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  1. rmisra's Avatar
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    Re: Lost in Translation? We are here to help...
    Hey guys how do you say 'would u like to know anything in particular' in German
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    Re: Lost in Translation? We are here to help...
    (Original post by rmisra)
    Hey guys how do you say 'would u like to know anything in particular' in German
    How about:


    Möchten Sie etwas bestimmtes wissen?
    Haben Sie eine besondere Frage?
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    (Original post by xmarilynx)
    How about:


    Möchten Sie etwas bestimmtes wissen?
    Haben Sie eine besondere Frage?
    thanks a lot
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    (Original post by xmarilynx)
    How about:


    Möchten Sie etwas Bestimmtes wissen?
    Haben Sie eine besondere Frage?
    Only thing I would change is in bold
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    Re: Lost in Translation? We are here to help...
    What does this say in French?

    "ton blaze pu la merde"

    Someone said that to me over PSN

    Also if theres anyone who can speak Greek:

    "ti ka nis pouli?"
    Last edited by Aaron_xyz; 24-06-2012 at 21:08.
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    What does this say in French?

    "ton blaze pu la merde"
    Literally, your name stinks of ****. So basically, they think your name sucks....
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    (Original post by xmarilynx)
    Literally, your name stinks of ****. So basically, they think your name sucks....
    LOL what a sore loser, I messaged him back "okay tough guy you're the boss".
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    Re: Lost in Translation? We are here to help...
    how do you say 'it will raise money for charity' in german
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    (Original post by rmisra)
    how do you say 'it will raise money for charity' in german
    What's the noun you're referring to?
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    (Original post by hannah_dru)
    What's the noun you're referring to?
    to raise
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    (Original post by rmisra)
    to raise
    No, the "it". This will affect the gender in German. Otherwise the best I can come up with is "Es wird Geld fuer Wohlfahrtsorganisationen sammeln".
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    (Original post by hannah_dru)
    No, the "it". This will affect the gender in German. Otherwise the best I can come up with is "Es wird Geld fuer Wohlfahrtsorganisationen sammeln".
    oh, 'das konzert'
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    (Original post by rmisra)
    oh, 'das konzert'
    Thanks In that case, "es" is fine.
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    (Original post by hannah_dru)
    Thanks In that case, "es" is fine.
    thanks
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    (Original post by rmisra)
    thanks
    No problem
  16. ChocoholicPolyglot's Avatar
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    Re: Lost in Translation? We are here to help...
    You can help with Arabic, Spanish, Persian and Turkish
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    Re: Lost in Translation? We are here to help...
    (Original post by ChocoholicPolyglot)
    You can help with Arabic, Spanish, Persian and Turkish
    Hola,

    Busco a una persona con quien puedo practicar el espanol. Podria ayudarme?
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    (Original post by KickingKat88)
    Hola,

    Busco a una persona con quien puedo practicar el espanol. Podria ayudarme?
    Si como no! Quieres traducciones o practicas de conversacion?
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    (Original post by ChocoholicPolyglot)
    Si como no! Quieres traducciones o practicas de conversacion?
    Gracias por responderme, necesito practicas de conversacion preferiblemente. Puedo ayudar con Ingles si necesitas?

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    Re: Lost in Translation? We are here to help...
    I can translate into Simple Arabic (though I have tons of people to ask, for more complex stuff) and any level of Swahili
    Last edited by KythingToWrite; 27-07-2012 at 21:24.
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