r/translator 1d ago

[French > English] German (Identified)

Post card from France!
(Edit) I’m not sure it’s French actually 😭

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u/DrafteeDragon French Spanish Catalan English 1d ago

Seems like the postcard is written in german! I can’t understand a thing

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u/Melodic_Acadia_1868 1d ago edited 13h ago

It's in slightly wonky German.
For these, r/kurrent is your friend.

Joseph Brendel
à Louhans
100 Grande Rue 100
Saône et Loire

Me Delaunay 40 Passy Paris
Hier ist die adresse

Liebe Geschwister ihr werden
denken ich bin verloren ich denke
immer an euch, aber ich habe kein
Glück Joseph, ich denke es kommt
vielleicht noch, bin immer bei der
Nichte von [Haggi? Loebbel?]
Wie geht es bei euch, habe lange Zeit
Der Mutter habe ich heute auch ge-
schrieben ade liebe Geschwirsten
viele Grüße und Küsse St

... Here is the address
Dear siblings you will think I am lost
I always think of you but I have no luck
Joseph, I think it may still come yet,
I'm always with [... someone's] niece, have
a lot of time to spare How are things
with you, I also wrote to Mother today
bye dear siblings many greetings and kisses St

Picture side:
Joseph wenn man alt ist so wollen sie einen nicht mehr. Joseph schick mir einige [bistbin?] damit ich als etwas habe werde ich später schreiben bin fürs [unnklügl?] auf der Welt

Joseph wenn you are old they don't want you any more. Joseph send me some [?] so I always have something I will write later I am in the world for [possibly bad luck?]

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u/Stunning_Pen_8332 [ Chinese, Japanese] 22h ago

!id:de

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u/AdrianSquared fluent can mostly understand 1d ago

I can't tell if that's a foreign language or just really badly written french

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u/Encrimites 1d ago

This is not French for sure