bitte
eta means ... little? all my 8th grade German is gone except kopf with the word for "potato" (that I can't come close) to spelling modifying it.
I don't fancy spending the next month trying to get librarian out of the carpet.
Spike ,'Chosen'
Spike's Bitches 34: They're All Slime and Antlers
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
lisah - Jan 12, 2007 9:22:36 am PST #557 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
SailAweigh - Jan 12, 2007 9:24:04 am PST #558 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
A variation is the frammistat, which frequently has to be replaced.
Let's get precise, shall we? It's the frammistat in the jimjam that needs replacing. At least, around the family I grew up with.
Raq, poor Mal! Now you're going to have to enroll him in Heidelberg University.
sj, even if your landlord can't do anything about it, I'm sure that you or your landlord can contact the owner of the flat up above to present your complaint. Is there a condo association that handles both of these residences that you can get in touch with?
EpicTangent - Jan 12, 2007 9:24:12 am PST #559 of 10001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Am I confused or are they?
eta (on the Danke v Bitte debate. Isn't danke thanks?)
Signed,
Three Years Spanish, One Semester Gaelic
SailAweigh - Jan 12, 2007 9:24:43 am PST #560 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Danke is thank you, bitte is you're welcome.
Topic!Cindy - Jan 12, 2007 9:25:34 am PST #561 of 10001
What is even happening?
The (from Germany) German people I knew said "Bitte," very much like how it looks, if you read the "e" as a schwa.
Oh, poor Mal (and Raq, and Robert). Raq, I'm sorry for the extended family circus stuff. You're wise to make plans for Mal, too.
Sparky1 - Jan 12, 2007 9:26:05 am PST #562 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
Bitte doubles as please and you're welcome.
sumi - Jan 12, 2007 9:27:31 am PST #563 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Is it geshundheit?
SailAweigh - Jan 12, 2007 9:28:50 am PST #564 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Bitte doubles as please and you're welcome.
True, dat. I'd forgotten.
Ginger - Jan 12, 2007 9:29:40 am PST #565 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Notes on bitte: [link] Bitte is used fairly often as the equivalent of "don't mention it."
Hil R. - Jan 12, 2007 9:31:05 am PST #566 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Danke is Thank You. Bitte is You're Welcome. Those, plus "kinder" and a few food names, are pretty much the only German that's survived the three generations my family's been in America.