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It’s easy to become intimidated by the prospect oflearning a foreign language, and many consider German to be the mostdifficult of all. The Everything® Learning German Book has eliminatedthe stumbling blocks of learning a language to bring you quick andeasy success.

Whether you’re a first-time learner, a re-learner, or an internationaltraveler, The Everything® Learning German Book effectively teaches theGerman language through step-by-step instruction, practical exercises,and cultural information that make it both simple andentertaining. Readers learn pronunciation, parts of speech, and basicvocabulary and usage that can benefit students, travelers,restaurant-goers—and anyone seeking to learn the language uponwhich English is heavily based.

Learn how to:
·Understand verbal etiquette
·Order in a restaurant
·Ask directions
·Communicate efficiently when traveling
·Greet strangers properly

Supplemented by both English-to-German and German-to-English dictionaries, The Everything® Learning German Book is the perfect way to learn—or relearn—the language. ... Read more

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i need to get back into this book.
i really likethe set up of it, i am just too lazy after a day at work i dont want to LEARN anymore. not the books fault.

Very good book to start with.
This was the first book I picked up when I started to learn German. I've found to to be quite an excellent tool for learning German. There are so many programs and books out there for language learning that it's hard to sift through it all & find something worthwhile. This book is definitely worth buying & reading. There are helpful exercises at the end of each section & I believe it to be well structured. But if you want to play it safe you're always likely to find it at your locallibrary. While I very much recommend this book, I must also say that no one book or program is a reliable source on it's own. Invest in several other tools. I quite enjoy many of Ed Swick's German-learning books & I would also highly recommend the books he's had published in the "Practice makes Perfect" series.

Practice Makes Perfect: German Vocabulary (Practice Makes Perfect Series)

Practice Makes Perfect: German Pronouns and Prepositions (Practice Makes Perfect Series)

After working through this book I very highly suggest checking out Living Language's Ultimate German Beginner-Intermediate, & Ultimate German Advanced.

Ultimate German Beginner-Intermediate (CD/Book) (Ultimate Beginner-Intermediate)

Love, love, love it!!!!!
I own several German books because I get bored easily. The Everything book is my most recent purchase and I have to say, in every single book I own there is always some "piece of the puzzle" that did not exist in other books. In this book, it was the fact that the author was the FIRST one to say that memorizing the appropriate definite article (the= die, das, der) for every single noun was a rather ridiculous notion. I paid top dollar for this book where I found it but it was worth every penny for the tips on which word endings will ALWAYS belong to a certain definite article. Just knowing that any German word ending in -ung will ALWAYS be feminine (die), etc.was worth its weight in gold!

No, it is not a complete resource, but it is a heck of a companion!

Excellent companion for German software
Many of the German software out there does not even go over basic grammar usage thinking to model learning language at a young age.For German there are certain rules that make understanding the language essential to learn.I bought this book to learn basic parts of speech.This book broke it down perfectly.I think it was well organized and a must have for learning German.No other book comes close to this one.

Everything learning German Book
Looking for a book to help me learn to speak and understand German.As I read thru the first few pages I was totally confused.Nothing to actually help me to learn to speak German.I made it thru the lst 30 or so pages and quit.Not what I was looking for ... Read more

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Now mastering German verbs is easier than ever. Whether you need to speak German more fluently for business, want to brush up for a trip, or want to make the grade in high school or college, Webster's New World 575+ German Verbs is the only verb reference you need. This practical resource lists verbs alphabetically and includes examples demonstrating the meaning and function of the verbs to ensure that you know how to use them correctly!

Webster's New World 575+ German Verbs is compact, yet comprehensive. It's packed with 575 "everyday" verbs, additional verbs to expand your vocabulary, and numerous helpful features:
* 575 verbs, fully conjugated in easy-to-read charts
* Full conjugation includes all persons, the three moods, and all tenses
* A comprehensive verb usage review that gives you a strong foundation in German verb conjugation
* More than 1,500 additional verbs in the infinitive form, fully crossreferenced
* Examples of common idiomatic uses
* An appendix of irregular verb forms for quick reference
* Full English-to-German index of all 2,000+ verbs ... Read more

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If you need to start speaking German Fast, but you don’t have a lot of time to study the language, German For Dummies Audio Set is the quick-learning solution for you. These three sixty-minute CDs feature fast, focused instruction that gets you quickly up to speed on essential vocabulary and language structure.

This practical, portable audio set is designed to help you learn to speak German in a hurry and with no fuss, whether you’re at home or on the road. From basic greetings and expressions to grammar and conversations, you’ll grasp the essentials and start communicating right away! Plus, you can follow along with the handy 96-page portable guide. It’s filled with words and phrases you’ll hear on the CD and also includes a mini dictionary. You can practice at your own pace and skip around to focus on immediate needs. Discover how to:

• Get started with basic words and phrases
• Handle greetings and introductions
• Form sentences and practice parts of speech
• Ask questions and understand the answers
• Build your own vocabulary
• Talk about numbers, time, and the calendar
• Handle real-world situations
• Ask for directions
• Get help at a hotel, the bank, a store

Heading for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, or any other German speaking country? German For Dummies Audio Set is packed with all of the must-have expressions and phrases, you need to conduct business or have a great vacation! ... Read more

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German for Dummies
Enjoying this. Easy to use and fun to learn from. I have learned a lot.

Good instruction, SOooooo boring.
My husband and I are attempting to acquire German as another foreign language. We thought this would be helpful to add to our library. We've been using some online tutoring as well as friends and family, and have a few books by Berlitz on German. As an addition, It is good instruction, but couldn't have been more boring.

I have to admit, I am sorry I bought it, but will keep trying to use it, as it's good to have correct pronunciation. I haven't made it through the first CD yet. This actually de-motivates me. I will update this review when I get a bit further into the study.

Sra. Gose
Author of Flip Flop Spanish: Ages 6-9: Level 1 (Book + Audio CD) ... Read more

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Order das beste Bier at Oktoberfest!
Hitch a ride on der Autobahn!
Say ?Wilkommen? to your neuen deutschen Freunde!

Learning to sprechen Sie Deutsches is fun?and far easier than you might think. German and English are closely related?you already know viele Phrasen! With this guide, you will make sense of this fascinating language in no time.

This practical, hands-on Buch comes with easy-to-understand lessons, useful exercises, and a CD for pronunciation help. Building on the German language?s close relation to English, this all-new edition covers everything from basic introductions to verb conversions. You will learn to:

• Ich m?chte ein Berliner, bitte. Order food with ease.
• Wie viel kostet der K?se? Ask how much items cost.
• Der Vater kaufte seinem Sohn ein Fahrrad. Understand direct and indirect objects.
• viel / mehr / am meisten. Use superlatives to communicate more effectively.
• Der Ball wird von dem Mann geschlagen. Know when to use passive voice.

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Excellent resource
As a native English speaker, German seems very easy to learn compared to the Spanish I took in college and the Greek I studied in seminary. The author of "Everything Learning German" does an excellent job of covering the basics of German grammar by relating German language concepts to the principles of English grammar that we (native English speakers) already know. I read through this entire book very quickly and never experienced any frustration of not understanding the topic. I am now going through the book a second time for review and to complete all of the exercises (full answer key is provided). The audio CD that is included with the book is very well done, but you will need more practice hearing, comprehending, and speaking; for that, either Pimsleur's or Michel Thomas's CDs would be a good choice. I also like to repeat many different exercises and examples, and so I am working with "German Grammar Drills" and "German Verb Drills." If you want to learn German, "Everything Learning German" is an excellent place to start.

A handy learning aid
I am a native English speaker, and I find myself living in Germany for the forseeable future. I wanted to learn completely by immersion, but my progress stalled. I bought this book to assist me and I love it. I sat down and read it through, and before I even did the exercises I understood so much more about German. I had several "Oh yeah! I get it now!" moments. I find the explanations helpful and the grammar sections to be pretty straightforward. And of course, the random facts are interesting and break up the reading nicely. Having said all that, German is my fourth foreign language. I can't really remember the problems I had studying my first foreign language, but this book seems to be on a level helpful to anyone. I'm currently on my third time through it, and as yet have found no faults according to my own learning needs. For the price, I say it's a good gamble; incredibly helpful at best and a useful reference (to augment other texts) at worst. To those just learning a second language, don't give up. The hardest part about learning a language is learning how you personally learn another language best. Once you get the knack (and the appropriate learning aids), they're cake.

A Godsend
As a holder of a masters degree in German who has used the language professionaly throughouta liftime, I am well aware of the pitfalls that accompany its learning. They are frequently the reason for aban doning the pursuit of its mastery as unending challenges stifle enthusiasim..This book simplifies the bugaboos of sentence, declension, and case to a remarkable degree and in the process provides comprehensibility to the extent of puttingtheseeminglunattainable within ones immediate grasp.As is ever the case,A time commitment is needed,but rapid progress shold be possible for any student who is willing to spend a relitivly small amount of time when compared to other systems.For the college student fullfilling requirements, the basic knowledge in this book will save much time and effort and encourage further painless pursuit...Just addvocabulary and GO!!!!!
A fine and useful book to anyone with an interest in the German language. ... Read more

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"Edward Hopper: Summer at the Seashore" takes readers on a fascinating trip to the New England coast. Children and adults alike will enjoy Hopper’s masterful paintings of sailboats, lighthouses, seascapes and white clapboard houses. ... Read more

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A founding text of comparative philology, Franz Bopp's Vergleichende Grammatik was originally published in parts, beginning in 1833, and by the 1870s had appeared in three editions in German, as well as in English and French translations. Bopp (1791-1867), Professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Grammar at Berlin, set out to prove the relationships between Indo-European languages through detailed description of the grammatical features of Sanskrit compared to those of Zend (Avestan), Greek, Latin, Lithuanian, Gothic and German. This translation (1845-50) of Bopp's first edition gave English-speaking scholars access to his important findings. Translated by Edward Backhouse Eastwick (1814-1883), the multi-lingual diplomat and scholar, and edited by Horace Hayman Wilson (1786-1860), Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford, this work testifies both to Bopp's magisterial research and to Eastwick's extraordinary skill in translation. This volume covers phonology, nominal inflection, adjectives and numerals. ... Read more

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In 1848 Richard Wagner began what would become the largest stage work of his career, the Ring of the Nibelung. In preparation for the task he composed an overview of the Nibelung myth designed to lead to a drama; he then composed the verse libretto Siegfried's Death. Although he abandoned the idea of a single opera on Siegfried in favor of the huge project that developed out of it in the succeeding years -- the Ring cycle -- he did consider the two early documents important enough to include them in his collected works. The present volume seeks to inform the English-speaking reader in three ways: by providing modern, reliable translations of the two Wagner texts, which are otherwise not available (the German original is provided on facing pages); by furnishing an overview of German scholarship available to Wagner and others working on the Nibelung legend in the first half of the nineteenth century; and by making available a bibliography of further reading. The volume will be useful to students of musicology, to students and historians of myth and legend, and to all Wagnerians interested in the genesis of the Ring cycle. Accessible to the general reader, it maintains scholarly rigor and provides information about materials not available in English. ... Read more

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You may recognize the distinct sound of the German language when you hear it-but that's not enough if you're planning a trip to a German-speaking country, is it? What if you want to get a head start for your first language class? Wouldn't it be nice to be able to talk to Grandpa on the phone-in his native tongue? With this ideal pocket-sized primer, now you can do all of these things!

Learn German in a Hurry teaches you all you need, and offers you:

• Commonly used German phrases (days of the week, numbers, letters)
• Pronunciations and conjugations
• Grammar and sentence construction
• Useful words and terms
• Helpful German-English and English-German dictionaries

Edward Swick has been teaching languages for more than thirty years. He holds master's degrees in German, Russian, and English and was a Fulbright scholar at the University of Hamburg. He lives in Chicago. ... Read more

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Helpful, but schnell?
I've got mixed feelings about this one.On the one hand, there were some tips that did help me on my first trip to Germany for business.On the other hand, don't fall for the promise in the title.I guess there's no harm in a little puffery.Just don't expect to really have a grasp of the basics of the language by reading this book.So, if you are just looking for a book to open the door to the language a crack and possibly help with reading signs, this might be a good choice.If you want more, then keep looking...schnell!

TOLL!
GREAT IN BETWEEN BOOK BETWEEN A PHRASEBOOK AND A LANGUAGE COURSE, IT'S THE ABRIDGED VERSION OF THE EVERYTHING LEARNING GERMAN BOOK, HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!

Pocket size primer - just what it says it is
This is a book for those who want to take one step further than a phrase book, and learn something about the basics of the German language.It provides the basic grammer rules, some useful phrases, and some basic vocabulary.I got it because it's the size of a thin paperback, and I wanted to develop an understanding of the language.I'm pleased with it, and if you're starting from scratch and want a book to travel with you, you can't beat it for being compact, useful, and at a good price point. ... Read more

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A language resource for students of German, WORD BUILDING IN GERMAN, provides the essential information and for creating derivative and compound words in German, and for building German vocabulary.

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Travelers need more than danke sch?n to get around Germany. Featuring hundreds of commonly used phrases, this pocket-sized guide provides travellers with the words they need in any setting. They will be able to order dinner, talk on the phone, read street signs and train schedules, and shop with confidence. This book even features the basics of German grammar and pronunciation as well as common idioms and slang words. Conveniently organized and indexed by category, this quick reference guide is all travellers need to make the most of their trips. ... Read more

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Travelers need more than danke sch?n to get around Germany. Featuring hundreds of commonly used phrases, this pocket-sized guide provides travellers with the words they need in any setting. They will be able to order dinner, talk on the phone, read street signs and train schedules, and shop with confidence. This book even features the basics of German grammar and pronunciation as well as common idioms and slang words. Conveniently organized and indexed by category, this quick reference guide is all travellers need to make the most of their trips. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1898.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more