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I've started learning German in September and know I can read (with dictionary aid and so but I'm just begining). To this I use the free course from Detsche Welle / Goethe Institute. Since you already speak eEnglish I believe it'll pretty far easier to you than was to me.

Look at it and try

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,2142,2547,00...
And you'll need a dictionary
http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&lang=de...
And a verb conjugator
http://www.canoo.net/services/controller...

And more, a site in English with tips to German Grammar
http://german.about.com/

Good luck !


( I have already answered a question like this of yours.Look at it and find more )
http://br.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqVFIjwCUaz2WndHEJE09I_J6gt.?qid=20070318102123AAcn3LK&show=7#profile-info-8c90900307eeebc0a35ce25d80a60203aa

2007-03-20 02:35:24 · answer #1 · answered by M.M.D.C. 7 · 0 0

I don't know German, but I would be seriously surprised if you can. I am just becoming fluent in Spanish, and the resources on the Internet for real language learning are generally not very good. They're generally only sufficient to get a taste of the language, which is probably not what you want.

However, that doesn't mean you can't learn the language for very little money. I learned Spanish with a lot of time spent, but not very much money. How? By going to the local public library and checking out audio/video courses. There are some good ones and many that, again, only give you a bare-bones intro to the language. From my knowledge of their French and Spanish counterparts, I would recommend the following:

- Mastering German (by Barron's, Foreign Service series): these are excellent courses. I have used both the French and Spanish.

- Pimsleur German course (see http://www.pimsleurapproach.com/learn-german.asp)

- Fokus Deutsch from PBS/Annenburg foundation. You can also view lessons free online from http://www.learner.org/resources/series104.html. In fact, judging from the French and Spanish equivalents I've used (French in Action and Destinos), this may be the single best resource you ever find, and the only one that's freely available on the Internet!

Remember, if you just go out and buy them, you will learn the language, but it will cost you a bundle; so go to the public library! If they don't have it at your local library, either go to a library in a neighboring town or county (often people in one county can borrow books from a library in the adjacent county), or ask the librarian if they can get them via Inter-Library Loan.

Finally, it will take at least 6 months to reach any kind of fluency, and that would be assuming complete immersion in the language. I am what I'd call semi-fluent in Spanish and it's taken 2-1/2 years so far. Best Wishes/Buena Suerte/Bonne Chance with your journey!

2007-03-19 21:43:25 · answer #2 · answered by Gary B 5 · 0 0

You will not be able to learn it in a short time. I am majoring in German. It is not so easy. There is an extremely large amount of memorizing due to each noun having its own gender. There is no rule to follow for learning genders, and a sentence is made by using the correct gender of a noun. I suppose it is possible to learn online, but REALISTICALLY, is is completely impratical. If you are really seaious about learning and cannot do it in a classroom, find a native geraman speaker to practice with, or find a chat partner. Here is a place to start:
http://german.about.com/library/anfang/blanfang_inhalt.htm

2007-03-19 20:40:24 · answer #3 · answered by the man 2 · 0 0

I don't think you will really be able to learn the German language free online. Go to a bookstore and buy a cd you use on your computer. They have programs where you can actually speak into the mic and it tells you how accuractly you pronounced the word or sentence.

2007-03-19 20:33:47 · answer #4 · answered by mitsugirl 4 · 0 0

Do you have itunes? You can get free podcasts of language lessons.
Also the people who do Coffee Break Spanish also have a German podcast.
You can get in touch with them through http://coffeebreakspanish.typepad.com/
and they can tell you how to get the German lessons.

2007-03-19 20:35:17 · answer #5 · answered by siddoly 3 · 0 0

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