Can you read/translate German?
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Topic: Can you read/translate German?
Posted By: MrsMojo
Subject: Can you read/translate German?
Date Posted: 17 December 2008 at 7:11pm
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My MIL received a card from her late husbands siblings awhile after he passed away unfortunately they're all German and don't speak (or write) English and none of us can read or speak German. Is there anyone that could translate the card for me? -------------  
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 17 December 2008 at 7:14pm
DH's friend's wife is German, so if you can't find anyone I can ask her to translate  ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 17 December 2008 at 7:45pm
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I have a german at work (its like the united nations at my work) we could probably translate all languages lol
If you like pm me and I can email you tommorrow ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 17 December 2008 at 7:47pm
DH's grandmother is Austrian so speaks german. But he's away - and I don't really wanna talk to her lol  But http://translation.babylon.com/German/to-English - this might work??------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 17 December 2008 at 7:55pm
| http://uk.babelfish.yahoo.com/ - Babelfish is an online translator |
Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 18 December 2008 at 7:48am
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newmum is German?? Although actually, I've not seen her online for aaaaaaaaaages.
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Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 18 December 2008 at 8:57am
| My parents live in the swiss german speaking part of switzerland so I could probably get it translated over night for you. |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 18 December 2008 at 9:44am
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Babelfish is a bit iffy - you get pigeon English.
For example my friend got a little outfit for her friend's new baby and it had a phrase written in French and she wanted to be able to tell her what it said. Babel fish translated it as 'nice as all' It was actually 'totally cute' Which doesn't help you at all - excuse the rambling. -------------  
 
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Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 18 December 2008 at 10:16am
| I agree bobbie, I used it all the time when I lived in Europe; it was great to get the gist of what it was saying but certainly not as a direct translation. |
Posted By: lizzzzie
Date Posted: 18 December 2008 at 5:18pm
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I've heard google translator is really good, it tries to match on phrases unlike babel fish which goes word for word. ------------- 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 18 December 2008 at 8:33pm
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I was gonna say Newmum too, you could try PMing her. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 19 December 2008 at 4:35pm
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if you PM it to me, I will email it to her and have it back to you tomorrow or monday. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 19 December 2008 at 5:36pm
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Thank you for your suggestions and offers. Lilfatty got it translated for me today. My MIL was so grateful. -------------
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