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What does ish mean in German?

Ish is not a German word. If you mean ich, then this translates as I, or in rare cases, me.

What does ach du lieber Donnerwetter mean?

Ach du lieber Donnerwetter makes little sense grammatically in German.

Ach du lieber! Donnerwetter! could be translated as Oh my God! Wow!

What does Zimmer mean in German?

Room

room, compartment of space marked off my walls within a building, chamber

weekend.co.il

Vie gehts or wie gehts?

Wie geht's is correctly spelled; however, it is actually pronounced like vie geht's, since the w sound in German is the v sound in English.

What does hab noch nen schonen Abend mean?

hab' noch 'nen schönen Abend translates as have a nice evening but a native speaker would not use it as it is grammatically incorrect and the sentence structure is English.

The correct form would be einen schönen Abend noch (have a nice evening), which is an abbreviation of ich wünsche Dir/Euch/Ihnen einen schönen Abend noch.

What is fichen?

fichen is not a German word, the closest is fischen, meaning to fish

What is the origin of the surname 'Wise'?

The ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes who once ruled all of Britain would have originally bestowed this proud and noble English surname upon a person in the community who was considered to be wise, or learned. The surname is found amidst very early records of Devon, where they had held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Greston at the time of the Norman Invasion in 1066 A.D.

Family motto: "Dare to be wise!"

Ich habe eine frage an dich?

Ich habe eine frage an Dich = I have a question for you

What does gott schucze olch mean?

Gott schütze dich in German literally means God protect you, or more commonly spoken God keep you.

What does this mean found on coin cotes segen machet Reich?

Gottes Segen macht reich translates as God's blessing makes (you) rich

Kehre ein doch keins zieh hinaus?

The sentence Kehre ein doch keins zieh hinausmakes no sense whatsoever.

Einkehren translates as stop off/stop at. It is only used in respect of public houses/restaurants.

Hinausziehen translates as prolong, protract, draw out

What does daB ist Deutscha Wurde Zu Lieben ist zu Leben Vershten mean in German?

"Das ist deutsche wurde zu lieben ist zu leben verstehen" means nothing, but translated literally, it's "that is German was to love is to live to understand."

Is 'Buch' a German word?

No.
In German all letters in a word are pronounced even an "E" at the end.
"book" is " Buch", "books" are "Bücher" and "beech" (the tree) is "Buche"

What is hier ist ein Einweihungsgeschenk von?

hier ist ein Einweihungsgeschenk von = here is a housewarming present from