"Die Tür in meinem Auto verriegelt sich nicht"
It is amazing how intimidating the little things can be sometimes. One of the rear doors in our car was not locking and so Bob asked me to take it to the dealership this morning and have them look at it. Now in the states that wouldn't scare me. But having to figure out how to say that the door in the car doesn't lock and then understand the words when they respond to me is a totally intimidating event for me. I am very grateful for the Yahoo Babel Fish site which allows me to translate a sentence from English into German. (As well a German speaking friend to verify that it is correct, thanks Carolyn!!) But then being able to say it so that it is understood is an entirely different matter. (Hence the title of this post!) So, after looking up the word for locked "verriegelt," I wandered around the apartment practicing. (Don't you wish you could be a fly on the wall?) " Die Tür in meinem Auto verriegelt sich nicht .... Die Tür in meinem Auto verriegel...