Language Practice (Help your fluency)

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Oh, entschuldigung.

Oh, sorry.
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WeepingElf wrote: Mon Jul 25, 2022 10:35 am
Raphael wrote: Mon Jul 25, 2022 6:52 am "Sie" wird in Briefen großgeschrieben, aber nicht, wenn man andere Texte aufschreibt.
"Sie" is capitalized in letters, but not when writing down other texts.
Nein, das ist nicht die Regel.
'No, that is not the rule.'

"Sie" wird großgeschrieben als höfliches Pronomen der zweiten Person.
'"Sie" is capitalized as the polite second person pronoun.'

Als Pronomen der dritten Person Plural wird es klein geschrieben.
'As third person person plural it is not capitalized.'

Ganz egal, ob in einem Brief oder nicht.
'No matter whether in a letter or not.'
Das habe ich mir gedacht.
That is what I thought.
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka ha wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate ha eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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Ich habe eine kleine Frage: ist es klein geschrieben oder kleingeschrieben?
I have a little question: is it "klein geschrieben" or "kleingeschrieben"?
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Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka ha wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate ha eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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Travis B. wrote: Mon Jul 25, 2022 11:55 am Ich habe eine kleine Frage: ist es klein geschrieben oder kleingeschrieben?
I have a little question: is it "klein geschrieben" or "klein geschrieben"?
Da bin ich mir auch nicht sicher, was richtig ist.
'Here I am myself not sure what is correct.'
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Edit: my German sentence-making post is totally deleted.

I didn't know your topic is still ongoing, and on the other hand I also plan to add a bit more to this practice. So, I've left it out for now.
(我不知道你們的話題還繼續著,此外我也打算再加點東西。所以我先刪除了這篇練習。)
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WeepingElf wrote: Mon Jul 25, 2022 12:15 pm
Travis B. wrote: Mon Jul 25, 2022 11:55 am Ich habe eine kleine Frage: ist es klein geschrieben oder kleingeschrieben?
I have a little question: is it "klein geschrieben" or "klein geschrieben"?
Da bin ich mir auch nicht sicher, was richtig ist.
'Here I am myself not sure what is correct.'
Ich habe 873,000 Ergibnisse auf Google für "klein geschrieben" und 699,000 Ergibnisse für "kleingeschrieben" gefunden, aber vielen Ergibnisse haben über diesen Wörter von selbst gehandelt.
I got 873,000 hits on Google for "klein geschrieben" and 699,000 hits for "kleingeschrieben", but many results were about these words themselves.
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka ha wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate ha eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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Manchmal ist es einfacher, ein Wörterbuch zu konsultieren.
It's sometimes easier to consult a dictionary.


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Ein Wörterbuch wird einen älteren Sprachenlerner nach seinem richtigen Weg(e) führen, oder darf einen armen Neuen auch führen, sich in den schwierigen Wagen, die es gibt, zu verlaufen. :D
(A dictionary will lead a senior language learner to his correct way, or may also lead a poor beginner to get lost among the complex routes it provides.)
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das Wörterbuch; -er
führen: lead
– c.f. fühlen: feel
älter: senior
der Sprachenlerner
-- der Lerner; -
sich.ACC Lerner: get lost | verlief, verlaufen |
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Ich weiß nicht genau, wie und wo die Geschichte/Erzählung begann. Ich weiß auch nicht, wie und wo sie enden wird. Ich denke, dass sie mehr oder weniger wie einen ein Wind ist, der immer seine eigene Richtung hat, in die er bläst.
(I don't know very well how and where the story began. I also don't know how and where it will end. I think it’s more or less like a wind, that always has its own direction to blow.
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beginnen | begann, begonnen |
der Wind pl.: -e
die Richtung: history, story
die Erzählung: story, tale
blasen: blow | blies, geblasen |
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azhong wrote: Thu Jul 28, 2022 12:34 am Ich weiß nicht genau, wie und wo die Geschichte begann. Ich weiß auch nicht, wie und wo sie enden wird. Ich denke, dass sie mehr oder weniger wie ein Wind ist, der immer seine eigene Richtung hat, :?: in die er wandert.
(I don't know very well how and where the story began. I also don't know how and where it will end. I think it’s more or less like a wind, that always has its own direction to :?: wander along.
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beginnen | begann, begonnen |
der Wind pl.: -e
die Richtung
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Welche Korrekturen sollen blau sein, und welche rot?

Which corrections are supposed to be blue, and which ones are supposed to be red?
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Raphael wrote: Sat Jul 30, 2022 2:24 am Welche Korrekturen sollen blau sein, und welche rot?

Which corrections are supposed to be blue, and which ones are supposed to be red?
Fragen Sie mich?
Are you asking me?

(Diese Sätze sind zu schwierig für mich zu übersetzen...)
(These sentences are too complicated for me to translate.)
I am used to correcting my own sentences in black, bolded type, a habit I copied from an linguoboy with "l" lowercased, who provided me a lot of language corrections in my previous forum.
Now that the whole sentence is bolded already, I randomly choose the blue color. It functions just like the red color you choose.
I left a phrase in red this time just because I am still trying to correct it myself, which I don't feel safe and I'm still being studying it by asking people.

Danke schön für Ihre Hilfe.
Thank you for your help.
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Meistens jogge ich den Fluss entlang, und manchmal kommt Thomas mit. Nachdem wir gejoggt haben, setzen wir uns und plaudern am Fluss. Kennst du Thomas? Immer wenn er redet, redet er über Politik, Politik und noch mehr Politik. Manchmal ärgere ich mich über seine Worte, aber ich versuche, meinen Wut Ärger zu bändigen, denn wir sind Freunde.
(I usually jog along the river and sometimes Thomas goes with me. After jogging, we sat and chat by the river. Do you know Thomas? Whenever he talks, he talks about politics, politics and more politics. Sometimes I get angry at his words, but I try to restrain my anger, for we're friends.)
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plaudern: to chat
die Politik; no pl.
das Wort; -e
die Wut
der Freund; -e
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azhong wrote: Sat Jul 30, 2022 7:56 am Fragen Sie mich?
Are you asking me?
azhong wrote: Mon Aug 01, 2022 5:00 am Meistens jogge ich am Fluss / :?: an den Fluss entlang, und manchmal kommt Thomas zusammen mit. Nachdem wir gejoggt haben, setzen wir uns und plaudern wir am Fluss. Kennst du Thomas? Immer wenn er redet, redet er über Politik, Politik und noch mehr Politik. Manchmal ärgere ich mich über seine Worte, aber ich versuche, meinen Ärger*1) zu bändigen, denn wir sind Freunde.
(I usually jog along the river and sometimes Thomas goes with me. After jogging, we sat and chat by the river. Do you know Thomas? Whenever he talks, he talks about politics, politics and more politics. Sometimes I get angry at his words, but I try to restrain my anger, for we're friends.)
*1) Wut is much stronger than Ärger; as you chose sich ärgern in the preceding clause, you also should use Ärger here.
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Keinen Schüler bin ich mehr Ich bin keinen Schüler mehr und daher will ich von jetzt an nicht mehr lesen. Auch in meinem Zimmer wird es keine Bücher mehr geben. Ich will nur fernsehen und Computerspiele spielen. Immer wenn ich Bücher sehe, ärgere ich mich.
(I am :?: no more/no longer* a student so I no longer want to read from now on. There will be no more books in my room, either. I just want to watch TV and play computer games. Whenever I see books, I get angry.
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der Schüler: school student; -
-- c.f. der Student: college student; -en
fernsehen: to watch TV; | sah fern, ferngesehen |
das Computerspiel: computer game; -e
der Computer
[*] Ich denke mir, dass no more hier auch so gut wie no longer passiert?
(I think that no more also goes as fine as no longer here?)
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azhong wrote: Tue Aug 02, 2022 6:38 am Ich bin kein Schüler mehr und daher will ich von jetzt an nicht mehr lesen. Auch in meinem Zimmer wird es keine Bücher mehr geben. Ich will nur fernsehen und Computerspiele spielen. Immer wenn ich Bücher sehe, ärgere ich mich.
(I am :?: no more/no longer* a student so I no longer want to read from now on. There will be no more books in my room, either. I just want to watch TV and play computer games. Whenever I see books, I get angry.
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der Schüler: school student; -
-- c.f. der Student: college student; -en
fernsehen: to watch TV; | sah fern, ferngesehen |
das Computerspiel: computer game; -e
der Computer
[*] Ich denke mir, dass no more hier auch so gut wie no longer passiert?
(I think that no more also goes as fine as no longer here?)
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azhong wrote: Sat Jul 30, 2022 7:56 am
Raphael wrote: Sat Jul 30, 2022 2:24 am Welche Korrekturen sollen blau sein, und welche rot?

Which corrections are supposed to be blue, and which ones are supposed to be red?
Fragen Sie mich?
Are you asking me?
Ich meinte alle, die manchmal rot und manchmal blau verwenden.

I meant everybody who sometimes uses red and sometimes blue.
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I can't say how others do it, but when I mark, red is simply wrong (orthographic mistake or a form or construction is ungrammatical or a word or construction doesn't have the intended meaning), while blue marks corrections wrt idiomaticity / register / selection of better fitting words or expressions.
Added comment: English student can be translated by German Schüler and Student; the former would be correct for someone at High School, while the latter for someone at college or university.
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„Eines weiß ich“, sagte er zu sich. "Morgen gehe/kehre ich wieder zu diesem kleinen Teich zurück. / Morgen möchte ich wieder zu diesem kleinen Teich dorthin zurück.
"Both are possible, but the first version is closer to the original."
Und dorthin möchte ich gerne alleine. Und ich möchte gerne alleine dorthin."
( "I know one thing," he said to himself. "I'm going/returning back to that little pond again tomorrow. And I'd like to go alone." (from <The Trumpet Of The Swan> by E. B. White))
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der Teich; -e
zurückkehren: to return
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azhong wrote: Tue Aug 02, 2022 10:36 pm „Eines weiß ich“, sagte er zu sich. "Morgen gehe ich wieder zu diesem kleinen Teich zurück. / :?:*1) Morgen möchte ich wieder zu diesem kleinen Teich dorthin zurück. Und dorthin ich ich möchte ich gerne alleine dorthin."
( "I know one thing," he said to himself. "I'm going back to that little pond again tomorrow. And I'd like to go alone." (from <The Trumpet Of The Swan> by E. B. White))
*1) Both are possible, but the first version is closer to the original.
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