Post by @_elena@mastodon.social

2026-09-14 13:01 UTC

Before I went on stage at Berlin #FediDay the MC mistakenly said "the following presentation will be in German." My friends in the audience giggled because they know I don't speak it. And then surprise! I started my presentation with "Hallo zusammen. Vielen Dank an alle Organisatoren des Berlin Fedi Day." @samvie@chaos.social's reaction - who was sitting in the front row - was priceless 😂 Special thanks to @Tobias and a couple of FediDay angels for letting me practice with them. Next year: 4 sentences!

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@philleu@mastodon.social 2026-09-14 14:44

@_elena@mastodon.social @samvie@chaos.social @Tobias Genial

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@paulk@writing.exchange 2026-09-14 13:03

@_elena@mastodon.social 😂 😂 😂 I can imagine the stunned faces! I hope someone took a picture for you! @samvie@chaos.social @Tobias

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@jzb@hachyderm.io 2026-09-14 13:15

@_elena@mastodon.social I'm curious, what are you using to learn German or what method? I had a good streak with Duolingo some years ago, but I understand it's become AI'ified.

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@bishop6@mastodon.online 2026-09-14 13:08

@_elena@mastodon.social Gut gemacht! 😁

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@Xorky@mastodon.art 2026-09-14 13:11

@_elena@mastodon.social I was able to follow your German phrases via the stream. It sounds quite good. 🙂 I couldn’t quite make out the comment from the audience tho.

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@Numerfolt@kirche.social 2026-09-14 13:57

@_elena@mastodon.social @samvie@chaos.social @tobias What a great way to surprise your audience :)

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@kiwiWolle@mastodon.nzoss.nz 2026-09-14 15:07

@_elena@mastodon.social @samvie@chaos.social @Tobias Brilliant! I love these kinds of practical jokes.

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