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MEGAN
meganosten
FRANCESCA
/ frxxca

[@Noah_ol11]

Francesca is becoming one of the lovable and cutest members of the channel , I like her since the "flag game" , even though german is hard I would love to be her friend to learn the language

[@nevfancy777]

Poda punda , savuda pichchakara thevadi pombala porikki

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

I totally agree with you, my friend

[@francescatv6377]

Thanksssss ☺️

[@erichsuft6595]

@@francescatv6377 yes you could be my German teacher ... the only problem is that german is my mother tongue... :D *sad

[@asasbs1411]

no condescending and so pity

[@mogret7451]

She definitely ended the stereotype that german sounds aggressive. 😊😊

[@Dribles_curtos]

cuz she forces to sound like an asian, problably one of these kpop fans

[@eleeyah4757]

@@Dribles_curtos Huh? She's speaking perfectly normal German. Could be my neighbor, really.

[@-YoYoKaaa-]

@@Dribles_curtos tf bro?

[@Dribles_curtos]

@@-YoYoKaaa- whats tf? I know wtf

[@-YoYoKaaa-]

@@Dribles_curtos tf means “The Fuck”

[@thesayes6231]

Love how that moment of cultural difference and just plain cultural dissonance just comes up randomly in Francesca's sheer astonishment at people in the USA still writing checks.

[@derdox6720]

yeah i sometimes feel like i am probably the last german my age that has ever seen a check. of course thats likely not true, we have over 80mil people so there is at least one other person right

[@danielleporter1829]

When I'm in the checkout line in the grocery store and a see someone , usually a person in their 60s or 70s writing a check, I must admit, I smile. Although seeing someone write ✍️ a check is far and in-between nowadays , I still think it's a life skill this generation should learn. I would write the checks for offering in church when I was growing up for my mom and she'd sign them.

[@jannepeltonen2036]

The banks in Finland actually discontinued the check verification system in I think 2003, so even my dad had to stop using checks by then :D

[@ReaperKezia]

​@Danielle Porter Yeah I still write monthly checks to my spouse for our mortgage payments in the US lol

[@Leotique]

I live in Switzerland and the only check I've ever seen are the ones you get when you win a competition, but no one else uses a check, it's so not reliable.

[@TumzDK]

In Denmark we do couple words together like they do in Deutschland. Rør is stir or mix and æg is egg org eggs. røræg = Rührei = scrambled eggs. I had German lessons from 5th or 6th grade, but unfortunately I did not use it very much even though I live quite close to the German/Danish border. I can understand way more than I can speak. Thank for sharing, I really enjoyed it 🙂 Fröhlichen Weihnacht/Merry Christmas/Feliz Navidad/Glædelig jul

[@spacerya]

Fun fact, in the movie "Up", Megan mentions, in the German version of the film the dogs don't say Eichhörnchen (squirrel) but Katze (cat). Always wondered about it 😄 maybe it's really just because one can't pronounce Eichhörnchen fast.

[@RagingGoblin]

Some regional words for squirrel (Eichhörnchen) in German include Eichkatze and Eichkater. They are compound words using a now obsolete German word ('aig', meaning fast, quick) and Katze, Kater (cat, tomcat) -- in contrast to the now predominantly used Eichhörnchen (same origin). Hörnchen are just a zoological group of rodents in German. So, yeah -- them using cat actually makes some sense. Even if -- I'll grant you -- even most Germans won't get the reference.

[@derdox6720]

@@RagingGoblin thats cool never heard eichkatze, where do they use that?

[@RagingGoblin]

@@derdox6720 It's regional and only commonly used in dialect-near speech. You might stumble upon it in the south of Germany :)

[@Halibrand]

@@RagingGoblin When i read Eichkatze as a Swede i thought, Ahh lol easy they call it an: Ek katt = Birch cat. In Swedish squirrel is called Ekorre which is like Birch rodant. 🤣

[@snooks5607]

why they chose cat over squirrel besides being easier word might also be because of localisation. when media is brought to different markets by professionals they don't just translate it, they try to adapt it to local sensibilities especially when it's children's media. cultures likely have different associations animal behaviour, I don't actually know but maybe dogs chasing squirrels isn't as familiar of a notion to germans as dogs vs cats?

[@leonardogil7295]

Francesca is made of cotton candy I have absolutely no doubts about that 😂

[@henryqu19]

Francesca is pretty good , her reaction for the "Check" was hilarious 😂 , i don't if it's her or people in Germany , Switzerland , Austria , Liechtenstein or any other country that speak german use checks 🤔 p.s : german for me is hard because of sentences that are all together and create big "words"

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

I'd recommend you to learn our French language. It might be easier for you

[@jacksons8446]

@@christophermichaelclarence6003 nein nein nein

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

@@jacksons8446 Oui oui oui oui oui 🇫🇷😆

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

🥰🥰🥰

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

@@christophermichaelclarence6003 I love French language

[@david_serum]

I worked in Berlin for 2 years. I met wonderful colleagues there. Although they and my high school teachers have made German always sound a bit harsh and complicated to me, Francesca encourages me to learn it again through the way she pronounces these words with her calm and bewitching voice 🤗🤗🤗

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Well go for it. From France/Frankreich 🇨🇵

[@francescatv6377]

Yaaaaay good luck👍🏻💕

[@RagingGoblin]

Go for it. You can do it!

[@mohd1anas]

Francesca reaction to 'cheque' 😁 She overloaded this video with cuteness. You can put her inside your little pocket.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Cheque is a French Word. Our neighbor's took some our French Words and we wouldn't mind that

[@mohd1anas]

@@christophermichaelclarence6003 They gave this word to us 😁 We have a part of France then.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

@@mohd1anas Hehehehe true 🟦⬜🟥🇨🇵😎

[@francescatv6377]

Hahaha thankssss ☺️

[@vaskarbaidya618]

This is the cutest german girl I've even seen. God what a soothing voice and the way she speaks, uff!!! man I got a crush on her....💖

[@francescatv6377]

Thank you!!☺️

[@georger.3489]

Thank you Francesca for changing german in to a cute language. I just want to give her a hug :D

[@thedeadman82988]

Isn’t Francesca just adorable 🥰

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

@@thedeadman82988 She is. She's gonna be mine 🇫🇷♥️🇩🇪

[@JosephOccenoBFH]

@@christophermichaelclarence6003 Yeah right 😆

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

Me too, my friend. She is so cute person

[@vaiki]

It is quite easy for us Swedes to understand German if it is written or if the person speaks slow and clear. 🥴 As for cheques, I think my 80-year old mum still has a cheque account with her bank and when I moved here to Australia in the early 2000's people still used cheques. Not any longer though... 😂

[@user-vj6tw4rv8s]

Amazing! Before a few months I started to learn German, then I stopped. Now, after I watched this video I feel that I'll start again. Thank you guys! 😊

[@juliag9916]

Viel Spaß und Erfolg dir! Eine neue Sprache zu lernen ist zwar nicht immer einfach, aber es kann sehr viel im Leben bringen. Du schaffst das!

[@user-vj6tw4rv8s]

@@juliag9916 Thank you, Julia. Yes, I agree with you. What you said is so right. I'm actually know Kurdish, Turkish, Arabic and Persian language. In addition to being fun, learning languages ​​can also make money and teach you a lot of things about the other peoples! So I encourage everyone to learn more than only one language. One language is not enough in this time. vielen Dank für Ihren Kommentar.

[@kurikuri6683]

I think Francesca looks a little bit like Tara from Buffy :) love your videos!!

[@francescatv6377]

Omg do I? Hahaha ☺️

[@katharinascamander-mikaels1156]

I had the same reaction as Francesca with the cheque. I live in Germany and never saw a cheque in my life. And I will possibly never see one either, haha.

[@frigginjerk]

I've heard that Germans pay for a lot of expensive things with cash, meaning paper money. Like houses and cars. Do you really get 25,000 euros from the bank and go buy a VW with it? That's even crazier to me (an American) than writing a cheque.

[@katharinascamander-mikaels1156]

@@frigginjerk No, of course not :). At least no one that I know. In Germany it's more common to get credits from the bank. Maybe there are people who pay houses, apartments or cars with cash but those people must be really rich. Sorry if I made any grammar mistakes :)

[@frigginjerk]

@@katharinascamander-mikaels1156 Okay, good. That always sounded pretty unbelievable to me. I don't know where that idea came from exactly, but I have heard it more than once.

[@StijnNLDutch]

@@katharinascamander-mikaels1156 i live in the Netherlands and i have never heard of someone paying a car cash. That would be very suspicious since the transfer via bank is almost instant. And the big paper cash is also a safety risk due to robbers. And i have never seen a cheque either, so strange that Americans still pay by cheque.

[@sunflowerice]

@@frigginjerk my car was paid in cash^^ I think up to a certain amount it´s no problem, otherwise you have to inform the bank, though, so they will know that it´s actually you who is withdrawing it.

[@LaLeLu12209]

Megan did a great job and Francesca taught Megan well. German is a difficult language with the long words and the syllables with a lot of consonants. And yes, checks aren‘t a thing in Germany. Love from Berlin

[@francescatv6377]

Thank you 💕

[@sunflowerice]

I only know of one friend who gets a check from her work, but I have also never really had one in my hands^^

[@a1smith]

OK, you two together are beyond words. Great interactive conversation, and both come across so well. And Francesca's command of English is superb. Just one word for both of you - wow! I'm really looking forward to your future collaborations. Thank you, girls.

[@MB-em9ek]

I could learn German with Francesca for hours. My previous german teachers were a desaster sadly. Best regards from France.

[@branrules101]

Her reaction to checks is priceless 😂

[@jennifers9389]

Both of you were super sweet and kind, exactly the kind of person I would hope to be friends with in a new country. New sounds and phrases are hard with no previous exposure, and it was fun to see Megan try with good humor. Francesca was very patient and encouraging.

[@nadialexa]

It's funny that Megan looked 100% German to me, then I saw her instagram link and her last name 'Osten' is German. Maybe only three or four generations back in her family were German. She should learn the language! :) it's "in her blood".

[@04angelbydeath]

megan is hilarious!!!!. first time ive seen US on right side

[@EdgarRenje]

Why everyone freaks out about long German words. Everybody else does it, we just delete the space in between. Actually it's logical: you just put words together to create a new meaning or a further description. Well ok, I understand foreigners of course don't know, where the single words would end, so they struggle. Edit: I want to say, she did very well indeed and I like this whole idea of videos a lot! Checks are indeed not used in Germany anymore or only very very rare. You sometimes see the written number in contracts like loans or something, but that's it.

[@ArgusStrav]

Because if you're not a native German speaker, you have no idea how to break down the word, which parts go together and which parts have a pause in-between. Imagine saying Streichholzschächtelchen, but instead it's Strei-chhol-zschä-chtel-chen or something, because you simply don't know where the pauses are.

[@EdgarRenje]

@@ArgusStrav I see. Francesca explained it very well. Once you know the single words, that are put together, it's logical and easier to understand, what it means.

[@helgaioannidis9365]

I would have agreed with you until I moved to Greece and came across surnames like Χατζηπαπαβασσιλίου and words like απορρυπαντικό, ηλεκτροκαρδιογράφημα and επιβεβαιωμένοι.

[@EdgarRenje]

@@helgaioannidis9365 First of all, I would struggle with the different letters.

[@helgaioannidis9365]

@@EdgarRenje you get used to them quickly and once you can read them you can pronounce anything you see written, there's no ambiguity as in English. For a German native speaker some sounds are just difficult to produce.

[@MrPantheraUmbra]

Man, Francesca is so adorable she even makes German language cute.

[@francescatv6377]

Thank you hahaha 💕

[@EughhBrothereughh]

@@francescatv6377 omg is that you? You r so cute and lovely 😭💖💖

[@jankisty9704]

Using cash in European Union for paying the job is illegal I think, at least from some sum. And yes we do not have checks in Europe :). It's really old way, only sometimes used for utility bills. But as normal person you never write a check. So no one can go to the bank and ask for money just written on some check. It does not work that way in Europe.

[@carlosdcardona5676]

You both are very pretty! Francesca is very sweet and kind!

[@smargrave]

I’m currently studying German using Duolingo and I thought words like Tschüss (Bye) and(und) Entschuldigung (excuse me) were hard to say and spell but damn, the words in the video were harder though I suppose that was the point of this video. But I do have to agree with Francesca, there are some German words that are easy and several that close to sounding like english like Ja (yes), Schwester (sister), Bruder (brother), Vater (Father), Wasser (water), ect. I‘d love to see more videos like this though, especially with German since so many people think its an incredibly harsh language.

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

Wunderbar 🥰🥰🥰

[@achmadtete5182]

Do you learn German without teacher nor tutor?

[@smargrave]

@@achmadtete5182 no tutor, I’m keen don’t through Duolingo which means I rely on myself to stay motivated. It’s working so far I think.

[@achmadtete5182]

@@smargrave without teacher either?

[@snippetshub]

German is nothing compared to the Nordic languages.

[@Hrng270]

Francesca is cute, pacient, atencious and charmfull, she's talented to teach, Francesca show us how can be lovely and kindness german can be, more than others langs as french, this side a few persons really know about deutsch idiom this clip was didactical and soft and friendfull 🤝🤝🤝💛💛💛💛🙏🙏🙏

[@GCoding_]

A Brötchen is just a roll

[@sakutaro3musik486]

this was fun, i´m german and for me it is just normal to have long words XD

[@fraliexb]

I took 2 ½ years of German in HS (93-95) and I'm really good at certain phrases and I know how to count. But looking at 555 in German messed me up until she said it was a number, then I was like that's how 5 is spelled???

[@mircorizza5609]

I'm stuck with this super nice video! I'd like to add one thing: despite both the girls are really nice and cute, I'm impressed by the German girl because she seems quite shy but this is an awesome thing in my view because for a girl to be shy makes her super cute! Definitely the cutest video which I have seen these last couple of days! ♡

[@francescatv6377]

Thank you!!! Glad you liked the video ☺️

[@mircorizza5609]

@@francescatv6377 definitely adorable, the way you act, your manners and your beauty it's something that many girls have lost nowadays. Returning the video topic, as foreigner Italian motherlanguage, I've tried to pronounce some of these German words but no success, to difficult to me haha!

[@pabloortega6121]

I need a video comparing British English, German, Dutch and Swedish.

[@Khomuna]

It's crazy that Francesca has never seem a check in her life. With everything going into digital wallets in a couple generations people will be like "Cash? Credit card? What are those?"

[@TheFranzi0309]

She has seen a lot of Cash, in Germany its still the most common way to pay. Before the pandemic 3/4 of the transactions are made in cash and now it decriesed to a bit over 50%. Checks arent used anymore (~0.1% of transactions) because card payment, direct debit and bank transfer are much more practical if you don't want to use cash.

[@snooks5607]

yah I'm probably twice her age and never seen a check in real life either, pretty sure I'd remember. in finland salary is always direct deposit and taxes are filed automatically. haven't really used much cash either in like past 20 years, just cards and more recently payment app in grocery store, mostly because the loyalty account is attached to it digitally so you get discounts automatically and don't have to remember to use it and mess around with different cards. only cash I see is when I give it as birthday gifts because it's nice to be able to give something physical

[@tidu01]

“do people in America use cheques? I have never seen a cheque in my life” … same here, same here, until I moved abroad - an now I still have to use them 😳. (I am not German though, but in my country (bordering Germany, and separated by the same language) cheques issued by banks were discontinued long before I got the salary of my very first job wired to my account)

[@danielleporter1829]

Most employers and government entities like the IRS and Social Security Administration have a strong preference for direct deposit as do employees and tax filers hoping to get a tax refund ( we're in the middle of tax filing season here in the US)and Soc Security beneficiaries. Sone employers will given physical checks to employees if they request them, especially if they are not comfortable with using or may not how to or care to learn to use mobile banking. I had a few coworkers when I worked at a preschool who got physical pay checks and who were senior citizens who preferred to deposit their checks eirher on their wat to work or on their lunch break . There's several major banks in my neighborhood which is where the preschool is .

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

Das ist ein tolles video. Danke schon

[@BlackWater_49]

1:34 Bread in German (Brot) in not spelled with an Ö. 5:20 Yeah well, Schachtel also doesn't have an Ä in it. In these cases the Umlaute (Ä,Ö,Ü) are part of the diminutive form.

[@TheSabaton1]

the subtitle person definetely knows nothing about german so we just need to accept it, when they split the ice skating word they took the H from schuh to the other half (-HLAUFEN)

[@2RANbit]

Here is a little food for thought: a regisseur is a film director in both French and German. Similarly, a hair dresser may be called "Friseur" in German, but it is a loanword from French. As the "eu" in "Friseur" is spoken quite the same way as " ö" is in German, it has became a custom to write "Frisör" in many places in Germany, where the "eu" in Germany is more often pronounced like "oy" in such words as in English as "toy" or "boy". Examples: "heute" = today, "Europa" = Europe. And "Brötchen" is a diminuative of "Brot". "Brot" = bread, "Brötchen" = roll or bun.

[@businessgoose2549]

i laughed so hard when the subtitle was supposed to say " tschechien" but instead it just said dog in french

[@thedeadman82988]

Francesca is adorable and cute! I just wanna give her a hug!! Hi Megan and Francesca!!! ✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼❤️❤️❤️ 🤗

[@francescatv6377]

Hiiiiii☺️

[@thedeadman82988]

@@francescatv6377 hello🥰✌🏼❤️

[@cezza100]

This was helpful for me to thanks 😊 now I want to fo study some German language 😃

[@fetB]

German has several dialects. Generally for every "country state" a distinct one. Some roll the 'R'

[@regatta2k]

The American girl is so sweet

[@robbieg416]

I am so glad I stayed to the end. "Is that legal?" lol

[@LexusLFA554]

Some information for the subtitles: Schlitt-schuh-laufen is devided like this. The word Schuh has two "H" in it, and they stay with the word!

[@kirksway1]

I see the little German Doll and have to watch 😍

[@watchyoutube1268]

I think I am in love with Francesca! Her voice is so cute - she can bash me but I would just be smiling.

[@francescatv6377]

Hahahaha

[@francescatv6377]

Hope you enjoyed the video!

[@watchyoutube1268]

@@francescatv6377 Video was great! After hearing you speak, I am learning German - Du hast schöne augen!

[@kirdot2011]

Hi Francesca! I've never seen a check in my life either apart from movies.

[@user-tw2uu1zy2t]

I'm trying to learn Germany and I know some basic thing and I really enjoyed the video

[@groternehmer8204]

As the title suggests those words were specifically chosen to be hard to pronounce for a English native speaker. But unlike English German has in most cases pretty much simple rules how a combination of letters is to be pronounced. As a German I even think it's not that hard for native speakers of both languages to get to a level where they could make themselves understood in the other language. With the help of wild gesturing at least. After all German and English are both West Germanic languages. So many "old words" are pretty similar, like Apfel/apple, Salz/salt, Maus/mouse, Bier/beer,... What scares many people seeing the German language are those endlessly long words. But it's actually really easy to understand them if you know your basic vocabulary. German is basically carpet bombed with compound words. So if you read "Handschuh" and know the basic words for Hand=hand and Schuh=shoe, you probably would know that a shoe for a hand is a glove. A "Flugzeug" literally translates to "flying thing" (plane), a "Feuerzeug" is a "fire thing" (lighter) and a "Sonnenfinsternis" translates to "sun darkness" (solar eclipse). The other way around also works not that bad because both languages use images quite often. So the German "Schlafzimmer" translates to "sleeping room" (bedroom) in English, but the literal translation "Bettraum/Bettzimmer" would be understood by a German as well as "sleeping room" would be understood by an English speaker. Skydiving or skateboarding being another examples where the image clearly describes the activity, even if you've never heard of it (and Germans didn't even bother to find a German word for it). In English many nouns can be used to describe an activity, like partying, clubbing, racing or painting. But I guess if a foreigner spoke of "penciling" or "footballing" a native English speaker would understand. So, i guess I'm saying with a bit of learning native speakers of both languages could get to a level where they could communicate basic ideas in the other language. Perfect grammar and passing of as a native speaker is, of course, another topic... 🙃

[@wandilismus8726]

Is a check legal.... Made my day. In Germany it is outdated but still in use.

[@servantandrew]

If someone can make German sound cute, she can make every language sound cute and that’s exactly what Francesca did.

[@sshreddderr9409]

the "harsh" sounds are "r" and sometimes "ch", which use the throat alot. women dont use nearly as much throat and force when speaking, so it will sound rather soft once these sounds are weakened.

[@brianlewis5692]

'Ein Brötchen' in English would be like saying a "bread-kin" (like munchkin, napkin, elfkin, pumpkin, wolfkin, etc.). Like '-kin' in English, German '-chen' makes words sound diminutive or "cute" as she says

[@manalittlesis]

That second last word i nailed it 😎

[@Hoochinaikwa]

Those two are really great together. Love their Videos.

[@Antoine_19022]

I’m French, I learn German. It’s a bit hard..

[@Noah_ol11]

I've been learning some german words like "Eins , Hallo , Auto , Wo , Was , Ich , entschuldigung" , but i'm sure that way too far from long sentenses like these 😂🇩🇪

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

It's gonna confuse the English speakers.😆 I regret stopping learning German back Elementary. I had picked to pick English or German As French speaker, hard to choose.

[@margarethany]

Wo, was, wie, warum, wann.. wer? oh oh ich will try to make ein long sentence.. ich lerne (or more like *spiele* 😅) Deutsch für zweihundert++ tag (days?) mit duolingo und es ist sehr aufregend 😅😂 Entschuldigung lol

[@patrickm3981]

It is far easier than it might look to create these German compound words. They are created basically by starting with one word and then add more words in front of it to describe this word in more detail. Actually also English has retained this concept but it is used far less then in German. An example for a English compound word would be 'doorknob'. This word consists of the two words 'door' and 'knob' and it works exact the same as German works. In this example 'knob' is the core of the word and 'door' adds additional information what kind of knob it is talked about. In German it works exact the same way. There it would be 'Türknauf' where 'Tür' means 'door' and 'knauf' means 'knob'. The main difference is that in German it is not uncommon to add more than one level of additional information to the core word (when for example the words combined are already compound words). For example if you would want to tell that your doorknob is made of metal one way would be 'Das Türknaufmaterial ist Metall' which would literally translate to 'The doorknobmaterial is metal'. Of course a native German speaker would in most cases do not use the compound word in this example because it sounds a bit clunky. Still it is valid German and I used it because the English and German words are very similar so it should be easy to understand.

[@maxwellcorbin4764]

@@patrickm3981 Very interesting, I'm learning German, and you've taught me something new. You've explained it very well.

[@patrickm3981]

@@maxwellcorbin4764 Knowing how compound words work will be useful for understanding German as well as speaking it. If words are unknown it can help to check if they contain parts that are known and try to figure out the rest. For example if you read that someone has bought 'Schweinefleisch' you might be able to decipher it even if you do not know the word. Maybe you recognize 'fleisch' and know it means 'meat' or you know 'Schwein' is 'pig'. With context and other clues it might then be possible to figure out it means 'pork'. Other clues could be for example that there are sometimes cognates of German words in English like for Fleisch (flesh) and Schwein (swine). It works also the other way around. If you want to translate for example veal then this would be the meat of a calf. Calf is in German 'Kalb' so we end up with 'Kalbfleisch'. Of course not every translation done like this will result in the correct word but in most cases it will be at least understandable. Though as a side note at least for meat the hit rate will be very high, because in German it is usually ‘name of the animal’+’fleisch’. A little confusing might be ‘beef’ because it is ‘Rindfleisch’ and not ‘Kuhfleisch’. The reason is that ‘Kuh’ (cow) is in German only the female animal but the term that include male and female cattle is ‘Rind’.

[@ranggaajibaskara1809]

Even I could not pass the first year of German lesson after 7 Times of test. I'm happy I'm not the only one

[@erinsanderson7742]

"It's a check!" lmao

[@user-ws2me9xm8t]

Hundreds of years passed after Dutch, Enblish, and German settlers discovered North America, so common English became mixed and simple

[@Merigold83]

Megan, you are a positive example for the USA. Unlike some tourists, that I met in the past. E.g. «I!! AM!! AMERICAN!!!!!! - SPEAK!! AMERICAN!! TO!! ME!! OR!! GET!! LOST!!!!!!!!»

[@scchen919]

The word building with other smaller words reminds me of Chinese. I call it the Lego method. They say "hand machine" for phone or "flying machine" for plane. I want to learn German and am super excited to hear they use the Lego method too!

[@joshuddin897]

Francesca is as adorable as those little chipmunks. Whats the german/italian for chipmunks?

[@lothariobazaroff3333]

German: Streifenhörnchen ("striped squirrel"), Italian: tamia

[@EvelynL.1112]

2:28 Mercy's favorite animal 🇨🇭😇👩🏼‍⚕️⚕️🐿️

[@IErfanCN]

Cute!

[@ChristoAbrie]

i think it's only the US that still has a cheque book as a common method of payment (for both employees and customers), for most other countries it's probably only the wealthy that still carry around a cheque book and usually it's only used when the person writing the cheque does not have the banking details of the person they are sending the money to. but for the most part, our salaries are paid either in direct cash or via an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). And we also call the receipt at a restaurant a "bill", cuz a list of items that we are being charged money for is called a "bill of items", since we haven't paid the money yet.

[@klugscheier1644]

Schlittschuhlaufen would be Slideshoerunning?

[@Cassxowary]

*the ö so the o with the umlaut (oom-lout) is like the u in urban. If you can say the first sound/syllable, urban you can say ö (:* Also, ä is like eh and ü is like the French u sound, I don’t think there’s any words with that sound in english...

[@amoasiwa.n6598]

I'm learning German and I'm glad I was able to pronounce the words ! I wish I could practice some more but oh well 😊

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

I hope you can learn it. Good luck

[@amoasiwa.n6598]

@@deutschmitpurple2918 thanks a lot ..I need to keep myself motivated

[@drstrangeman]

Yes more german is a good thing. Here in Texas our Texas german dialect is dying out. And unfortunately even though my family had it it was not passed onwards

[@AvioftheSand]

I've heard about Texas Deutsch. Feli From Germany did a whole video on it to see if she could understand it. If you're interested, you should check out her channel.

[@h1tm4n96]

As a german i have to say very good job I'm impressed Most people don't pronounce it that good

[@Uliburgh22]

By the way, squirrel is actually two syllables, which makes it sounds like "square-ol"

[@Kharisma168]

Terima kasih

[@khaisheng156]

Sama sama

[@arnodobler1096]

i saw my last cheque 30 yrs ago 🤣

[@4a11e2]

Bin so froh, dass ich deutsch kann 😂

[@elisabellaaaa]

Germans don’t roll the R in the modern language. In „Plattdeutsch“ which is the „old“ German I guess you would find people rolling the R but that’s not happening in any word anymore :)

[@henryqu19]

Here we have the two countries with the most members so far on World Friends, Francesca is the 8th person from Germany on the channel, the United States is by far the most different members had

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

What about us French 🇫🇷 Always the Americans and British even the Spanish

[@luiz3459]

-United States 🇺🇸 : 16 different members -Germany 🇩🇪 and United Kingdom 🇬🇧 : 8 different members -France 🇫🇷 : 7 members

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

@@luiz3459 Grrr this channel clearly doesn't much like us French. Pepsi flag anyway 🇰🇷 😆

[@wiebkke]

@@christophermichaelclarence6003 there’s only one more member for Germany and the uk, so why should the channel dislike french people? 😄 it always depends on how many people they can find for the channel

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

@@wiebkke Sorry. I'm just overreacting. When I saw the United States 16 Times. I was like : Ok I get it. Eventually Americans get the whole bread and us French get the scraps

[@Neo-Reloaded]

Megan: "aslñdkfjasopdfj". Francesca: Not bad.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Me as French : Nein nein nein nein

[@h1tm4n96]

It was not Bad Like Brötchen i could understand that 100% And Brötchen is not that easy because of the ö and ch

[@usefulrandom1855]

What LOL people can still be paid via Cheque in the US? Obviously not common but that's mad haha.

[@samanthawho9591]

Me playing along, eventho I'm Swiss. 😅😆

[@luckymaniac7114]

Im german and i was struggling to actually read the words Lol ur not alone 😅🤣

[@unclebobmerywise7533]

Francesca "Ich liebe dich "from Indonesia ❤️🇲🇨🇩🇪💚💝

[@kolschejungimpott6962]

I missed the bavarian version of Eichhörnchen😀

[@silastopole]

very fun video… would have been better if someone who is able to speak german would have made the subtitles… the syllables are not set correctly at all… also there are often „Umlaute“ that are incorrect

[@Mike8827]

Trying to order „Brötchen“ in Bavaria: „Håmma net!“ * points to the thing ……. „des san Semmeln!“

[@helgaioannidis9365]

True 😂 And the squirrel is called "Oachkatzal". When I was a kid we had many Turkish immigrants in the neighborhood and they'd just all pick up Bavarian instead of high German, they found it easier to pronounce.

[@Mike8827]

@@helgaioannidis9365 proves that it is a lingua Franca indeed . And Bavarian culture is actually quite welcoming to people from everywhere , as long as you take part in it and make it your own .

[@nathanspeed9683]

I haven't seen a cheque in years, actually I rarely see cash much these days as everyone pays for things with a card or electronically 😄! Francesca and Megan were both adorable! Megan did very well, I certainly couldn't do any better! Francesca explained herself well, she could make a good teacher!

[@Pikachu-ez1rm]

Where are you from?

[@Jpeg13759]

Try "GuggelHupf" (A German Cake)

[@beardzaza4127]

Check is still a thing in America. My last job pays me wages in checks😁😁

[@mircorizza5609]

OMG you girls are really adorable and nice!

[@Verbalaesthet]

Ah, choosing a French loan word that has a completely French and non-German pronunciation was mean ;-) btw. English is much harder to learn when it comes to pronunciation than German. German is almost completely regular in spelling AND pronunciation while English is irregular in both spelling and pronunciation. You can learn German pronunciation rules in about an hour and then pronounce 99% of the words and if you hear them you can also write them. Unless it's a rare French loan word like Regisseur :D I have a tutorial for that btw. My recommendation

[@sebastianjoseph2828]

I really wish they took time to go over the number. In German, 555 is literally "five hundred, five and fifty". You say the tens place after the ones place. It's similar, I suppose, to how in English "thirteen" through "nineteen" have the tens place after the ones place.

[@patrickm3981]

It is the same. Actually the naming of the numbers 13 to 19 in English is a remnant of the past when English used the same naming scheme than German does until today. The number above 20 in the old style that survived the longest was 'five-and-twenty' as it was used for telling the time well into the twentieth century.

[@ethelmini]

Fun fact (maybe) English gets Acorn from the Dutch/German for squirrel.

[@timchen5968]

when "chen" is your last name.....

[@helgaioannidis9365]

Means you're really cute... 😀

[@patrickm3981]

Standalone 'chen' has no meaning in German. Just be sure that you do not forget the space between Tim and Chen because 'Timchen' would mean something like 'little Tim' (kind of Timmy in English). 😉

[@TigruArdavi]

@@patrickm3981 though lein has 😀 -lein is the other suffix used to denote small things. Basically interchangeable, though with some words one or the other would sound rather strange. E.g. you would say Schweinchen (Schwein=pig), never Schweinlein. Lein as a noun is actually the common flax plant.

[@patrickm3981]

@@TigruArdavi These two versions exist due to regional differences in the dialects. "-chen" originates from the dialects of the north while "-lein" (and some variants of it like "-le" or "li") is from the south. In most cases they can be used interchangeable in standard German but there are few exceptions. For example "Männchen" and "Männlein" have different meanings.

[@optimist_KMA]

Streichholzschächtelchen... I learned German for some time, so when I saw this, I tried to pronounce and thought 'mamma mia, WAS IST DAS???' |-D

[@tysonl.taylor-gerstner1558]

Checks are soooooo outdated. Only France and the US still use them regularly out of the places I have lived.

[@HalfEye79]

To be fair: In common german people don't say "fünfhundertfünfundfünzig". It can vary regionalwise, but with me its more like "fünfhunnatfünf'n'fünfzig".

[@hysteriabass587]

more video on Germany, please!

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

👍👍👍

[@AntonyMB]

Throw in a word with the letter Y in it 😁

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thanks.

[@JohnnyMavuso]

I’m South African, checks are so outdated. I never thought Americans still use them