To Learn German

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  1. Haiena.Koinu Traverse Town Homebody

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    My family has a lot in its past, but the main thing I know is that I have Russian, German, Italian and Laitian(sp) blood.

    I was going to try and get my grandma to teach me Laitian, but she complains it is useless and a dying language.

    So I rather try and learn the German Language. But, my school doesn't teach it anymore! T_T

    So, I need help from people of khv to know what computer program you think will teach me best.​
     
  2. Boy Wonder Dark Phoenix in Training

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    I think you mean Latin?
    I personally find it to be a beautiful language, dying or not.
    I've heard good things about Rosetta Stone though.
     
  3. Haiena.Koinu Traverse Town Homebody

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    No, not Latin... It is a small country once a part of Russia, if you look on a map it should be west of Russia... I just can't spell it >_<; But thanks for your tip, I'll try to keep Rosetta Stone in mind =3
     
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    Rosetta Stone is amazing, because you're not learning through repetition ike you would at a school but you're picking up context clues that helps you figure out what the word is supposed to be. That's how you learn your first language as a young child, which is why the program works so well.

    The downside is it is quite pricey: the languages usually come in 3 disc courses, and each disc is upwards of $200. If you've got the budget for it, go for it.

    I myself used 101 Languages of the World, something which is similar in principle but also had vocabulary sheets to take with you on the go. And it was only a mere $20 for, well, really almost 120 languages (there's an extra 19 in the vocab lists).

    I've also just picked up some books and dictionaries and just thumbed through them. It also helps that I have a German uncle who often forgets he's talking to me or my family and will go off on a tirade completely in German, and we'll all be like "Uh, John....let's try that again".