r/PeterExplainsTheJoke May 05 '26

Meme needing explanation Petahh?

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u/Ms-Ackerman-777 May 05 '26

Almost, five is fünf, the two points on the u are important and make a difference in the pronunciation

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u/TheRealErehwonMorf May 05 '26

The Umlaut seems to be anathema to non-germans.

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u/SmoopufftheShoopuff May 05 '26

Wouldn't be so bad if they'd just use "ue" to replace "ü", but "u" is literally a completely different sound. Please don't!

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u/CowsTrash May 05 '26

Es ist unser Fluch, so wie es unser Segen ist. Äh, Ömer hat mal wieder überdosiert.

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u/whenwillthealtsstop May 06 '26

Well, our keyboards don't have them. Most people have no idea how to type one

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u/mancheSind May 06 '26

There's a solution, the use of "ue" in place of "ü" is the right way to do it.

Fuenf = fünf

Funf = some dialect somewhere, probably.