Zakalwe76

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You mean the one they will be building near the Garage?

Maybe they'll do the Entrance in Marble from the Belgium mountains. Decorated with the Paris beach photos.

(I know, I know... I just can't resist... I absolutely love this other wordly bits that MoonBox adds, I simply can't resist playing with it)
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Satou Pendragon

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Forgive my schoolboy level German, but should this not be "Sprichst du Deutsch"?
I remember the more formal "Sprechen sie Deutsch" from school lessons, but for some reason I'm thinking that "Sprichst du" is more correct than "Du sprichst"?
No that is also correct. "Du sprichst Deutsch?" is "You speak German?" and "Sprichst du Deutsch?" would be "Do you speak German?" both can be used depending on the Situation.
 

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Forgive my schoolboy level German, but should this not be "Sprichst du Deutsch"?
I remember the more formal "Sprechen sie Deutsch" from school lessons, but for some reason I'm thinking that "Sprichst du" is more correct than "Du sprichst"?
Nah MB is correct with this one, i would guess he has a native German speaker as friend that helps him with something like that.

BUT you are also correct, Idunno what other to say then German is a fucked up language :ROFLMAO:
 

whatone

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Nah MB is correct with this one, i would guess he has a native German speaker as friend that helps him with something like that.

BUT you are also correct, Idunno what other to say then German is a fucked up language :ROFLMAO:
Ha ha, yeah but to be fair, most are. Olde English + Norse + French + German = English. :eek:
I have to admit, I'd hate to learn English as a foreign language, the multiple pronunciations for many words must be confusing as hell.
e.g. Take "ough": Bough (ow), Thorough (uh), Cough (off), Through (oo), Dough (o), Enough (uff), Thought (awt)...
Must be a nightmare! :ROFLMAO:
 
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minibaer12

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No that is also correct. "Du sprichst Deutsch?" is "You speak German?" and "Sprichst du Deutsch?" would be "Do you speak German?" both can be used depending on the Situation.
from a German speaker: unfortunately I have to correct you here
"Sprichst du Deutsch?" "Do you speak German?" is a question in which the person asking does not know whether the other person speaks German
"Du sprichst Deutsch?" "You speak German?" is also a question, but here the person asking is surprised that the other person speaks German

It is therefore not the same, not even in this situation
 

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So, just to confirm, or not, would "Sprichst du Deutsch?" be more appropriate in this instance?
I think it just felt that way to me, because I followed the same structure as "Sprechen sie Deutsch?".
Unfortunately, there are two forms in German:
"Sprichst du Deutsch?" is the personal form
"Sprechen sie Deutsch?" is the polite form

in English mean this the same: "Do you speak German?"
 
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Elhemeer

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So, just to confirm, or not, would "Sprichst du Deutsch?" be more appropriate in this instance?
I think it just felt that way to me, because I followed the same structure as "Sprechen sie Deutsch?".
Pretty sure he said something in German first, so I think the context is correct.
 

whatone

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Pretty sure he said something in German first, so I think the context is correct.
He didn't speak any. It was him understanding Helga when she said "Wunderbar". So her being surprised is contextually appropriate.
As you pointed out, MB was correct.
Thanks guys, from a language nerd. (y)
 
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Nah MB is correct with this one, i would guess he has a native German speaker as friend that helps him with something like that.

BUT you are also correct, Idunno what other to say then German is a fucked up language :ROFLMAO:
You good / Du gut,
Oh, I buying bag of German....No problem, wife home, me work /
Oh , Ich kaufen tüte Deutsch...keine probleme, Frau Heimat, I Arbeit
whatone ; What Satou and Minibear said !
hope that this don't sounds Spanish to them..... :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
 

whatone

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You good / Du gut,
Oh, I buying bag of German....No problem, wife home, me work /
Oh , Ich kaufen tüte Deutsch...keine probleme, Frau Heimat, I Arbeit
whatone ; What Satou and Minibear said !
hope that this don't sounds Spanish to them..... :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
Hey mate! Long time no see, hope you're good!
 
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