[HM.Medico]

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?

[Ishmael]

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.

[JScones]

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...

[rogerbo]

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 "

[VoodooPriest]

[kiwi_2005]

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.

[svenks]

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
Sven

[VonHelsching]

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).

[VonHelsching]

*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:

[Phylacista]

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)

[rogerbo]

[Boris]

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.

[Swede]

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

[slow_n_ez]

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

[Myxale]

Well, my German is pretty bad....M' bein' hollerin' it for 27 years now! lol