In learning a foreign language like the German language, there certainly wouldn’t be any point if you think negatively towards it. The German language, compared to other foreign languages, is easier to comprehend even when one didn’t know what a single word means. This is because the English and German languages have similarities. A beginner can from start from this point to make the learning experience easier to understand and eventually memorize.
There can be many reasons why learning another language suddenly interests you. This is a good sign already because an interested student can learn anything and fast. Also, it’s an advantage to learn another language these days because there are many ways how to learn another language and this reason alone is already an advantage. Think how difficult it has been to those individuals who passionately wanted to learn another foreign language but were just limited in resources.
Now is your time and you can do it just from the comfort of your own home. But you don’t have to rely on the internet and don’t just because you have a dial-up connection at home doesn’t mean you can’t learn German. There are other sources for learning this language.
Language books, audio and video cassettes, DVDs and even the television with cable connection will do just fine to help you in meeting your goals. Turn to German speaking channels, even the news channel done in German will help. But since what you want to learn are going to be purely basics such as greetings, asking questions and directions both formal and informal, it isn’t advisable to take words from German newspapers just yet. The reason is newspapers use technical terms which aren’t commonly used among German speakers and which what you wont most likely hear from ordinary German speakers.
Also, in learning, there shouldn’t be any room for forced information. This is plainly because learning won’t be effective when information is forcedly squeezed in to the mind. Effective learning will not take place when this is the case and it would be better to take a rest and get back to the lesson to learn better. Or, spare 20 to an hour a day to learn the German language to prepare your mind for the activity.
Shareen Aguilar
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does spanish or french make it easier to learn german?
i plan on learning more german eventually, but the high school i’m transferring to only has french and spanish available. does spanish make german easier to learn or does french? and grammatically, is either one close to english?
I am learning German and I have taken spanish for a few years now, and I don’t think that it helps me at all, it confuses me sometimes.
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No. German is very similar to English. Spanish and French are romance languages whose structures and vocabulary are entirely different from English and German, both of which are Germanic languages. Other than simply practice in how to learn a foreign language, French and Spanish will not help you with learning German. However, there is something to be said for learning "how" to learn a foreign language. Spanish was the first language I studied and while it didn’t help me with most of the languages I learned later in terms of grammar or vocabulary, it definitely taught me the basics of how to learn vocabulary, how languages are structured and how to understand them, and how to learn and remember grammar rules. So it’s definitely not a bad thing to learn French or Spanish! Both of these languages have some similarities with English, but neither is closer than the other, really. I’d say go with Spanish because it’s so much more commonly spoken, and can be really helpful in lots of places around the world, including the US.
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no.. but it helps if youre taking spanish, Then take french. and visa versa
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no learning spainsh or french will not help you with german
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itllian pershaps
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well,I have to say.
German its self,Is hard Like the grammar
‘Der,die,Das’
Etc.
I’m a Native german,and i find French closer to german.
I think it Makes It easier to understand,rather than spanish,because some words do sound similar.
French Is also closer to english.
So I think you should go with french
Its a Beautiful Language and it eventually will help you out with your German.
Good Luck. (:
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me.
French will help you a bit with some of the vocab (i.e. ‘Büro’ comes from ‘bureau’), but in terms of grammar, French and Spanish will help you very, very, little =]
Hope it helps !
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Fluent French Speaker, Conversational in German, Lived in Europe Most of My Life
Emily S gave you an excellent answer. Copy her text and keep it as a reminder..
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neither. German is more similar to english bc english is a germanic language. French and Spainish are romantic languages.
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