What is the best way to learn German without being able to speak it with native/other speakers?

October 19, 2008 by Admin - LearnGermanLanguage.org 

What is the best way to learn German without being able to speak it with native/other speakers? I am trying to learn the German language and am using the Pimsleur German and Berlitz German programs. I am wondering if there is a faster, easier, or better way to do it. I also have a very large library of German teaching books with exercises, but I have yet to use them very much.

You can use an audio-book-cd, than you can buy the book in english and in german. If you want to speed up german language learning and speaking German fast. I suggest to really combine your materials (reading, courses, movies etc).

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3 Responses to “What is the best way to learn German without being able to speak it with native/other speakers?”

  1. LoveMe2timeS on October 19th, 2008 3:07 pm

    I would suggest you to use the German language on gadgets on which you mostly know the menus (mobile phones, iPods, mp3 playerz . . . even a PC) . . . Just replace English, wherever you can, and easily learn the words used there. Another options are internet sites, where you can chat with germans . . . I would do it like that . . .
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  2. Rohan on October 19th, 2008 3:24 pm

    Hi! I'm English and there are several things that I would recommend to improve your German (I've been studying German formally in school for five years but this advice is useful for anybody wanting to improve their German):

    1) If possible go on an exchange/trip to Germany and try to get as much German under you belt as possible – I've been on two school exchanges now and it really helped me get a (relatively!) good German accent. It also made me think more spontaneously in German.

    2) Try to learn German by speaking to/e-mailing a German speaker who would like to improve his/her English (if you just "advertise" for someone here on yahoo answers (possibly on the German one as well), you'll find someone pretty quickly. I currently e-mail four different friends in Germany (two of which are exchange partners) and all of them are really good friends of mine as you get to learn so much about people just by e-mailing them regularly. This will also improve your spontaneity and make the German language fun.

    3) Try and think in German as much as possible. I know it sounds weird but if you simply think in German when you've got some spare time, it'll really encourage you to learn the most common sentences – if you keep a dictionary handy, your vocabulary will also improve.

    Personally, I feel that this hands-on approach will benefit you far more than any tape ever will.
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  3. Lilith on October 19th, 2008 4:10 pm

    You can use an audio-book-cd, than you can buy the book in english and in german.
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