I'm still plodding along learning German with Duolingo. I've kept this up for 202 days. Some days are easy, and some days are more difficult, and then there are days when I wonder what Duolingo is thinking.
I don't know what kind of dogs they have in Germany, but I'm not making plans to visit if they can be mistaken for cars.
It seems like the order might be backwards; the fish has no job so of course he doesn't have money.
I have killed slugs in the garden with salt so I'm not surprised that this snail can't eat salt.
German turtles must be diligent and hard-working since they don't need free time.
If only the answer to this question was a resounding "Ja!"
I don't know what ice cream coffee is but I think I would like to drink it, especially with my chocolate pretzel.
And here is the answer! I may need to give this eiskaffee a try.
The next time someone asks how I am, this is going to be my answer.
I know that many, if not all of these lessons are AI-generated, but when they don't make much logical sense, I do question my limited knowledge of German. But they still provide me with entertainment, if not a stellar learning experience.
Ich habe viele Kartoffeln; ich bin zufrieden. Ich hoffe Sie sind auch zufrieden.
I wonder if there's some kind of special German humor going on here? I never got sentences like this with French! But I do love the last one, and I totally want to use that line on someone.
ReplyDeleteI am dying over here in the South Hills of Pittsburgh! Perhaps the Germans have not perfected Coffee Ice Cream, but the Italians have... aka Affogato! And sì per favore... duo!!
ReplyDeletesorry... DUE (I don't know what Safari is up to this morning!)
DeleteThe comedian Eddie Izard has a sketch about the weird phrases you learn while studying a language. Those are some really funny ones you have there. The Germans always have a lot of funny videos about their impossible language. I just saw one that was about what to call matches for lighting a fire. It was wild.
ReplyDeleteMy current favorites are Handschuh (glove) and Hell (bright).
Deletethat is too funny! I remember in Spanish class in high school we learned to say 'Oh my goodness, my leg is broken'.
ReplyDeleteAnd all I learned (that I remember) from French class was to say I'm going to the library. But I love the potato phrase!
ReplyDeleteWe have coffee ice cream, is that not a thing everywhere? If that's even what they mean with that sentence. And I like the idea of being content by having many potatoes. hahaha!
ReplyDeleteI am bewildered while laughing. I don't know how you learn a language like this, but I am sure it is entertaining, and it is great for your brain.
ReplyDeleteMy nephew lives in Germany. He puts up some pretty funny memes about the language on his Facebook page. Germans DO have an offbeat kind of humor too.
ReplyDeleteI love the potatoes line! I, too, would be VERY content!!
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing wrong with entertainment, especially if if comes with German lessons. Kudos to you.
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