Why are you learning German?

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It is always interesting to know why other people choose to learn one thing over another.

As for me, I am far from those enthusiastic linguistic people who love learning any and every language. In my homeland schoolars have to choose a second foreign language (first one being English). The options presented for me were either Russian, French or German. My basis for choosing German over others was just that when I was a little kid, I used to watch a TV show “Inspector Rex”. I thought it was quite awesome and got to like the language (although I always watched it dubbed). A few years later I got to know that it’s possible to study in Germany for free. I couldn’t overlook this opportunity as now I knew a lot more about Germany and loved more things than a TV show. And here I am now: trying to learn the language with a goal in mind to read Goethe’s “Faust” in the original language. :wink:

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I’m learning German because it’s spoken in two neigbouring countries so it should be useful. I learnt some basics at school and now I’m slowly building on it.

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I just moved to Berlin so it’s kind of essential for me to learn the language if I want to really function / integrate into society. So far, it’s slow going but with some perseverance I’m getting a bit better.

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Lighten up! It’s normal! After you will speed up, an fall again, and speed, and fall… When I am learning the adjectives, I have a headache! :slight_smile:

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So that I can read Perry Rhodan in its original language.

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I recently returned from a trip to Berlin and fell in love with the city. I could only use basic German to communicate with shop staff, waiters etc. So I’m determined to learn a deeper level of the German language so that my experience of Berlin (and Germany) will improve greatly when I return.

Ich liebe Berlin.

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I’m learning German for many reasons.

  • The culture
  • The language itself (even if it can be very difficult)
  • The way it’s pronounced (very sexy)
  • My heritage
  • I want to emigrate to Germany some day.
  • I just love the music culture there.
  • The country
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It’s not too soft but not too harsh, I love the compound words, and I like the history and cultures of the Actual!Germanics. Thanks for asking. :smiley:

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I used to live there, and I want to move back. That’s the main reason I’m learning German.

I’m also very interested in the history and culture and literature and music and such. :slight_smile:

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I live in the USA and am American. My dad is 100% German, but neither he nor I speak the language. So I view it as part of my heritage.

Also, I’d like to talk to my great aunt. She lives in Argentina and has tried to communicate with us via postcard, but we weren’t able (at the time, many years ago, we didn’t have the resources to reply). I guess I’d like to connect with her and her family, as my father isn’t on speaking terms with his brothers. I’ve never even met them. So I mean I see her as family that I don’t necessarily have in my uncles.