ich heisse,wie heisst du?,ich bin funfzehn,wie alt bist du

English translation: My name is, what's your name?

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German term or phrase:ich heisse,wie heisst du?
English translation:My name is, what's your name?
Entered by: Kim Metzger

01:29 Jan 17, 2002
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
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German term or phrase: ich heisse,wie heisst du?,ich bin funfzehn,wie alt bist du
my friend said this to me.
josh renaud
Translation
Explanation:
My name is
What\'s your name?
I\'m fifteen
How old are you?

Hope this helps.

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Note added at 2002-01-17 01:34:20 (GMT)
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Maybe your friend was just giving you several examples of basic German sentences and questions.
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Kim Metzger
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Local time: 19:39
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Explanation:
My name is
What\'s your name?
I\'m fifteen
How old are you?

Hope this helps.

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Note added at 2002-01-17 01:34:20 (GMT)
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Maybe your friend was just giving you several examples of basic German sentences and questions.


    German teacher
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 19:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 22192
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  & Associates (X)
48 mins

agree  mtrent1: I agree with this translation. These are pretty basic German sentances
1 hr

agree  Elisa Capelão
1 hr

agree  Elvira Stoianov
1 hr

agree  Klaus Dorn (X): however, "ich heisse"= I am called, "wie heisst Du"= what are you called
2 hrs

agree  ekenar
4 hrs

agree  Hazel Whiteley
6 hrs

agree  Thomas Bollmann
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agree  Jacqueline McKay (X)
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agree  rangepost
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