Ok I'm going off to the Vuuv festival in Putlitz Germany on Friday and really need some Phrases. I did a bit of German when I was in High school so I know the basics like Hallo but could do with a brush up also I need to know how to ask things like "Can I have a Beer?!?" "Do you speak English" and anything else I might find useful. Please Please I'm Begging PLEASE DO NOT post anything rude or Dodgey that I can say as I'm the kind of Burk who after a few drinks or when I'm feeling cocky will say them and get nicked or something. So that's why if you could put the phrase and what is it's German Equivalent. Thanks ;-)
2007-07-30 03:13:47 · 13 answers · asked by Kalishnikov 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Kann ich = can i
kansst du/sie/dich = can you (depending on how well you know them)
ich möchte= i would like
haben Sie= have you
Wo ist= where is
Entschuligung - excuse me
Es tut mir leid - i am sorry
The list goes on, don't panic though, a lot of people can speak english over there, a freind of mine started learning in school when she was 9, and since it is a festival, they will sure to hell have police on guard and will most likely be bilingual. As someone mentioned, if you are drunk, don't mention the war unless you want to find out what the inside of a german prison cell looks like...good luck you'll be fine.
2007-07-30 05:19:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The phrases you've asked for are "Ein Bier, bitte" (Not too helpful, actually, since there are so many sorts of beer) and "Sprechen Sie Englisch?" or "Sprichst du Englisch?" The first is for an older person you meet in a business context (hotel reception desk, railway personnel) and the second is for someone younger you meet in a social situation.
I think you'll find this link useful: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/ "Quick Fix" has some useful holiday phrases, and "Cool German" has more advanced information--including types of beer! Both have mp3 downloads.
Viel Spaß!
2007-07-30 03:24:07 · answer #2 · answered by hoptoad 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hi, I'm from Germany!
The phrases you asked are:
"Kann ich ein Bier haben?" - Can I have a beer? (But there a lots of different kinds of beer...)
"Sprechen Sie Englisch/ Sprichst du Englisch?" - Do you speak English? (The first version is for an person about the age of 16 you don't know well. The second one for a younger person or persons you know well.)
Just send me an e-mail if you want me to translate some other phrases for you!
But don't worry - most people in Germany can speak English quite well!
2007-08-01 01:30:59 · answer #3 · answered by Regi 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
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If you know those people well, you can use the informal "du", but DON'T do that if you are not well acquainted with your guests, unless you intend to get off on the wrong foot from the beginning. Most Germans are quite sensitive about their dignity, and would feel patronized and insulted if you used the familiar form, because that's how you treat children. It's a gut reaction, and they won't be able to help it, even if they know it's from lack of knowledge rather than intentional discourtesy. You got the informal translations from Masterswot, the polite ones go like this: "Moechten Sie etwas hiervon?" or, more colloquial: "Moechten Sie das mal probieren?" "Die Toilette ist die Treppe hoch und dann links." "Sind Sie sehr muede?" "Moechten Sie gerne dorthin gehen?" "Moechten Sie jetzt duschen?" and "Wie war Ihre Reise?" Viel Spass mit dem Besuch. Good luck with the visitors. Sorry about the lack of proper umlauts and scharfes s, but my operating system refuses to let me change keyboards at the moment.
2016-04-03 03:46:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hahahaha.
Oh this is the best question in the world.
if anyone tells you that "ich bin ein Bluhmenkohl" means "pleased to meet you", don't believe them, it means I'm a cauliflower.
Buy a phrasebook to be safe, and you probably won't find it in a phrase book but bumsen is always rude#
2007-08-02 00:08:10 · answer #5 · answered by MI5 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ual. As someone mentioned, if you are drunk, don't mention the war unless you want to find out what the inside of a german prison cell looks like...good luck yo
2015-09-26 01:48:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ein Bier bitte.
Entschuldigung. Sprechen Sie Englisch? (Excuse me. Do you speak English?
Wie viel kostet ein Kebab, nicht scharf aber mit Salat?
(How much is a kebab, without chili but with salad?)
Was! - Sie haben kein fish'n chips? (What! you don't serve fish and chips?!
Pommes (pronounced pomess) chips.
Chips - crisps.
Hope that helps.
Tschüss. (Ciao)
2007-07-30 10:02:09 · answer #7 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2017-02-17 10:47:49 · answer #8 · answered by Victor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ich Mochte ein bier bitte = I would like a beer please. Sprechen sie anglisch? = Do you speak english? Du habst schone augen. = You have beautiful eyes.
I can not remember how to spell them but they should be about right.
2007-07-30 03:25:57 · answer #9 · answered by Jared G 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Ich hätte gern ein Bier, bitte.
Enschuldigung, sprechen Sie Englisch?
Danke schoen. (Thank you.)
2007-07-30 03:18:51 · answer #10 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋