Hello Alfred How Are You

German translation: Hallo Alfred, wie geht es Dir?

08:13 Mar 30, 2002
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: Hello Alfred How Are You
Just to say hello !!
Cara
German translation:Hallo Alfred, wie geht es Dir?
Explanation:
or just

Hallo Alfred, wie geht's?
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Terri Doerrzapf
United States
Local time: 12:21
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4 +6Hallo Alfred, wie geht es Dir?
Terri Doerrzapf
4 +4Hallo Alfred! Wie geht es Dir?
Chris Rowson (X)
4dir
wrtransco


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Hallo Alfred! Wie geht es Dir?


Explanation:
On the assumption that you wanted English -> German.

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Note added at 2002-03-31 04:14:32 (GMT)
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The neue Rechtschreibung may prescribe, but not many people study this, or Duden.

Cécile, who is generally more a modern woman than a traditionalist, says it is \"einfach Faulheit\" not to capitalise. She does it even in emails.

I looked at a few emails we have received from other people, mostly music/film business connections, and they mostly capitalise \"Dir\". The main exceptions I find are internet usage where nouns are also not capitalised.

A further comment from Cécile is that it shows respect for the other person.

Chris Rowson (X)
Local time: 19:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 198

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  wrtransco: check new spelling if capitalized! Wife or not... :-)
1 hr

agree  Vesna Zivcic
2 hrs

agree  Lilla (X)
10 hrs

agree  GBChrista
2 days 4 hrs

agree  Elvira Stoianov
2 days 4 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Hallo Alfred, wie geht es Dir?


Explanation:
or just

Hallo Alfred, wie geht's?


Terri Doerrzapf
United States
Local time: 12:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  wrtransco: except that "dir" is no longer capitalized!
4 mins
  -> I hate dating myself like that! Old habits are hard to break :)

agree  Chris Rowson (X): It is still capitalised in writing. My wife insists on this.
15 mins
  -> Thanks

agree  Michaela Müller: actually it is no longer capitalized, but nobody can force you not to capitalize it, right?
1 hr
  -> Thanks

agree  Geneviève von Levetzow: Die beiden Varianten gibts'immer noch.
1 hr
  -> Thanks

agree  brute (X)
5 hrs
  -> Thanks

agree  Alev Ellington
6 hrs
  -> Thanks

agree  ingot
6 hrs
  -> Thanks

disagree  Helga Humlova: Disagree with Chris's wife! The new German rules say: du, dir, dich klein, Sie Ihnen (say people you don't know that well) GROSS!!
8 hrs
  -> OK! Like I said, I dated myself. You and Mag are right when you say that "dir" should no longer be capitalized. But don't beat up on Chris's wife:)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dir


Explanation:
just to clarify:

dir (auch in Briefen kleingeschrieben; R 5:) dir alten (selten alter) Frau; dir jungem (auch jungen) Menschen; dir Geliebten (weibl.; selten Geliebter); dir Geliebtem (männl.; neben Geliebten)

(c) Dudenverlag

wrtransco
Local time: 13:21
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 187

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Chris Rowson (X): Neue Rechtschreibung is not compulsory. And not widely known. (I have asked a number of friends about this, they were all surprised, and don´t plan to follow it.
3 days 21 hrs
  -> Your friends can, of course, do whatever they want to. "Language professionals", however, should know....
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