Guess what?! Today I'm speaking German!
Hey everyone! I'm Dana and you're watching Wanted Adventure Living Abroad.
That just doesn't have the right ring to it in German. Okay, I’m going to say that part in English.
Hey everyone! I'm Dana and you're watching Wanted Adventure Living Abroad. German Edition!
Except for what I just said, because, yeah, that was in English...
Okay, as promised, after so many people asked me to make a video in German,
I'm filming it now.
Only this video will be in German. So, all the other videos will, as usual,
be in English. Okay? Okay!
And what am I going to do today? I'm going to talk a little bit about the funny or weird
things that I say in German because English is my mother tongue.
Is everything okay? No, I'm cold!
I'm from Florida, so I'm often cold.
I don't think I've ever said that I'm hot because that's never the case. But
if that were to happen, I would definitely also say "I am cold."
That's, of course, because in English we say "I am cold or I am hot" and not
to me it is hot or to me it is cold.
Hey, guess what?!
Hey, guess what?! Hey, guess what?!
Guess what!? Guess what?!
I never get the answer that I want when I say that. Therefore, I've tried
not to say it anymore, but old habits die hard.
"Rat was?" comes from "guess what?!" which is often used in English in order to
start an interesting conversation.
Guess what?! - What? - Peter Fox is coming to town and I just bought us tickets. - Awesome!
In English "anyway" is an important word. I use it a lot and it is
really hard for me to live without "anyway."
She said that the meeting would be at 3 o’clock, but then she had some sort of appointment
at 5:00. So she had to push the meeting back again, and then the appointment got canceled,
so she had to move the meeting forward. But then something else came up so she pushed
it all the way back to tomorrow. Anyway, that's why the meeting is tomorrow and not today.
In this case, in English, "anyway" means something like "forget it," "let's keep going"
or "now we're getting to the point of the conversation."
And then I learned that "sowieso" means "anyway," but I think not
how I am using it. I think that's wrong and sounds weird. But what should I
say instead?
For me almost everything is "es" in German, even when it really should be "die" or "der."
Where is the pen? - It is here!
I know I should say: "he" is here. But it is a thing and not a person. He is here?!
It just, ah, it just feels weird to call it a "he"!
"I’m good" has more than one use in English and all of them are wrong in German.
How's it going? - I’m good! - How are you? - I'm good!
No, "to me it's going good" is right.
But also:
You want more food? - I’m good. - Do you want more? - I'm good.
But, funnily enough, now Mr. German man, my mother-in-law and a few of my
German friends say "I am good" instead of "I am satisfied."
I am sure that I say many more funny things in German. If you
noticed something now, please just tell me.
I find it really funny.
I also made a similar video in English, about funny sentences that people who
speak German say in English. I'll put the link to that down below.
And my question for you is: what kind of funny sentences have you heard in other languages?
Have you ever said something funny in a foreign language? Please share your stories in the
comments. That also has something special to it in English.
Please let me know in the comments below!
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Until next time...auf Wiedersehen!
Except for what just I said...
All the other videos like, like like...
Forget it, forget it, forget it, forget it.
And... That was a good one!