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Offline Chris

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« on: June 28, 2002, 08:16:41 PM »
As off the wall as it sounds, the wife wants to make -paint-create- a sign to hang in the house some where.  I need to come up with the German for : house of .  In French it is  Chateau le.  In Spanish it is, Casa de.

It would have to be German. I don't know any and don't have a German English Dictionary:eek:

Any help from you guys in Germany or any who speak the language would be great.

Thanks
Chris

Offline Ozark

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« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2002, 08:28:24 PM »
Haus von
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Offline Thrawn

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« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2002, 08:31:59 PM »
I'm guessing "Haus von Whatever" or something like that.

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« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2002, 08:36:27 PM »
Bassic course of German.

1st lesson.

Mein schneider ist reich



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« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2002, 08:40:59 PM »
Bassic course of English.

1st lesson.

one "s" in basic ;)

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« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2002, 08:48:43 PM »
oh, shut up! :D

Offline Ozark

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« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2002, 08:51:27 PM »
lol

Offline Chris

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« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2002, 08:55:21 PM »
Thanks  Guys.  That was fast.  I don't think I want to know the translation for lesson #1 RRam:D

Thanks again,
Chris

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« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2002, 08:59:09 PM »
Lesson #1 translation is

"My taylor is rich"

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« Reply #9 on: June 28, 2002, 09:35:28 PM »
Lesson #2: Kommen sie hinton mitt dinen hose im hande.

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« Reply #10 on: June 28, 2002, 09:43:49 PM »
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Lesson #2: Kommen sie hinton mitt dinen hose im hande.


Come they clay/tone memo dinen trousers into hande.   :confused:


Damn Babel fish.

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« Reply #11 on: June 28, 2002, 10:32:19 PM »
Come over here with your socks in your hand.

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« Reply #12 on: June 29, 2002, 12:47:17 AM »
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pief spatz.
The price of Freedom is the willingness to do sudden battle, anywhere, any time and with utter recklessness...

...at home, or abroad.

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« Reply #13 on: June 29, 2002, 12:49:37 AM »
schnell!! schnell!!

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« Reply #14 on: June 29, 2002, 01:02:47 AM »
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Lesson #2: Kommen sie hinton mitt dinen hose im hande.


Correct it is: "Sie kommen von hinten mit Deiner Hose in der Hand."
Translated it is "They are coming from behind with your trousers in the hand."

Frightening...

You have really some strange german language lessons in the USA...  :D

But back to Chris:

"House of" in german is "Haus von" but could also be "Haus des" or "Haus der". It depends how the sentence is going on.
For example "House of the Hohenzollern family" wouls be "Haus der Hohenzollern".


And the french word chateau means castle or palace so the german words here are "Burg" or "Schloss".

So please give me the whole sentence which I can then translate for you.