Saturday, 26 March 2011

Words That Have Transpired in Sacha's German Class.

Since I have learned that the nation of Germany has such amazing history, I decided I will visit its many historic sites this summer. Since I don't want to go through the country unknowing of what other people are saying, I started taking German this semester at Simon Fraser University. My professor is named Ewa (pronounced Eva) Ciesielska and she's Polish. She's a nice enough person, but, being the shit disturber I occasionally become, I sometimes like to mess with her during class. Here are some of the dialogues we have had.

Sacha: "Ich habe ein Frage."
Ewa: "Watch your pronunciation, Sacha. Its rather harsh."
Sacha: "...do you actually speak German?"

After me and the history major beside me, Calvin, discover that the word for 'computer connection' in German is 'Computeranschluss':
Ewa: "Calvin, how would you describe 'Computeranchluss'?"
Calvin: "Its sort of like when you conquer the internet."
Sacha: "No, conquer is the wrong word. Its more like when you annex the internet."

Ewa: "We're now going to listen to a German band called 'Wize Guyz'."
Sacha: "Do they sound anything like Nena?"
Ewa: "...no."

Ewa: "Why does everyone in this class sit in the same spots every lecture? When I was in school, my classmates and I would sit in a different place every class."
Sacha: "Is that a Polish thing?"
Ewa: "...no"

Ewa: "I'm now going to play for you a singer who is the German equivalent to Frank Sinatra."
Sacha: "Is he as popular as Nena?"
Ewa: "...I don't know."

Ewa: "Every Christmas, my father would buy two live trouts from the market, which we would keep alive in our bathtub until my father killed them and cooked them for our dinner."
Sacha: "...is that a Polish thing or just something you did?"
Ewa: "Yes, it is a Polish thing."

Calvin scratches his neck by leaning back in his chair and rubs his neck against the TV stand behind him.
Ewa: "Calvin! You're scratching your neck like a bear!"
Sacha: "What? Is that a German saying?"
Ewa: "No! Its just...it looked like it from the way he was doing it..."
Sacha: "I didn't realize that was a thing."
Later, I move in my chair and accidentally hit my knee on the underside of my desk.
Sacha: "Ow!"
Ewa: "Ha! That's what you get!"
Sacha: "For what?!"
Ewa: "...for making fun of me"

Ewa: "For the last class of the semester, we'll watch a German language movie to see how much you understand."
Sacha: "Which one? 'Christiane F'?"
Ewa: "No, we'll try and watch something that isn't sad and depressing!"
Sacha: "How about 'Downfall'?"
Ewa: "No! I said something that ISN'T sad and depressing!"
Sacha: "It ends with the fall of the Third Reich! You couldn't ask for a happier ending!"

Several classes remaining. More to follow.

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