German coaching needed?

jogurt · Post by **jogurt** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 12:07 am

At least i read a lot of fanfiction.I like a lot of them, but most of the writes tried to write german...and its mostly wrong like in the Comics..."leibchen" a part of underwear - the word is "Liebchen"
(I know, my english is waste, and i am very sorry about but i work on it...) So if anyone need anykind of help or advise with german- ask me...if you want

ahmed · Post by **ahmed** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 2:53 am

I don't write fanfic, but I would appreciate some help with simple German words like "Maybe" and "help"... Can you help me?:?:read:

jogurt · Post by **jogurt** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 7:53 am

Maybe=vielleicht
help= hilfe
(can you help me?=kannst Du mir helfen? Können Sie mir helfen)

ces · Post by **ces** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 7:57 am

I'm not good at when to use what degree of politeness in German...

So, when should one write Du and when du? As in your example Kannst Du/du mir helfen?

ahmed · Post by **ahmed** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 4:58 pm

Originally posted by jogurt
Maybe=vielleicht
help= hilfe
(can you help me?=kannst Du mir helfen? Können Sie mir helfen)

Thanks!:)

jogurt · Post by **jogurt** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 10:10 pm

When you want to write a letter: Everytime You wrote "Sie" or "Ihr(e)" you write the Capital letter. You use these form when you are formal or you don´t know the first name/ can´t use it anyway...I´m polite (lol,not realy)and oldstyled, so I use Du in the Cap form- (I don´t know you so much...) so I use it. but it is not necessary. But you can Impress maybe a german girlfriend with your politeness with a big D in your letter!

Nandireya · Post by **Nandireya** » Sat Aug 10, 2002 4:13 am

I don't know German...and even though I've got a German/English dictonary I'll never put full German sentences in to my fanfics...it may tell me the words, but it doesn't explain how to construct the sentences...so I won't do it...just the splattering of words like the comics...

Garble · Post by **Garble** » Sat Aug 10, 2002 4:49 am

"I know a little German...

He's sitting right over there."

Nandireya · Post by **Nandireya** » Sat Aug 10, 2002 4:55 am

Ah! Top Secret! :laugh:

kurtlover · Post by **kurtlover** » Sat Aug 10, 2002 5:22 am

Originally posted by Garble
"I know a little German...

He's sitting right over there."

lol! me too, he works with me in the office

hiddencrawler · Post by **hiddencrawler** » Sat Aug 10, 2002 6:07 am

ooh! Ooh! I know German too... enough, but not alot.

Dang it! Was too slow... next time, then.

little Blue Lucy · Post by **little Blue Lucy** » Mon Aug 12, 2002 12:22 pm

I wish I knew German. I mean could speak it.

TahNaziHorse · Post by **TahNaziHorse** » Thu Sep 26, 2002 8:35 am

You could help me i kinda learn german. meaning that my brother is almost fluent and he teachers me things like bitch and stuff but he won't teach me anything else!!! so it annoys me!!! :'(

jogurt · Post by **jogurt** » Thu Sep 26, 2002 1:40 pm

What do you want to know?

Post by **Slarti** » Thu Sep 26, 2002 8:53 pm

Oooh, great offer, jogurt! Thanks! I tend to steer clear of the German in my fic too, just because I don't want to sound like an idiot. I might just have to take you up on that for some of my fics in the future.

Oooh, you're our official language consultant!

jogurt · Post by **jogurt** » Sun Sep 29, 2002 7:18 am

Hi Slarti I´ll do my best ! It was one of my first topics here you now meanwhile I did help some people but I have to warn you...sometimes there happend weird things. i can´t express myself right to discribe what i meant . LOL .
The best is so exact as possible to discribe what you need...

jozzig · Post by **jozzig** » Mon Oct 14, 2002 11:52 pm

(( O_o; Again: I'm new and I'm probably still posting this wrong x_x )) Whoo. I'm in my third year of IB German @_@; But I stink at it. Yargness, the placement of objects and verbs ::Shakes head::

But that's one of the reasons I like Kurt, of course: he's German <3

Nightfollower · Post by **Nightfollower** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 6:52 am

gGGGgrrrrAAHhhhHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

I sooooooooo cannot spell ANYTHING german! I write a word one way, then spell it another the next time i write it!

Jogurt, how do you feel about becoming my german translator? I cant exactly pay you, but i can acknowledge you in my fics.....

jogurt · Post by **jogurt** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 6:35 pm

I ll help you no problem this is not so hard to me at least and Paying are you nuts ? No problem send me the stuff and Ill do and help
And I want to read it...

jogurt · Post by **jogurt** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 6:37 pm

Originally posted by jozzig
(( O_o; Again: Im new and Im probably still posting this wrong x_x )) Whoo. Im in my third year of IB German @_@; But I stink at it. Yargness, the placement of objects and verbs ::Shakes head:: But thats one of the reasons I like Kurt, of course: hes German <3

dón´t be sad about german isn´t easy;)

Nightfollower · Post by **Nightfollower** » Thu Oct 31, 2002 7:45 am

Originally posted by jogurt
I ll help you no problem this is not so hard to me at least and Paying are you nuts ? No problem send me the stuff and Ill do and help
And I want to read it...

Awww, Thankyou so much! Sure, no probz about reading it. I'll let you know when I need some help....but be warned...considering me and some of the....stuff....I write, you may get some strange sentances to translate.....

Again, cheers buddy!

T.J. Wagner · Post by **T.J. Wagner** » Sun Dec 01, 2002 8:18 pm

Hello Jogurt! I have a question too. How would you say "When Winter Comes?" It's the title of my first Nighty fan fiction and I would like Kurt to say it in German. How would you say that? Thank you SO much for your help!:D

jogurt · Post by **jogurt** » Sat Dec 07, 2002 4:43 pm

"wenn der Winter kommt" dear TJ

Erynne · Post by **Erynne** » Sat Dec 07, 2002 7:37 pm

Hey, jogurt? I was wondering how you pronounce these phrases you've been typing up for people. If you translate anything else, can you maybe put the pronounciation in parantheses?

T.J. Wagner · Post by **T.J. Wagner** » Sun Dec 08, 2002 8:14 pm

Originally posted by jogurt
"wenn der Winter kommt" dear TJ

Thanks Jogurt for the help!