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Words and phrases you like making Germans say

Fun with Germans

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Batman509
Just wondering if anybody else enjoys hearing germans say certain words or phrases in any language for whatever reason... here are some things I enjoy trying to make them say.

"Krieg", "Panzer", "U-boot", "Sieg","But this is not possible" or "But how is this possible?"

Am I the only one who enjoys this?
Matt9882
I know what you mean I had an incident with a colleage who looked ever so confused when her mother heard that she was in the fridge again!

Ich bin nicht in die Kühlschrank!
PayolaDL
I love when Germans try to use American-MTV slang in everyday conversation or advertising.

I saw a sign that said "Pimp Mein Farrad" about a month ago.
NOFXmike
QUOTE (PayolaDL @ Jul 4 2007, 3:57 pm) *
I saw a sign that said "Pimp Mein Farrad" about a month ago.

...they could have been looking for bikes to pimp for their crap-ass german show. I think they only did like 3 bikes and gave up, though...

I miss pimp my ride...
Derekbeggs
I really really would want one white van. or one warm wiggly worm

It sort of comes out like

I veely veely vood vont vun vite wan or vun varm viggly vurm. biggrin.gif
HEM
Just reach for the Gerrard Hoffung recording from 1954 by the BBC "French Widows" including:

Sorrowfully I cannot abide your auto.
bluedave
My german missis always told me that the phrase they used to test them with at uni was " Willie works overtime in Wolverhampton. " laugh.gif
Genie
My favorite: "We go".
zemonkey
I am thinking biggrin.gif
Ruthie
three months until February

you get a "munch" sometimes
Uncle Nick
@zemonkey: you mean like this: Berlitz junior commcercial
expat_J
"sir" "master" "boss" "mein herr" laugh.gif
Kathleen in Forchheim
a friend of mine finds the word "squirrel" quite entertaining. They can't quite get their tongues around the "squ" and it comes out something like skvivvel wink.gif
MollyB
Where are y'all finding these Germans who speak English, and how are you making them speak English?

I prefer making them endure my German. Though my allergic reaction to some dialects has added a dark dimension of prejudice I never imagined possible.
munichjoe
another good one is trying to get them to say "violence"
it ends up sounding like "wireless"

my GF still gets mad eveytime she says it, b/c the first time she did i didnt understand what it was she was saying. so after looking up the translation in the dictionary and finding violence, she says "thats what i said"... no honey you said wireless...

good times!
ExTexinMunich
Here is another FUNNY one for everyone to see...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3623576143531081352

VERY FUNNY!!! And so true!!!
DanHessen
hither and thither.

Heh, heh, heh.
osmachar
That'll sound like Heil Hitler then ...
BadDoggie
* I thought those three things over there went through the wash.
* Victor wants very wet vegetables.

Hours of laughs.

woof.
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