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Ok, so the only German words you know are from Watching Hogan's Hero's Reruns?
Well fear not, you are about take Boomer's 9 minute course on Brettspielwelt German. Will this help
you get a taxi from Frankfurt airport to your hotel?, probably not. However if you're looking for
a game of Fuersten or Dudeln, you're in luck. If you learn just a handful of words and phrases our German hosts will be amazed.
And if you take the entire 9 minutes and pay attention you'll
be just fine.
Remember when John Kennedy went to Berlin and made his famous speech? Well JFK should have consulted the
Boomer because he stood in front of the Berlin Wall and declared "I am a Jelly Donut".
Since the average American knows about as much German as Anna Nicole Smith knows Organic Chemistry
theories, learning these few basic words and phrases will astound your German game partners on BSW, so much so
you better memorize phrase number 1.
First things first. Two must-bookmark webpages. If you're looking to translate large blocks of German into English,
go to Free Translation and if you would like the best German-English dictionary
go to Leo.
Now on to the words and phrases:
| German |
English |
| Mein Deutsch ist nicht sehr gut |
My German is not very good |
| Lust auf ein spiel |
Would you like to play? |
| Sprichst du Englisch? |
Do you speak English? |
| Ich verstehe kein Deutsch |
I don't understand German |
| Viel Glück, Viel Glueck, VG |
Good Luck |
| Viel Spaß, Viel Spass, VS |
Have Fun |
| (sehr) gut gespielt |
(very) well played |
| Auf Wiedersehen |
Goodbye |
| Guten Morgen, Morgen |
Good Morning |
| Gute Nacht |
Good Night |
| spielen wir nochmal? |
Play again? |
| eins noch? |
one more? |
| darf ich? |
may I? |
| Danke fürs spielen, Danke fuers spielen, Danke, dass du mit mir gespielt hast |
Thanks for playing, Thanks for playing with me |
| ebenso |
likewise |
| bis bald |
see you |
| Bitte |
Please |
| Danke |
Thanks |
| Gern geschehen, Bitte |
You're Welcome |
| Wie geht's? |
How are you? |
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