Das Beziehung aus Amerika und Deutschland

We are discussing relations between America and Germany in the Senate. I invite you all to join us and explain to those who do not understand German politics how you feel about the election, and the rift between America and Germany. Frankly, the debate right now is a bunch of Americans debating about what they THINK is going on in Germany. I think it would be good to have the other side tell their story. I apologize for not speaking German, but it's been 11 years since I lived there, and I just don't feel comfortable with the language anymore. I'm trying to relearn it though, so maybe I should lurk in here more often. (I currently live in Canada, by the way)


Here is the thread

 

Thank you for the invitation and I am happy to help and answer some questionns.

 

off-topic: didn't you once have that nice manual signature? Your name in Canada's flag? no?

 

I have three, actually, but I stopped using it, mostly becuase I was afraid it might annoy people. You don't find it annoying?

The one I used:

____" AT60 "____

Another one, unused:

____" AT60 "____
____" AT60 "____
____" AT60 "____

Another one, also unused:

__" AT60 "__
__" AT60 "__
__" AT60 "__

I have a question for you guys: Your English is good, both of you. Where did you learn it? School? I took French in school for 8 years, but my French isn't as good as your English. When I moved away from Germany, I didn't know any English at all. However, I was only 7 at the time. Where I was, only tourists spoke English.

 

...and I just saw your reference to us in the YJCC-Thread "If you go to Canada, you will die"



We learn English from the 5th grade on till the end of school (13th grade) - no choice, either - the choice is (mostly) between French and Latin; in 7th grade

 

Well, that's good to know. I've wanted to go back for a long time now, for a year, perhaps. It's good to know I'd be able to interact with people until I got comfortable with German again. I love Canada to death, but Germany just still feels like home, somehow.

Is the government still offering that first year of university free? I know it was offered when I left. I've retained my citizenship, so I just might be elgible. Probably not, though.

 

Actually, that's not entirely true, TwiLekJedi. I started english lessons in 7th grade, and stopped after grade 10. (took latin and greek instead - both languages that no one actually speaks )

It's unusual though, most people do indeed learn english from 7th to 13th grade.

And by now, many elementary schools (maybe all, I'm not sure) start taching english in 3rd grade.



I'm not sure if people who aren't german have to pay for university, but for us, the first education is still free.


Oh, and welcome to the GSFF, AT60. (how rude, I should've said that first )

Thanks for the invitation, that thread in the senate is most interesting. I'll try to reply to it later.

 

I started reading English books to get better in school, but it helps me more here then back in school.
I think to post in this forums is a very good training, only the speaking component is missed.

 

But IMHO the best training I had was watching Futurama episodes in English.
Since then I try to be like Bender .

 

*bows* Excuse me, Julia, I just told it the way I know it. I knew I should have included some disclaimer-like restricting sentence like "at least in NRW/ Düsseldorf/ Oberbilk/whatever"



And yeah, reading books in english and watching movies in their Original Versions helps a lot

I need to start watching CNN ...

 

Welcome to the GSFF!

I would enjoy such a conversation, but I don´t have time/flat rate to join you.

 

What would you people suggest to an English person without the money to travel to Germany who wants to relearn German?

 

Talk with us. Visit us in our thread and talk with us. You are not the first with that idea.

There a some interesting German websites.

If you have a good book store near you, get a German book. Our news paper.

But the easiest way is really point one.
You are welcome!

 

Well, the problem is, my German is bad. I mean really bad. I'm pretty much no longer able to string a sentance together anymore, so I think if I talk to you guys in German, it'll just annoy you more than help me. If you guys are willing to deal with my poor German though, and correct me if I make mistakes, I'd really appreciate it. I have a German-English dictionary, but no other German books.

For starters, did I even get the title of this thread correct?

 

For starters: No
Correct would be "Die Beziehung zwischen Amerika und Deutschland"
or maybe even "Die Beziehungen zwischen Amerika und Deutschland"



since so much time has passed, since you used German, it's no wonder that you're not good with it anymore
(I spoke a little turkish 12 years ago and forgot everything in a year or so)

 

That's right! Die is feminine. Das is plural. I knew that, but I still messed it up. .

I assume "zwischen" means "between". I didn't remember that word, so I just said (or tried to, anyway) "The relationship of America and Germany."

That's what's frustrating about languages. They're hard to pick up, and easy to lose. I took 8 years of French lessons while in Canada. I was almost fluent. It's been a little over a year now since I stopped taking them, and I've lost about half of my French.

 

That you think about us, honours you, but I think I speak for all of us, when I invite you and offer you our help.

You wouldn't be the first, we help with our difficult language.

 

Hi Johanna!

Es heißt die Grammatik vergessen.

Yup, Latin can help very often. Especially during the medical studies.

 

That doesn't sound like a bad idea, Obi Anne!

 

wasn´t this about the relationship of America and Germany ??

 

isn't it still? ?

 

well talking about grammar, isn´t quite the way...

 

We're not YJCC, we get off-topic faster than the road runner can say "meep meep"