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Originally posted by Lareth View PostUnd Schal umbinden! When I came back to Lower Saxony, I had to wear a scarf every day...
This just popped into my Twitter feed...useful for other languages as well!
Learning another language is hard when you aren't immersed in it. Luckily, Google has released a few new tools to help you on your way.
I might switch it to French (I'm already immersed in German lol)
It'll be Google Translated I'm assuming, so it won't be -perfect-, but I find Google Translate isn't totally terrible.Last edited by DanieMarie; 06 May 2012, 23:44.
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夕方に急なにわか雨は「夕立」と呼ばれるなら、なぜ朝ににわか雨は「朝立ち」と呼ばれないの? ^^If a sudden rain shower in the evening is referred to as an 'evening stand', then why isn't a shower in the morning called 'morning stand'?
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Originally posted by Jembru View Post
@ Eisheth: Is your friend German? If so.. do it, do it do it!! Seriously, when you sing a song in your friend's native tongue, especially if it is not a language you are particularly proficient in, it provides them with so much amusement that denying them the fun would be little short of cruelty! That said, there is an Irish bar in Augsburg that I am pleased not to show my head in for a while! Tee hee. 'Sag mir Quando sag mir wann....lalala'�Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.�
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Originally posted by Eisheth View PostNope. I am, though.夕方に急なにわか雨は「夕立」と呼ばれるなら、なぜ朝ににわか雨は「朝立ち」と呼ばれないの? ^^If a sudden rain shower in the evening is referred to as an 'evening stand', then why isn't a shower in the morning called 'morning stand'?
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Originally posted by Jembru View Post
@ Danie: You should be really proud of how confident you are in German! Did you learn mainly through imitation (from family for example), or did you study German as a second language? Do you find that you speak quite accurately when you don't think about the grammar (ie. you just naturally use the right wording without thinking), but when you come to write it down? I can explain why I am asking if you want, but it's a bit long-winded.
My grammar is my weak point...sometimes it's better than others...depends on how tired I am haha, or how much English I've been speaking or using. I do find I struggle more when I write, because I have to think about it and I second guess myself, and when I speak it's a bit more natural, but I still make lots of grammatical mistakes when I speak. I make fewer as the years go on though. I find I really don't care as much as well. It doesn't matter if I make some mistakes, because people understand me anyway.
Writing is also tough because it's different than speaking at times, and the grammar and word choice is different.
I actually wrote a blog post about this the other day if anyone is interested: http://daniellegriffin.com/2012/05/1...ps-for-expats/
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Heute habe ich gelernt, dass "Waffen" nicht nur "guns" bedeutet, sondern "weapons". Since I learned German in the 21st Century in pretty much a modern context, I've only ever heard the word used for guns. BUT I was watching a show about the origins of the Robin Hood stories and they were using the word for staffs and bows. Stuff like this is why TV and reading helps!
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Originally posted by DanieMarie View PostHeute habe ich gelernt, dass "Waffen" nicht nur "guns" bedeutet, sondern "weapons". Since I learned German in the 21st Century in pretty much a modern context, I've only ever heard the word used for guns. BUT I was watching a show about the origins of the Robin Hood stories and they were using the word for staffs and bows. Stuff like this is why TV and reading helps!夕方に急なにわか雨は「夕立」と呼ばれるなら、なぜ朝ににわか雨は「朝立ち」と呼ばれないの? ^^If a sudden rain shower in the evening is referred to as an 'evening stand', then why isn't a shower in the morning called 'morning stand'?
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Originally posted by Dumuzi View PostEisheth has a great voice, too!
You should totally pick a German song and record your singing for us, and then we will judge you like they do on American Idol, or rather German Idol
They used to call it "Deutschland sucht den Superstar" there, though.
Challenge Accepted!�Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.�
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Originally posted by DanieMarie View PostAber Pistole bedeutet 'pistol'...which isn't the context most people use the word 'gun' here (context being strictly war and hunting lol). I do know the word, but as where I'm from people own guns for hunting and the only other time I really talk about them is when discussing a war (at least in German...there's the subject of Gun control in the US but I tend to only discuss that with expats in English), pistol isn't really the right word lol.[4:82]
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