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German for Xenophobes

by Drew Launay

You will never need to fear another umlaut. Cedillas are things of the past and accents will never cause you acute or grave pain again. And dipthongs will belong on the beach. Speak like a native by speaking English.

Extracts from the book

 

Gift does not mean a present, but 'poison'.

Damit is not an expletive, but means 'therewith'.

Excuse me.
Entschuldigen Sie.
(Ent / shool dig gun / Zee.)

I am undescribably constipated.
Ich habe unbeschreibliche Verstopfung.
(ICH / harbour / oon besh rybe licker / Fur shh top foong.)

This is not correct.
Das ist nicht korrekt.
(Duss / ist / niCHt / correct.)

Please calm down. I will pay for the damage.
Beruhigen Sie sich. Ich bezahle den Schaden.
(Bay roo ee gun / Zee / ziCH. / ICH / bazaar ler / dane / Shah den.)

Do you work out or is that your natural build?
Machst du Bodybuilding oder bist du von Natur aus so gebaut?
(MaCH st / doo Body building / odour / bist doo / fon / Nah toor / ow!s / zo /geb out?)

My car has been towed away.
Mein Auto ist weggeschleppt worden.
(Meine / Ow! toe /ist vegger shh lept / vor den.)


(Duss / ist / niCHt / air low!bt.)

Das ist nicht erlaubt.

That is not allowed.





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I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse. I would never be without my Xenophobe's phrase book.
Accredited to Emperor Charles V (1500-1558)




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Author: Drew Launay
Sketches: Charles Hemming
Format: 64 pages, pb
Published: March 2006
Price: £3.99
ISBN-10 & ISBN-13: 1-903096-15-4


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