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Bavarian Translation
Thread poster: ComWell
ComWell
ComWell  Identity Verified
Local time: 22:55
English
Feb 9, 2009

A friend of mine enjoys stumping me with various languages unavailable through MT. I don't like being stumped His latest trick is using a more remote Bavarian dialect (dei Boarisch). If anyone cares to translate, I'd be very appreciative.

Here's his latest...

kandad mi jiedz moi kapudd lacha – einfach zum Schiaßn. Wo hosdn des nachad hea??

Thanks!
 
Manuela Junghans
Manuela Junghans  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 04:55
Member (2004)
English to German
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not sure if I´m able to exactly convey the meaning... Feb 9, 2009

but here´s an approximate translation....

I could laugh my head off/(crack up), that´s extremely funny - where did you get that from?

...although "extremely funny" gets the meaning of "zum schiaßn" across, it´s not exactly it. It´s just on of those expressions a "native speaker" of whatever dialect would just naturally associate with a particular feeling or meaning....which I personally can´t convey/put into words...
Maybe some other native of Bavaria comes... See more
but here´s an approximate translation....

I could laugh my head off/(crack up), that´s extremely funny - where did you get that from?

...although "extremely funny" gets the meaning of "zum schiaßn" across, it´s not exactly it. It´s just on of those expressions a "native speaker" of whatever dialect would just naturally associate with a particular feeling or meaning....which I personally can´t convey/put into words...
Maybe some other native of Bavaria comes up with a better explanation

Manuela ▲ Collapse
 
Erik Freitag
Erik Freitag  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 04:55
Member (2006)
Dutch to German
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Revenge? Feb 9, 2009

If you want something translated into Plattdeutsch in order to take revenge: feel free to contact me...
 
Alison Schwitzgebel
Alison Schwitzgebel
France
Local time: 04:55
German to English
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LOL Feb 9, 2009

Manuela Junghans wrote:

...although "extremely funny" gets the meaning of "zum schiaßn" across, it´s not exactly it. It´s just on of those expressions a "native speaker" of whatever dialect would just naturally associate with a particular feeling or meaning....which I personally can´t convey/put into words...


LOL! Very nicely put.
 
Heinrich Pesch
Heinrich Pesch  Identity Verified
Finland
Local time: 05:55
Member (2003)
Finnish to German
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Backwards or forwards? Feb 10, 2009

Manuela Junghans wrote:

...although "extremely funny" gets the meaning of "zum schiaßn" across, it´s not exactly it. It´s just on of those expressions a "native speaker" of whatever dialect would just naturally associate with a particular feeling or meaning....which I personally can´t convey/put into words...


I believe "schießen" here does not mean shooting but something that makes also noise but is unpleasant for those standing behind the person in question.

Karl Valentin: Es riecht nicht alles gut was kracht.

Regards
Heinrich
 


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