German Immersion
Surrounding yourself with German words and sounds and music will be the very best way to learn, trust us. We are looking into German courses abroad (in Germany and Switzerland) at the moment, and will soon be able to recommend one or two. Also, you could look into travelling to Germany on your own back. In that case, we recommend that you invest in some trustworthy Travel Insurance. Until then, feel free to do your best to immerse yourself where you live, using the following suggestions… for example, use a dictionary to print words like “table”, "door", "window", "kettle", "bed", "chair", "mirror" etc and stick them onto those items around the house. Over time these words will automatically become part of your vocabulary, without even trying to memorize them! You could also in time join some verbs, like eat, open/close, wash, boil, sleep, sit, look, etc so as to associate them with the objects. Try it!
Internet freebies: Immerse yourself right away and learn German language online... ~Listening to the radio a little each day and tune in your ears! ~Keeping up with the news each day (this site is great because it provides the same news stories in English aswell as German)! ~Keeping up with media! ~Using German Google instead of Google in English and/or setting your search options to include results showing pages in German is a useful way for advanced learners to practice searching and navigating in the language. ~Learning the lyrics to your favorite songs! For example here is a early "rap" song (very happy sounding) called 'Die da' by Fanta 4, and here are the lyrics along with a translation of the lyrics. Listen as they sing to note the proper pronunciation. Sing along if you like, after listening to it for a couple times. Help Others Live & Learn DeutschHave you had experience in learning this language? If so we'd love to hear about how you learned the language. Did you go on a German immersion course in Europe for example? Or did you go it alone and do it yourself? Please e-mail us your tips using the form below. Your shared language learning experiences will save other language learners' time, energy, and money. In fact, that is the the mission of Live & Learn Languages!
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