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Posted by: black73 Nov 1 2006, 07:32 PM

It just dawned on me that I don't know the the proper pronunciation for some of the words that I often see here. Considering how shocked I was when I first found out it's a Porschuhh instead of Porsh , I am wondering how far off I am on my imagined pronunciations.

So how do you say Fuch, Mahle, Boge(is that German?), ATE, Bremsflussigheit... I know there are more, but I can't think of them now.

Posted by: type47 Nov 1 2006, 07:35 PM

... wasserstoffatom.... elbogen.... scheisskopf.....

Posted by: Chogokin Nov 1 2006, 07:42 PM

Now now... play nice...I'm sure his kopf not completely made of sheise

Posted by: bd1308 Nov 1 2006, 07:47 PM

Posted by: SirAndy Nov 1 2006, 07:59 PM

first, you gotta learn how to speeel them right ...

Porsche = porschuh
Fuchs = fooks
Mahle = mahluh
Boge = boguh
Bilstein = beelschtine (my personal pet-peeve, no, it's not bilsteen, you idiot! )
Bremsflüssigkeit = to tough to do in writing, i can record you a short mp3 if you want ...

Andy

Posted by: black73 Nov 1 2006, 08:19 PM

Thanks, Andy. I agree spelling is important... it's just not easy

and thanks for not calling me an idiot...

I don't really need to know how to say bresflussigkeit?, I just threw that in

Posted by: Pat Garvey Nov 1 2006, 08:38 PM

Andy!

Pet Peeves! I know this isn't 914 stuff....but.

What is the diff between a "bimmer" & a "beemer". I know it' off topic, but it bugs me.

MY understanding for year is that a "bimmer" was a car & a "beemer" was a bike.

Like I said, It bugs me & I don't even particularly care for BMW people - like the cars, though.

I question YOU because, like me, you ARE opinionated 7 not afraid to share it!

Posted by: SirAndy Nov 1 2006, 08:39 PM

the "idiot" comment was actually directed towards brad ...

one day he'll learn to pronounce it right (at least around me) ...
Andy

Posted by: LowGT Nov 2 2006, 02:39 AM

3 years of German in High School, and the most I remember is...

Du bist eine billige schlampe.

and

Wo ist die toilette?


It suprising how much I can still understand if I read it. But speaking, listening, and trying to form written sentences myself are all gone now.

Posted by: gopack Nov 2 2006, 06:59 AM

Don't forget my favorite german word:
Reinheitsgebot

Posted by: SirAndy Nov 2 2006, 11:25 AM

sorry pat, can't help you with those. i owned two bmw's in the past (2002, 520), but both "bimmer" and "beemer" are american words and not used in germany.

so, i don't know anything about them other than that people "over here" use them ...
Andy

Posted by: SirAndy Nov 2 2006, 11:26 AM

haha, that'll make you "friends" real quick ....
Andy

Posted by: DEC Nov 2 2006, 12:56 PM

Posted by: dralf Nov 2 2006, 12:58 PM

Fellows, don’t forget that when writing German, all nouns are capitalized. I lost many points in my classes in Luxembourg because of that.

Posted by: Gustl Nov 2 2006, 01:10 PM

that's one of the most importand words