Eine Anfrage von einem nicht-deutschen Redner

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Posted by tricnomistal
31-1-2018 17:55:36
#1

Hallo! Ich hatte gehofft, ich könnte einen Gefallen von einem der deutschen Sprecher des Forums erbitten. Wenn es keine Probleme gibt, lassen Sie mich bitte wissen, ob Google Translate eine akzeptable Übersetzung für Folgendes liefert:

"Hallo, ich frage mich, ob Sie in die Vereinigten Staaten versenden möchten. Wenn ja, würden Sie bitte eine Schätzung für die Versandkosten geben? Vielen Dank!"

Kann ich auf Englisch weitermachen?

I'm quite embarrassed that I have to do this, as most of the Germans I have met speak English very well, and I uh...have actually taken more than one course in German, so I should be much more fluent in it than I am. I want to make sure that my request is polite and also doesn't sound like Google Translate. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Danke Schön!


There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed. -- Ernest Hemingway
 
Posted by sirius
21-2-2018 12:56:40
#2

The wording is mostly fine, which surprises me. Just a little adjustment:

Hallo <insert name here>, verschicken Sie auch in die Vereinigten Staaten? Wenn ja, können Sie die Versandkosten schätzen?

As for the shipping costs, I can give you the estimation already. Shipping a 20 kg package with 45 x 45 x 45 cm dimensions with the standard German package company (DHL), which most Germans are going to use, shipping to the USA costs 76,99 €. You can use the following website to calculate the shipping costs from Germany to the USA: https://www.portokalkulator.de (German only I fear).

sirius

 
Posted by sirius
21-2-2018 12:57:48
#3

Ah, and "Vielen Dank" at the end is always a good idea :-)

 
Posted by tricnomistal
21-2-2018 13:22:58
#4

sirius wrote:

The wording is mostly fine, which surprises me. Just a little adjustment:

Hallo <insert name here>, verschicken Sie auch in die Vereinigten Staaten? Wenn ja, können Sie die Versandkosten schätzen?

As for the shipping costs, I can give you the estimation already. Shipping a 20 kg package with 45 x 45 x 45 cm dimensions with the standard German package company (DHL), which most Germans are going to use, shipping to the USA costs 76,99 €. You can use the following website to calculate the shipping costs from Germany to the USA: https://www.portokalkulator.de (German only I fear).

sirius

Thank you for the assistance! I've found that German Ebay often has much better prices on (obviously, I suppose) some of the excellent German typewriters I've been looking for. 


There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed. -- Ernest Hemingway
 


 
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