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 LauraM Pro Member United States Joined 5353 days ago 77 posts - 97 votes  Studies: German Personal Language Map | Message 41 of 55 12 December 2010 at 7:05am | IP Logged | |||||
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I ran into a new one today. What is the difference between "eine Tasche" und "ein Tüte?"
Can they be used interchangeably? Or is Tüte more appropriate for like a gift bag and ???? It was used in a children's story and I've always used the term "die Tasche." So this is new to me... 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Ubik Senior Member United States ubykh.wordpress.com/ Joined 5317 days ago 147 posts - 176 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Latin, Arabic (Egyptian), German, Spanish | Message 42 of 55 12 December 2010 at 7:30am | IP Logged | |||||
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I always use die Tasche for pretty much everything and people get what I mean even though
there are probably better words for each individual use. I would imagine you could say Geschenktasche and people would know what youre talking about. All I know is that Tasche seems to be the most general so I use that for fear if I use Tüte or some other word being bag/sack/purse I might be off in shade of meaning. Im sure someone else can step in and clarify this better for you though. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| LauraM Pro Member United States Joined 5353 days ago 77 posts - 97 votes Studies: German Personal Language Map | Message 43 of 55 12 December 2010 at 7:39am | IP Logged | |||||
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Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts.
Yes, hopefully a native speaker can clarify. I hope to use a wider vocabulary as time goes on and don't want to shy away from less-popular words. Since it was in my son's book, I certainly don't want to discourage him from using it but would love to make sure I help him use it appropriately! Anyone? 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Ubik Senior Member United States ubykh.wordpress.com/ Joined 5317 days ago 147 posts - 176 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Latin, Arabic (Egyptian), German, Spanish | Message 44 of 55 12 December 2010 at 7:46am | IP Logged | |||||
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Thats awesome that youre already teaching your son some German, and yes, I agree, I
really want to "branch out" and cease using the same old words over and over again...hence why I started this thread :D I think I will PM you and see if you are interested in chatting auf Deutsch für practizieren. My semester ends in a few days so I will be jonesing for some interaction very soon. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Doitsujin Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 5321 days ago 1256 posts - 2363 votes Speaks: German*, English | Message 45 of 55 12 December 2010 at 8:21am | IP Logged | |||||
"Tasche" is the best German equivalent for bag. "Tüte" is usually used for single-use containers made of paper or plastic. 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Jinx Triglot Senior Member Germany reverbnation.co Joined 5694 days ago 1085 posts - 1879 votes Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Catalan, Dutch, Esperanto, Croatian, Serbian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Italian, Spanish, Yiddish | Message 46 of 55 18 December 2010 at 3:49am | IP Logged | |||||
Additional note: if you're at the market and you want a plastic bag to put your produce in, ALWAYS use "Tüte"! If you say "Tasche" the vendor will get very confused. :) 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| LauraM Pro Member United States Joined 5353 days ago 77 posts - 97 votes Studies: German Personal Language Map | Message 47 of 55 18 December 2010 at 11:58pm | IP Logged | |||||
Ah, now THAT is helpful information! THANKS so much!!!!! 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| LanguageSponge Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5767 days ago 1197 posts - 1487 votes Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Welsh, Russian, Japanese, Slovenian, Greek, Italian | Message 48 of 55 20 December 2010 at 8:06pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Throwing yet another one out there, I have never really grasped the difference between "suchen" and "suchen nach". Can anyone shed some light?
Danke, Jack 1 person has voted this message useful |
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