• modifier@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Ja genau.

    I had a two year streak on Duolingo and I still get maybe 40% with context clues help.

    • lugal@sopuli.xyz
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      2 months ago

      A lot is inside jokes and playfully bad translations from English. Don’t know if that makes it easier or more difficult

      • modifier@lemmy.ca
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        2 months ago

        It’s probably half an indictment of Duolingo effectiveness and half an indictment of my retention skills.

    • bignate31@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I took German in high school, and while I understand maybe 60% of the words, 90% of the (what I assume to be critical) context is lost on me

      • TerHu@lemm.eeEnglish
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        2 months ago

        with how the german community is radically translating everything english directly into german, i too tend to need some time figuring out what the heck they mean. lemmy is translated as „let me“ but in one word, same for meme being translated as „me me“. so, oftentimes, i need to translate half the words of a sentence directly into english without taking context into consideration, then try to put them together and reread, if that makes any sense…

        • Natanox@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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          2 months ago

          Welcome to Zangendeutsch, where we (mostly) take words and translate them literally. Works the other way as well btw, I often see stuff like that in those “funny german words” memes. Birth control pill = Antibabypille = Antibabypill

          Tangled cables = Kabelsalat = Cablesalad

          (excess weight gained due to sadness) = Kummerspeck = Griefbacon

    • Ibuthyr@lemmy.wtf
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      2 months ago

      Ich im echten Leben.

      They take English and translate it word for word in a very literal fashion. It’s very difficult to understand for regular Germans because you kinda need to know the original English sayings to make sense of it.

  • General_Effort@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Good choice. Nobody who speaks German could be an evil man.

    As a side benefit, you will also be able to converse with Kim Jong-un, Vladimir Putin, and Robert Terwilliger.

  • caboose2006@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I need to not only learn the language but learn the culture so I can understand what I can only assume are fire memes

  • S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    I speak spanish and I feel like I’m fouble dipping in the fun. But once I tried diving into a german thread with the help of translators. Boy they were SAVAGE some shit was like “He got another dick surgery probaly wants to suck it himself at this point.” Idk who says german have no sense of humor but man that’s wrong AF.

    • lagoon8622@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      2 months ago

      They have a great sense of humor. It’s just that when it’s time to be serious (at work, meeting a stranger, out in public), they act serious.

      • Adiemus@lemm.ee
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        2 months ago

        Fun facts about Germany: No fun in Germany. Get back to work!

        However, German humour is very special. Me, as a German, I love it.

    • Hubi@feddit.org
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      2 months ago

      You’re missing out on the English communities on the German instances then.

      • Rogueostrich@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Maybe but I think I’ll be ok not wading through hundreds of posts I can’t understand, I wouldn’t expect someone who doesn’t understand English to do it with American posts.

        If that’s how someone else wants to spend their time more power to them, I do not have time for that unfortunately.

          • Rogueostrich@lemmy.world
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            2 months ago

            An I see there has been a miscommunication. I do block communities not entire instances I’m not actually aware of a way to block the whole thing I tried to do it to the furries but I didn’t see a way so I had to do it one by one, I’m not a Lemmy pro I just use Voyager and scroll it like it’s reddit since it’s better.

            • Hubi@feddit.org
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              2 months ago

              Not sure where the setting is on Voyager, but there is an instance filter in the profile settings in the browser. It blocks all posts from the instance, but not the users or comments in other communities.

    • lmuel@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Artikuliere auf deutsch, du Sohn einer Fachfrau für Selbstvermarktung

        • yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de
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          2 months ago

          Mieten sind i.d.R. nicht so kurzfristig, weshalb die bevorzugte Bezeichnung “Geschlechtsteildienstleistungsfachpersonalabstämmling” ist. Ebenso versichert “Abstämmling” im Gegensatz zu “Nachkomme” die leibliche Verwandtschaft.

    • Petersson@feddit.org
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      2 months ago

      Nimm es nicht persönlich, dass alle Deutschen hier im Faden dich beleidigen oder einfach anfangen, Deutsch zu schreiben, obwohl du Angelsachse bist. Es ist eher eine Art Maimai, auch wenn du natürlich Deutsch lernen solltest und diese Kommentarsektion nun Eigentum der BRD ist.

    • Genius@lemmy.zip
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      2 months ago

      Apparently a solution to the problem offends them lmao, didn’t realize me seeing posts I can’t comprehend was so important to these goofballs.

      That’s German humour

  • Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    At first it annoyed me slightly but I’ve noticed that I can understand most of them without having to use a translator, so now it’s just free language practice. And deciphering memes is decidedly more fun than taking a course.

    • WhiteHotaru@feddit.org
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      2 months ago

      Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Ich hoffe du triffst nie auf Zangendeutsch, da weiß selbst ich nicht mehr, was dort eigentlich gesagt wird.

      • IceFoxX@lemm.eeDeutsch
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        2 months ago

        Tangendeutsch heff ik ja noch nie höört aver dat geiht ja noch. Dat klingt hollt meist bloot temlich swacksinnig. Wat seggt denn eerst bi zB Plattdeutsch.

          • IceFoxX@lemm.eeDeutsch
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            2 months ago

            Ging ja um die die Deutsch lernen. Das du es als Norddeutscher verstehst verwundert mich nicht. Spreche es selbst aber auch nicht mehr, dass war mal als Kind als ich es noch aktiv gelernt hatte. Aber hatte nie jemanden zum quatschen somit verlernt. Platt war jetzt aber eh nur als Beispiel gedacht.

            • lugal@sopuli.xyz
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              2 months ago

              Ich hab von einigen Initiativen gehört, das in der Schule zu unterrichten aber auch dann vergeht das wahrscheinlich schnell wieder. Finde ich sehr schade, dass das verloren geht.

              • IceFoxX@lemm.eeDeutsch
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                2 months ago

                Also ich hätte es gerne weiter gesprochen bloß keinerlei Freunde die daran Interesse hatten und auch nicht in der Familie. Wäre das anders gewesen wäre ich dem wohl treu geblieben. Naja wie es so halt ist.

        • eldain@feddit.nl
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          2 months ago

          Geen probleem, het is bijna Nederlands van iemand die het schrijven niet beheerst. En Duitse leenwoorden gebruikt om taalgebrek te compenseren.

      • Zacryon@feddit.org
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        2 months ago

        Zangendeutsch ist v.a. auf ich_iel sehr weit verbreitet, dem Hauptinkubator deutschsprachiger Memes auf Lemmy.

    • Novocirab@feddit.org
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      2 months ago

      Go to your profile settings. There should be a list of languages you can select. Depending on the interface you use, Ctrl+Click may do the trick of selecting multiple languages. Then save.

  • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    I ended up blocking a bunch of German instances, I don’t dislike it or anything I just get nothing out of it lol.

  • Wilco@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    No, we are talk8ng about “Muricans” … most of them are thinking that these people need to learn English.

  • bignate31@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Also non-Americans trying to browse Lemmy during work…

    I really wish I could understand German humour

  • arakhis_@feddit.org
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    2 months ago

    As a german Ive seen this meme alot now, but Im completly confused what your experience is actually like.

    besides the german c/communities like c/dach and c/deuschland I dont see where youre seeing german everywhere and these dont show in the popular feeds for me

      • arakhis_@feddit.org
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        2 months ago

        weird I dont see it if I filter by hot
        anyone know if my instance blocks these?

        PS: LOL I blocked it for some reason, and didnt realize it blocks the whole instance rather than one community I didnt want to see (prolly ich_iel since I kinda feel like memes are degrading these platforms like reddit or insta with their short video floods)

        lets give the instance another try… hope theres a way for me to block only meme sites from a whole instance tho