Zone1 do you know the special German s letter?

[Zebra]

here it is .... ßßßß

i know it of course

who else?

it looks a bit like a b or B

 

[JGalt]

here it is .... ßßßß

i know it of course

who else?

it looks a bit like a b or B

Wie heißen Sie?

I took German in high school and college over 50 years ago, but never used it.

 

[Zebra]

Wie heißen Sie?

I took German in high school and college over 50 years ago, but never used it.

Ich heiße Zebra

 

[Zebra]

Ich heiße Zebra

Wie heißen Sie?

a good example of an ß

a sharp ess or an esszett, as we say

 

[Zebra]

I took German in high school and college over 50 years ago, but never used it.

and you still remember ... wie heißen Sie

 

[JGalt]

and you still remember ... wie heißen Sie

Bitte, können mir sagen wo ist der Straßenbahnhaltestelle?

 

[Zebra]

Bitte, können mir sagen wo ist der Straßenbahnhaltestelle?

Sorry, ich weiß es selber nicht ...

 

[Zebra]

weiß is both know and white

 

[SweetSue92]

here it is .... ßßßß

i know it of course

who else?

it looks a bit like a b or B

YES! I collaborated with the German teacher at our high school and my second graders sang "Grun Grun Grun". They loved that song so much. They asked to sing it every year after.

That's the extent of my German language knowledge

 

[Zebra]

YES! I collaborated with the German teacher at our high school and my second graders sang "Grun Grun Grun". They loved that song so much. They asked to sing it every year after.

That's the extent of my German language knowledge

do you mean grün? = green ...

 

[SweetSue92]

do you mean grün? = green ...

Yes, this little gem:

 

[Zebra]

what other German words do you know?

 

[Zebra]

kindergarten

 

[Zebra]

heiß = hot

 

[FrankDrebin]

Entschuldigung - it's a very useful one, but without the esszett.

 

[SweetSue92]

what other German words do you know?

Schadenfreude....a great word, none like it in English. It's not very nice though

 

[Zebra]

Schadenfreude....a great word, none like it in English. It's not very nice though

but practical ...

 

[Zebra]

Yes, this little gem:

nice song!

 

[Zebra]

it changes ...

ich weiß
du weißt
er weiß

but

wir wissen

 

[Zebra]

beißen .... but Bissen