b data-author-id=\"9623\">Paulina Christensen, PhD, and Anne Fox are veteran language instructors. Fun and games sections ease your way into German fluency, phonetic spellings following expressions and vocabulary improve your pronunciation, and helpful boxes and sidebars cover cultural quirks and factoids. From basic greetings and expressions to grammar and conversations, you’ll grasp the essentials and start communicating right away! If you are a native English speaker, you will be surprised at how easy it can be to learn the German language. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.

Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. The table lists the distinguishing factors for the three forms of you — du, ihr, and Sie — in abbreviated form. However, you're not likely to overhear this many examples of mixed language in a single conversation. p>\n

Another similarity with English is that the German indefinite article ein/eine doesn’t have a plural form.td>\n\n\n\n"},{"title":"Basic questions in German","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"

If you travel to a German-speaking country and need to know the time or where something is located, or you just want to get some basic information, a few common questions can come in very handy. pathetisch (pä- tey -tish): This one means overly emotional, not pathetic, which, in German, is jmmerlich (ym-er-liH) or armselig (rm-zey-liH).

German For Dummies uses the renowned Berlitz approach to get you up and running with the language-and having fun too! Plus, put your skills to the test with useful exercises in the book and tons of real-life conversations on the accompanying CD.

Integrated audio clips let you listen and learn as you hear pronunciations and real-life conversations. See Chapter 2 for details on what gender is all about and go to Chapter 3 for information on the pronunciation key for each word presented in this book. German All-in-One For Dummies conveniently combines titles from the German Dummies library into one handy guide that covers all of the bases of the German language. My reasons were purely economical; I did not want to spend vast sums of money and I wanted a lot of bangs for my buck and this has 5 books in one. Especially for conjugation of verbs, comparing the tenses in German to English, it lacks clarity and simplicity.