Thanks you all! There's also an upside: I get to stay on the couch most of the time and finally get some rest. :)
But no reading so far, I'm not in the mood. :(
Sad about your phone, although how fun to learn new phrases! (Even if I can't pronounce the words with all those g's in them, lol). Kaputt is still a fave, but I might try to work "I'm Eimer" into a conversation at some point. :)
Thanks and please do so! :D
If you would like to know the correct pronunciation: "im" is pronounced like the English "in", the "Ei" of Eimer is pronounced like "eye" or "I", and "mer" just like in "merry".
Thanks! I just noticed my fabcrapulous spell checker changed 'im' to I'm in my previous comment... :P I knew about the Ei being 'eye' from spending so much time in NL and constantly quizzing friends about the language, but I'd have TOTALLY screwed up "im" - I'd have pronounced the m as an m instead of an n (although I got the short i sound right). Thanks again for sharing this - I love learning stuff like this. :)
Ah, I think I have explained this in a confusing way; what I *meant* to say about "im" is that its "i" is pronounced as in the English "in"; and not that the "m" was pronounced as an "n". Your initial thought was absolutely correct. Sorry, my mistake! :(
If you like learning stuff like this, I could do a recurring blog feature "Random German Idioms". Although I fear that you would be the only person to enjoy it. ;)
Ah, I wondered about the m and n thing but I figured it was like the 'r' in US English vs, Aussie English (they drop the r sound - so 'Parker' and 'Parka' sound the same (Pahkah). Glad to get that sorted out though so I don't embarrass myself in the future with another German speaker, lol.
I would LOVE a recurring blog feature on Random German Idioms. :D Although I can't believe I'd be the only person to get a kick out of it surely? If so, that would be sad - and also not worth doing for just one person.
But no reading so far, I'm not in the mood. :(
If you were in the mood, what would you be reading?
If you would like to know the correct pronunciation: "im" is pronounced like the English "in", the "Ei" of Eimer is pronounced like "eye" or "I", and "mer" just like in "merry".
If you like learning stuff like this, I could do a recurring blog feature "Random German Idioms". Although I fear that you would be the only person to enjoy it. ;)
I would LOVE a recurring blog feature on Random German Idioms. :D Although I can't believe I'd be the only person to get a kick out of it surely? If so, that would be sad - and also not worth doing for just one person.