2007-02-10 06:23:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Thanks to all...my good friend was impressed with my attempt!
2007-02-10 15:58:48 · update #1
Ok, in German you don't say "Ich liebe dich" to non-romantic friends, that might be misleading.. you can choose something 'softer' like "Ich hab' dich lieb." (eekh-hub-dish-leeb)
Happy birthday : "Alles gute zum geburtstag" (a-less goo-ta tsoom ga-bourt-stug)
2007-02-10 09:16:54 · answer #1 · answered by Speck Schnuck 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To a German who is not your "significant other" you don't say "Ich liebe dich" or even "ich habe dich lieb".
You say " Ich mag dich sehr"
The "ch" sound in this is exactly the beginning of "Huge", a "y" as in "yell" and a "h" pronounced at the same time,
so that would sound like / iCH 'maag diCH/, the double "a" is long, like in "father", but with your tongue relaxed.
The birthday wishes would be written "Alles Gute zum Geburtstag" and sound like "/alles 'goo-teh tsoom gay'boorts-taak/"
The " ' " denotes that the following syllable is stressed.
2007-02-10 21:29:16 · answer #2 · answered by haggesitze 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, you CAN say "Ich habe dich lieb" to close friends and family! It's commonly used by my German friends when I was stationed there.
2007-02-14 12:08:20 · answer #3 · answered by Lontegold 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love you (inf) would be "ich liebe dich."
ich leeba dich, ch is a hard h sound
Viel Glück zum Geburstag, Glückliches Geburstag
feel glük tsoom gay-boors-tag, glüklichis gay-boors-tag
ü is somewhere between short u and oo.
2007-02-10 15:11:47 · answer #4 · answered by elfusilado 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Ich liebe Sie - I love you
pronounced like this: eesh leeba zee
Glücklicher Geburtstag - happy birthday
pronounced like this: glwklisher geburtstag
2007-02-10 14:38:13 · answer #5 · answered by don't stop the music ♪ 6 · 0⤊ 5⤋