Juggling Diversity

A survival kit for Newcommers to Jacobs University Bremen

English -Doytsch: Surviving off campus May 6, 2008

Filed under: English -Doytsch: Surviving off campus — Survival Kit @ 9:24 pm

Don´t Get lost in a foreign country.. things might be difficult but hopefully knowing basic communication, such as the one listed below, will help you survive!

Photo by Eglantine

Do you speak English?

– Shpreken zee English ?

I don‘t understand German.

– Ick fershtehuh kine Doytsh.

Excuse me, where is the restroom?

– Antshouldeegen zee, vo ist dee tolettuh

?

I don‘t know.

– Ick vyess nickt.

I would like to have a beer.

– Ick hettuh gern eyen beer.

Please help me!

– Buhtuh hellfan zee meer.

Do you wanna dance with me?

– Villst doo muht meer tuntzen?

I need a taxi.

– Ick browcke eyn taxi.

Would you please put a leash on

your dog.

– Bittuh neymin zee eehrin hund un

dee linuh.

I like beer/wine/sausages/Bremen/

Germany

– Ick muhg beer/vine/vuhrstehn/

Bremen/Doytshland.