Went to a bookshop to buy bullets for my stapler. I have got no idea wat that thing is called in german.
(translated from german to english)
Seller : Good morning, wat can i do 4 u?
Me : erm... i would like to buy something, but i dunno how to translate it
into german. erm.. that item enables me to join papers together.
Seller : U mean paper holder ?(pointing one to me)
Me : No... erm... hw to say... it's small
Seller : hmm... do u mean this? (holding some funny looking clips)
Me : No... it's small n made of metal.
Seller : (Discussing with another seller over what that thing of mine might be) Maybe
this? (Took a whole box of paper clips)
Me : ( Cham la... how to explain le??) no la..
Finally, i cannot tahan anymore. Have to do it: ACT IT OUT.
Me : ( embarrassingly ) erm, that thing which produces the sound " Chik Kak!"
when being pressed together. (Like a clown, i imitate the motion of one
stapling papers. ) Chik Kak! Chik Kak! Get it?
Seller : (everyone in unison) I see!!! u mean Heftklammer (stapler) ?
Me : (phew... finally..) ya... but i need the bullet 4 it.
Sigh... i dun even know wat is stapler n bullets in german... worst of all, i will be using this broken german of mine to sit 4 my end of sem exam next week. Wat can i say? cham lo..............
6 comments:
this is a funny entry...
but dun worry, i am sure ur german can improve.
this is a chance for u to show your talented acting skill, look at the other persective. The seller actually untung to see u act like a clown. Even i also never see before. what i saw is just act cool and act yeng only. fortunate seller. lolz...
joking
wahahahaha...laugh until my stomach aches dy!!!
really funny lar u!
lol next time speak in English la, they should understand kua haha.
Luckily u're not buying toilet papers (if u don noe how 2 translate) =)
Ya hor, dat seller untung la... watching a potential 红星大奖 winner acting. hmm... but u oso got watch me act b4 ma.. last time in sec school... u oso untung a lot ma... :b
Not all germans can understand english leh... when i was talking to my fren in eng, some of my classmates were like: eh? wat language u r using?
Even if im buying toilet paper i tink i will oso act it out gua... haha... Anyway, toilet paper = Toilette papier in german. very similar spelling.
Lol, don't worry la, i know your situation very well. Last time when i 1st reached France also the same thing. Ehh, then if u wanna buy hotdog leh?? haha...
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