How to turn Google Translate into a beatbox:

1) Go to Google Translate
2) Set the translator to translate German to German
3) Copy + paste the following into the translate box: pv zk pv pv zk pv zk kz zk pv pv pv zk pv zk zk pzk pzk pvzkpkzvpvzk kkkkkk bsch……
4) Click “listen”

LOL!

(via my friend Nicole)

Any short statement in German can be turned into an equally short question. It’s quite easy, you just have to adhere to the following rules:

1. Questions without a question word:

The verb has to precede the subject. Examples:

Wir kommen heute an. (We arrive today.) - Kommen wir heute an? (Do we arrive today?)

Du trinkst Kaffee. (You(‘re) drink(ing) coffee) - Trinkst du Kaffee? (Do / Are you drink(ing) coffee?)

2. Questions with question words:

The verb has to follow the question word and precede the subject. Examples:

Wo wohnst du? - Where do you live? (literal: Where live you?)

Wie komme ich zum Bahnhof? - How do I get to the station? (literal: How come I to the station?)

You may have already stumbled upon the word “gern” a bunch of times. It’s a frequently used word in German and can best be translated to “gladly” or a form of (to) like. Examples:

Ich esse gern Pizza. I like to eat pizza.

Das mache ich gern für dich. I gladly do that for you.

jemanden / etwas gern haben = (to) like so. / sth.

Example: Ich habe dich gern. I like you.

So ein (masculine)….! = What a….!

1.) Idiot

2.) Depp (yes - Johnny Depp translates to Johnny Dork LOL)

3.) Trottel

4.) Hohlkopf (literal: empty head)

5.) Quatschkopf (literal: nonsense head)

6.) Schwachkopf (literal: weak head)

7.) Vollpfosten

8.) Blödmann

9.) Dummkopf

10.) Volltrottel

Bayrisch (Bavarian) Part 2:

Here’s a fun online dictionary Bavarian-English which I’ve found for you guys. Who knows - maybe you’ll need it one day.

München [ˈmʏnçən] or “Minga” as Bavarians say, is Bavarias biggest city. It has approximately 1.3 million inhabitants and is very famous for the Oktoberfest - the world’s biggist fair which is taking place every year in the fall. Bavarian is of course spoken in Munich, too. :) Here are some fun beergarden phrases which you may hear during your next visit:

I hoi uns amoi a Mass = Ich hole uns mal eine Mass Bier = I’ll get beer (in a one liter glass) for us.

A Brezn bidde. = Eine Brezel, bitte. = One pretzel, please.

An Guadn! = Guten Appetit! = Enjoy your meal!

Du bist…. [‘du: ‘bist] = You’re…

1.) schön [‘ʃø:n]

2.) wunderschön

3.) bildschön

4.) hübsch [‘hʏpʃ]

5.) bildhübsch

EDIT: Some of you asked me to explain the pronunciation of these words. As you can see, I’ve already added phonetic transcriptions in the [] brackets for “du bist”, “schön” and “hübsch” to help you understand the pronunciation.

Maybe you have problems with “bild-” and “wunder-“. Here’s how you pronounce those two:

[‘bilt] [‘vundɐ] - now you just have to combinate the phonetic transcriptions. e.g.

wunderschön = [‘vundɐʃø:n] (sounds like “voondashain”)

bildhübsch = [‘bilthʏpʃ] (sounds like “bilthuepsh”) (ü like in the French word rue)

I hope this is a bit clearer now :)