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German Phrases!!!!?

Ok I'm going off to the Vuuv festival in Putlitz Germany on Friday and really need some Phrases. I did a bit of German when I was in High school so I know the basics like Hallo but could do with a brush up also I need to know how to ask things like "Can I have a Beer?!?" "Do you speak English" and anything else I might find useful. Please Please I'm Begging PLEASE DO NOT post anything rude or Dodgey that I can say as I'm the kind of Burk who after a few drinks or when I'm feeling cocky will say them and get nicked or something. So that's why if you could put the phrase and what is it's German Equivalent. Thanks ;-)

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1. Ich hätte gern ein Bier, bitte. Enschuldigung, sprechen Sie Englisch? Danke schoen. (Thank you.)
2. Kann ich meine Milzrückseite bitte haben That means; can I have my spleen back please. or ich glaube, daß ich mich beschmutzt habe That mean; I do believe I have soiled myself
3. HERR BRUSH = Where is the toilet HITLER = Do not mention the war Du bist ein Berliner. = Where can I get drunk in Berlin
4. The phrases you've asked for are "Ein Bier, bitte" (Not too helpful, actually, since there are so many sorts of beer) and "Sprechen Sie Englisch?" or "Sprichst du Englisch?" The first is for an older person you meet in a business context (hotel reception desk, railway personnel) and the second is for someone younger you meet in a social situation. I think you'll find this link useful: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/ "Quick Fix" has some useful holiday phrases, and "Cool German" has more advanced information--including types of beer! Both have mp3 downloads. Viel Spaß!
5. Ich Mochte ein bier bitte = I would like a beer please. Sprechen sie anglisch? = Do you speak english? Du habst schone augen. = You have beautiful eyes. I can not remember how to spell them but they should be about right.
6. Please, can I have a beer? Kann ich ein Bier haben, bitte? My German's way too rusty, too! HTH Charles
7. Kann ich = can i kansst du/sie/dich = can you (depending on how well you know them) ich möchte= i would like haben Sie= have you Wo ist= where is Entschuligung - excuse me Es tut mir leid - i am sorry The list goes on, don't panic though, a lot of people can speak english over there, a freind of mine started learning in school when she was 9, and since it is a festival, they will sure to hell have police on guard and will most likely be bilingual. As someone mentioned, if you are drunk, don't mention the war unless you want to find out what the inside of a german prison cell looks like...good luck you'll be fine.
8. Ein Bier bitte. Entschuldigung. Sprechen Sie Englisch? (Excuse me. Do you speak English? Wie viel kostet ein Kebab, nicht scharf aber mit Salat? (How much is a kebab, without chili but with salad?) Was! - Sie haben kein fish'n chips? (What! you don't serve fish and chips?! Pommes (pronounced pomess) chips. Chips - crisps. Hope that helps. Tschüss. (Ciao)
9. Hi, I'm from Germany! The phrases you asked are: "Kann ich ein Bier haben?" - Can I have a beer? (But there a lots of different kinds of beer...) "Sprechen Sie Englisch/ Sprichst du Englisch?" - Do you speak English? (The first version is for an person about the age of 16 you don't know well. The second one for a younger person or persons you know well.) Just send me an e-mail if you want me to translate some other phrases for you! But don't worry - most people in Germany can speak English quite well!
10. hahahaha. Oh this is the best question in the world. if anyone tells you that "ich bin ein Bluhmenkohl" means "pleased to meet you", don't believe them, it means I'm a cauliflower. Buy a phrasebook to be safe, and you probably won't find it in a phrase book but bumsen is always rude#