Author Topic: Learning German - suggestions please (Read 342 times)

fd ski · « **on:** September 29, 2002, 09:36:46 AM »

I'm attempting to get my company to send me to Frankfurt for 2 years. It would be great opportunity for me to learn german and see more of a world.
Before i do that, i need to get at least rudementary understanding and speaking ability in German.
I have 8 months.

I have a hearing memory, hince reading of the book does nothing for me.
Tapes/CD would be great. The "interactive click here"/PC material i usually find childlish and too time consuming. CDs would be preferable since i can listen to them while i commute to work/school and in the car.

Anyone knows a good program ?

Thanks,

SC-Sp00k · « **Reply #1 on:** September 29, 2002, 09:54:01 AM »

I had a very pretty young german girl in the patrol car with me once and I asked her to teach me some german. So she did. She kept saying to me...

Something like (I cant spell it, so guessing)

"Du ist bein fierdres arshlo"

Anyway. Some months later she comes clean. It means.

"You are a horses ar$eh*le."

Needless to say, I gave up on German and tried for French instead

Curval · « **Reply #2 on:** September 29, 2002, 10:42:01 AM »

I would have thought that getting very, very angry is a good first step in learning German. That way you too can sound as pissed off as all Germans do when they talk.

Secondly, go out and buy an "umpah" music CD or two...and some military marching music.

You will be fluent in no time.

Monk · « **Reply #3 on:** September 29, 2002, 10:53:02 AM »

German is pretty easy, I found I learned the best reading German newspapers or a easy book in German.
The very best way is to be "Thrown to the Lions".

And if you come to Frankfurt FD, give me a yell. I live just outside of Frankfurt. I originally come from Springfield, Ma.

....oops, guess the book and newspapers are out

Gh0stFT · « **Reply #4 on:** September 29, 2002, 11:07:58 AM »

look out for some German Forums, thats how i learned
english btw.

airspro · « **Reply #5 on:** September 29, 2002, 11:33:13 AM »

Was ist das ?

I want to learn also , got me a book some time ago . We have alot of nice German speaking players in our squad and that we fly with I guess it's just . "more to learn"

hardcase · « **Reply #6 on:** September 29, 2002, 12:11:53 PM »

I would think any CD from the library would help. It isn' that difficult. English has a lot of Germanic influences. Unlike English where Position defines meaning in a sentence.German like many euro languages uses endings on their words to denotethe meaning...English Direct Objects come after the verb. German they can come most any place, the verb comes last etc. Interesting.

hardcase

lord dolf vader · « **Reply #7 on:** September 29, 2002, 12:15:29 PM »

hehe i dont know if the intercom is the easyest way. my wife came up once and said great sound effects they sound just like germans . had to explain it was germans. and hell if i knew what they were saying just listen for SPITFIRE

rogwar · « **Reply #8 on:** September 29, 2002, 12:58:08 PM »

Berlitz is a pretty good school. check out some local language schools in your area that offer private lessons.

SC-Sp00k · « **Reply #9 on:** September 29, 2002, 04:57:00 PM »

Commando War comics are also a reliable and accurate source of the German language.

straffo · « **Reply #10 on:** September 30, 2002, 03:12:11 AM »

get ride of this :

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