Questions tagged [spoken-language]
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"Ich habe Durst" vs "Ich bin durstig": Which is more common?
Ich habe Durst.
Ich bin durstig.
Both of the above sentences, as I know, mean "I am thirsty".
In English, we often say S + be + Adj, but only in German do we say "I have thirst" or "I have hunger". The latter 2 just sound kinda weird in English…
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Verb form to finish someone else's sentence?
In spoken language, it sometimes happens that one person starts a sentence and another speaker finishes it, interrupting the first speaker.
(This may be impolite in some situations, but not always).
A: I ...
B: ... clean the apartment today?
The…
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How to read aloud lengths, for example "1,4 m"? (Wie sagt man oder liest man Metermaße vor)
Is there some documentation on correct ways of reading numbers in narration context — when reading aloud from a fiction book?
1,4 m = Eins Komma vier Meter/ein Meter vierzig
2,8 Meter = Zwei Komma acht Meter/zwei Meter achtzig
I specifically left…
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Will I mix up German and Norwegian if I learn them at the same time?
I speak Norwegian at B2 level, but I also want to learn German. Are they from the same language-family, will I start to mix up them if I start to learn German? Are they too similar?
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B1 language certificate
I have been told that I have to complete my b1 German certificate within a year. I am Australian and I am newly married in Germany and living here now.
I only speak very very basic German as I have only been here for 2 months. My question is how…
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How can one say "Close!" in the context of a game or sport
When playing a game like tennis or badminton, it often happens that after a long rally, my opponent hits the ball so that it just goes out. In English, I would sometimes say something like "Close!" (not always; it gets annoying if you say it too…
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"I find the same thing" - how to properly translate
I've discovered that I am confusing my German speaking friends with this sentence: "Ich finde die gleiche"
I intend this to be used in the manner I would use it in a normal English conversation, something like this:
Person: I just recently…
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