Learn To Speak German Course » Learning To Speak German Software http://www.learn-to-speak-german-course.com 10 Reasons Why You Should Learn To Speak German Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:18:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 LEARNING GERMAN ISN’T AS HARD AS YOU THINK http://www.learn-to-speak-german-course.com/learning-german-isnt-as-hard-as-you-think.html http://www.learn-to-speak-german-course.com/learning-german-isnt-as-hard-as-you-think.html#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:20:47 +0000 ioV team http://www.learn-to-speak-german-course.com/learning-to-speak-german-is-not-as-hard-as-youd-think.html German is spelled phonetically, so once you learn how to pronounce the sounds it’s easy to figure out how the word should be written and just as easy to figure out how it should be spoken.

Also, if you speak English, or if English is your native language then it will even be easier for you to learn to speak German. English and German come from the same base language: Germanic or Proto-Germanic. English and German are the largest Germanic languages in the world.

German and English are also similar in grammar and vocabulary. Here are a few examples: Winter kommt im November (Winter comes in November), Sommer kommt im Juni (Summer comes in June), Mein Hand hat fünf Finger (My hand has five fingers), Mein Name ist Harry (My name is Harry). Some words are very similar, granted some are not but there are enough that can help you understand the general meaning of a paragraph or someone’s conversation right from the start.

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]]> http://www.learn-to-speak-german-course.com/learning-german-isnt-as-hard-as-you-think.html/feed 0 GERMAN SPEAKING COUNTRIES HAVE RICH CULTURES http://www.learn-to-speak-german-course.com/german-speaking-countries-have-rich-cultures.html http://www.learn-to-speak-german-course.com/german-speaking-countries-have-rich-cultures.html#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:45:05 +0000 ioV team http://learn-to-speak-german-course.com/?p=10 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 society worldwide.

German, Austrian, and Swiss German authors have been awarded 10 Nobel prizes for literature over the years. Think of all of the classical music that has come from German composers: Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Strauss, and Wagner. Psychologists Freud and Jung come from German speaking countries. Dozens of Nobel prizes in physics, chemistry, and medicine have been awarded to scientists from the three major German-speaking countries. Kant, Leibniz, Marx, and Nietzsche each played an important role in the history of philosophy.

Think of all the German castles and other beautiful architecture that hails from German-speaking countries. Learning to speak German could give you better insight into how these people thought and innovated.

Food
German cuisine varies from region to region but they all seem to concentrate on meats, especially sausages, a variety of dessert cakes, rye bread, and, of course, beer. These foods appear in plenty, especially around the time of Oktoberfest.

Sports
Football (soccer) is by far the most popular sport in Germany. Germany hosted the World Cup in 2006 and they placed third, which is very respectable. The next two most popular sports in Germany would be marksmanship and tennis. Germany has produced many top notch players in these sports: Michael Ballack, Lukas Podolski, Miroslav Klose, Oliver Kahn, Boris Becker, and Stefi Graf. Also, Germany is always a strong contender in both the Summer and Winter Olympics.

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]]> http://www.learn-to-speak-german-course.com/german-speaking-countries-have-rich-cultures.html/feed 0 YOU’LL LOVE THAT YOU SPEAK GERMAN WHEN YOU GO THERE TO VISIT http://www.learn-to-speak-german-course.com/youll-love-that-you-speak-german-when-you-go-there-to-visit.html http://www.learn-to-speak-german-course.com/youll-love-that-you-speak-german-when-you-go-there-to-visit.html#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:37:38 +0000 ioV team http://learn-to-speak-german-course.com/?p=5 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 to sales people and your shopping experience will be much smoother. It has been said that Germans appreciate it more if you can speak to them in their own language.

One thing you need to remember however, is that in the German language there is a difference between formal and informal conversation. Your German speaking skills will get many times better as you speak with native German speakers.

When in doubt you can always ask, “Sprechen Sie Englisch?” (Do you speak English?) and someone nearby will be able to help you out. Germans are polite and will respect that you have made an effort to learn their language. Germans who do not speak English fluently will often answer questions in English in one or two words because they do not know how to formulate a full English sentence. Do not think that they are being rude or impolite.

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