Am I confused or are they?
eta (on the Danke v Bitte debate. Isn't danke thanks?)
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EpicTangent - Jan 12, 2007 9:24:12 am PST #559 of 10001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
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
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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.
SailAweigh - Jan 12, 2007 9:31:28 am PST #567 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Bitte is used fairly often as the equivalent of "don't mention it."
Very much like the Spanish "de nada." Shows you how long it's been since I studied German!
EpicTangent - Jan 12, 2007 9:34:19 am PST #568 of 10001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
So what you're all saying is, I wasn't the confused one? Woot! Love when that happens!