornia. Aber meine Famiele kommt aus Deutschland -
:cheers:
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Which bit of Germany?
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Which bit of Germany?
Duesseldorf.
Which bit of England?
I have a jar of Marmite here. :wink:
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I like Düsseldorf. I know it quite well. I have been around that area quite a lot as I used to go to the Sauerland every year for Christmas.
I come from Surrey - near London
The funny thing is that a friend of mine went to New York and brought me back a jar of Marmite! :laugh2: They hate it here. But we were brought up on Marmite soldiers.
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I like Düsseldorf. I know it quite well. I have been around that area quite a lot as I used to go to the Sauerland every year for Christmas.
I come from Surrey - near London
The funny thing is that a friend of mine went to New York and brought me back a jar of Marmite! :laugh2: They hate it here. But we were brought up on Marmite soldiers.
They hate Marmite in England? But it comes from England.
Wie alt bist du?