German

• I have just returned to England after taking an Intensive German course in Germany for 4 months. As others have said some people learn quicker than others, but after 4 months i could talk basically and have basic conversations. Grammar is a nightmare, ein, eine, einen, einem just for 'a'....der, die, das, den, dem, des for 'the' ...there are seemingly 20 different combinations to every sentence depending on if it is in the Nominativ, Dativ, Akkusativ or Genetiv and the gender...formal speaking, informal speaking (the list goes on) To talk at a decent level, id say 10months to a year minimum, to be totally gramatically correct i would say several years.
  
  Im now planning on going back for a further 4 months, to try to get better and then see from there if a life in Germany is possible. Im not sure i could ever do a 100% German job however there are opportunities with UK/US companies as well as working for a Language school or University teaching English.
  
  Even if you never work in a professional job over there, learning, especially in a language school is a great experience.
  

  Mike 22 May 2007, 07:05 - Report

How long does it take to learn German?