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pinkpops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-19-10 02:06 PM
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OK, on another site somebody just used this phrase - somebody tell me what
it means.
The Phrase is
"zie guzundt"
Google won't translate it.
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-19-10 02:08 PM
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1. "be well" or "stay well" or "is well".
Sei Gesund...remember that gesundheit= good health.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=translate%3A+sei+gesund&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

Google can be used to translate. Enter "translate: _____"...
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pinkpops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-19-10 02:14 PM
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2. yikes I thought it was an insult
why do you suppose the spelling was so mangled?
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-19-10 02:18 PM
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3. They spelled it phonetically.
Edited on Wed May-19-10 02:23 PM by Fire Walk With Me
In German, the second vowel is often the one pronounced. Sei= strong "i" sound. I don't know enough German to know whether this is always the case.

Mystery Men (1999) - Trivia During one of the Mystery Men group salutes, they say, "Zei gazunt," which is Yiddish, derived from the German, "Sei Gesund" or "Be Healthy" and is often ...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0132347/trivia -

:hide:

Sorry I missed your "google won't translate it"...I often use Google for spelling. Just enter the word as you think it is spelled and you'll learn very quickly whether you're correct :)
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pinkpops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-19-10 02:37 PM
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4. Thanks - Hey that Buchla site is something else!
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