I'd had a little College German, which helped with the grammar, but the biggest help was that Dutch TV showed English and American shows with Dutch subtitles,not dubbed dialogue. Really good way to expand vocabulary.Ms. Matterhorn wrote:@Flotilla: How long did it take you to learn Dutch? Did you know it before you went there? Kudos to you.
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Nah....the true universal language is Mathematics (says the mathematician). lolktulu wrote:I know a little bit of Japanese, but just enough to get me in trouble. Usually there is just a lot of pointing at pictures and hand waving. That is the true universal language!
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I was stationed in Germany twice in an eight year period. I regret learning very little German except Wo ist der banhof? (where is the train station), Ein nach bier bitte.(One more beer please), and the ever popular Ich habe ein metzgerei im mein hosen. 
I'll leave that translation alone...
I did however study french in high school and shocked my then girlfriend (now wife) on a trip to France. She came out of the restroom to find me having a conversation with a couple of natives. She told me later she always thought I was lying when I told her I could speak french. :p:
I'll leave that translation alone...I did however study french in high school and shocked my then girlfriend (now wife) on a trip to France. She came out of the restroom to find me having a conversation with a couple of natives. She told me later she always thought I was lying when I told her I could speak french. :p:
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'ein nach bier bitte',I'm so gonna steal that. (just in case) ;)
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For your tag line? :D:darph nader wrote:'ein nach bier bitte',I'm so gonna steal that. (just in case) ;)
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I need immersion... bad. my Spanish is atrophying at a terrible rate, and I still can't conjugate anything other than the present tense for shit.
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That happened to my french. I can't remember 95% of what I learned. The tale I spoke of earlier happened 15 years ago(and damn I feel old when I think of that).Mayonnaise wrote:I need immersion... bad. my Spanish is atrophying at a terrible rate, and I still can't conjugate anything other than the present tense for shit.
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Okay I can't be the only one who rushed to google to translate. According to google the english translation is "German to English translationkcberlin wrote:I was stationed in Germany twice in an eight year period. I regret learning very little German except Wo ist der banhof? (where is the train station), Ein nach bier bitte.(One more beer please), and the ever popular Ich habe ein metzgerei im mein hosen.
I did however study french in high school and shocked my then girlfriend (now wife) on a trip to France. She came out of the restroom to find me having a conversation with a couple of natives. She told me later she always thought I was lying when I told her I could speak french. :p:
I have a butcher in my pants"
Wow I would hate to be your butcher :D:
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Nope, I didn't rush off to have it translated, but I already knew all but one word, and from the rest I wasn't sure if I wanted to know what that word was. :p:jerlove wrote:Okay I can't be the only one who rushed to google to translate. According to google the english translation is "German to English translation
I have a butcher in my pants"
Wow I would hate to be your butcher :D:
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