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HM.Medico
Joined: 01 May 2006 Posts: 21 Location: 60 Knots off shore, In a Kilo
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Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 11:51 pm Post subject: How many of you people actually know German? |
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Okay, without actually playing it and observing reviews and threads I can gather that the crew speaks German, so
Kann zu alles spreche deutsch, oder nicht?
Ich habe lernst deutsch fur funf jahre. Klasse ist sehr langwielig.
So, can you, and if you can how does it help you (excuse the pun) submerse yourself into the game? |
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Ishmael
Joined: 10 Jan 2002 Posts: 161 Location: Belen NM.
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 12:11 am Post subject: |
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After 6 years in the Navy, I can get my face slapped in 17 different languages. When I get miffed I have a tendency to curse in Russian, knowing no one will understand. One time I was doing a particularly difficult circuit install in West Hollywood and started cussing in Russian. when I looked up, there was this really nice old, obviously Russian lady looking at me with a schocked expression on her face. |
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JScones
Joined: 21 Apr 2005 Posts: 1129 Location: Australia
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 12:12 am Post subject: |
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Nein. Ich spreche nicht Deutsches. (apologies to all German speakers for my obvious non grasping of the language)
I studied German for one year back in High School. I learnt how to say my name and ask for cake "Kann ich kuchen haben". That's about it though.
But you can't sail in a German U-boat with a crew full of English speakers. Especially with the English (American) voices they included in the game. Hehe.
Anyway, despite being very limited in German, after playing the game for a while, you understand what's being said, or at least the jist of it. And for me, it's just more immersive.
Now, playing with German text, that's totally another matter... |
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rogerbo
Joined: 31 Mar 2005 Posts: 245 Location: Swiss Navy
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 12:54 am Post subject: |
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there are many German speaking Kanleuns here (auch ich bin einer ) and many you'll find also on the German Ubi Board.
Und nun alle zurück auf die Stationen ! "ALARM, klar Schiff zum Gefecht " |
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VoodooPriest
Joined: 14 Aug 2005 Posts: 7
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 1:44 am Post subject: |
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rogerbo wrote: | Und nun alle zurück auf die Stationen ! "ALARM, klar Schiff zum Gefecht " |
Melde Schiff klar zum Gefecht!
I understand and speak german fluently.
But perhaps the reason for this is that actually I am a german.
English is a whole different matter, though. |
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kiwi_2005
Joined: 23 May 2004 Posts: 1286 Location: New Zealand
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 1:52 am Post subject: |
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No. But i wish i could, ive always found the German langauge fascinating it has that hint of authority imbedded into it
Im not to good at learning languages. |
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svenks
Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 103 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 2:08 am Post subject: |
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Well, in Denmark we learn both english and german in school - at least a couple of years. At least, that was when I was at school, and I don't believe it's changed.
I can understand most german, IF it's not some dialect, at least enough to know that the danish translation of Das Boot sucks!
Speaking it is a different matter , but I can get along. Hey, if you can order 2 beers in a language, not everything is lost! )1:
BRGDS
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VonHelsching
Joined: 16 Aug 2005 Posts: 666 Location: Athens, Greece
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 2:59 am Post subject: |
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I habe alles mein Deutsch fregessen. 6 yaren im Schule.
But when I was in Frankfurt this year twice for my work,
suprisignly, I started remembering, and being able to
undertand at first and then to speak (elementary level, though). |
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VonHelsching
Joined: 16 Aug 2005 Posts: 666 Location: Athens, Greece
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 2:59 am Post subject: |
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*sorry double post*
Actually now that I'm thinking it, it was a good move to help me get rid of this blocky low-rez avatar of "seasoned skipper" :down:
Last edited by VonHelsching on Tue May 02, 2006 3:03 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Phylacista
Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 73 Location: Aachen, Germany
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 3:00 am Post subject: |
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I like to play a game in my native langugage (i.e. german) and at the same time have the best immersion.
As for other games I try to avoid getting the german version because translation always loses something of the original "spirit" of the game.
(hehe - of course that is only because other games are in englisch - french for example would get me lost) |
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rogerbo
Joined: 31 Mar 2005 Posts: 245 Location: Swiss Navy
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 3:14 am Post subject: |
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Phylacista wrote: | I like to play a game in my native langugage (i.e. german) and at the same time have the best immersion.
As for other games I try to avoid getting the german version because translation always loses something of the original "spirit" of the game.
(hehe - of course that is only because other games are in englisch - french for example would get me lost) |
For me that is the same with the Movies, sometimes the translation from EN to GE is absolutly terrible and takes away alot from the feeling. |
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Boris
Joined: 07 Jun 2005 Posts: 185 Location: Bendigo, Australia
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 5:41 am Post subject: |
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Ein bisschen kann ich auch.
I was fortunate enough to have grown up in a german family... instant second language!
I speak like a Hamburger, but my reading/writing needs some practice.
I couldn't imagine playing SH3 in English... well maybe I could, but it would suck. |
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Swede
Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 58 Location: New Zealand
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 10:44 am Post subject: |
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being a Swede, or scandinavian for that matter, we share the same branch of the language tree, known as the germanic languages. Hence many of our words sound similar, and the way we put sentences together are similar. As for speaking german, maybe after 12 glasses of weissbier |
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slow_n_ez
Joined: 10 Apr 2005 Posts: 241 Location: Astoria , Oregon
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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Only word I know is " nein " which means ' no ' ... My wife was a German and she always had a few choice words for me in german when I made her mad .... I didn't dare ask her what she said |
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Myxale
Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Posts: 92
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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Well, my German is pretty bad....M' bein' hollerin' it for 27 years now! lol
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