Comments on: How difficult is learning German for a native English speaker? http://www.stand-texas.org/learning-german/how-difficult-is-learning-german-for-a-native-english-speaker learning languages online.... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:00:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: orchdork :) http://www.stand-texas.org/learning-german/how-difficult-is-learning-german-for-a-native-english-speaker/comment-page-1#comment-327 orchdork :) Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:33:59 +0000 http://www.stand-texas.org/learning-german/how-difficult-is-learning-german-for-a-native-english-speaker#comment-327 Absolutely not. I'm taking German and, because English is a Germanic language, it's very easy indeed. You'll find many similar phrases and words (ex: Kathryn ist mein beste freund= Kathryn is my best friend). The only hard part would be getting accent down :)<br><b>References : </b><br> Absolutely not. I’m taking German and, because English is a Germanic language, it’s very easy indeed. You’ll find many similar phrases and words (ex: Kathryn ist mein beste freund= Kathryn is my best friend). The only hard part would be getting accent down :)
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]]> By: darryl l http://www.stand-texas.org/learning-german/how-difficult-is-learning-german-for-a-native-english-speaker/comment-page-1#comment-326 darryl l Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:18:59 +0000 http://www.stand-texas.org/learning-german/how-difficult-is-learning-german-for-a-native-english-speaker#comment-326 Iam learning german I practiced on my own now I am taking a class beginner german. It's not that hard, they say if you speek English the easiest langauge to learn is german and visa versa. I've picked up on it pritty good alot of the words are similar to English<br><b>References : </b><br> Iam learning german I practiced on my own now I am taking a class beginner german. It’s not that hard, they say if you speek English the easiest langauge to learn is german and visa versa. I’ve picked up on it pritty good alot of the words are similar to English
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]]> By: :)(:Lol aha http://www.stand-texas.org/learning-german/how-difficult-is-learning-german-for-a-native-english-speaker/comment-page-1#comment-325 :)(:Lol aha Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:42:59 +0000 http://www.stand-texas.org/learning-german/how-difficult-is-learning-german-for-a-native-english-speaker#comment-325 i think it helps that german is the most related language to english; i does make it easier. however german words can affect sentence order e.g Ich liebe turkei denn mein freund hat ein apartment in der turkei ( i love turkey because my friend has an apartment in turkey) Ich liebe turkei weil mein freund ein apartment in der turkei hat both weil and denn mean because but weil changes the word order. also german has false friends. you would think that "also" meant also it actually means "so". But if you have a nac for languages and you think you can handle german go for it! i've been learning it for 5 years. it gets boring though. good luck!!<br><b>References : </b><br>german learner for 5 years i think it helps that german is the most related language to english; i does make it easier. however german words can affect sentence order e.g
Ich liebe turkei denn mein freund hat ein apartment in der turkei
( i love turkey because my friend has an apartment in turkey)
Ich liebe turkei weil mein freund ein apartment in der turkei hat

both weil and denn mean because but weil changes the word order. also german has false friends. you would think that "also" meant also it actually means "so".

But if you have a nac for languages and you think you can handle german go for it! i’ve been learning it for 5 years. it gets boring though.

good luck!!
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]]> By: Randy P http://www.stand-texas.org/learning-german/how-difficult-is-learning-german-for-a-native-english-speaker/comment-page-1#comment-324 Randy P Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:16:59 +0000 http://www.stand-texas.org/learning-german/how-difficult-is-learning-german-for-a-native-english-speaker#comment-324 I think it's not so hard to get a basic grounding. I have a lot of trouble remembering verbs for some reason. Part of the reason is that German verbs have much more precise meanings, so three different verbs might be used where in English we have only one with different shades of meaning.<br><b>References : </b><br> I think it’s not so hard to get a basic grounding. I have a lot of trouble remembering verbs for some reason. Part of the reason is that German verbs have much more precise meanings, so three different verbs might be used where in English we have only one with different shades of meaning.
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]]> By: Lex http://www.stand-texas.org/learning-german/how-difficult-is-learning-german-for-a-native-english-speaker/comment-page-1#comment-323 Lex Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:28:59 +0000 http://www.stand-texas.org/learning-german/how-difficult-is-learning-german-for-a-native-english-speaker#comment-323 German is a very difficult language. The fact that English and German are both Germanic languages will be of little help, as the German grammar is very complex, with particularities that do not exist in English. The fact that some words are similar is of no help at all. So what: father is vater, mother is mutter. Big help! However, I do advise you to take an introductory course. You will not be able to speak the language, but it will open your mind to another world.<br><b>References : </b><br> German is a very difficult language. The fact that English and German are both Germanic languages will be of little help, as the German grammar is very complex, with particularities that do not exist in English.

The fact that some words are similar is of no help at all. So what: father is vater, mother is mutter. Big help!

However, I do advise you to take an introductory course. You will not be able to speak the language, but it will open your mind to another world.
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