2007-03-22 08:29:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It depends on what you consider "acceptable". Some people have very different ideas of what proficient, fluent, etc. mean. I have actually heard people say they were fluent in a language after going through one $20 teach yourself book or by having a vocabulary of 1,000 words. Yeah right! I've been learning German about 2.5 years and I think it's pretty good and I know thousands of words. But in no way do I consider myself fluent.
Getting to an acceptable level, whatever that is, of course also depends on how good you are at languages, how much time you spend at it, and the methods. You should also definitely try to find someone to speak it with, because speaking is one of the hardest things in a foreign language and you'll need lots of practice.
2007-03-23 03:00:42 · answer #1 · answered by u_wish1984 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! I started learning German by myself on last September and am quite reasoble today. I mean, it's still a long way to learn, but I surpassed the first steps.
2007-03-22 08:54:42 · answer #2 · answered by M.M.D.C. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
^Oy ulgly thing above me how dare u slag off german,it's^ better than poncy french winos!
hem, ok-
im almost there after 3.5 yrs of about 4 lessons a week, and im pretty smart. so 1 lesson a day means half the time comes to 1.75 yrs, -.25 cos i'm clever you know. then add on half a year (as im not quite there). so about 2 years. i think. lol mibbe translation time
2007-03-22 08:39:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
any language is possible but for german it might take 6 months to get to an acceptable level...very gutteral language and not a pretty one at that...is it possible yes...the younger you are the more apt you are to learn a language quicker....if you have to pick an easier language pick spanish...a beautiful language...french....a cool language....greek or japanese...but german is very ugggggggggg.anyways you can learn yourself...there are cd programs which you can learn,speak,write,pronounce numerous languages...anyways enough of my yapping you get the point ...good luck=)
2007-03-22 08:37:43 · answer #4 · answered by stingrayaz 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
That really depends on how adept you are to learning languages. Some have a knack for it, and some don't.
2007-03-22 08:33:41 · answer #5 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes...but you must eat sour kraut 3 times a day... :)
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2007-03-22 08:35:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋