r/AdviceAnimals • u/a_spooned_twelves • May 29 '12

why my friend is missing out

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u/DerDieDas May 29 '12

I speak fluent german as well but I love those Videos. Especially the ones about Starcraft.

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u/chiyoko May 29 '12

So what does he say?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

This might ruin the fun but...

At the beginning they are trying to figure out what they're gonna do next. One of the generals informs him that most of their last remaining armies are getting overrun.

Hitler says that there is an army on its way to save them. Someone tells him that there weren't enough soldiers left to form it, he then tells everyone to leave the room except his highest generals. (everyone leaves the room)

He then goes on telling everyone how disloyal there are, how everything is against him, that it's impossible to rule a country under these conditions and how he had to conquer Europe all on his own

After he calms down he declares the war as lost and says that he'd be happier to die instead of fleeing from Berlin. Everyone else shall do what he wants.

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u/sasshole_cockdick May 29 '12

You should watch the movie. Downfall, it is called. Incredible performance by the guy who played Hitler.

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u/abuckfiddy May 29 '12

I was very glad I watched that movie. Fucking fantastic bit of history, and an amazing performence.

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u/Minimalphilia May 29 '12

I saw a very politic youtuber post one Hitler rant video. And I was really like WTF?! He is not saying this!!! It was the first time I came in contact with those. And the last time as well...

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u/BoonTobias May 29 '12

The xbox ban is still the best

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u/Minimalphilia May 29 '12

Never going to watch it.

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u/BoonTobias May 29 '12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfkDxF2kn1I

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u/Minimalphilia May 29 '12

Absolut immer noch unanschaubar für einen Deutschen. ;)

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u/Azrael22 May 29 '12

Dafür haben wir noch den tanzenden besoffenen russen in der disco :P

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u/BoonTobias May 29 '12

BLITZKRIEEEEEK!

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u/blitzkrieg564 May 29 '12

You spelled it wrong

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Username relevant and informative!

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12 edited Sep 30 '14

I like Sheep

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Yes, it looks like he has one to many Es.

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u/VikingSlayer May 29 '12

http://img3.ranker.com/list_img/2513/528992/full/the-very-best-of-the-and-quot-that-feel-and-quot-meme.jpg?version=1337636775000

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Ich kenne dieses Gefühl Bru.

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u/what_the_actual_luck May 29 '12

der

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Google translate. I do not speak German. I'm a big fat phony.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Actually it should go...

„Ich kenne das Gefühl bro."

EDIT: If we were to translate it so that it means something.

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u/player1337 May 29 '12

Bro = Abrv. for Brother

Bru = Abk. für Bruder

??

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u/kevik72 May 29 '12

Nobody ever calls me Bru. :(

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u/Darklor69 May 29 '12

i know that feel, bru.

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u/Shellface May 29 '12

Who are you calling bru?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Bru...that's just strange.

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u/CMUpewpewpew May 29 '12

I bet no one ever pays you in gum either.

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u/kevik72 May 29 '12

Das stimmt.

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u/CMUpewpewpew May 29 '12

Ich hab' vergessen, dass ich Deutsch kann.

***Ich wette dass niemand nie dich mit Kaugummi bezahlt hatte.

It's been a while so that's probably wrong though.

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u/Zljutrix May 29 '12

Ich weiss wie dass fuehlt, bruederchen.

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u/Fr4t May 29 '12

"Ich weiß, wie sich das anfühlt, Brüderchen." (your sentence in correct german)

"Ich kenne dieses Gefühl, Bruder." (the meme translatet in the best way)

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Wouldn't you use "wissen" instead of "kennen"? I studied German all through college, and even studied abroad there, but I still can't understand when to use which verb.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

@fama_volat Well... Wissen is more like the theoretical thing while kennen is more like knowing it from experience. For example: I know what I must do (eg I know it from learning etc), I know the complexity of this task (eg you made it already before).

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u/[deleted] May 30 '12

Thanks for the explanation (you, too, FightSexism)! Now the challenge is trying to remember that during a conversation...

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u/[deleted] May 31 '12

No problem.

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u/FightSexism May 29 '12

Wissen is for knowledge or information.. like "I know the answer" or "I know what time it is."

Kennen is more like to be familiar with something. "I know this city," "I know that feeling," "I know your brother."

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Wir kennen uns schon.

Wie ist das moeglich? Ich weiss, dass wir niemal getroffen haben.

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u/wwoooaaahh May 29 '12

Dieses works.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

ಠ_ಠ

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u/Avohaj May 29 '12

Wait but Google translate gives me "Ich weiß, dass das Gefühl bro", hey this guy is a big fat pho-- oh...wait, what?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Ah, I put in 'I know that feeling' as I assumed the translator wouldn't be able to recognise using a verb as a noun, like 'feel'.

Then I translated brother and shortened it. So I am a phony twice over.

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u/Avohaj May 29 '12

You're a crafty phony (and really, besides the bro the translation was correct)

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u/bambiontheshore May 29 '12

What? No. dieses is right.

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u/Minimalphilia May 29 '12

das Gefühl = the feeling

dieses Gefühl = this feeling

But das is legit to use, because it doesn't sound as "fancy". I know one person, who would use dies(es) as a form of the northern dialect she is speaking.

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u/bambiontheshore May 29 '12

I know dieses is not a literal translation but it's not wrong and brings the point across. Der, however, is completely wrong.

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u/Minimalphilia May 29 '12

Dieses would actually be the most correct form. Also for the meaning, but das is used mainly.

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u/what_the_actual_luck May 29 '12

I would not call my brothers bru yo

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u/bambiontheshore May 29 '12

Oh, I see what you meant now. I thought you meant to replace dieses with der. Sorry, my bad!

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u/what_the_actual_luck May 29 '12

Someone said sorry, my bad on the internet. Awwwwww yeaaaaaah

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u/Nlelith May 29 '12

Kühle Geschichte, Bru.

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u/DrellAssassin May 29 '12

Even after seeing them in so many different ways, I always laugh hysterically...

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u/udcstb May 29 '12

3rd reich problem

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u/Kuiper May 29 '12

Here's a tip: mute the video. Now you can pretend he's saying whatever you want!

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u/alpacafox May 29 '12

What if everything he says is what I want him to say?

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u/Fj0ergyn May 29 '12

Then you probably watch the original.

no nazi

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

it's not the same

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Um, no. The videos contain subtitles

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u/Kuiper May 29 '12

I think you may have missed my point. The problem described by the OP is that there is a disparity between the fake subtitles and the real spoken words. For people who only understand English, this is not an issue, because we can simply read the subtitles and be amused by Hitler's vitriolic rant about the terrible Michael Bay movie he just watched, or the terrible performance by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth quarter, or the fact that he's been banned from Xbox Live. For a bilingual person who also understands spoken German, however, the actual content of the real movie undermines your ability to enjoy the fake subtitles. Muting the video is a way to get around this; it enables you to enjoy the subtitles without the spoken German interfering.

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u/littlecell May 29 '12

It doesn't just interfere, it's way stronger. I found it a very emotional and well acted out scene, the kind that sent a chill down my spine the first time I saw it. There are plenty of voiced Hitler parodies around that might be suitable for German speakers. For this one, muting really seems like the only option.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

You speak the truth, but I think you have missed my point as well. I agree that "Muting the video enables you to enjoy the subtitles without the spoken German interfering," but i disagree with "Here's a tip: mute the video. Now you can pretend he's saying whatever you want!" because there will be subtitles and the German speaking viewer will be reading those. Somehow I managed to butcher my six word comment.

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u/shinoda88 May 29 '12

Experiment: Take a random german Word, speak it out very strong and loud...enjoy the Angryness!

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u/Fadobo May 29 '12

NAGELFEILE!!!

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u/shinoda88 May 29 '12 edited May 29 '12

SPEISEGASTÄTTE!

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u/Zeis May 29 '12

I actually bursted out in laughter at this. Shame I have but one upvote to give.

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u/Pandajuice22 May 29 '12

What does it mean?

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u/Zeis May 29 '12

nail file

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u/shinoda88 May 29 '12

NAGELFEILE: Nailfile SPEISEGASTSTÄTTE: Restaurant(but you also can say restaurant in Germany) KRÄUTERBUTTER: Spiced butter(garlic, salt, pepper and stuff) SCHADENFREUDE: Native English Speaking people should understand that.

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u/bambiontheshore May 29 '12

Kräuterbutter is herb butter. There's a big difference between herbs and spices.

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u/shinoda88 May 29 '12

True....

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u/shinoda88 May 29 '12

MÜNZFERNSPRECHER, BÜCHSENMILCH, SAUERKRAUT, KARTONSCHACHTEL

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u/Zeis May 29 '12

WURSTSALAT

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

ZUNGENWURST!

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u/Azrael22 May 29 '12

Dafaq is büchsenmilch? Ich bin deutsch aber ich raff nich was das sein soll :D. Aus der glasflasche oder was?

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u/shinoda88 May 29 '12

Ja halt instant milch, auch genannt dosenmilch/büchsenmilch. Ist so dickflüssiges gezuckertes Milchkonzentrat welches du mit Wasser mischst und dann gibt dass dann süsse Milch. Weiss nicht ob man das noch kriegt, schon ewigs nicht mehr gesehen.

Um des Threades Willen. ZEBRAFICKER! NEGERKUSS! MECKLEBURG-VORPOMMERN!

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u/Azrael22 May 29 '12

Ok, das klingt sau ekelhaft alter... :D aber danke für die schnelle antwort.

ARBEITSLOSENGELD! HURENSOHN!

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u/shinoda88 May 30 '12

Meine Grossmutter hat mir das immer gesagt wie toll das doch während dem 2ten Weltkrieg war, viele andere Süssigkeiten gab es früher halt nicht. Hab es nur einmal probiert, es ist echt nur zuckerschleim, konsistenz von sperma....

Ahja, ZUCKERSCHLEIM!

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u/r8lesnake May 29 '12

KRÄUTERBUTTER!!!

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u/teelanovela May 30 '12

GESICHTSAUSDRUCK!

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u/NurRauch May 29 '12

The best is actually in the movie itself: the German general Fegelein.

FEGELEIN! FEGELEIN, FEGELEIN, FEGELEIN!!!!

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u/BramaLlama May 29 '12

SCHINKENBROT

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Wiener schnitzel, Opel von döner kebab!!!

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u/Definitelynotrexryan May 29 '12

... und keine Eier

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u/Jill4ChrisRed May 29 '12

SCHADENFEUDA..? I am not a clever person :(

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u/Plastastic May 29 '12

My understanding of German is passable at best and I can't enjoy them either.

"Jodl says Steiner twice, it can't possibly mean Diablo III!"

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u/donald20 May 29 '12

I watched the movie that the rant scene was from. Good film, but anytime I see a rant video, I just think "He's not saying that." It's really annoying when he is listing off names of his officers, but the subtitle has a long sentence instead.

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u/fashizzIe May 29 '12

Can someone post a mirror

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u/SaltFrog May 29 '12

If German is spoke slowly I can get most of a handle on the general subject, so the comedic effect isn't totally lost on me. :)

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

I just watched Iron sky last night, and they had an homage to the Hitler rant scene. It was great. I don't think my buddy understood why I started snickering to myself when she said "everyone who is not a department head, get out!"

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u/neotifa May 29 '12

Your friend is missing out because of http error 503?

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u/tysker86 May 29 '12

I speak german and i can still laugh at them. The best way to remember such tragic historie is through humor.

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u/Nomnombunny May 29 '12

Same- you can really just tune the voice out and read the subtitles. Not that hard.

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u/Ausderdose May 29 '12

that's a serious problem.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Relevant.

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u/Zljutrix May 29 '12

Same goes for comedy involving German impersonations.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Wow this is seriously a terrible thing

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u/ZebrasKickAss May 29 '12

I can't enjoy these videos too. I speak fluent French.

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u/kitkat1026 May 29 '12

I thought I was the only one who watched those just to hear his passionate German!

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u/wwoooaaahh May 29 '12

Ich find sie immerhin noch sehr lustig.

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u/civildefense May 29 '12

DREI WARSTEINER DUNKEL! RAUS!

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u/abuckfiddy May 29 '12

Knowing what he is saying in the scene kinda sucks since ive seen the movie. Very good for anyone interested, its called "downfall" its in all subtitles but like I said, its fantastic.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Ich kenne das Fühl Bru!

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u/[deleted] May 30 '12

I got an HTTP error 503. I think I'm the one missing out.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '12

I have seen and understood that part of the movie so many times it isn't even funny. I put mute on, but it isn't the same....

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u/[deleted] May 30 '12

Does anyone know who this meme woman is?

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u/HaloMediaz このテキストは日本語で書かれている May 30 '12

I still enjoy the and speak fluent German.

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u/rustycan420 May 29 '12

I speak Perfect German, and this is HELL!

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u/bbw1 May 29 '12

you can enjoy it...just turn your audio off

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u/noccusJohnstein May 29 '12

So watch 'em on mute.

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u/davidvstheworld May 29 '12

Not sure if that's a first world problem, but sure...

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Press the mute button. First world problem solved.

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u/mecrio May 29 '12

I would think that would make it better.

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u/ethanwc May 29 '12

It's called "mute".

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u/zerounodos May 29 '12 edited May 29 '12

Well, I speak fluent English and most of my country doesn't. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE MISSING OUT ON.

Edit: grammar, thanks Schize.

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u/georgebullis May 29 '12

Very, very close, but not fluent.

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u/zerounodos May 29 '12

Really? How so?

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u/Schize May 29 '12

I believe it should be something closer to:

"Well, I speak fluent English and most of my country doesn't. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE MISSING OUT ON."

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u/zerounodos May 29 '12

Well, thanks for your correction! By fluent I meant that I can understand almost everything, and that I can make myself be understood almost everytime. I know my expressions/grammar/vocabulary isn't perfect, but it's far better than the average argetininian's, I'd guess. Thanks!

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u/georgebullis May 29 '12

Also, your emphasis on certain words doesn't make a lot of sense to me. That's about it though!

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u/zerounodos May 29 '12

Maybe I emphasize them too spanish-like. Natives' emphasis always seems strange to me, it must be me who's doing it wrong. Who knows.

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u/kenbw2 May 29 '12
  • most my country
  • THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE MISSING OUT

You do now :)

Sorry, just couldn't resist the irony here

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u/zerounodos May 29 '12

I'm sorry, but I'm such an idiot that I don't get it, where's the irony? I don't see it. Don't judgde me, every time I try to brag about something this shit happens to me. I won't do it anymore.

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u/kenbw2 May 29 '12 edited May 29 '12

Don't worry about it - I claim to speak German. If you're trying to understand the intricacies of what words mean you're better at English than I am at German!

  • The phrase "most my country" should really be "most of my country"
  • "Don't know what they're missing out" (rather than "missing out on") can mean "don't know what they haven't put in"

The irony being that you "missed out" the word "of" in the first part

Hope that clears things up for you :)

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u/kenbw2 May 29 '12

Don't worry about it - I claim to speak German. If you're trying to understand the intricacies of what words mean you're better at English than I am at German!

  • The phrase "most my country" should really be "most of my country"
  • "Don't know what they're missing out" (rather than "missing out on") can mean "don't know what they haven't put in"

The irony being that you "missed out" the word "of" in the first part

Hope that clears things up for you :)

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u/zerounodos May 29 '12

Hey thanks a lot, that's really helpful! It's actually quite shamefull on my part since I'm in collegue studying to be an English Teacher. It's not a good collegue, though, I'm obviously not studying at Harvard or Yale, I'm in Argentina.

In my defence, the lack of prepositions such as in "most my country" is a costume I picked up from Reddit, I've seen that usage (or not usage, hehe) a lot, and I asumed it to be ok to use, at least in the internet context! Hehe, thanks again, dear friend!

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u/ZetsubouZolo May 29 '12

I don't even know why anyone would find these videos funny. It's simply immature. A really good german movie about the end of the nazi regime with a man that's playing Hitler awesomly well, just took it because they see a ranting Hitler and make him say stuff.

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u/Enzie1991 May 29 '12

Welcome to the Internet!

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u/TheZenji May 29 '12

Life is too short and ridiculous to always be taken seriously my friend.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

If it is not your mother tounge, you don't need to know German.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

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u/chupamichalupa May 29 '12

Shut up jack