LEARNING GERMAN ISN’T AS HARD AS YOU THINK
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
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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):
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BEING BILINGUAL LOOKS GOOD ON A RESUME
Speaking a second language is just plain awesome!
Those who can speak two or more languages have higher IQ’s, are more creative, have greater mental flexibility, and are better at solving complex problems than monolinguals. They are smarter, period. If you don’t believe me, search “benefits of being bilingual” on the internet and see for yourself. And then get started on learning that second language!
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KNOWING GERMAN FOR 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.
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MEET GERMAN SPEAKERS 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 and understand.
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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.
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GERMAN IS 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, Russia, and Romania. Learning to speak German will help you converse with a lot of people.
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Learn to Speak German Confidently and Naturally In Less Than 8 Weeks!
