Yep that's right! My real name is Behzad it is a Persian name

Very Nice... how about some phrases
for shopping and food and whatnots

Jazaka Allah khyran

Originally Posted by Brasco

I'm sorry sister

ß = sss
ä = ae
ö = oe
ü = ue



If you have further questions, just ask

wow, I've always wondered how do you spell those strange looking letters, but still didn't get it .

what's a triple sss?

Originally Posted by Brasco

Yep that's right! My real name is Behzad it is a Persian name

Salaam Behzad, my birth name is Birgit

I'm happy to make your acquaintance.

Of course Sister!

There are two types of German: The formal language and the informal one. Firstly, I'll teach you the informal german which is more easier and comprehensible ^^ Let's get started Sister!

A few greetings:

Hallo - Hello
Grüß Gott - As salamu Alekum (it this the meaning of our greeting )
Auf Wiedersehen - Goodbye
Freut mich, dich kennenzulernen - nice to meet you
Wie geht's dir? - How's it going?
Mir geht es gut, danke, und dir? - Thanks, I am fine and you?
Wilkommen - welcome

Useful phrases:
Wie heißt du? - What's your name?
Ich heiße... - My name is...
Woher kommst du? - Where are you from?
Ich komme aus... - I'm from...
Entschuldigung! / Verzeihung! - Excuse me!
Es tut mir leid!! / Sorry - Sorry
Danke - Thank you!
bitte / bitte schön - you're welcome
Wieviel kostet das? - how much is this?


Sister if you need special phrases, just let me know

masalam!!

oh God those are great to start.. I am going to make a list of more insha'Allah..

Jazaka Allah khyran

Originally Posted by GreyKode

wow, I've always wondered how do you spell those strange looking letters, but still didn't get it .
http://www.islamicboard.com/newreply...eply&p=1180790
what's a triple sss?

Lang - Länge = long - length
Fuß - Füße = foot -feet
alt - älter - am ältesten = old - elder - eldest

Ö short: "Köln" as in early
Ö long: "böse" as in burn

The tripple S is an unvoiced S Insha'allah I could help you!

Masallah thats soo nice jazaka allahu khairan brother !! ... i just want to ask the pronunciation of course will be bad for us so do u know any way we could learn it from ??!

yep sister there is an online dictionary: dict.cc you can put the words in the search engine and then listen to the word if it is not good, then let me know I will insha'allah record a file of the words you want. masalam sis!

Selam aleykum
since last week I have 3 colleagues now who are from Germany. And even though Dutch (my native language) is quite close to it, I can hardly understand a word they're saying. Luckily two of them speak English though ^_^

sorry i just want to know wats the difference between german and dutch arent they one lANGUAGE O_o ?!!!

Originally Posted by liya

sorry i just want to know wats the difference between german and dutch arent they one lANGUAGE O_o ?!!!

I've always thought so too since germany is also called deutschland, but I discovered that dutch is the language of the people of holland...I think..., maybe brother abdul fatah can correct my simple understanding .

Selam aleykum
Dutch is spoken in Holland and the northern part of Belgium and Suriname.
Although both Dutch and German are Germanic languages and have a fair number of similarities, there are also many differences in both vocabulary and grammar. If somebody speaks German very slowly, I might be able to make out what they say, but I wouldn't be able to follow a real-time conversation.

Dutch is a West Germanic language - so it is really familiar with German

oky then ...jazak allahu khairan brother .... i was checkin the site u told me to ... then i get confused masallah there is a plenty of meanings for the word (Toll) so how do u know the difference ?! is it by context u understand ?!