Wenn er ganz ruhig sprach, verstand er ihn fast vollständig, das waren aber nur seltene Ausnahmen, meistens quoll ihm die Rede aus dem Mund, er schüttelte den Kopf wie vor Lust darüber.
When he spoke very calmly he understood almost everything, but that was very infrequent, mostly the words gushed from his mouth and he seemed to be enjoying himself so much his head shook.