Topic: Learning a new language - page 26. (Read 14192 times)

der/die/das  is the very least of your problems, trust me! When you're in the country and use the wrong article people can still understand the noun and there are very few words that have a double article with a different meaning so that minimizes the risk for embarrassment.

The most difficult thing in German are secondary sentences, the way after the comma you start with subject + all complements in strict predetermined order (Time+Cause+Mean+Location) and then the verb at the end. In case of a compound tense, the infinite verb goes first and the auxiliary go last.

EX: "I'm happy that you have read my book!"  turns LITERALLY into: "I'm happy, that you my book read have".

That's  a complete overhaul of the way most languages are structured and it's quite difficult getting used to that in writing, never mind when speaking it!  My suggestion, as someone who has learnt it:

give yourself a few months to learn the basics and then go to Germany, even 3 to 6 months. Depends on your talent and dedication but that's long enough to pick it up. You can always stay longer or go back. The best area to pick up the purest German is the Hannover area - what is usually referred to High German. If you have to make an effort, make it count. Avoid Bavaria (and Austria and especially Switzerland ) by all means !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


 

"German is spoken in many of the world's top economies"  sorry but NO. German is spoken in Germany and Austria and in a part of Switzerland, even though it is so distorted compared to Hochdeutsch that it literally squeezes all the beauty out of the language. It is common to learn German in school in neighboring countries such as The Netherlands and Denmark, however this won't guarantee that you'll be able to stop people in the street and they'll automatically speak German, unless they live near the border.

If a person has a specific interest in a language for cultural reasons or because they plan to move there, they can learn any language they choose. If they're just looking for a language to learn that will be useful business-wise, well, between these two it would definitely be French because:

1) French is spoken in a variety of countries in Europe + Africa and Canada and former colonies overseas.
2) French has historically been the diplomatic language in which foreign delegations used to communicate to each other. Most words that describe governmental positions and organization have been directly borrowed from French
3) French are very proud of their language and have not taken well to English replacing it as The international language. Jacques Chirac was the first French president to ever have spoken English in public and this caused a bit of a stir with the public opinion: not because previous presidents didn't understand English but rather because the French always expect others to speak their language and not the other way around. I have worked with many clients with whom this was consistently the case. Hence: whenever you work with French clients, be prepared to speak their language. And you'll be better off this way since they have such a thick accent that they would make most languages they attempt to speak almost incomprehensible. Germans, on the other hand, are not so precious and are happy to speak English.   

Basically: unless you have a specific preference for one of these two languages or cultures, go for French. If you're looking for an even more useful language, opt for Spanish.

Yes! I have found that even being passively exposed to the language helps a lot, especially for picking up the pronunciation and intonation. The internet is a great help with this. Sometimes I have YouTube videos of movies, talk shows, anything just playing in the background while I'm at home doing other things, even away from the screen. Just a weekend spent like this with very little interference from even my native language can make a huge difference!

True! There is nothing like a full immersion in a place where they speak nothing but that language! It's better to start at home obviously and learn the basics but it's amazing how fast one can pick up a new language when they have no other option for communicating!

True! There is nothing like a full immersion in a place where they speak nothing but that language! It's better to start at home obviously and learn the basics but it's amazing how fast one can pick up a new language when they have no other option for communicating!

Learning a language, like all things, takes practice and a lot of effort. It's not just a learning process like with most subjects but it also has a very important psychological side to it because to speak it well you need to learn to not just speak but also think in a language different than your native one.  This is where the greatest difficulty lies. Being naturally gifted with languages is a great advantage and so is having a good memory.

I can only speak one language, it is very difficult to learn a new language because I am easy to forget and not so smart

      Learning new language could be good for you at the same time its beneficial, some people nowadays actually learn different kinds pf languages through internet, some also from reading books while small percent of the people learn it by exposing themselves in the crowd.

I think most important is exposing yourself to the new language every day. 15 minutes if you like, but not a day should go by without reading/hearing it.

Move to the country for a couple of months, watch movies in the native language, starting with native subtitles ( subtitles in the language you want to learn)  and then move on to watch movies without subtitles, read texts and get a partner who speaks the language.

Try busuu.com and then find a native of your preferred language as your study partner and practice with them . I think the basic technique of learning any language is consistent practice with a speaker of a hat language.

Repetition is the key, keep learning every single day and repeating even basic phrases and eventually you will never forget them. As time goes by you will start learning and repeating more and more complex sentences. Even just a few minutes every morning and evening is enough.

The best way to learn a foreign language if you don't have to live in a country where it is used to marry a citizen of this country. When you communicate with people every day you will learn not only the language but also the correct pronunciation.

The best way to learn a new language is to stay on the place where it was use. That way you will be force to learn. If you cant stay on that place, then better to understand and speak few words per day. Use google.

The best way is to get some grammar and word as a floor base and then practise it in the county it's spoken

Yo may want to look into getting Rosetta Stone as it make it really easy to learn other languages. May be able to find it in a torrent, good luck to you
cheers

Indeed I have a friend who went to the UK and had absolutely no experience in English beforehand. His English was so bad every time he said something he was creating a new meme unintentionally. His speaking skills now that he has lived for a few years in the UK are much more advanced than mine and I've studied the language seriously for several years.

Duolingo is good way of aquiring some basic skills in most western language, and you also have Rosetta Stone. You can probably download it from some torrent tracker, though its language packs take plenty of space on your HDD. I did kinda learn reading and speaking Russian to some degree by reading Russian books, so that's a way too.

They said the best way to learn a new language is to go that country. But there are so many ways like books, applications on play store. I am studying japanese and I am learning by the comics and application. Very helpful

Learning a new language is difficult.but im interesting learning spain language

You must to practice the language to learn it... Is the best way...