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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 81 points 1 month ago (3 children)

To explain the joke, as is tradition in Germany. "To meet" translates to "treffen" in German. Which can also mean "to hit something or somebody".

Once had a multicultural family gathering where we translated the same joke into several languages.

A man knocks at a door. A woman opens and he says: "Hello, my name is Toulouse. I'm here to fuck your daughter." The woman screams: "To what?!?" He answers calmly: "Toulouse."

[–] 5ibelius9insterberg@feddit.org 65 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

„Hallo, mein~~meine~~ Name ist Umberto und ich bin hier um Ihre Tochter zu ficken“

„UM WAS???“

„Umberto.“

[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

So I've been learning German for a couple of months. Wouldn't it be "mein name?" 🤔 because presumably Umberto is male?

Buy yes, funny joke 😂

[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Male or female, it's always "mein" because "Name" is a male noun.

[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago
[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

“To meet” translates to “treffen” in German. Which can also mean “to hit something or somebody”.

Join the shooting club, meet new friends.

Schiessen lernen; Freunde treffen! is a popular slogan with German shooting clubs.

[–] fushuan@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago

Hola, mi nombre es Álvaro, vengo a tirarme/follarme a tu hija.

¿¡¿¡¿A qué?!?!?

Álvaro.