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pyrgomache
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 Posted: 09/11/04 - 19:21 Post subject: What's the german B thing called?
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I saw a german sign that said somethingstraBe with the weird B and I dunno what its called  anyone know teh deutsch?
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Docter
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Joined: 21 Oct 2002
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Posted: 09/11/04 - 19:27 Post subject:
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Sec...on it.
ß ->ss
So straße becomes strasse...German word for street.
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Scrabler
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Posted: 09/11/04 - 19:28 Post subject:
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Eszett, stands for "ss" in a word. So take a word like HeiB..it's pronounced Hise.
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Aeain
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Joined: 22 Oct 2002
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Posted: 09/11/04 - 19:28 Post subject:
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Using an english keyboard it'd be
somethingstrasse
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atarom
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Posted: 09/11/04 - 19:34 Post subject:
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das bee
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Tinladar
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Posted: 09/12/04 - 05:32 Post subject:
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If your talking to someone in german, be sure to greet them properly
Du bist ein klein shiesse.
or if they're older than you
Sie bist ein klein shiesse.
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Soriak
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Posted: 09/12/04 - 07:05 Post subject:
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| Tinladar wrote: | If your talking to someone in german, be sure to greet them properly
Du bist ein klein shiesse.
or if they're older than you
Sie bist ein klein shiesse. |
Calling people little shit (which btw would be "eine kleine Scheisse") is probably not such a good idea. You also don't say "du" to everyone younger than you. (It also becomes "Sie sind" not "sie bist")
"Sie" is used for everyone you greet by surname - pretty much anyone above 16 unless you're on a first name basis, which doesn't happen as quickly as in the US - especially not with strangers you don't plan on meeting regularly.
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Tinladar
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Posted: 09/12/04 - 08:58 Post subject:
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yeah.. i took german 1/2 5 years ago... i think i did pretty damned good!
I remember something like that, but i honestly didn't care enough to correct myself
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Grommel
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Joined: 13 Oct 2002
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Location: Fort Smith, AR
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Posted: 09/13/04 - 02:04 Post subject:
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It is called an Umlaut if I recall correctly.
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atarom
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Posted: 09/13/04 - 02:08 Post subject:
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| Grommel wrote: | | It is called an Umlaut if I recall correctly. |
lol. you lose.
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Scrabler
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Posted: 09/13/04 - 02:10 Post subject:
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| Grommel wrote: | | It is called an Umlaut if I recall correctly. |
No that's the .. thing over vowels.
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Zwadrich
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Posted: 09/13/04 - 02:18 Post subject:
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its called a "ring S"
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