Anyone know any German?

[Dec 1]

Wonder if anyone could give me a hand with this!

 

I have bought a few bits for the car over German Ebay and they haven't shown up yet, even though they were bought over a month ago!!

 

I want to send the guy an email just basically asking if the parts have been posted yet, or if there is some problem with the payment or the parts?

 

I have pretty much zero German (other than being able to count to twelve :roll: ) I've tried using the babelfish language converter, but I could have ended up asking him about goldfish for all I know :) :roll:

 

Cheers

[Blue_Joe 0]

Babelfish isn't particularly accurate, however it is good enough for the other party to understand what you are on about!

 

Just try to keep it to simple words and sentences.

[Jim 1]

You could PM Tempest and ask very nicely.. he speaks fluent German, and is usually happy to help out forum members where he has the time to :)

[Roger Blassberg 0]

Happy to help if needed. Just PM the message to me in English, and I'll send it back to you in German for onward transmission.

 

mit freundlichen Gruessen

 

RB

[Tempest 0]

basically asking if the parts have been posted yet, or if there is some problem with the payment or the parts?

 

Try this:

 

"Hallo (insert name here),

 

haben Sie die von mir neulich bei Ihrer Ebay-Auktion ersteigerten Teile bereits verschickt, oder gab es irgendwelche Probleme bei der Geldüberweisung?

 

Bitte um Rückantwort.

 

Mit freundlichen Grüssen,

 

"

 

That's the formal method, if you wish to use the more friendly/less formal method:

 

"Hallo (insert name here),

 

hast Du die von mir neulich bei Deiner Ebay-Auktion ersteigerten Teile bereits verschickt, oder gab es irgendwelche Probleme bei der Geldüberweisung?

 

Bitte um Rückantwort.

 

Mit freundlichen Grüssen,

 

"

 

HTH,

 

Tempest

[Dec 1]

Great......thanks lads, that should do perfectly :thumb right:

 

Thanks for the offer of the translation Roger :wink: :D