Learn To Speak German

German Is Fun For The Tongue

“Wo ist der Ausgang? Da drüben.” (Where is the exit? Over There.) There’s something about being able to make cool sounds with your mouth that is exhilarating, and German does the job. Here are some common phrases that will help you learn to speak German (courtesy of About.com):

Grüße und Nettigkeiten
German Greetings and Courtesies

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Everyday Pleasantries

Guten Tag! [...]

Imagine The Books You’ll Be Able To Read

German is not a language of the past. Over 80,000 new titles a year are printed in German. Each year, more books are published in German than in any other language except English and Chinese. Unfortunately, only a small percentage of these German books are translated into other languages. Learn to speak German [...]

Germany And Other German-Speaking Countries Have Rich Cultures

Philosophy and Music
Germany is often referred to as “the land of poets and thinkers” (das land der dichter und denker). And I believe we could expand that statement to include the surrounding German-speaking countries as well. The culture in that area is rich, full of a lot of ideals that have helped shape [...]

Knowing German At Oktoberfest Is Awesome!

Oktoberfest is the biggest public festival in the world with over 6 million people attending every year. Lots of beer, lots of food, and lots of people. Learn how to speak German and you will find it very handy (and more fun) at the festival.
The name of the festival tells us that it is celebrated [...]

A Lot Of German Speakers Are Online

There are over 10 million .de (Germany’s country extension like .com) domain names. It is second to the .com extension and followed by .net, .cn (China), .uk, .org, and is more than other extensions like .info, and .biz. This means that there are a lot of German websites that you will be able to read [...]

Doing Business With German Speakers Could Be Very Lucrative

Germany has the third largest economy in the World. It is also the top exporter in the World with $1.133 trillion exported in 2006. The largest annual trade fairs are held in German cities. Of the Fortune Global 500 (the World’s largest stock market assigned companies) 37 companies are headquartered in Germany.
I’ll list some of [...]

You’ll Love That You Can Speak German When You Go There To Visit

If you’ve never been to Germany you should definitely go. Imagine if, when you go, you could speak and understand German! It will make your trip a lot more enjoyable and you’ll even be able to see things that most tourists won’t because of your ability to speak German. You will be able to talk [...]

German Is The Most Widely Used Language In Europe…Next To English

Germany has a population of over 82 million people not to mention the other countries that declare German as their native language: Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Liechtenstein. There are also areas throughout Europe where German is the main language (northern Italy, eastern Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Eastern France, parts of Poland, the Czech Republic, [...]