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re: Anyone here ever learned German? New Year’s resolution was to start learning a language.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:40 pm to Cracker
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:40 pm to Cracker
quote:But I still remember the rules 20 years later
Oh yeah German driving test is no joke
Priority roads and FLE (following, leaving, entering) seemed to be the thing that most Americans had trouble with.
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Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:41 pm to _Hurricane_
Learn a language baw, you’ll never regret it. The absolute best advice I ever got though was (as cheesy as it sounds) have a reason and make the learning journey fun. If you don’t have those in line you’ll falter, esp bc they say the single most important aspect is consistency.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:41 pm to _Hurricane_
Took German 1 in Jr High and German 2 in HS. Teacher in HS did not like the way other teacher taught and it was like we were starting all over again. It was no secret they were not fond of each other after you sat in HS class.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:42 pm to _Hurricane_
Duolingo owl about to haunt your dreams
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:47 pm to _Hurricane_
I consider myself moderately b1 in German.
German is, I believe, the most closely related language to English as they are both Germanic.
The weirdest thing about German as a native English speaker is the lack of auxiliary verbs in present tense
In English, if you are shopping and someone asks what you are doing, you’d answer “ i am shopping”
In German, you’d answer “I shop”
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The B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) describes an "independent user" of a language. B1 learners can understand the main ideas of clear texts on familiar topics, and can manage most situations that arise while traveling in areas where the language is spoken. They can also produce simple, coherent texts about familiar topics, and describe experiences, events, and aspirations.
German is, I believe, the most closely related language to English as they are both Germanic.
The weirdest thing about German as a native English speaker is the lack of auxiliary verbs in present tense
In English, if you are shopping and someone asks what you are doing, you’d answer “ i am shopping”
In German, you’d answer “I shop”
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:47 pm to _Hurricane_
Nein.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:51 pm to _Hurricane_
Ebonics in a democrat run city
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:52 pm to _Hurricane_
No.... But have you ever tried to read their old handwriting... Or their old style stuff.. sheezzz. It's brutal sometimes to try and get translated.
This post was edited on 1/2/25 at 7:59 pm
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:52 pm to Skeauxbie
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It’s definitely more difficult to learn than Spanish
It's actually easier. Structure is similar to English, with fewer verb tenses and minimal conjugation.
It's just that with Spanish you have a lot more passive exposure so it's easier to remember.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:57 pm to _Hurricane_
Took it in college a long time ago.
Can’t speak it but I can still read basic things.
Can’t speak it but I can still read basic things.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:59 pm to _Hurricane_
Took a couple of semesters in college 4O years ago
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:59 pm to WWII Collector
quote:To be fair, I have a hard time reading most English handwriting that's over, say, 100 years old. Pre-Civil War stuff is often completely indecipherable to me.
No.... But have you ever tried to read this old handwriting... Or their old style stuff.. sheezzz. It's brutal sometimes to try and get translated.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:00 pm to Skeauxbie
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It’s definitely more difficult to learn than Spanish
Perhaps because Americans are more passively familiar with Spanish vocabulary, but from a grammatical/sentence structure perspective, German is much closer to English than Spanish is. English being a Germanic language and all.
I find German more intuitive to see/read and understand what’s being conveyed, though I do not speak either
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:04 pm to Indefatigable
Du bist eine Sheiskopf!!!
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:04 pm to northshorebamaman
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To be fair, I have a hard time reading most English handwriting that's over, say, 100 years old. Pre-Civil War stuff is often completely indecipherable to me.
The pre-civil war things I have, the handwriting looks like it was written by a King it is so pretty- Fancy Fancy...
Let me get a couple pics up
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:06 pm to _Hurricane_
Yep. Not useful at all unless you actually go to Germany or Austria.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:07 pm to _Hurricane_
All of the German that I’ve learned has come from World War II movies.
I don’t know how to ask where the bathroom is, or how to ask for directions, but if you are a Wehrmacht platoon trying to capture a French village, I’m your guy.
I don’t know how to ask where the bathroom is, or how to ask for directions, but if you are a Wehrmacht platoon trying to capture a French village, I’m your guy.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:09 pm to _Hurricane_
Warum?
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:10 pm to LoneStar23
I did 32 weeks at Monterey over 40 years ago...I can still make myself understood, but you must speak simply to me.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:47 pm to LazloHollyfeld
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Halt deine verdammte Klappe und geh und fick dich selbst
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