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4. Better German: Ich bin Portlander

Reply to Edwcraig (Original post)

Sat Jul 25, 2020, 11:51 PM

Jul 2020

If you insert the "ein," it tends to refer to something popular that the city is known for.

Ich bin Frankfurter: I am from Frankfurt
Ich bin ein Frankfurter: I am a cooked sausage

Ich bin Hamburger: I am from Hamburg
Ich bin ein Hamburger: I am a grilled patty of ground beef

Ich bin Berliner: I am from Berlin
Ich bin ein Berliner: I am a jelly-filled donut

And in case you are from France's capital city, trying out your German in Germany...............

Ich bin Pariser: I am from Paris
Ich bin ein Pariser: I am a condom.

As they say in the USA: grammar is the difference between knowing your shit and knowing you're shit.

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Ich bin ein Portlander [View all] Edwcraig Jul 2020 OP

Danke! Mme. Defarge Jul 2020 #1

Perfekt appalachiablue Jul 2020 #2

Is there a jelly donut named "portlander"? DBoon Jul 2020 #3

If there was, most people MurrayDelph Jul 2020 #5

Better German: Ich bin Portlander DFW Jul 2020 #4

+1000 cayugafalls Jul 2020 #6