German for beginners???

Well.. since I seem to be sitting her at work with neither a dictionary nor a set of knitting needles, but do happen to have a German phrase book from Kolaportið sitting in front of me.. what can I say.

I think I will learn German.
And you can too!

Nebel in Dusseldorf
(nay'-bel in duss'-el-dörf)
There is fog at Dusseldorf.

Köln zweimal
(kurln tsvi-mahl)
Two singles to Cologne.

Ich langweile mich
(ich lung-vile-er mich)
I am bored.

Sie haben sich geirrt
(zee hah-ben sich ger'-irrt)
You are mistaken.

Es ist nicht meine Schuld
(ez ist nicht mi'-ner schoolt)
It's not my fault.

Das geht mich nichts an
(duss gate mich nichts un)
It has nothing to do with me.

Ich möchte einen reifen Kase
(ich murcht'-er i-nen ri-fen kay-zer)
I want a mature cheese.

And this is only the beginning - if Blue Duck had known there were so many fascinating phrases possible in German she would have started long ago!

On a less ridiculous note, Norræna félagið is holding a language marathon on Monday (26. sept) in honour of European Language Day - góða skemmtun í boði fyrir alla, the perfect opportunity to brush up on any German you might have accidentally learned here... (unless you in fact happen to be German, in which case there is always Russian..)

(Note: Blue Duck is not responsible for any and all missing vowel-dots. That is the keyboard.)