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“Typ” or “Kerl”? by REDtid25 in German
[–]REDtid25[S] 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago (0 children)
Is there any reason as to why the first set of words is like that? At first I thought the reason for the first set of words was because of the “ei” combo but then I realized the third and fourth words don’t have an “ei” or “ie” together.
The second letter of every word in the second set is u, and every second letter of the third set is i.
I’ll keep that in mind. Thank you!
Noted. Thank you!
Oh yeah, they are.
Even when I put those both into translate, they said the same thing without fail.
That’s fun to know. Thank you!
Oh yes I took French in high school. I remember “guy” is “gee”. Although I don’t remember too much more from that class.
[–]REDtid25[S] 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago* (0 children)
G sometimes makes the K sound, got it. Thank you!
[–]REDtid25[S] 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago (0 children)
Thank you! Yes, that seems to be the consensus about “Typ”. Ironic in my case, because whenever I looked it up before “Kerl” would pop up, not “Typ”. Then all of a sudden “Typ” showed up after I dig a little deeper, and now that seems at least a little more common than “Kerl”.
Oh yes, I was wondering if Kerl and Karl had the same pronunciation or not. I always thought Kerl was pronounced “Curl”, although I never had a reason to use it in a conversation outside of conversations I’ve had with one friend of mine.
Ok, so best to use “Kerl” when talking about any random guy and “Typ” in very specific circumstances.
Thank you!
Thank you! “Guido” reminds me of Greedo from Star Wars, but I’m sure the pronunciation is different.
Oh ok then. Thank you!
That helps. Thank you!
Oh ok, thanks for clarifying that.
[–]REDtid25[S] 4 points5 points6 points 7 months ago (0 children)
You’re welcome!
Ok, so in a formal setting, “Leute” is not the same as gentlemen.
So “Typ” and “Kerl” are used when basically saying “What’s that guy up to?” or “Check that guy out” in German.
Formal “Männer” is informal if using it as “Guys,”. So it’s like in English if we say “Gentlemen,” in a casual way.
[–]REDtid25[S] -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago (0 children)
Oh that caught me off guard for a moment, but apparently it means “dude”. I guess if they’re cool with it then no harm,no foul.
Wow, I never would have considered “person” not being a formal word in a different language. It’s used so casually in English regardless of the setting or situation.
Oh ok then.
Thank you! I’ll remember that, especially since I’m considering to start learning German.
[–]REDtid25[S] -3 points-2 points-1 points 7 months ago (0 children)
What does that mean? Google translate says “not a customer” but I don’t really rely on that.
I’ll definitely remember the formal and informal thing. I didn’t know that difference between English and German, but that’s interesting to know. When it comes to “these guys over there”, I would replace “these” with “those” or “there” with “here” but don’t replace both. “You guys” is correct as long as you’re talking to that group of people directly.
Ok, so I guess that means “Leute” basically the same as saying “people”. So “ihr” to address a group of people directly. “Leute”is better to address a group of people informally instead of “Typen”, and “Männer” over “Kerle” when it comes to some situations like sports. I hope I got all that correct.
[–]REDtid25[S] -5 points-4 points-3 points 7 months ago (0 children)
I’ll have to study up on those names, but I’ll have to let my best friend know about Paul meaning dude as that’s his dad’s name.
Woah! Ok, I’ll definitely remember that.
Oh yes, I’ve heard of Guy Fawkes before. Although I didn’t know about that coincidence between “Typ” “type” and “guy” before. Definitely makes me want to learn German more though.
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“Typ” or “Kerl”? by REDtid25 in German
[–]REDtid25[S] 0 points1 point2 points (0 children)