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Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning German

Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning German


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Building on the success of the "Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning German on Your Own," this second edition is equipped with new and enhanced material to help make learning the German language easy and fun. Whether learning German is for work, school, travel or just to have a friendly conversation, this book is a must for anyone who wants to be successful in learning the basics.

Table of Contents:
I. THE VERY BASICS. 1. Why You Should Study German. Should You or Shouldn't You? Get Serious. Immerse Yourself. There's Nothing to Fear. 2. Hitting the Books. What Are All These German Words Doing Here? You Could Look It Up. Compounding Your German Vocabulary. The Genetic Relationship Between German and English. 3. Pronounce It Properly: Vowels. Vowels Must Dress Appropriately. Are You Stressed? Your Own Personal Accent. A Few Peculiarities of the German Language. Where Did All These Vowel Sounds Come From? Modified Vowels: The Long and the Short of Them. Diphthongs. 4. Pronounce It Properly: Consonants. Conquering Consonants. Pronunciation Guide. Practice Makes Perfect. 5. You Know More Than You Think. Cognates: What You Already Know Can Help You. This Is Easy. False Friends. II. READY, SET, GO. 6. Are Idiomatic Expressions for Idiots? What Are Idiomatic Expressions, Anyway? More Idiomatic Expressions in German. Saying the Right Thing. 7. Joy of Gender. Determining Gender: Is It a Girl or a Boy-or Is It Neuter? Compound Nouns. When There's More Than One Noun. What Have You Learned About Gender? 8. Fitting Form with Function. The Four Cases in German. Marking Who's Doing What to Whom. The Case of the Definite Article. The Case of the Indefinite Article. Subject Pronouns. Du Versus Sie-Informal Versus Formal. Er, Sie, Es? 9. Click Your Heels Together and Say: There's No Place Like Deutschland. What's the Subject? Verb Basics. Verbs in Motion. Weak Verbs: Followers. Strong Verbs. Ask Me Anything. III. UP, UP, AND AWAY. 10. Haven't We Met Before? Making Friends. Conversation Openers: Greetings and Salutations. What Planet Are You From? To Be or Not to Be? Get Nosy. Getting Information the Easy Way. Ask Away. 11. I'd Like to Get to Know You. It's a Family Affair. Are You Possessed? Let Me Introduce You. Breaking the Ice. Getting Involved in Conversation. What's He/She Like? 12. Finally, You're at the Airport. Inside the Plane. On the Inside. Going Places. Take a Left, Climb Across the Bridge ... 13. Heading for the Hotel. Ticket to Ride. Which (or What) Do You Prefer? On the Road. Your Number's Up. 14. Yippee, You've Made It to the Hotel! What a Hotel! Does It Have ...? Calling Housekeeping. Going Straight to the Top. More Action with Verbs. 15. What's Your Number? Send Me a Card ... Drop Me a Line! European Countries, According to Germans. Clams or Cabbage? It's All the Same in Money. Let's Go Fly a Kite ... IV. FUN AND GAMES. 16. A Date with the Weather. It's 20 Degrees, but They're Wearing Shorts! If It's Tuesday, March 21, It Must Be Spring! You Have a Date for What Date? 17. Let's Sightsee. What Do You Want to See? May, Must, Can-What Kind of Mode Are You In? Responding to Suggestions. 18. Shop Till You Drop. Store-Bought Pleasures. The Clothes Make the Mann. What's the Object? Asking for Something. I'll Take This, That, One of These, and Some of Those. Expressing Opinions. What's Your Preference? 19. The Meat and Kartoffeln of a Home-Cooked Meal. Shopping Around. Where Are You Going? Prost! It's the Quantity That Counts. A Trip to the Market. Getting What You Want. 20. Restaurant Hopping. Where Can I Get Something to Eat Around Here? (Wo kann ich denn hier etwas zu essen bekommen?). Waiter, Do You Have Any Recommendations? That's the Way I Like It. Spice It Up. Special Diets. Send It Back, Please. How About Some Strudel, Sweetie? Are You Thirsty? (Hast du Durst?). Good Morning, Say Cheese. It Was Delicious. 21. Monkey Business. Are You a Sports Fan? Express Your Desire with Mogen. Let's Do Something Else. Entertaining Options. Adverbs: Modifying Verbs. V. ANGST. 22. Dealing with a Bad Hair Day, an Empty Camera, a Broken Watch, and Blisters. My Hair Needs Help, Now! I Need Help. Help, I Lost My Passport! Comparison Shopping. Make a Comparison. 23. What Does the Doctor Recommend? Where Does It Hurt? You Give Me a Pain in the ... How Long Have You Felt This Way? From Finding Drugs to Finding Toothpaste. Special Needs. Have It on Hand. What Are You Doing to Yourself? 24. I Think I Forgot Something. Are You Living in the Past? Forming a Question in the Past. VI. WHEN IN GERMANY, DO AS THE GERMANS DO! 25. Getting Your Message Across. How the @!#%*! Do I Use This Thing? What Did You Do to Yourself? Reflexive Verbs in the Past. Excuses, Excuses. Hey, It's the Twenty-First Century! 26. Where's the Nearest Post Office? Will My Letter Get There? Readin' and Writin'. Would You Please ... 27. I'd Like to Rent a Castle, Please. I Want to Rent a Castle. There's Hope for the Future. What Would You Do? 28. Living the Expat Life. Get Me to the Bank, Quick! Transactions You Need to Make. So You Want to Live in Germany? I Need My Wheels! APPENDIXES. A. Answer Key. B. Glossary: Linguistic Terms and Definitions. Index.

About the Author :
Alicia Muller studied German at New York University's prestigious Deutsche Schule and at the Berlitz School of Languages. She is a professional writer, researcher, translator, and copy editor who speaks five languages fluently. She has also traveled extensively in German over the course of her career. Contributing author Stephan Muller is a native-born German speaker and has been a tutor of the German language for over 10 years.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780028639253
  • Publisher: Pearson Professional Education
  • Publisher Imprint: Alpha Books
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 24 mm
  • Width: 232 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0028639251
  • Publisher Date: 05 Jul 2000
  • Binding: Paperback
  • No of Pages: 352
  • Weight: 712 gr


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