Random foreign language phrases

Discussion in 'Other Languages' started by Joshua Tree, Jan 28, 2018.

  1. Joshua Tree

    Joshua Tree Remain In Light

    Messages:
    4,844
    Likes Received:
    1,630
    I am a native english speaker. I studied French and German at school, but here in the UK we don't take foreign languages very seriously, and I was never anywhere near fluent in either. But some phrases have stuck in my head:

    Vite! Le train depart, je veux descendre aussi!

    Il y a eu un accident

    On y va!

    Wie komme ich am besten zum Bahnhoff bitte?

    Es tut mir leid, ich verstehe es nicht

    Ein Glas Beer bitte

    Do you have any foreign language phrases which come to mind? Or are you multi-lingual? I heard that you know you've mastered a language when you start dreaming in that language.
     
  2. Irminsul

    Irminsul Valkyrie

    Messages:
    62
    Likes Received:
    105
    When your with friends, and one friend doesn't come out for drinks. "yeah, nah.. Fuck him"
     
    soulpoker likes this.
  3. Vanilla Gorilla

    Vanilla Gorilla Go Ape

    Messages:
    30,289
    Likes Received:
    8,560
    nó có vẻ lớn trong tay bạn
     
  4. mcme

    mcme lurker

    Messages:
    1,316
    Likes Received:
    808
    From a very old needle point hanging in my place in Vermont...
    Der Mensch braucht ein Platzchen und wars noch so Klein von Dem er kann sagen: Sieh hier, das ist mein.

    Umlauts are beyond me, hope it translates with a few missing.
     
  5. Asmodean

    Asmodean Slo motion rider

    Messages:
    50,556
    Likes Received:
    10,126
    Immer gerade aus!
     
  6. wilsjane

    wilsjane Nutty Professor HipForums Supporter

    Messages:
    6,114
    Likes Received:
    4,957
    Dum spiro spero, means "While I breathe, I hope" (Latin)
     
  7. wilsjane

    wilsjane Nutty Professor HipForums Supporter

    Messages:
    6,114
    Likes Received:
    4,957
    Es ist schön, eine Frau im Haus zu haben, solange sie nicht deine eigene ist.
    it's nice to have a wife in the house, as long as she's not your own.
    From the opera Die Fledermaus (The Bat)
     
    Joshua Tree likes this.
  8. SpacemanSpiff

    SpacemanSpiff Visitor

     
  9. deleted

    deleted Visitor

    chinga tu madre
     
    scratcho and neoprene_queen like this.
  10. Joshua Tree

    Joshua Tree Remain In Light

    Messages:
    4,844
    Likes Received:
    1,630
    Clip from an old parody show:

     
    jpdonleavy likes this.
  11. Aerianne

    Aerianne Lifetime Supporter Lifetime Supporter

    Messages:
    37,095
    Likes Received:
    17,162
    callate

    cabron
     
    Last edited: Jan 29, 2018
  12. wilsjane

    wilsjane Nutty Professor HipForums Supporter

    Messages:
    6,114
    Likes Received:
    4,957
    That was so funny. Working in central London for 17 years, I came across tourists with their phrase books all the time and sometimes it was impossible not to burst out laughing.
    Joke shops also sold phrase books that were fake, changing the translation. One of them was seized by the police after a lot of misunderstandings. "will you direct me to the nearest public toilet", in their language, translated to "would you like to come into the public toilet with me". LMAO
     
  13. Pete's Draggin'

    Pete's Draggin' Visitor

    Alles klar, Herr Kommissar?
    20180129_111446.jpg


    I say this phase periodically at work exactly like in the video, people in my age group laugh, the younger gen. say WTF?

     
    Last edited by a moderator: Jan 29, 2018
  14. Asmodean

    Asmodean Slo motion rider

    Messages:
    50,556
    Likes Received:
    10,126
  15. ~Zen~

    ~Zen~ Ancient Mariner Administrator

    Messages:
    13,420
    Likes Received:
    17,972
    War es der bahnhof?
     
  16. ~Zen~

    ~Zen~ Ancient Mariner Administrator

    Messages:
    13,420
    Likes Received:
    17,972
    Lekker lekker!
     
    Flashdown likes this.
  17. Flashdown

    Flashdown Members

    Messages:
    2,384
    Likes Received:
    8,644
    That is a lekker Afrikaans expression!
     
    ZenKarma likes this.
  18. ~Zen~

    ~Zen~ Ancient Mariner Administrator

    Messages:
    13,420
    Likes Received:
    17,972
    When I lived in Holland I heard this for the first time... eating at a sidewalk cafe when a Dutch lady zoomed by on her bicycle, paused a bit noticing the food we were eating, and loudly proclaimed that it was 'Lekker Lekker!' = tasty tasty :)
     
  19. Asmodean

    Asmodean Slo motion rider

    Messages:
    50,556
    Likes Received:
    10,126
    Its also applied to other stuff, like weather (lekker weer = nice weather) or people (lekker ding = literally tasty thing but means hot woman).
     
  20. Ged

    Ged Tits and Thigh Man.

    Messages:
    7,006
    Likes Received:
    2,988
    Relaxez-vous en musique
     

Share This Page

  1. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
    By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
    Dismiss Notice