Goodbye: Tschüs, Auf Wiedersehen, Bis Später, Servus*
Yes: Ja
No: Nein
Please: Bitte (Schön)
Thanks: Danke (Schön)
Norwegian
Hello: Hei, Hallo
Goodbye: Ha Det, Farvel
Yes: Ja
No: Nei
Please: N/A**
Thanks: (Tusen) Takk
French
Hello: Bonjour, (Comment) ça va
Goodbye: Au Revoir, Adieu
Yes: Oui
No: Non
Please: S‘il vous plaît
Thanks: Merci (Beaucoup)
*=Servus is Austro-Bavarian dialect, I like it heaps, but wouldn’t recommend it outside Austro-Bavaria.
**=Though there is a “translation” for please in Norwegian, my Mum, who has lived in Norway, and speaks Norwegian fluently, told me there’s no context for please. You say “værsågod” (you’re welcome/ please recieve this) when you give someone something, and they say “takk”.
Nicole’s Fave Lyrics #5
“Geh nach Haus, geht das auch, nur Musik, Ich und Du.”
[English Translation: Go home, that works too, just music, me/I and you]
Song/ Lied: Musik
Act/ Band: Laserkraft 3D
NOT NEW VIDEO!! Episode two of Learning German with Nicole! This week: Conversation
What’s So Great: First, I love a word can be used for both a greeting and a farewell, we don’t have that in English, (at least not that I’ve found) despite our outragous amount of words.
Second, it sounds like “service” or “serve us (the ball)” in English so I made that little connection and remembered it that way.
Thirdly, I think the intination sounds so very friendly and welcomeing.
Great German Words No. 5
Word: Krankenhaus
English: Hostpital
Literal Translation: “suffer (or sick) house”
What’s So Great: Firstly, amazing German logic AGAIN! Secondly, it sounds quite like the American gangster “crunk”, so it’s like you’re getting crunk in the house and that house is a hospital, yo.
Great German Words No. 4
Word: Wörterbuch
English: Dictionary
Literal Translation: “words book”
What’s so great: Because that’s what it is! And don’t you see how there’s just so much beauty in the woooooooorlddddd!! Also, it’s easy to remember.
(Nicole finally posts recent videos)
Learning German with Nicole - Lesson 1: The Basics
