Need a little German translation help

(chavo_one) #1

I’m wanting to create a sign that says “Attention!” in my map, but I want to write it in German. Is the proper word “Aufmerksamkeit”? Any help from a real German speaker would be really nice! :slight_smile:

(nodgam) #2

Attention ! = Achtung !, Vorsicht !

(chavo_one) #3

Does “Achtung” have any implications of danger? I don’t mean “Attention” as in “be aware of danger”.

I mean “Attention” as in “Please read this”.

With that said is “Achtung” still the word I should use?

(thegnat) #4

Yes it is, chavo.
As nodgam said, “Achtung!” is the word.
:lookaround:

(chavo_one) #5

Thanks guys! Babelfish was trying to lead me astray.

(heeen) #6

some german words/signs that may be useful

“read me!” = “Lies mich!”
“attention” = “Achtung”
“danger!” = “Gefahr”
“beware, danger!” = “Achtung, Gefahr!”
“high voltage” =“Hochspannung”
“ammunition” = “Munition”
“dynamite” = “Dynamit”
“explosives” = “Sprengstoff”

hth
heeen

(HerrK) #7

You are right, “Attention/Achtung” means a little bit of danger!
If you will write “Please read me”, then take for german “Bitte lesen”

PS: I’m pleased to test the public-beta of venice! :clap:

(NdK) :wink:

(chavo_one) #8

OK, now I’m confused. If “achtung” implies a bit of danger, as I originally thought, then I don’t want to use that word. I want a more informational definition for “attention”. If I want to say:

Attention: Only Soldiers Can Operate Artillery Gun.

What word in German should I use?

Soon… :slight_smile:

(ToasterKing) #9

I find this site to be helpful

After three uses it will give you an www.ets.free… delete the ets and use it all you want.

Just a little help for all of us unilingual people out there.

(chavo_one) #10

Yeah that’s a good site ToasterKing. I’ve used it many times before. Unfortunately, it gives me the same word as babelfish, “Aufmerksamkeit”.

And no one has said that I should use that word.

(BXpress) #11

well, use this:
“Attention: Only Soldiers Can Operate Artillery Gun!”
“Achtung: Nur Soldaten können Artillerie-Geschütze bedienen!”