I really want to speak German at least passingly well (enough to get by in a shop, to ask basic questions and the like) by the time we return to Germany in September for another visit. It seems only right, you know? If I'm going to be there for two weeks this year and two next year, I should invest time and effort in their language - even though most of the people in customer service-type positions speak at least rudimentary English.
At the moment, I have various manners, a few numbers, and several food names. (Priorities! :-D)
I was thinking that I might purchase some sort of learn-at-home program with part of our tax refund whenever it arrives. Does anyone here have experience with those? Can you recommend a program that worked for you - or warn about one that didn't help at all?
I'm fairly intelligent, but I freely admit that foreign languages are not my strong suit, so "German for Dummies" wouldn't be too basic! :-p
the_infernal_optimist posted on Jan 25, 2008
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silverwhisper said on Jan 25, 2008....
i understand that rosetta stone is pretty good, to be honest. have you hit up amazon?
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the_infernal_optimist said on Jan 25, 2008....
Not yet - I should poke around and start reading reviews, I suppose. Thanks, ed. I keep seeing the commercials for Rosetta Stone.
~Infernal
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Zayda said on Jan 25, 2008....
Rosetta Stone is actually excellent. But it can be rather expensive. -
moonriver said on Jan 25, 2008....
kruu says she knows a bit about rosetta stone. i have a bootleg copy (containing the stuff for several european and asian languages), bought from one of the many the pirate bazaar sidewalks here in asia, but i havent dared install it... so far.
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moonriver said on Jan 25, 2008....
oh, and there's a berlitz package of self-study books for the german language. click here for a longer list.
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