Written German and spoken German are somewhat different, just like written and spoken English are. You might find conversational German more legible.
There was an episode of Barney Miller where one of the cops was translating for a German woman. At some point she says "Das ist mein bebe." Bebe is pronounced very similar to baby and means the same thing.
I can't find a video of just the scene. It is Season 5, Episode 5 The Baby Broker.
The Daily Motion has the episode, but it keeps glitching on me. I haven't been able to get to the scene in question.
I also used to have German language resources that built on words that were readily understood by English speakers.
There was an episode of Barney Miller where one of the cops was translating for a German woman. At some point she says "Das ist mein bebe." Bebe is pronounced very similar to baby and means the same thing.
I can't find a video of just the scene. It is Season 5, Episode 5 The Baby Broker.
The Daily Motion has the episode, but it keeps glitching on me. I haven't been able to get to the scene in question.
I also used to have German language resources that built on words that were readily understood by English speakers.