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How to say "well then" in German? | ||
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| shadowzoid Groupie United States Joined 5691 days ago 76 posts - 85 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: German, Russian | Message 1 of 10 10 August 2009 at 9:06pm | IP Logged | ||
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Whenever I look up the meaning, it is always translated as "gut dann". I think that may be a direct translation. The problem Im having is understanding what the Pimsleur German course is saying. they say "? dann". whats the first word? it would be so awesome if they came with a transcript.
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| krog Diglot Senior Member Austria Joined 6057 days ago 146 posts - 152 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Latin | Message 2 of 10 10 August 2009 at 9:30pm | IP Logged | ||
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| Pyx Diglot Senior Member China Joined 5743 days ago 670 posts - 892 votes Speaks: German*, English Studies: Mandarin | Message 3 of 10 11 August 2009 at 12:14am | IP Logged | ||
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I don't know about Pimsleur, but depending on context I might say 'Also' or "Naja' (Or even 'Naja, also..' :) )
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| Belardur Octoglot Senior Member Germany Joined 5619 days ago 148 posts - 195 votes Speaks: English*, GermanC2, Spanish, Dutch, Latin, Ancient Greek, French, Lowland Scots Studies: Biblical Hebrew, Italian, Arabic (Written), Mandarin, Korean | Message 4 of 10 11 August 2009 at 9:53am | IP Logged | ||
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"Behind every German's teeth is an 'also' waiting, that falls out as soon as he opens his mouth" - paraphrase from Mark Twain
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| Pyx Diglot Senior Member China Joined 5743 days ago 670 posts - 892 votes Speaks: German*, English Studies: Mandarin | Message 5 of 10 11 August 2009 at 9:57am | IP Logged | ||
Totally true (and I love that essay :D ). I just don't understand why he insists on his "zug"s. There's hardly a word that uses that. At least not in modern German. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| William Camden Hexaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6280 days ago 1936 posts - 2333 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, French | Message 6 of 10 13 August 2009 at 10:30pm | IP Logged | ||
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Gut or schon gut?
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| Pyx Diglot Senior Member China Joined 5743 days ago 670 posts - 892 votes Speaks: German*, English Studies: Mandarin | Message 7 of 10 13 August 2009 at 11:47pm | IP Logged | ||
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Gut = Good; Schon gut = It doesn't matter
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| Marc Frisch Heptaglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6673 days ago 1001 posts - 1169 votes Speaks: German*, French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Italian Studies: Persian, Tamil | Message 8 of 10 15 August 2009 at 12:49am | IP Logged | ||
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Nun gut...
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