To prepare for a week in Berlin, a few German phrases is all you'll need to fit in, get around, and have a great time:

1. Ein Bier bitte!
2. Noch ein Bier bitte!
3. Wo ist der WC!

On Wednesday, 27 April 2016 at 02:57:47 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> To prepare for a week in Berlin, a few German phrases is all you'll need to fit in, get around, and have a great time:
>
> 1. Ein Bier bitte!
> 2. Noch ein Bier bitte!
> 3. Wo ist der WC!

Some footage of Walter's last trip in Germany: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bYMAgM42pM

On Wednesday, 27 April 2016 at 02:57:47 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> To prepare for a week in Berlin, a few German phrases is all you'll need to fit in, get around, and have a great time:
>
> 1. Ein Bier bitte!
> 2. Noch ein Bier bitte!
> 3. Wo ist der WC!

nitpick: Wo ist _das_ WC?
In German WC we have definite articles and as a WC can be used by both sexes, it is neutral (disclaimer: not a rule).
However it's more common to say "Wo ist die nächste Toilette?"

Am Wed, 27 Apr 2016 03:59:04 +0000
schrieb Seb <seb@wilzba.ch>:

> nitpick: Wo ist _das_ WC?
> In German WC we have definite articles and as a WC can be used by
> both sexes, it is neutral (disclaimer: not a rule).

There are some reasons why some words are feminine, masculine or neutral, but I never heard of that. (It is short form for English "watercloset" - which I didn't know before I looked it up now. :D)

> However it's more common to say "Wo ist die nächste Toilette?"

Note how it is "die Toilette" because it is used by women. But I didn't study German, so take it with a grain of salt. :p

-- 
Marco

It just came to my ears that Seb was just joking about that WC rule.

-- 
Marco

On Wednesday, 27 April 2016 at 02:57:47 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> To prepare for a week in Berlin, a few German phrases is all you'll need to fit in, get around, and have a great time:
>
> 1. Ein Bier bitte!
> 2. Noch ein Bier bitte!
> 3. Wo ist der WC!

After 10 beers:

Wo ist hier das Scheißhaus?

No! Don't say that, it's the equivalent of "Where's the shitter?"

On Wednesday, 27 April 2016 at 02:57:47 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> To prepare for a week in Berlin, a few German phrases is all you'll need to fit in, get around, and have a great time:
>
> 1. Ein Bier bitte!
> 2. Noch ein Bier bitte!
> 3. Wo ist der WC!

That makes cologne so tourist friendly. The waitress will refill your beer until you put a beermat on your glass. So only #3 is necessary.

On Wednesday, 27 April 2016 at 12:26:29 UTC, Tobias Pankrath wrote:
>
> That makes cologne so tourist friendly. The waitress will refill your beer until you put a beermat on your glass. So only #3 is necessary.

You will still need #1 ;)

On Wednesday, 27 April 2016 at 02:57:47 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> To prepare for a week in Berlin, a few German phrases is all you'll need to fit in, get around, and have a great time:
>
> 1. Ein Bier bitte!
> 2. Noch ein Bier bitte!
> 3. Wo ist der WC!

By the way, some people in Berlin may speak with the local accent (most people would speak some sort of standard German though, unfortunately). Some things I know of (please correct me, if I'm wrong):

ich = ick(e)
"s" is often "t" as in

das = det
was = wat

The dative case is used where you'd expect the accusative case:

Ick liebe dir (standard German: Ich liebe dich).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlinerisch_dialect

In German
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berliner_Dialekt

On Wednesday, 27 April 2016 at 19:43:39 UTC, Chris wrote:

>
> By the way, some people in Berlin may speak with the local accent (most people would speak some sort of standard German though, unfortunately). Some things I know of (please correct me, if I'm wrong):
>
> ich = ick(e)
> "s" is often "t" as in
>
> das = det
> was = wat
>
> The dative case is used where you'd expect the accusative case:
>
> Ick liebe dir (standard German: Ich liebe dich).
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlinerisch_dialect
>
> In German
> https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berliner_Dialekt

s/with the local accent/in the local dialect