another question for the german speakers...

[ewein2412]

how would you say "You dropped your lipstick"?

it's one young woman talking to another, and it's nearly 70 years ago. They don't know each other.

also, "I'm sorry"

♥♥♥

so many thanks!

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[lnbw.livejournal.com]

"Es tut mir leid" is "I'm sorry." My German knowledge does not extend as far as the other phrase, I'm afraid!

[ewein2412]

danke... which is about as far as my knowledge extends!

Hmm.

[estara.livejournal.com]

1st one:

"Verzeihung, aber Sie haben ihren Lippenstift fallengelassen."

(Excuse me, but you(formal) have let your lipstick drop.)

2nd one:

Es tut mir leid. (I'm sorry about it - whatever we were talking about, or just generally whatever happened before)
Das tut mir leid. (I'm sorry about that, where the audience has just heard/seen what went wrong.)

Re: Hmm.

[ewein2412]

perfect. i love you.

she means "i'm sorry, it wasn't your lipstick after all" (although she doesn't say all that)

Re: Hmm.

[estara.livejournal.com]

You're welcome ^^ *feels loved*

If you want to go into full detail it would be

"Es war leider doch nicht Ihr Lippenstift."

(Unfortunately it wasn't your lipstick.)

"Es tut mir leid, daß es doch nicht Ihr Lippenstift war."

(I'm sorry that it wasn't your lipstick after all.)

if you can't use "ß", use "ss"

unrelated - Harriet Walter again

[lauradi7.livejournal.com]

http://www.themorgan.org/video/WalterOnAusten.asp

Re: unrelated - Harriet Walter again

[katranides.livejournal.com]

I rather liked the Fran Liebowitz interview. She's so sharp-tongued! And so sharp.

Re: unrelated - Harriet Walter again

[ewein2412]

yeah, belated thanks for that link! (I hope I look like that when i'm her age. but i guess i won't.)