In English when we make comments about something we often say "how" or "what" phrases like
What a cute baby!
or
How cute!
What kinds of things do German speakers say in these situations? (This is a grammar question more than a vocabulary question, but common vocabulary words are also welcome.)
2006-09-21 21:02:13 · 4 answers · asked by drshorty 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Gladly, German and English are very similar (well gladly, if you want to learn the languages...)
Was fuer ein niedliches Baby! = What a cute baby! (was=what)
Wie niedlich! = How cute! (wie=how)
Very similar with questions:
How are you? = Wie geht es Dir/Ihnen?
When was that? = Wann war das? (when=wann)
Sometimes Germans might just say:
Das ist aber niedlich!... Is that cute!
An exclamation mark takes you quite far in written, colloquial German...
Hope it helps...
2006-09-21 21:14:51 · answer #1 · answered by birgit_london 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm an American currently living in Germany:
What a cute baby! Was für ein süÃes Kind!
How cute! Wie süÃ!
Hope that helps.
2006-09-22 04:56:39 · answer #2 · answered by Jil G 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's actually not very different than in english!
"was für ein/eine..." = what a
"wie..." = how (wie süÃ! = how sweet!)
english is a language with germanic roots, so sometimes you can see the grammatic similarities.
2006-09-22 04:08:19 · answer #3 · answered by special k 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
was fur ein (e)
so suss!
2006-09-22 16:27:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋