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Questions tagged [learning]

Questions asking for learning resources and advice on the process of learning German. Do not use this tag for questions about specific features of the German language.

Questions asking for resources and advice for learning German.

Fragen nach Ressourcen und Tipps zum Erlernen der deutschen Sprache.

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Is 30-60 minutes per day enough to get fluent in eight months?

I will be spending May - Sept 2012 in Germany and want to be fluent in speaking and proficient in reading / writing by May 2012. I have started the journey to learning German I am currently using Rosetta stone 3.5 and German Demystified. Currently I…
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Was macht es so schwierig die deutsche Sprache zu lernen? / Why is German so hard to learn?

Als Muttersprachler fällt mir die deutsche Sprache natürlich vergleichsweise leicht. Von Lernenden höre ich allerdings immer wieder, dass besonders Deutsch eine schwer zu erlernende Sprache ist. Was genau sind die Gründe dafür? It has been said…
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Are there magazines similar to Spotlight, Adesso, Écoute, Ecos for foreign speakers to learn German?

Some years ago I learned some Italian by studying on one's own. Than I found the Adesso magazine very helpful. Some years later, when I learned the basics of Dutch, I was really missing a similar source. Edit: The concept of Spotlight Verlag is to…
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Which educative video series helps me in learning German?

Do you know about any type of educative video series for learning German? For example, like Destinos for learners of Spanish. The only option I have been able to find so far is Muzzy, a British animation series for children translated into multiple…
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Audio lessons for absolute beginners

Can you recommand some good audio lessons? I need to learn German and I wanna use my "free time" for example when I'm walking with my 15m old son in the park or when I do some chores at home, I can carry with me an MP3 player, and listen to german…
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How should an Indian start learning German whose primary language is not English?

I am an Indian and my primary language is Hindi. English is our secondary language, which we use in college studies and corporate offices. Our daily communications happens through Hindi and our local languages. My goal is to learn a basic level of…
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Learning German as a native Dutch speaker

Is there a method for learning German that leverages the close relationship between Dutch and German? My main concern here is the vocabulary (many words are pronounced the same way, and mean the same thing... but some words sharing a common…
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German games for dyslexic to learn language

My son (8) has dyslexia and we need to motivate him a lot to read and write. He is German and German is his mother tongue. (But German is not my mother tongue.) I learned a lot of English playing some kind of adventure game where I should interact…
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As someone learning German, what should I put on my flash cards for each part of speech?

What should I put on my German flash cards in order to know everything I'll need to know about that word? For example, I know for nouns I need to make sure to learn the gender and plural forms, since those vary by word. When I was learning Greek I…
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How useful for a complete beginner is the FSI German courses?

I'm asking specifically for feedback on the German Basic Course. I've heard that the best way to learn is by doing a lot of passive listening. Or by doing spaced repetition exercises. Or by immersion. Basically, I'm at loss for ideas on how to learn…
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Is there a good sourcebook for practice exercises?

I'm looking for a book full of practice exercises. I find that, while my vocabulary is getting better and my knowledge of grammar improving, it would really help to do more exercises and compare my understand to reality. The only thing I can find is…
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How to brush up my German?

I've studied German for almost three years when I was a teenager. I'm now out of practice. I just managed to keep up minimal functional reading skills by keeping reading books and visiting German sites with the advent of the Internet. What should I…
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Difference between zuerst and erste

What is the difference between the words zuerst and erste in meaning? Can it be used interchangeably?
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Can I start to make rudimentary sentences in German after a week worth of exposure to German?

I signed up for a German program in college and they taught me the very essentials like cases, gender, a general introduction to verbs, counting, and some basic but useful words. But I find sometimes either I don't know enough German rules, or…
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Can listening to German songs be a part of a language learning program?

What do you think - can listening to songs in German be helpful when learning the language? Can it improve listening comprehension and understanding of speech?
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