Do you ever say things in other languages?
- Thread starter Rick van Opbergen
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I love German, and even though I can't speak it there are some expressions I use in German only (and end up confusing people or having to explain or saying "nothing, I was just talking to myself"). Some examples (and the spelling might not be correct - I don't have time to google it right now):
pechgehabt (my absolutely favorite)
selbstverstandlich
verlangerung schnur (I use it regularly and have hard time remembering the english equivalent, so now my husband learned it as well)
pechgehabt (my absolutely favorite)
selbstverstandlich
verlangerung schnur (I use it regularly and have hard time remembering the english equivalent, so now my husband learned it as well)
Growing up in Florida I had a Chilean step mother and best friend's family is Columbian...so i catch myself saying alot of spanish...Of course my husband just looks at me like i'm crazy and i have to stop and realize i said it...like:
Como Que' (What do you mean?) if my husband says something i don't understand like "i'm going out for a few beers" well see FEW is the word in question so i say "como que a few beers?" and he looks at me blankly.
i can't even think of it right now...but i surprise myself with these things. i finally realize i said something, when i get that look.[/b]
Como Que' (What do you mean?) if my husband says something i don't understand like "i'm going out for a few beers" well see FEW is the word in question so i say "como que a few beers?" and he looks at me blankly.
i can't even think of it right now...but i surprise myself with these things. i finally realize i said something, when i get that look.[/b]
Wish I could speak Spanish. It's a world language, so it could be of some use somewhere in the future ... Although, same can be said of Chinese (Mandarin) thinking 'bout it ...
Well there are more examples ... can't think of them at the moment though, but it's late here (23:30), so that's a good reason eh?
hey, back to the original question of this post.
Sometimes I'll remember conversations I've had, and even remember most everything we discussed, yet I won't remember what language we discussed it in. Sometimes I can figure it out through deductive reasoning (i.e., we only have one language in common). But other times, if we have more than one language in common, and are known to switch quite freely, or if I didn't know the person that well and so can't remember what langauge they spoke, then even though I remember everything about the conversation, I don't know what language we were discussing it in.
Sometimes I'll remember conversations I've had, and even remember most everything we discussed, yet I won't remember what language we discussed it in. Sometimes I can figure it out through deductive reasoning (i.e., we only have one language in common). But other times, if we have more than one language in common, and are known to switch quite freely, or if I didn't know the person that well and so can't remember what langauge they spoke, then even though I remember everything about the conversation, I don't know what language we were discussing it in.