Sunday, 10 August 2014
Raphaël - Caravane (French Music Video)
Music video by Raphaël performing Caravane (French Music Video)
Téléphone - Cendrillon (French music video)
And now for something really retro (apologies for the sound quality!) More French: Téléphone.
Let me hug you (German)
Below is a screen shot shared by a follower on our facebook page:
Can't say the phrase in itself is one I'm familiar with. I'd have to agree with the translation software over the human on this one...word for word.
There are many other more approved way to ask for a hug in German though. Just a few of those below:
Lass mich dich drücken (drücken meaning "to press")
Lass mich dich in die Arme nehme (let me take you in my arms)
Lass uns umarmen (let us hug one another)
Lass mich dich knuddeln (knuddeln = "cuddle")
Tuesday, 5 August 2014
Friday, 1 August 2014
Language Mishaps! (Lonely Planet)
Lost in translation, or a watersports call-to-arms? Image by Ajay Tallam / CC BY-SA 2.0
My own pronunciation error: I once asked at a Christmas market in Germany for a Hot Chocolate "mit Zähne" (with teeth) instead of "mit Sahne" (with cream)
A friend of mine had a similar french vowel stumble, telling an undesired suitor "léche-moi" (lick me!) instead of "lâche-moi" (leave me alone
...pronounce "merci beaucoup" (thank you) wrong and you'll be telling a french chap/lass that they have a "beau cul" (nice ass).
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