The German Lounge

[Alexander Corrino]

I have been living in Esslingen am Neckar for almost 2 years and just noticed this thread! So hello from the Baden-Württemberg area!

Hello back from the Baden-Württemberg area!

 

[Avro Arrow]

I have been living in Esslingen am Neckar for almost 2 years and just noticed this thread!

To be fair, the thread is only 19 days old!

 

[rahullak]

Wunderbar!

Ich finde dieses Thread jetzt ab. Ich kenn klein Deutsch. Es tut mir leid uber mein Grammatik.

 

[Alexander Corrino]

Wunderbar!

Ich finde dieses Thread jetzt ab. Ich kenn klein Deutsch. Es tut mir leid uber mein Grammatik.

That's okay. I always say "it doesn't matter how well someone speaks German, as long as I understand what they're trying to say it's all good".

 

[Astra]

I’d love to visit, lots of interesting things to see.
I just read our prime minister Rutte will be attending the re-opening of the Semper Gallery today. I should have asked him for a ride.

Oh yeah, this is a big thing this weekend. Entry even will be free. I bet it will be crowded though. They have been at it for six years! I think I can wait a little longer

Here's something for your amusement - German-English and English-German translations gone wrong:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/de/philipp...w05ClKEJAncstJ3JD3lPk1fTGwojCClozQC9iuV02TsCY

 

[Bad Thoughts]

Im Moment ist mein Deutsch sehr schlecht. I habe seit Jahren mit neimand mitgesprochen. Schade.

 

[Kilana2]

Gar nicht einmal so schlecht/not bad at all.

 

[Alexander Corrino]

Im Moment ist mein Deutsch sehr schlecht. I habe seit Jahren mit neimand mitgesprochen. Schade.

Not bad at all (I concur with @Kilana2)! And always feel free to send a DM if you want to practice your German. (Although I must caution you, mine isn't what it used to be either, haha!)

 

[Bad Thoughts]

Danke, @Kilana2 und @MrPicard . Ich glaube, dass ich verbessern soll. Mein Sohn moechte fuer seines "High School" Diplom Deutsch lernen.

 

[Alexander Corrino]

Danke, @Kilana2 und @MrPicard . Ich glaube, dass ich verbessern soll. Mein Sohn moechte fuer seines "High School" Diplom Deutsch lernen.

Oooh, that's great! If he needs any help, tell him to come to us!

 

[Bad Thoughts]

Oooh, that's great! If he needs any help, tell him to come to us!

"Man hat nicht Star Trek erfaehrt, bis er ins urspruengliche deutsch hoert!"

 

[Alexander Corrino]

"Man hat nicht Star Trek erfaehrt, bis er ins urspruengliche deutsch hoert!"

Oh no no no, don't do that! lol I run away SCREAMING whenever I accidentally encounter German Trek dubbing!

 

[Bad Thoughts]

Oh no no no, don't do that! lol I run away SCREAMING whenever I accidentally encounter German Trek dubbing!

Don't laugh, but there were moments when watching in German that there were some revelations, like when Worf recommends Kahless become "Imperator," not "Kaiser."

 

[Alexander Corrino]

Don't laugh, but there were moments when watching in German that there were some revelations, like when Worf recommends Kahless become "Imperator," not "Kaiser."

I won't even BEGIN to understand what was going on in the minds of those who translated the shows.

 

[Bad Thoughts]

I won't even BEGIN to understand what was going on in the minds of those who translated the shows.

I think that they were reacting to the ceremonial position that Kahless would take, but they decided that Kaiser was too powerful to be an accurate description, so they chose the alternative (the word that describes having absolute authority in one's person).

 

[Alexander Corrino]

I think that they were reacting to the ceremonial position that Kahless would take, but they decided that Kaiser was too powerful to be an accurate description, so they chose the alternative (the word that describes having absolute authority in one's person).

I'm not sure they put this much thought into it. They probably thought "Imperator" matches the lip movements of "Emperor" much more closely than "Kaiser" does, which means it worked better for the dubbing, so, they chose it.

 

[Santaman]

The only German dub that ever worked was for the Bud Spencer/ Bud Spencer and Terrence Hill movies, always more fun and with extra dialog than the original.

 

[Alexander Corrino]

The only German dub that ever worked was for the Bud Spencer/ Bud Spencer and Terrence Hill movies, always more fun and with extra dialog than the original.

Yes! I agree with this. They really added some extra humor there. But pretty much everything else is just atrocious, at least to me. Dubbing just doesn't work for me.

 

[Kilana2]

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[Santaman]

^^
They were and always will be my heroes, also because they were/are great guys for real as well, Buddy is much missed, I hope Terrence is fine, seems he still acts.