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The Everything Learning German Book: Speak, Write and Understand Basic German in No Time (Everything Series)

Edward Swick

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Total reviews: 18 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

It’s easy to become intimidated by the prospect of learning a foreign language, and many consider German to be the most difficult of all. The Everything® Learning German Book has eliminated the stumbling blocks of learning a language to bring you quick and easy success.

Whether you’re a first-time learner, a re-learner, or an international traveler, The Everything® Learning German Book effectively teaches the German language through step-by-step instruction, practical exercises, and cultural information that make it both simple and entertaining. Readers learn pronunciation, parts of speech, and basic vocabulary and usage that can benefit students, travelers, restaurant-goers—and anyone seeking to learn the language upon which English is heavily based.

Learn how to:
·Understand verbal etiquette
·Order in a restaurant
·Ask directions
·Communicate efficiently when traveling
·Greet strangers properly

Supplemented by both English-to-German and German-to-English dictionaries, The Everything® Learning German Book is the perfect way to learn—or relearn—the language.

Essential German Grammar

Guy Stern, E. F. Bleiler

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Total reviews: 19 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Good Stuff 3 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

This book has helped me understand a lot of the intricacies of the German language. Based on that I would say it is a very worthy purchase for one to have. But, it is not a book written for those who are not fluent on grammatical technical terms. I found myself a little lost at times, when the author would very non-challantly explain that something was just a matter of the "subjunctive predicative to the second power of the reversed megablaster future tense"...I know, I'm just joking, but I'm sure some of the readers understand what I mean.
Having said that, I still say it is a good book for students of German such as myself. You'll just have to dust off your grammar lingo, that's all!

Editorial Review:

This logical, developmental presentation of the major aspects of German grammar includes all the necessary tools for speech and comprehension. Designed for adults with limited learning time who wish to acquire the basics of everyday German, this grammar features numerous shortcuts and timesavers. Ideal as an introduction, supplement, or refresher.

Webster's New World German Dictionary: German/English English/German

Peter Terrel, Horst Kopleck

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Total reviews: 13 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Excellent dictionary 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

I'm a native German speaker and have used this dictionary extensively for both English-German and German-English. I have tried countless others, but this is the best in terms of giving you an actual context in which to use the words correctly, so chances of producing sentences with random and totally inappropriate words in it are pretty slim. Very user friendly and pretty much every word you're looking for is in there.

Highly recommend this!!

Editorial Review:

Compiled in collaboration with a team of expert linguists, the Webster's New World concise bilingual dictionaries are the perfect choice for beginning students and advanced speakers as well.Comprehensive and authoritative, yet clear and concise, the dictionaries offer a full array of features, as well as wide-ranging coverage of current expressions. Long-standing favorites in hardcover, the dictionaries will continue to be standard references for years to come -- especially now that they are available in unabridged paperback editions.

• More than 100,000 words, giving wide-ranging coverage of current terms and expressions
• Detailed definitions so the user can understand and translate idiomatically
• Extensive examples of usage, showing how translations of words can vary according to context
• Verb tables, including irregular verbs
• Cross-references from every verb to the appropriate verb table

German: How to Speak and Write It (Beginners' Guides)

Joseph Rosenberg

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Total reviews: 25 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Good Book 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

I read this book each day on the way to and from Language class on the subway in Germany. It was a great supliment and is organized in a way that made me look forward to doing the next lesson on the next trip. The material is a little dated, but I found that to be part of the appeal.

Amazingly Informative!! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is a wonderful book for beginners and more advanced speakers. Everything is clearly explained, and grammar is taught along with great examples. I also love the pictures. This book makes me want to sit down and take the time to do a lesson every day! I highly recommend it, and the price is unbeatable!

Beginners can't go wrong with this book. 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book was the fifth one I acquired in a previously unsuccessful attempt to learn German on my own. When it arrived from one of Amazon's "other" sellers, I thought, "Oh no." My copy was so old it had a "standard book number" and an old, creased cover. But it turned out to be exactly what I had needed to steadily begin learning to speak German, and to make my German-English dictionary and the three other books useful references!
"German, How to Speak and Write It" provides, with its artwork and approach, the perfect jump-start to begin doing just what the title says. It cost less than any of my other German books, but it has been by far the most useful of all!

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Very rich modern course, with strong phrase material and a wealth of pictorial and amusement aids. 330 illustrations.

Teach Yourself Arabic Complete Course Package (Book + 2CDs) (TY: Complete Courses)

Jack Smart, Frances Altorfer

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Total reviews: 28 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

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Talk like an Egyptian. Teach yourself Arabic!

With Teach Yourself it's possible for virtually anyone to learn and experience the languages of the world, from Afrikaans to Zulu; Ancient Greek to Modern Persian; Beginner's Latin to Biblical Hebrew. Follow Teach Yourself Arabic at your own pace or use it as a supplement to formal courses. This complete course is professionally designed for self-guided study, making it one of the most enjoyable and easy to use language courses you can find. Teach Yourself Arabic includes an instructional paperback book and two companion 60-minute audio CDs.

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Prepared by experts in Arabic, the course begins with the basics and gradually promotes you to a level of smooth and confident communication, including:

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• Step-by-step guide to pronunciation and grammar.
• Regular and irregular verb tables .
• Plenty of practice exercises and answers .
• Practical vocabulary and a bilingual glossary .
• Clear, uncluttered, and user-friendly layout .
• An exploration of the culture .
• And much more .

German, Conversational: Learn to Speak and Understand German with Pimsleur Language Programs (Simon & Schuster's Pimsleur)

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This Conversational program contains 8 hours of interactive audio-only instruction, effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions.

HEAR IT, LEARN IT, SPEAK IT®

What is the Pimsleur® difference?

The Pimsleur Method provides the most effective language-learning program ever developed. The Pimsleur Method gives you quick command of German structure without tedious drills. Learning to speak German can actually be enjoyable and rewarding.

The key reason most people struggle with new languages is that they aren't given proper instruction, only bits and pieces of a language. Other language programs sell only these pieces -- dictionaries; grammar books and instructions; lists of hundreds or thousands words and definitions; audios containing useless drills. They leave it to you to assemble these pieces as you try to speak. Pimsleur enables you to spend your time learning to speak the language rather than just studying its parts.

When you were learning English, could you speak before you knew how to conjugate verbs? Of course you could. That learning process is what Pimsleur replicates. Pimsleur presents the whole language as one integrated piece so you can succeed.

With Pimsleur you get:

• Grammar and vocabulary taught together in everyday conversation,
• Interactive audio-only instruction that teaches spoken language organically,
• The flexibility to learn anytime, anywhere,
• 30-minute lessons designed to optimize the amount of language you can learn in one sitting.

Millions of people have used Pimsleur to gain real conversational skills in new languages quickly and easily, wherever and whenever -- without textbooks, written exercises, or drills.

Conversational German includes the 10 lessons from Pimsleur's Basic German plus an additional 6 lessons.

The 16 lessons in Conversational German are the same first 16 lessons in the Pimsleur Comprehensive German Level 1.

First German Reader: A Beginner's Dual-Language Book (Dual-Language Books)

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Beginners but Interesting 5 out of 5 stars.
14 of 15 people found this review helpful.

This is a very well thought out first reader for adults - simple and easy to understand, especially with its the English translations, but at the same time interesting and informative. Really enjoyable to use.

Editorial Review:

Specially chosen for their power to evoke German life and culture, these short, simple readings include poems, stories, essays, and anecdotes. Featured authors include Goethe, Hesse, Heine, Schiller, and Hölderlin, in selections offering a variety of subject matter and gradual advancement in language skills.

English Grammar for Students of German

Cecile Zorach, Charlotte Melin

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Total reviews: 12 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

A perfect slim primer, espcially if you've been out of school for awhile 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

I took German in college in 1979, so when I started a refresher German course earlier this year, I picked this up in a college bookstore. Wow, what a life saver! Since I did not have sentence diagramming in grade school, my language skills have always been intuitive, with this book it's all laid out neatly and easily in front of you. EGFSG cleared up many questions that I had regarding clauses, objects of a preposition, etc.

Sit down for an hour or two and read the short concise chapters, it's an amazing little book. It even helps your English day to day.

Who says Grammar has to be boring?

Grammar for Students of German 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

This is the best resource I've come across for simple to use and understand explanations of most aspects of German grammar for beginning students of German as a foreign language. The comparison with English grammar on all aspects of the language is unique to this book and is a key to being able to comprehend and retain the material presented.

Essential 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

This handy little book is essential to learning the German Language. I have found it extremely helpful in making it easier to understand a foreign language and all it's rules of grammar.

Compact German Dictionary: German-English English-German (Langenscheidt Compact Dictionaries)

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LangenscheidtGerman/English Dictionary 4 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Translations (German/English and English/German very accurate. Dictionary very useful for everyday usage of common language questions.

If there is a negative it is physical. The book is rather thick and a little unwieldy as a result.

Terrible dictionary 1 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

First, it should be obvious that this being essentially a pocket dictionary, isn't going to be the most comprehensive dictionary around. That being said, I hate this dictionary. It is incredibly frustrating to use: under any given entry there will follow a list of a dozen or more words, but without any indication as to how they are supposed to be used or in what context. If you don't already posses a substantial command of the language you will end up pretty far from what you really want to say. I greatly prefer the Webster's New World Dictionary. It is much more user-friendly and will help you find the RIGHT word.

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Langenscheidt Compact Dictionary German-English/English-German: Over 120,000 references *Wide range of vocabulary with a wealth of idiomatic expressions *Full pronunciation of German entries *Grammatical information on German nouns and verbs *The comprehensive reference work in a convenient size

Scheisse!: The Real German You Were Never Taught in School

Gertrude Besserwisser, David Levine

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Total reviews: 30 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Profanity in German 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

A lot of people try to avoid learning swear words in other languages. I don't understand why. These words are part of the language, and you shouldn't avoid them because they make you feel bad. Barry Farber and A.G. Hawke say in their books that you shoud avoid learning profanity in other languages. I say you should as long as you avoid SAYING them. Just KNOW them. I discuss this in my new book.

Brandon Simpson

A lot of fun. 4 out of 5 stars.
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My husband is a German Major and loved this book. He has not put it down since I gave it to him.

GREAT BOOK 5 out of 5 stars.
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Great book ....I speak German but my Husband speaks English so that book helps alot to explain the german language even better ....and not just the bad words....lol....
Sometimes it's hard to translate or explain german words or sentences into english..

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Another entry in the bestselling, Merda! series, this humorous book helps readers navigate the world of real Low German. Scheisse! introduces readers to the fine art of cursing and basic slang to spice up their German speech. On-air radio giveaways.