do germans speak formal german on the street ? do you really use Sie instead of du with stangers and people older than you?
>German on the street
That's a rarity
isn't formal languages just for strangers? sounds completely normal
I dont know. the last time I was in a situation where I had to speak German was years ago.
>>60062671
They don't speak on the street at all
>>60062671
It's social protocol to use Sie rather than Du when addressing the elderly or pretty much any stranger in a professional, non-casual setting. As an adult, you'll only use Sie when talking to a "superior" on the job though
was geht brudi vallah man schwör was geht bruda altaaaa vallah schwör hat die das gesagt man ja man bruder
>>60062671
bitte means dick in my dialect
>>60062843
>>60062903
>talking to strangers
Diaspora detected.
Since we have Germans here, can you answer a question for me? In English, when talking about inanimate things we always use it. >This Jacket is nice. I wear it.
But in German, things have gender so would I say:
>Diese Jacke ist nett. Ich trage es ODER
>Diese Jacke ist nett. Ich trage sie
>>60063191
Jacket is a female noun so we use "sie"
>>60063191
I am Greek.
Speaking German makes you a nazi.
Now please go away.
>>60063317
>"Jackets are female"
Hanz and Fritz will defend this
>>60063191
>>60063317
the akkusativ sie right?
>>60063317
Danke schön. Mein Lehrer hat nie mir gesagt aber jetzt weiß ich.
>>60063448
Verpiss dich Sandneger
>>60063491
wir bekommen es. du sprichst deutsch
>>60063600
Gib Ruhe.
>>60063507
KKKKKKKKKKKK NEIN NIEINEINIEINEIN EIN EIEIN EINEI ENINE ENI NIEI NN EINEIN NEIN IEN INEEINIEN INEI N EIIEN DAS IST MEIN THREAD
>>60063448
Richtig.
>>60063392
Beautiful, ain't it? Opens up a whole New realm of possibility in poetry and such
>>60063600
Nicht wirklich aber danke. Ich probiere
Mein arsch ist bereit für cock
>>60062671
Yes you do, but young people use the DU when talking to peers, also some hipster bullshit shops will agressively force to use the DU talking to you, which I find annoying
>>60064085
Kann man mit Internetleuten duzen?
Some people will get really offended when you adress them with "Du". I remember when my Grandpa was in the hospital, we went to visit him and next to him was a Serbian who didn't speak german very well, and the fucking nurse flipped out when he adressed her with "Du" telling him how disrespectful he was. When she left you could see how upset the man was. He was in his 70s maybe and tried his best to speak german as well. Fucking bitch, reported her later
>>60064225
Ja, das ist normal. Kommt glaube ich noch aus Usenet-Zeiten
translate this
>>60064661
Basically it says pay debts
>>60064661
When even Jews call you a cheater, you must've been doing some seriously shady shit
>>60064747
damn you yank
I want the truth
>>60064305
damn
>I've learnt "Wie geht es Ihnen?" "Auf wiedersehen"
> they said "w geht's!" "tschuss" instead of them
>>60064962
>You'll never speak their language exactly as well as they do, even though you'll try harder than them
>>60065063
Doesn't this apply to every language? Shit, I've been trying to sound like an English native speaker for several years and I'm not still sure I have completely succeeded in that endeavor. It seems that my English mysteriously deteriorates whenever I'm faced with an actual English native speaker.
>>60064962
Your point? We don't learn much colloquial English either
I could also say
>I've learnt "How are you?" "Good bye"
>they said "sup!" "bye" instead of them
>>60062903
Das ist doch unhöflich, junger mann
>>60062671
They speak turkish or arabic,mixed with german.
>>60065201
Yeah. It's like sure they'll understand you, but many natives will be able to tell you're not one of them sooner or later. I don't think it matters what language.
>>60065201
>not still sure
You're not quite there yet :^)
>>60065368
Passing for a native speaker is an actual thing, you know. Sure, if I post a vocaroo of me speaking English right now, you'll immediately be able to tell that I'm not a native speaker because I've just told you that I'm not a native speaker. You'll also listen far more carefully to even the tiniest mistakes I make in my pronunciation.
However, if I were to talk to some random person in the street in America, I doubt people would notice that I'm not a native speaker.
>>60062738
english is germanic language you dumbo.
>>60063392
Also, Mädchen (girl) is neuter
Our language literally objectifies girls.
They speak turkish on the streets, because more people speak it, only in the far-west they speak German or Diets
>>60065534
My English is flawless whenever I'm paying enough attention to what I'm writing. It's just that I tend to type so fast that I make mistakes when I don't proofread my posts.
donnerwetter
>>60065709
That's practically the German equivalent of "Oh my goodness". I don't think anyone actually says that anymore except for maybe old people.
>>60065545
Yeah, but you think they'd never notice?
>>60065658
"Flawless" is a term I'd reserve for top-notch writers. To give you an example of something in your post that could be considered a flaw, the tense in your first sentence is questionable.
>>60065802
The average American barely even knows where Europe is on a map. We're not talking about fucking linguists here, but just your average Joe on the street.
>>60065802
>purple hair and nose piercing
degenerate website
>>60064784
German Hebrew
Gauner(Swindler) jawan-> "Greece" , eariler, Jauner coming from Redwelsh Juonner, Joner, "Falseplayer" greeks which became homeless due to turkwars wer called jowonen, jonen "falseplayers"
Basicly greeks beat jews.
As soon as I turned 18 I told people to only address me with "Sie" from now on.
>>60066039
but do you sexually identify as a Sie?
>>60065902
If you want to believe that, alrighty. I just know I've been able to tell anytime I've talk to someone for a bit. Even Americans grown up abroad are a bit different.
>>60065918
This is true
there's also the so called Hamburg Sie, where you use Sie + first name and the München Du, which is Du + last name
>>60065874
>the tense in your first sentence is questionable
Huh, are you sure about that? How else could I phrase it?
"My English is flawless whenever I pay enough attention" would be an alternative, but that doesn't have really contain that progressive element that I want to emphasize.
>>60066203
Sie Schlampe?
>>60066231
both are fine
>>60066039
What? It started with my Confirmation and in school with grade 11
>>60066039
autism
>>60065801
ja bin alte Frau
>>60066231
>but that doesn't have really contain that
true native speaker with FLAWLESS english right here lads
this cheesejew got it all figured out
I found that Germans use 'ge-verb-et haben' more often than English 'have verb-ed'
>>60066397
This is what happens when I don't proofread my posts. The problem is that I think in English and I've been doing so for nigh on five years now, so when I suddenly interrupt a thought mid-sentence, I tend to write that down in my post and I don't notice it unless I reread it.
Frankish empire rest
Vous - Sie
Tu - Du
English language is so poor kek
>>60066592
Or very polite, since they use the vous-sie form all the time
>>60066592
We had
Vos
Tu
but we lost the "vos" and now we just say "tu"
>>60066592
fuck off cunt
>>60066587
>The problem is that I think in English and I've been doing so for nigh on five years now
wow...native
>>60066118
Here you go, I think I slurred my words together a bit too much at times:
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1ZLjn9eyG4n
>>60062671
What, you Arabs adress everyone the same way? Disgraceful.
>>60064305
cuck
>>60066930
that's a really gay and ugly accent
>>60066930
you sound gay as fuck and try really hard to put on an accent bruv
>>60066930
bender
>>60066930
You sounds like a robot tbqh.
I can hear the accent, really.
I always found it funny how we moved up step by step in the politeness during our school years.
>Kindergarten:
get called du + first name, call teacher du + first name
>elementary school:
get called du + first name, call teacher du + last name
>middle school:
get called du + first name, call teacher Sie + last name
>high school:
get called du + last name, call teacher Sie + last name
>University:
get called Sie + last name, call professor Sie + last name
Is it similar to that in other German speaking countries, or other languages with polite forms?
>>60067150
pure autism
>>60066930
faggot
>>60064305
Well shes just a fucking bitch then
>>60065801
Some hipster ironically use words like that or shit like “sapperlot“ and “ei der daus“ whatever the fuck that means in the first place. Himmel Herr Gesangsverein die Deutschen sind ja wirklich Scheiße
>>60067150
I don't remember kindergarten but in primary and secondary school we adressed teachers/professors in the formal way ("vikanje" - vi (plural form of you) and they adressed us in the informal way ("tikanje" - ti (singular form of you). Some older professors in high school adressed us in the formal way. In university everyone uses the formal way.
>>60066930
Yes, immediately. I actually have a friend who speaks like you, I forget where he's from though, somewhere in the Caribbean
>>60067432
>ei der daus
kek
>>60066930
You sound Swedish...
>>60066930
>>60067533
To continue, yeah perhaps if I met you on the street and we talked for five minutes I wouldn't think of it; I usually don't go around looking for foreigners. But the way you pause is definitely nothing like a native speaker I know. It's not bad by any means though; I wish I could speak as fluently in German as you do in English
>>60067432
Potzblitz
>>60067533
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0AI0TmBU2s8
>>60067829
>http://vocaroo.com/i/s0AI0TmBU2s8
That was actually really good; you sound exactly like a beta-nog
![4b23b983dd13e9b4ba5c5179bee4fbbf[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/loL2AT6.jpg "4b23b983dd13e9b4ba5c5179bee4fbbf[1].jpg")
>>60067947
Germany 1 : 0 Switzerland
>>60066930
0 accent, would never think you speak with an accent. But the way you speak really sounds like a girl in low voice.
>>60066423
English and German tenses that are constructed similarly often differ a lot in their usage.
In English the present perfect is used to express a past event that has present consequences.
In German the similar constructed tense is the past tense for spoken German.
>>60066957
U FUCKING WOT M8
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1hywBQrQnoX
>>60068532
cringed
>>60068532
>http://vocaroo.com/i/s1hywBQrQnoX
>>60068699
>>60068658
Feel free to upload it on YouTube or whatever. I'll do anything to become a meme or something. I was being cringy on purpose, by the way.
>>60068797
sure you did, you native speaker
>>60068532
That was pretty good
>>60066930
>>60068532
>>60068797
Did you learn English with Metal Gear Solid?
>>60068927
I guess I sound more American when I'm angry.
>>60066930
paedophile-tier
>>60068532
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1n81VxL6YUC
>>60068951
I don't even fucking know anymore. I watched tons of movies and series in English and I played WoW in English. I have no idea where my accent comes from.
>>60068967
You don't pause as badly. Sure you sound like a kid attempting a batman impression but autism isn't uncommon
>>60069221
East Anglia?
>>60069374
nah
>>60069380
Well, I tried.
>>60069006
Okay?
>>60069544
yes
>>60069622
I wasn't aware that pedos had a specific way of speaking. I didn't even mention anything about kids in my recordings. How the fuck did you come to that conclusion?
>>60069544
>>60069433
>>60069622
Nice dubs, jews.
>>60068532
Sounds pretty gay tbqh.
>>60066930
What the fuck did I just listen to
>>60069771
I'm a brony, so that might explain a few things. I also used to claim I was a "master troll".
>>60070041
you're an autist
>>60070116
Well, I do have a Twilight Sparkle plushie as proof of my autism. I'm also an edgy nihilist and I used to be a /b/-tard with "no morals" who did shit "for the lulz".
ITT:
>>60070116
I'm also pretty infamous among the German WoW forums community. If any German WoW players have ever heard of a massive autist called "Mergthor", then I'd be that guy.
>>60070485
I'm outta here
>>60070561
Yeah, fuck off, coward. No one needs you anyway.
>>60070485
Why would you admit that?
>>60063392
Jacket is female in French too, anglo
>>60071240
fag
>>60071271
No thanks, he doesn't smoke.
>>60068532
> you sound gay
>>60071082
Because I'm a fucking narcissist.
>>60072302
Is al of Switzerland this austistic?
>>60073014
I was born in Brazil, so that may also explain a few things. Hue hue hue.
>>60073584
nigger
>>60073800
I'm probably whiter than you, Ahmed.
>>60073985
swiss heritage ?
>>60064085
>Fucking Ikea
Seriously, I hate it - they pretty much pioneered this lack of respect towards your customers. I dont care wether the Swedes do it all the Time, we're in Germany for fucks sake.
>>60074024
Yes.
>>60074224
quite rare mate, where are you from ?
>>60074285
I was born in São Paulo, as in the actual city of São Paulo. My grandmother was born here in Switzerland, but emigrated to Brazil after WWII.
>>60074382
>one Swiss grandparent
>Swiss heritage
>>60065582
English is germanic... But not german...
>>60062721
>>60062671
>>60065802
>>60062738
>>60074651
kek
>>60074494
The funniest thing is that I am now in Switzerland and I'm a Swiss citizen only because of my grandmother. I also have Native American, Portuguese, Spanish and possibly Italian heritage, but they're all much farther removed. My maternal great-great-grandmother was an actual fucking Indian from the Tupi tribe. My last name is the most Portuguese name you could possibly think of (no, it's not "Barbosa").
>>60074651
NO that's impossible
>>60064085
>>60074193
This. Fuck that. Same with Subway "Was willst Du für ein Sub?" Fuck them all.
>>60074694
>she drinks always beer
What kind of English is that supposed to be?
>>60074738
du bist ein faggot
>>60074951
t. butthurt NEET on social welfare with no education or any prospects whatsoever
>>60074904
No idea senpai
>>60075026
t. non-white monkey
>>60075092
Kek, I love it when the picture adds more humour to the line
>>60075092
Some of the phrases Duolingo suggests are so incredibly bizarre and outlandish that I doubt anyone would ever use them in actual conversation.
>>60062671
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLxHlNKNmAY
>>60063392
>>60065591
>not understanding grammatical gender
Grammatical gender is not physical gender. It just happened to align with physical gender in the original languages that had genders.
Nowadays it's unrelated and only a purely grammatical function.
As an aside, "Mädchen" comes from "Mägdchen", which comes from "Magd", which is a female noun.
Making a noun a diminutive makes it neutral. "-chen", "-lein" and the like is similar to a Japanese "-chan" or "-tan".
A Magd is the female equivalent of a vassal.
>>60064085
>also some hipster bullshit shops will agressively force to use the DU talking to you, which I find annoying
>>60074193
Yeah, it's fucking patronizing. All of the fucking writing inside the store uses the informal term.
IKEA, you are a faceless corporation. You are NOT my buddy. Don't try to sound like my best friend. If anything, it just makes you creepy, not approachable.
>>60067150
You forgot the
>Graduate from school
>Can now call your former teachers du + first name
>>60067432
Himmel Arsch und Zwirn
I like those colorful expressions.
>>60067150
yes, except its Du + last name in university
and the du + last name was already in middle school, but that was just one teacher taking the piss when talking to me.
>>60077064
>Du + last name in university
u wat
We have two situations. Either it's a young professor who tries to be hip by telling everyone to use "you" on him. (Well, that or he has an embarrassing last name so he prefers to be called by his first name, which requires the usage of du)
Or you are formal all the way. In fact, a professor once gave us the hint that we should always sie first and switch to du if necessary, because some fuckheads get offended otherwise.
Also, we should never sie someone who dus us. That's patronizing as fuck and makes you a beta cuck who's talking from a massively weakened position. You do that to children, not to other adults.
>>60066930
You sound like a fedora tipper who tries to sound like one of their animes
>>60066930
Your tone of voice is fucking terrifying but your accent isn't noticeable.
>>60066930
Your tone and they way you said 'To' and 'you' were dead giveaways
>>60062671
>do germans speak formal german on the street ?
Yes.
>do you really use Sie instead of du with stangers and people older than you?
Yes, pretty much. Kids and young adults may still refer to their peers as 'Du', but generally you're expected to refer to adults as 'Sie'.
>>60067829
lmao perfect
>>60062671
Yes, because it sounds unfriendly, especially if you are in a shop or if you ask for the way on the street. But it's getting less, for young people it's more normal to say "you".
>>60063328
Why are you even living here. Go back to yor superior grease, jeees!
