Ah so Im Anglosat now am i Bob? Well as Im a brummie I suppose its technically accurate.

Fernsehen means, literally, "far seeing" or "distance seeing". It also means television or to watch television. Fern = far or distant e.g. Fern Ost = far east. Therefore, Ich sehe fern = I see far whereas Ich fernsehe = I (am)watch(ing) television.

I'm taking German classes? (I'm 36) I've never learnt that. Are you sure?

!!2000th post!! (For you Dad. R.I.P. )
Last edited by RH Freeview : 11-01-2007 at 22:14

Beejay is right. If you think about it the word Television is the same, Tele is Greek for far (i.e. Telescope) (and Fern means distant) and vision is to see/ sehen.

Sorry about all the brackets.

'Ich sehe fern.' is still correct though. I've always been told to say it that way. Must be a language difference.

Ah a Brumichum, as they say in the land of ARD.

Did you hear the one about the chap fishing in one of Birminghams canals ,he shouted (in Brummie) ive caught a whale,but through the whale back, why did yow throw the whale back, said his mate.
Brummie said because the whale is now use without the rest of the bike. (now read no in brummie)

An old one, but thanks for the translation. I went to Dudley Zoo in the early forties,Brum is big seems to go from Wolverhampton to London, I also lived in Rhyl 1950 to 1973,the holiday makers made me smile,Deek Chair please, I knew when it was Longbridge fortnight.


Snow Hill to you Analoguesat


Bob, now in Wrexham County.

Ow ya Doin Aer Kid?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blackcountry/fe...ents/a_b.shtml

We have a whole section of the BBC site dedicated to the Midlands accent. Im easy to recognise in the Borders - Ive got the broadest Walsall accent for dozens of miles around. The kids in the school I workk in still sometimes have problems when my accent broadens out a bit - despite a dozen years here I havent lost my lurvely accent


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Brilliant, But no translation for deek cheer, as they said.


Many thanks


Bob

Dont know how but the web site dropped first,so I replied to its message, on the second go your message is there.
Oh my God you are a Teacher, so go to Aberdeen please,you will need a translator for the Doric.

My neighbours wife is a teacher,gets a bit upset when I talk of holidays, wish I had 26 weeks, blown it now.

Bob

I edited it and put the extra in. Not a teacher - I run the computer network in the school so Im just a badly paid grunt with 30 odd days holiday

Ich sehe fern = I watch/am watching/do watch TV.
Ich fernsehe can only be used in a relative osr subordinate clause. This is because the verb fernsehen is a separable verb.

Many thanks for the translations.

I love the translation for grandfather,especially if his name was Heinz.


Did I start a monster.



Bob

19°E
Premiere Start
12070.50H
27500
3/4

scrambled again

Well you have gone up in my estimation




Bob

.........that the thead digressed for a while, we learned a few new things , no-one got flamed, the mods left us alone and we got back on track

Happy days!

Big Brother Deutschland :yawn:
fta on 19e:
12031H
27500
3/4

Extreme S.A
Telstar 15w
11150
H
18386
3/4

New genuine FTA one here on Nilesat 7w.(I know its difficult in the UK,but this transponder seems very strong).Give it a try.

City7. 11862v 27500 fec prob 3/4

All English from Dubai. Chat,General entertainment,late evenings mixed progs including Thin blue line,Tommy Cooper,Men behaving badly.docus,etc etc.Cant find anything out about the station-,no schedules etc.

Holding page for City 7 website,Gary:http://www.city7tv.com/

Thanks!-Can you get it?.

I can get it fine in the mornings on my 105cm dish.

TTN - Tamil TV Network on 13E
12245.00 H
27500
3/4

Don't I wish
No,I'm still in the Junior league
28e/19e/13e only at the moment.
Will,join you guys in the "Premiership league",one fine day

well if you are trying to get in the premier league i have just been relegated to the pepsi cola league, I have just taken in a big dish, otherwise some of them channels were good on 7w, as far as city 7 tv is concerned they had some good old stuff on with no arab wording running along the bottom of the tv