German help

**Dirk Skene** · 29th August 08, 08:25 AM

I have ran across a colloquial German word that I can not find a translation for. I was wondering if any of our German speaking members could help me out with finding out what it means. The word is

“Geflster.” If it is like

“kvatch”

it will not directly translate but I am sure a native Geraman speaker with a good command of Americanized English can give me situations where it would be used.

**cavscout** · 29th August 08, 09:06 AM

Are you sure about the spelling? Google "suggested" this:

Geflüster (das)
n. in whispers, quietly, softly and low

**davedove** · 29th August 08, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by Dirk Skene

The word is

“Geflster.”

Well, in English it would mean "one who gefls."

**Dirk Skene** · 29th August 08, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by cavscout

Are you sure about the spelling? Google "suggested" this:

Geflüster (das)
n. in whispers, quietly, softly and low

yep. checked & double checked. There was no umlute. UNLESS ..... it was contracted from the longer gefluster. The same way some of us in English will type 'sup for what's up or 'caus for because or 'lo for hello.

It was used in a context where "whisper" would make since. Maybe you hit it.

**Bob C** · 29th August 08, 10:49 AM

Ich spreche ein bischen Deutsch, aber Ich kann das nicht.

**Dirk Skene** · 29th August 08, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by Bob C.

Ich spreche ein bischen Deutsch, aber Ich kann das nicht.

That's ok Bob, I think I got it anyway

I have since found out that the writer was jotting down words as one would expect a Berliner to be speaking them. Berliners have a tendency to "clip" their speech. I think the word was supposed to be Geflüster as another member suggested. It was used in a context where that would make since.

**Dirk Skene** · 29th August 08, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by davedove

Well, in English it would mean "one who gefls."

But HOW do you gefls

If you were gonna gefls, what would you do

And would you hurt anybody by doing it?

**TheKiltedWonder** · 29th August 08, 02:15 PM

Hey Dirk, I'm assuming it's just Gefluester, whether it's clipped intentionally or is simply a typo or problem displaying the Umlaut. A little context might help and I'm not a native-speaker but ich versteh auch nicht Bahnhof...