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My specialist languages are Greek and Turkish

German translation: Zu meinen *Hauptsprachen* gehören Griechisch und Türkisch.

10:58 Jan 14, 2008
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English term or phrase: My specialist languages are Greek and Turkish
Hi,

By that I mean that although I offer several languages, my best ones are Greek and Turkish.

I always thought it was something like “Meine Fachsprachen sind griechisch und tükisch, but it turns out that “Fachsprache” means “terminology”…

Many thanks,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:31
German translation:Zu meinen *Hauptsprachen* gehören Griechisch und Türkisch.
Explanation:
or

Meine Hauptsprachen sind Griechisch und Türkisch.

"Fachsprache" would be IT, Law, Medicine etc.
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Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
Germany
Local time: 02:31
Grading comment
many thanks excellent
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +6Zu meinen *Hauptsprachen* gehören Griechisch und Türkisch.
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
my specialist languages are greek and turkish
Zu meinen *Hauptsprachen* gehören Griechisch und Türkisch.


Explanation:
or

Meine Hauptsprachen sind Griechisch und Türkisch.

"Fachsprache" would be IT, Law, Medicine etc.

Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
Germany
Local time: 02:31
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 90
Grading comment
many thanks excellent

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nicole Schnell
21 mins
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): würde ich auch so sagen
36 mins
agree  Edith Kelly: zweiter Vorschlag ist besser
38 mins
agree  sci-trans: Meine Hauptsprachen *sind* Griechisch und Türkisch.
40 mins
neutral  BrigitteHilgner: Nur der zweite Vorschlag ist korrekt (wenn ich den Frager richtig verstehe). Der erste Vorschlag deutet an, dass noch andere Hauptsprachen außer Türkisch und Griechisch angeboten werden.
1 hr
  -> Genau genommen muss ich dir zustimmen. Der zweite Vorschlag fiel mir auch zuerst ein.
agree  me.translation: 2. Vorschl.
2 hrs
agree  Johnny Price: if you want to emphasise on specialist I would say meine spezialsprachen sind Griechisch und Tuerkish
14 days
  -> Thanks, Johnny, I am afraid, "Spezialsprache" is sth. else.
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