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 Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:24 am
I also have ancestral ties to Germany, though not as strong as my British herritage. My great-great-grandparents were German. 3nodding
And yes, if I ever mastered German, Dutch would be an easy next step. It's more like German than English as well.
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:46 pm
Ich finde Niederländisch gar nicht so einfach. Das heisst, ich verstehe es halbwegs, wenn ich es lese oder jemand sehr langsam spricht, aber ich kann es bestimmt nicht sprechen.
I don't think Dutch is that easy. I mean, I can understand it to a certain degree when I read it or somebody speaks very slowly, but I surely can't speak it.
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:44 pm
Goede dag! Ik heet Jay. Hoe heet u? Hoe gaat het met u?
(Guten Tag! Ich heiße Jay. Wie heißen Sie? Wie geht es Ihnen?)
Those are all the Dutch phrases I know.. and I don't even know how to pronounce them. xp
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:55 pm
There's another thread in a different section about Old English. Someone posted 4 lines, and it was very similar to German, more so than English is now.
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 5:54 pm
Yeah, I've seen that. The verbs were especially similar, especially the infinitive forms. Most end in 'en' in German, and in Old English most ended in 'an'... not too sure about the actual conjugations but I know that verbix.com can conjugate Old English verbs.
But there doesn't seem to be a site good enough to really teach Old English. If there was, I'd so learn it. It's really the only dead language I'd be interested in learning.
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 11:24 am
Hawk_McKrakken Yeah, I've seen that. The verbs were especially similar, especially the infinitive forms. Most end in 'en' in German, and in Old English most ended in 'an'... not too sure about the actual conjugations but I know that verbix.com can conjugate Old English verbs. But there doesn't seem to be a site good enough to really teach Old English. If there was, I'd so learn it. It's really the only dead language I'd be interested in learning.
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Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:29 am
zombiecide Hawk_McKrakken Yeah, I've seen that. The verbs were especially similar, especially the infinitive forms. Most end in 'en' in German, and in Old English most ended in 'an'... not too sure about the actual conjugations but I know that verbix.com can conjugate Old English verbs. But there doesn't seem to be a site good enough to really teach Old English. If there was, I'd so learn it. It's really the only dead language I'd be interested in learning. Latin might be usefull on a practical level, but Old English... It's just interesting, if you're a native English speaker, or a lover of German languages. 3nodding
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Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:15 pm
WellzY zombiecide Hawk_McKrakken Yeah, I've seen that. The verbs were especially similar, especially the infinitive forms. Most end in 'en' in German, and in Old English most ended in 'an'... not too sure about the actual conjugations but I know that verbix.com can conjugate Old English verbs. But there doesn't seem to be a site good enough to really teach Old English. If there was, I'd so learn it. It's really the only dead language I'd be interested in learning. Latin might be usefull on a practical level, but Old English... It's just interesting, if you're a native English speaker, or a lover of German languages. 3nodding 'Xactly! mrgreen But like I said, unfortunately, there are no sites out there adequate enough to teach Old English. crying Though I heard that speaking/singing in Latin is a good way to charm girls...? ninja If that's true, then I'll learn it just to speak/sing it to my girlfriend.
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:57 am
Hawk_McKrakken WellzY zombiecide Hawk_McKrakken Yeah, I've seen that. The verbs were especially similar, especially the infinitive forms. Most end in 'en' in German, and in Old English most ended in 'an'... not too sure about the actual conjugations but I know that verbix.com can conjugate Old English verbs. But there doesn't seem to be a site good enough to really teach Old English. If there was, I'd so learn it. It's really the only dead language I'd be interested in learning. Latin might be usefull on a practical level, but Old English... It's just interesting, if you're a native English speaker, or a lover of German languages. 3nodding 'Xactly! mrgreen But like I said, unfortunately, there are no sites out there adequate enough to teach Old English. crying Though I heard that speaking/singing in Latin is a good way to charm girls...? ninja If that's true, then I'll learn it just to speak/sing it to my girlfriend. Really? Because popular culture would dictate to me that nothing could be nerdier. Well, maybe singing on Elvish, or Klingon. I'd imagine Romance languages do carry the 'romantic' connotation with them, but I think French, Spanish or Italian might be better for such a job. Not that ANY of that has anything to do with German.
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:40 am
Hawk_McKrakken Though I heard that speaking/singing in Latin is a good way to charm girls...? ninja If that's true, then I'll learn it just to speak/sing it to my girlfriend. I wouldn't bet on it...
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Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 1:32 pm
Hawk_McKrakken Though I heard that speaking/singing in Latin is a good way to charm girls...? ninja Why on earth...?
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Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 8:46 pm
But of course, singing in German is far more romantic. whee
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Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 3:54 pm
WellzY But of course, singing in German is far more romantic. whee
In a pervy way ninja
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Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 4:55 pm
WellzY But of course, singing in German is far more romantic. whee I used to know how to play a number of German Christmas carols on the accordian. That did not bring any men into my life. wink OTOH, my ex had a veeerrry soft spot for "99 Luftballons" and my fiancé seems to have a thing for Blümchen. eek
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Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 5:58 pm
adabyron WellzY But of course, singing in German is far more romantic. whee I used to know how to play a number of German Christmas carols on the accordian. That did not bring any men into my life. wink OTOH, my ex had a veeerrry soft spot for "99 Luftballons" and my fiancé seems to have a thing for Blümchen. eek I used to listen to Blümchen when I was around 8...
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