thebrig Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Is there anyone on here who are members of this French bass forum? The reason I ask is because I have seen a bass for sale on it and I want to buy it, but not being able to speak French, I don't know how to contact the seller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Send me the link in private mail and I'll do the translation for you. I used to be a member there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrig Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 29 minutes ago, Hellzero said: Send me the link in private mail and I'll do the translation for you. I used to be a member there. Many thanks for the offer Hellzero, but I have just translated the page using the Google translate extension, I've managed to send a message to the seller so I'm hoping that I might get an answer, if not, I will get back to you for some help if that's ok with you. Cheers Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 French is my mother tongue and I studied Latin and ancient Greek, so certainly better than any translator. 😉 Just hope that the translator didn't make it totally impossible to understand... 😎 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Send a video clip of yourself speaking English very loudly whilst pointing, works every time......, 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 And add "SEE VOO PLAY, MISS YOUR!!!" at the end. It's nice to be nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 It isheu foonnierheu zee ozer wayheu. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrig Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 25 minutes ago, Hellzero said: French is my mother tongue and I studied Latin and ancient Greek, so certainly better than any translator. 😉 Just hope that the translator didn't make it totally impossible to understand... 😎 I know translators aren't great so its fingers and everything else crossed that it is understandable to the seller. Here's what I wrote, how does it look to you? 😉 Salut Thomas Seriez-vous prêt à expédier au Royaume-Uni? Je suis membre de basschat.co.uk depuis 2010 et j'ai d'excellents commentaires, j'ai également effectué près de 1000 transactions sur eBay et j'ai 100% de commentaires sur chaque transaction. Je m'excuse pour mon pauvre français. Meilleures salutations Brian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 No hidden insults and that's crystal clear. 👌 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrig Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Hellzero said: No hidden insults and that's crystal clear. 👌 Phew! that's a relief 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 The perfect version would have been : ... et j'ai 100% d'évaluations positives pour chaque transaction. Je vous prie de m'excuser pour mon mauvais français. But that's very good your way, don't worry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 I'm always astonished at how Google translates some sentences perfectly, even those which are long and/or complex, but is equally capable of spectacularly screwing up simple, non-idiomatic sentences. Usually within a line or two of each other! During my working life as a technical translator, being asked to edit and correct machine-translated text became progressively more common, while real, human translation became less and less sought after. (But I don't think anyone was particularly interested in my knowledge of classical languages, which is still hiding somewhere at the back of my mind, I'm sure...) Good luck with the purchase, @thebrig, keep us posted and show off the new toy if you get it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Nothing good will come from speaking to Johnny Foreigner, mark my words.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 ['allo' allo English/French policeman ] You just need to shit slowly and loudly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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