the question is
'wie hast du letzes wochenende zu haus geholfen?'
and i want to say
'not much/very little, i was very busy doing blah blah.....'
i can say everything apart from that! i was going to look it up in the dictionary, but i thought theres probably a phrase which germans use which would sound much better.
also, how do you say 'to be honest'?
2007-03-15 06:04:39 · 8 answers · asked by bojanglestothemax 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I'd go for "nicht viel", my child, there's no special phrase that would make it sound better - "nicht viel, weil ich mit (blah blah) beschäftigt war."
"to be honest", well depends on the context, "um ehrlich zu sein" or "ehrlich gesagt" should do it for most occasions...
2007-03-15 08:17:00 · answer #1 · answered by borg 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
My German has become quite rusty, but given your context the phrase "gar nichts" comes to mind. It also doesn't sound right so stand by while I go to babel fish. They say it is perfect. Means nothing at all.
2007-03-15 06:20:08 · answer #2 · answered by St N 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nicht viel is the translation for not much, but to answer the question you could say. "ich habe nicht viel gemacht" hope thats all spelled right lol
2007-03-15 06:08:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Es ei denn wir schnacken platt. Then I'd say nischts.
Just messing with y'all.
2007-03-15 08:44:35 · answer #4 · answered by Kaiman 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
use sign language. hold your index finger and thumb about 1/2 inch apart. it universal
2007-03-15 06:08:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not much/very little - sehr wenig
to be honest - um ehrlich zu sein
2007-03-15 08:14:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Volkswagen
2007-03-15 06:08:13 · answer #7 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
ein bisschen pronounced 'eye-n bis-eh-en'
2007-03-17 00:31:16 · answer #8 · answered by tinaehle 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋