walkie-talkie
das Walkie-Talkie, die Walkie-Talkies
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walkie-talkie
A portable radio device that allows you to talk to other people over short distances.
Die Kinder benutzten das Walkie-Talkie, um sich im Wald zu verständigen.
The children used the walkie-talkie to communicate with each other in the forest.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Walkie-Talkies |
| genitive | des Walkie-Talkie |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Walkie-Talkie | die Walkie-Talkies |
| accusative | das Walkie-Talkie | die Walkie-Talkies |
| dative | dem Walkie-Talkie | den Walkie-Talkies |
| genitive | des Walkie-Talkie des Walkie-Talkies | der Walkie-Talkies |
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When you mention the walkie-talkie as a tool for speaking, use „mit einem Walkie-Talkie“ (with a walkie-talkie). After „mit“ (with), the dative is used.
Die beiden Wachleute verständigen sich mit einem Walkie-Talkie.
The two security guards communicate with a walkie-talkie.
Typical expressions for operating the device are „ein Walkie-Talkie einschalten“ (to turn on a walkie-talkie), „ein Walkie-Talkie ausschalten“ (to turn off a walkie-talkie), and „die Sprechtaste am Walkie-Talkie drücken“ (to press the talk button on the walkie-talkie).
Drücke die Sprechtaste am Walkie-Talkie und halte sie beim Sprechen gedrückt.
Press the talk button on the walkie-talkie and keep it pressed while speaking.
A useful expression is „ein Walkie-Talkie auf einen Kanal einstellen“ (to set a walkie-talkie to a channel). If several people want to talk to each other, their devices must be set to the same channel.
Wir stellen unsere Walkie-Talkies auf denselben Kanal ein, bevor wir losgehen.
We set our walkie-talkies to the same channel before we set off.
