Interesting German words: Ho, Ho, Huh?

Ok guys, this will be extremely tough. I will teach you a complete sentence. And I must admit, it is not "formal German", it is a dialect.

But it sounds funny and we all want to have fun, right? lol

Our German sentence is:

"Wo willste des He hi ho, ha?" rofl

You get extra points this time for perfect pronounciation!

I will try to explain how to pronounce it before telling you the meaning. I do try to compare it to English pronunciation:

Wo = like the "vo" in "vote"
willste = "will" like "will", "ste" like "ste" in "stem"
des = like "Des" in "Desmond"
He = try to speak "Hey" without the "y", that's "He"
hi = like "heeeeee"
ho = like "ho", simple
ha = like the "ha" in "half"

Now try it:
"Wo willste des He hi ho, ha?"

The a bit more formal German would be "Wo willst du das Heu hin haben, hä?" and is the simple sentence "Where would you like the hay to be desposited, huh?" but that does not sound that funny!

Any dialect or shorter forms to share? happy

Comments: 20

Diane Huizenga May 14, 2011, 11:11am UTC

Yup tough to say.

♥ Christine aka stine1 ♥ May 15, 2011, 5:42am UTC

Thank you :-)

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Amber C. May 14, 2011, 5:41pm UTC

cool

♥ Christine aka stine1 ♥ May 15, 2011, 5:42am UTC

Thank you :-)

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Dennis Gilman May 16, 2011, 3:53pm UTC

Here's a Jamaican one:
"A wa killim? Ackee lim killim". Literally: "What killed him. The limb of an ackee [tree] killed him."

Here's another:
"Areddy yu reddy areddy? Eehi, den nuh come me come fi come call yu."
Translation: "Are you [really] ready already? Uhu, then have I not come to call you?"

Sometimes an English noun does not translate to a noun. The English noun 'curmudgeon' becomes the patois adjective 'crumoogin'. That can mess up the translation of a sentence.

♥ Christine aka stine1 ♥ May 17, 2011, 7:18am UTC

lol, thanks for sharing!

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Holly K. May 18, 2011, 3:29pm UTC

Very tough to say, but fun!

♥ Christine aka stine1 ♥ May 20, 2011, 9:52am UTC

Thanks :-)

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Kasey Klein May 20, 2011, 4:52pm UTC

I'm not sure if you recall the story, but back in the 60's, we had a president visit Germany. He attempted to address the people in German, but what he said was:

"I am a jelly donut."

Often when I'd addressed by a reptilian brain-driven moron spouting nonsense, I'll reply: "I am a jelly donut." which makes as much sense as what the moron spouts.

Thanks for posting to Short Story and More!

♥ Christine aka stine1 ♥ May 21, 2011, 1:48pm UTC

Ich bin ein Berliner ;-)
Every German knows this sentence!

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DarkBeauty 73 (Melanie) May 21, 2011, 12:31pm UTC

very cool, thanks for sharing.

♥ Christine aka stine1 ♥ May 21, 2011, 1:47pm UTC

Thanks :-)

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Renita P. Aug 23, 2011, 7:37pm UTC

I remember in middle school having "interim days" where we had 3 days of different classes. Since I come from German ancestry (at least 1/2), I took a class in German. By the end of it I could count to 10 and sing "My Hat Has Three Corners" in German. But, I must admit, I couldn't do the sounds very well!

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