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Old 24th January 2007, 11:37   #21 (permalink)
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Thats why its best not to try, you only get it wrong....
Can any of you clever German speakers confirm that President Kennedy's famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" was rubbish grammatically and actually meant something else?
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Old 24th January 2007, 12:06   #22 (permalink)
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Can any of you clever German speakers confirm that President Kennedy's famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" was rubbish grammatically and actually meant something else?
It sounded 100% perfect to me...

but then again a jammy doughnut is a "Berliner" where I come from
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Kasekuchen! You're english is probably better than mine civic-babe!

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Kasekuchen! You're english is probably better than mine civic-babe!
KÄSEKUCHEN ... (I had to look for ages for the " Ä " as I only have an english keyboard..lol)
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Life's too short to learn German!

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Die Liebe ist sehr kurz zum Deutsch lernen...
Civic-babe, is that right? (ist es richtig?)
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Ein bischen, aber nicht sehr gut. Ich habe es ins schule gelernt, viele Jahre zuruck. Und dich CZ?

A little bit, but not that good. I have learnt it at school, a lot of years ago. And what about you CZ?
Think you also know "Dobre dan"
Ich auch, hat ein bischen Deutsch gelernt 33 jahren zurück!
(me too, had learnt a bit German 33 years ago)

"Dobre dan"... hey that's Russian "Hello- have a good day"
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Ich auch, hat ein bischen Deutsch gelernt 33 jahren zurück!
(me too, had learnt a bit German 33 years ago)

"Dobre dan"... hey that's Russian "Hello- have a good day"
Could be possible it is also Russian, not sure about that, but it is also Czech and indeed means "have a good day".
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Die Liebe ist sehr kurz zum Deutsch lernen...
Civic-babe, is that right? (ist es richtig?)
Das Leben ist zu kurz zum Deutsch lernen...

Liebe = love.. almost right
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Okay. Another one. Is that very fine lager Lowenbrau pronounced
Ler-ven-broy?
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Okay. Another one. Is that very fine lager Lowenbrau pronounced
Ler-ven-broy?
Löwenbräu = yum yum ... best to drink at the Octoberfest in Munich

Yes you could pronounce it that way ...
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Thanks, civic-babe.
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Das Leben ist zu kurz zum Deutsch lernen...

Liebe = love.. almost right
Uhhh... mixed up! Anyhow, love is life or vice versa, so as you said--almost right!
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Old 29th January 2007, 09:21   #34 (permalink)
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Uhhh... mixed up! Anyhow, love is life or vice versa, so as you said--almost right!
I think you mean Live is Life.....

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I think you mean Live is Life.....

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Nope, I know that song. I meant what I wrote--- To love is the pushing power of life; or, taking the vice versa, life has a meaning if love is present...
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