Reply to: Nach oder zu?

[Antman]

It's the way you tell 'em, Darmy.

[darmstadt]

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[doodab]

In England grade 5 also means 5mm.

HTH

No it doesn't it means 5/8 of an inch.

[Scruff]

I know that this isn't quite German, but you should understand:

Vos vays a chazer von lokshen?

[Paddy]

Which one do I use first? Generally I'll use 'nach' before zu in a sentence but I'm never sure of what when where how or why.

Eine yummy pizza bitte zu mit namen!

Der Panzas kam nach Polen

Himler ist nicht zuhause, ist ging zu Starlingrad.

oops, mentioned the war again

[scooterscot]

I try and read, listen to and speak a little German every day. I'm currently reading Moby Dick in German

Well done you.

[suityou01]

I tried going to the hairdressers the other day.
Google translate does not work as well as we think it does.
The lady looked a little puzzled by my request when I showed her my phone, but she worked it out.
Best bit of advice, don't ask for a grade 5. Over here (in Germany) it means 5mm, not the number of the thingy on the end of the clippers!

In England grade 5 also means 5mm.

HTH

[suityou01]

You've only been in the country five minutes, where's all the knowledge coming from? Are you learning?

Grüß gott

I try and read, listen to and speak a little German every day. I'm currently reading Moby Dick in German

[darrylmg]

Twenty years could come to pass I'd still not know.

These days when I hear people talking I'm thinking oh their speaking English. Then as they get closer I hear it's still Deutsch. It's weird the ear just starts to tune in even though their speaking too fast for me.

I tried going to the hairdressers the other day.
Google translate does not work as well as we think it does.
The lady looked a little puzzled by my request when I showed her my phone, but she worked it out.
Best bit of advice, don't ask for a grade 5. Over here (in Germany) it means 5mm, not the number of the thingy on the end of the clippers!

[darmstadt]

Getz bin ich richtig meschugge im Kopp von de ganze Gelaber.

[scooterscot]

I'll take your word for it - it's been 20 years since I lived and worked in Germany. I would always have put the bitte at the end of the sentence, though - is it wrong or just uncommon?

Twenty years could come to pass I'd still not know.

These days when I hear people talking I'm thinking oh their speaking English. Then as they get closer I hear it's still Deutsch. It's weird the ear just starts to tune in even though their speaking too fast for me.

[DirtyDog]

Danke aber nicht, all to often I hear folks say bitte in the middle, warum? Ich weiß nicht.

I'll take your word for it - it's been 20 years since I lived and worked in Germany. I would always have put the bitte at the end of the sentence, though - is it wrong or just uncommon?

[Dactylion]

That makes good sense to me -

It's all Greek to me

[scooterscot]

Das gleiche

You've only been in the country five minutes, where's all the knowledge coming from? Are you learning?

Grüß gott

[scooterscot]

Eine yummy Pizza zum Mitnehmen bitte.

FTFY

Danke aber nicht, all to often I hear folks say bitte in the middle, warum? Ich weiß nicht.