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German for Dummies (Paperback)

by Paulina Christensen (Author), Anne Fox (Author), Juergen Lorenz (Series Editor)
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  • Paperback: 350 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; Pap/Com edition (10 April 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0764551957
  • ISBN-13: 978-0764551956
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 18.8 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,288 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #3 in  Books > Languages > By Language > German > Audiovisual & Multimedia
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You’ll find German spoken all over the world – German tourists are famously intrepid – and especially across much of Europe, including (besides Germany, of course) Austria, Switzerland, northern Italy, the Czech Republic, and several other countries. Whether you’re taking a trip to Germany or just want to surprise your German neighbor with a “hi–how–are–you,” learning this language will help you see the world and yourself from an entirely different perspective.

German For Dummies uses the renowned Berlitz approach to get you up and running with the language – and having fun too! Designed for the total beginner, this guide – with dialogue and pronunciation audio CD included – will introduce you to basic grammar, then speedily have you talking about:

  • Dining out
  • Shopping
  • The office
  • Planning a trip
  • Recreation
  • Partying
  • Trains, planes, and automobiles

In addition to the audio conversations, fun and games sections ease your way into German fluency, while phonetic spellings following expressions and vocabulary improve your pronunciation, and helpful boxes and sidebars cover cultural quirks and factoids. And, in trademark For Dummies fashion, you’ll go beyond expressions for checking train schedules or buying potatoes to learn:

  • Things never to say in German
  • Ways to pick up German quickly
  • Phrases that make you sound German
  • Holidays to remember
  • Emailing and Internet vocabulary
  • German TV and movie vocabulary
  • How to browse and window–shop in Germany with style

Whether you’re just looking for a greeting besides “Guten tag,” or you want to host a foreign exchange student, or want to become one yourself, German For Dummies gives you what you need to learn the language – as much as you like, as fast as you like. Gehen wir! (gehn veer) (Let’s get going!)

From the Back Cover
Your survival guide for everyday words and expressions
The renowned Berlitz® approach with a fun and friendly twist

This unintimidating guide from the experts at Berlitz® will help you start speaking German right a way, whether you′re a student, a traveler, or you just want pick up the language.

All this on the audio CD

Pick up German the Berlitz® way – through actual conversations

∗ Listen to the dialogues from the book
∗ Hear how native speakers say the words
∗ Practice your own pronunciation

Discover how to:

∗ Have everyday conversations in German
∗ Make sense of German grammar
∗ Improve your pronunciation
∗ Get a handle on verb conjugations
∗ Use idioms and popular expressions

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3.0 out of 5 stars They should have read "Proofreading for Dummies....", 13 Mar 2001
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Good advice and a good structure, and got the language flowing back nicely after a fifteen year gap since school. Goes into necessary grammatical nitty gritty which is useful if you are planning to learn the language inside-out. Also good for the less ambitious or those who just want to learn the basics.

HOWEVER....... there are too many errors in the typesetting, where words often appear spelled incorrectly, with incorrect pronouonciation, and sometimes in the wrong place. You can spot these if you're careful and check back to other instances to get the word right, but it could put you in a seriously sticky situation if you're unlucky.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very good and you don't HAVE to be a Dummy !, 28 Feb 2009
By David Jackson "davidj40" (Newcastle U.K) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book for my daughter. She surprises me now and then by coming out with a random German phrase. The book is worth it's weight in gold. If you or someone else is trying to learn to speak German, i would highly recommend it..
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