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My German is not good enough for me to ask this in your language. I am trying to learn German and would like some help. My friend Sabine is trying to helping me. I was wondering if there is a place already on here that could help me? Thank you for any help you can give me.

 

I am an American student currently studying German language in Germany. If you like, I could give you my AIM name (if you have AIM) and we could work on German together...

 

Thank you Strilo. Unfortunately I don't have AIM. Your screen name seems familiar for some reason.

 

I recommend German-language magazines & newspapers if you can get some. You might not understand everthing, but I'm sure you have a dictionary and what's more important, you'll get a feeling for the language in general.

 

"if you can get some"

If I could 'get some', I wouldn't be online this much

 

I'm studying German at A-level and I reckon a course is the best way to study it, it helps me focus more personally. There are loads of German websites around though and they are great when you know a bit more because you still get the gist of things even if you don't know every word



Good Lcuk, German's cool!

 

A new "learnig thread" just opened here. You are welcome to practice your German here and learn. And feel free to ask, when something is not clear.

Btw. Welcome in the GSFF!

 

I opened a learning thread?


Go me

 

No problem.
There were others, but some are now more or less social ones or already locked so yours is the most actual.

 

just yesterday I was reminded again that "actual" is a 'false friend', because it doesn't mean the same thing as the German look-alike

of course, I forgot what to say instead. in this case, I'd opt for "most recent", which still doesn't mean the same thing, wouldn't earn me any points in a test, but is good enough for this purpose, imho

 

Thank you everyone for the help.

 

Sabine is right. Newspapers and magazines are still difficult for me and I've been studying the language for years. I agree that some sort of language course is the best way to go. Even if it is some CD-Rom package or an online thing.

Flo, Senny is right about your use of "actual." I would also choose the most recent, or perhaps the most relevant.

 

If I was to pick up a German magazine or newspaper,I would be able to make out the date on it and maybe a couple of words. Other than that,I would be .

 

If you need a dictionary, www.leo.org is very good. Half of my english comes from this site......

 

this is what I use beside the boards.
(You didn't really belive I knew all that vocab by heart????)

http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/

It goes both directions and has enough voab around to be really useful.
Don't look for slang there.
Soetwas gibt es da nicht...

 

Thank you, both... *looks for the next old oak*

 

Thank you Chilla and MsLanna.

 

I usually use leo myself. It is really good.

 

you gettin lazy? impossible. but how else could you have forgotten the required http:// bit?

 

Ups... Thanks, Senny... Mea maxima culpa...

 

ah, but in turn the system pwns me by turning the standalone prefix into a link to nowhere


oh, and to add to the actual topic: I use leo all the time

 

Okay...

 

www.freetranslation.com , I had good results with it when I needed it (and that was before I heard of the Leo dictionary).