Kurt-isms

MabusRex · Post by **MabusRex** » Sun Nov 24, 2002 7:03 pm

Alright, here's a question for all you Kurt fans, could you tell me some of the german phrases Kurt is prone to using?

How about a one-word phrase to show extreme frustration. Like "damn" or "d'oh". Would "ach" work?

Garble · Post by **Garble** » Sun Nov 24, 2002 8:14 pm

"Ach" is probably the most common. It basically means "Oh"

He says "Mein Gott!" alot, which means "My God"

Erynne · Post by **Erynne** » Sun Nov 24, 2002 10:56 pm

Doesn't he say "Verdammt" or something like that sometimes? I don't speak German, but I'm guessing that's what it means

Bamfette · Post by **Bamfette** » Mon Nov 25, 2002 4:35 am

yeah 'Ach' basically is what he uses when startled, but he also is probe to sayng 'Unglaublich'=unbeleivable when appropitate and tho he doesn't say it often, 'verdammt'=damn

please note i probably butchered the spelling... i will check and correct if necessary

Nightfollower · Post by **Nightfollower** » Mon Nov 25, 2002 7:41 am

Theres "mein freund" (my friend). Excuse me if it's spelt wrong, I don't remember anything when I learnt German all those years ago....although I would take it up again if granted the opportunity....

I wondered what "Verdamnt" meant...

jogurt · Post by **jogurt** » Mon Nov 25, 2002 12:01 pm

Ach, means not frustration!!!!
Ach, is a phrase you use of reasons.
Ach... ? - Really?
Ach manno/mensch -hey/ (sometimes the fustrated version)
Ach! slaps the forehead:) - now i get it...
Achso....ah s.o.
achja- sigh
phrase of frust:
Verdammt(damn- hallo he is a Priest!)
Mist!
stronger:Ach mist !
I don´t know what he use but I guess he is not so often frustrated and when he may use verdammt, verflixt or may varios Lokal words...:

kurtlover · Post by **kurtlover** » Mon Nov 25, 2002 2:12 pm

wow

free german lessons
sometimes i have seen him saying "Got in Himmel" (pardon the misspelling

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Entropy · Post by **Entropy** » Mon Nov 25, 2002 2:56 pm

Gott in Himmel = 'God in Heaven'
or at least that's what i remember it meaning. and i also believe that he has said Naturlich (my German spelling has gone down the drain these last few years...)

Phil Hunn · Post by **Phil Hunn** » Mon Nov 25, 2002 10:20 pm

What about "Katzchen"? You can't forget that one, can you?

ahmed · Post by **ahmed** » Mon Nov 25, 2002 11:06 pm

-Herr, as in "Herr Professor"

-Can't forget "Auf Wiederzehn"

-Fraulein

Frumious Bandersnatch · Tue Nov 26, 2002 5:13 am

Yo, Jogurt! Teach us how to swear in german! and how do you pronounce all those "ach"s?

Nightfollower · Post by **Nightfollower** » Tue Nov 26, 2002 5:29 am

Originally posted by kurtlover
wow free german lessons

Whoo hoo! Take THAT Frau Simpson!

Yeah, lets hear some dirty words!

kurtlover · Post by **kurtlover** » Tue Nov 26, 2002 6:31 pm

i could use the swearing

there's also "fraulein", "liebchen", "Nich war" (i dunno if this one is correct), "wunderbar" and such

crawler_17 · Post by **crawler_17** » Tue Nov 26, 2002 9:55 pm

All I know is mein gott is my god, and mein freund is my friend. Some of those things are pretty hard to translate, and I've tried.

T.J. Wagner · Post by **T.J. Wagner** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 1:09 am

Originally posted by ahmed
-Herr, as in "Herr Professor"

-Can't forget "Auf Wiederzehn"

-Fraulein

I think Auf Wiederzehn is good-bye. Katzchen I think means cat or kitty. I look them up in a german-to-english book of my friends and if I remember right thats what those mean. Jogut you can correct me if I'm wrong.

TahNaziHorse · Post by **TahNaziHorse** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 7:04 am

but jez if we say them mr darrell will kill us he knows german remember! PELACUR! sorry had to say that!

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Nightfollower · Post by **Nightfollower** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 8:01 am

1: Go. The signature.
2: Who cares what mr Darell says? We can swear around other teachers who have no idea what we're on about

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Bamfette · Post by **Bamfette** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 1:12 pm

Originally posted by crawler_17
All I know is mein gott is my god, and mein freund is my friend. Some of those things are pretty hard to translate, and I've tried.

it's not too hard to figure out usually just from the context they are used in... mein=my slap on gott, freund or whatever. they even sound remarkably similar to the English counterparts....

Mein Gott/freund (my God/friend)
Guten Tag/Abend/Nacht (good day/evening/night)
Auf Weideshen (bye)
Sehr Gut (very good, i think?)
Fraulein (miss... sorta should probably be Frau tho in most cases)
Herr (sir)
Katzchen (kitty or kitten)
Liebchen (a term of endearment similar to sweetheart. aparently quite antiquated)
KL i believe you mean Nicht War (was not)
Unglaublich (unbelieveable)
Schweineheund(e) (a curse used in reference to a person or group of persons - literally, i think, pig-dog(s))
Shnell! (quick/hurry!)
Verdammt (damn)
Was (usually spelled 'vas' in the comics... means 'what' )
Was ist das? (what is that?)
Danke (thank you)
ja (yes)
nein (no)

and i learned that just from reading X-Men :p so yeah these probably are kinda off. my point is it's not very hard to figure out if you just take a moment and figure out what the situation is and what makes sense.

and jogurt, thank you for the most enlightening explanation on the word 'ach'

Nightcrawler ZERO · Post by **Nightcrawler ZERO** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 2:55 pm

All right- here's a challenge- could someone translate all the Geman in Uncanny X-Men 407? It was a good read, but I'd like to no what people are saying in the half of the issue I couldn't understand.

kurtlover · Post by **kurtlover** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 4:42 pm

yeah! that's it! thanks Jill

I think somebody translated that in the Monument but i can't remember who did it, i think it was Jill.
Horsie!!!!! that's a long sig

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jogurt · Post by **jogurt** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 6:26 pm

I woul translate but unfortunly I havent got the issue Zero- but i will look for..
Herrschaftszeiten!
Hiimmeldonnerwetter..
Ach is not easy to say how pronoucing because its a very german thing...i could do a wave or so...

Frumious Bandersnatch · Wed Nov 27, 2002 10:39 pm

"Herrschaftszeiten!
Hiimmeldonnerwetter"

You see, this is the reason i stick with french, at least i can pronounce it!

P.S. What the hey do these mean?
P.P.S. Could Ach sound like the scottish exlamation? knida like "ach me laddie?"

Bamfette · Post by **Bamfette** » Thu Nov 28, 2002 12:42 am

Nightcrawler ZERO Peter Luzifer or maybe Grogonzola translated t hat issue at X-Fan and i copied the translation onto Hostboard. i will try and find it...

*edit* found it. heres the important post

posted June 05, 2002 10:07 PM
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so, what did everyone think? i really liked it. Casey clearly understands Kurts character. while he certainly was not written in character, there was a damned good reason, and Casey clearly understands him nontheless. and no writer on the face of the planet would set up a situation like that wihtout plans of resolving it, especially if they full well knew theyd be leaving in 2 issues, so we WILL see a resolution to this odd behaviour, i am certain. and as mentioned, i am rather glad that since the SP took what he valued the most and that turned out to be Kurts belief in the Dream, it means that he placed htat above his belief in god and even if Casey does not have him leave the priesthood, this leaves Austen with a perfect way to make him more fun IF Kurt gats what was taken form him back. that is a mighty big if, but... well lets take a little lesson form Kurt and have a little faith
i must say, Stacy had me in stitches, i love her

anyway. for anyone wondering here is a translation of all the german bits courtesey of Peter Luzifer:

"Feuer" means "fire", it seems to be the mans stagename from when he was working in the circus

the title :
"Gläubiger, Heiler, Gefallener" = "believer, healer, (the) fallen"

Page 3 panel 5
"Tetuedeb netsiem ma rid saw sad. Supreme Pontiff" - backwards and in german.

"das was dir am meisten bedeutet" (when said forwards)
= that what means most to you

page 4
"was bitte ist ein Pontifex Maximus" - said by Feuer
= pardon, what is a Supreme Pontiff ?
(actually Feuer himself translates it the next panel)

"vas ?" (when will they learn - it is spelled Was ?) = "What ?"

"mein Gott" = my god

page 8
"Mir geth es gut, danke" (spelling error, its "geht" ) = "Im fine, thank you"

page 17
"Vielleicht schulde ich dir eine Erklärung" = "Perhaps I owe you an apology"

page 19
"Soll ich euch allein lassen ?" = "Should I leave you alone? "

"Nein, das ist nicht nötig" = "no, that is not neccessary "

"meinen Freunde" (grammar error its "meine Freunde") = "my friends"

page 22
"Ich schätze, du hast recht" = "I guess youre right"

page 23
"Feuer, alter Freund" = "Feuer, old friend"

"lebe wohl und wurde" the last word makes no sense at all. I think they either mean

"lebe wohl und werde" - "farewell and grow / develop"
or
"lebe wohl und Würde" - "farewell and dignity"

Both sound strange in german, though Id take the first one out of therse two.

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ok so that was the post from Hostboard. but there is one panel Peter missed

page 22 panel 1

Feuer (to Iceman)- "Ja. Wir sind feuer und eis. Aber das feuer ist machtiger."

this is going my my very limited knowledge of the language and piecing things together from the context of the situation like i said above... so jogurt, feel free to correct me if i am wrong, but... "Yes. We are fire and ice. But the fire is mightier"

Betablue · Post by **Betablue** » Thu Nov 28, 2002 3:55 am

One he should use more often:

SCHEISS!

(Yes, it's as naughty as it sounds....)

fallacy · Post by **fallacy** » Thu Nov 28, 2002 8:58 pm

@bamfette

that was perfect:D:D
good job!!!:):):)

and where did you learned that?

greatings alex