How to learn German well

How to learn German well

Learning a foreign language well is not easy, in spite of what many online websites promise. To become truly fluent, you need to work diligently and extensively. This website is designed to help you do that on your own, by providing a large body of materials for learning, practice and comprehension. The links below shows the sequence of steps you should follow.

Your first step should be to learn how to pronounce German words correctly. To accomplish that, read the descriptions of German sounds, listen to words containing them, imitate those sounds as closely as possible, and practice them often. Learning to speak a foreign language is like learning to play a musical instrument. Both efforts require lots of practice.

Just as you need a house plan to contruct a new house, you need an understanding of grammatical structures in German to construct sentences and utterances. This section breaks the elements of German grammar into small sections, which are extensively linked to each other. After reading a particular section, click on the exercise buttons next to the tables of examples. These will help you solidify your understanding of that feature.

The best way to become fluent in a foreign language is through extensive immersion, ideally in a country where the language is spoken. Fortunately, the internet now offers the possibility of approximating that experience through audio and video. But just as in learning how to swim, you will initially need support to keep afloat. This page contains links to a broad range of exposure to the language, with English translations. Use these pages to accustom your ear and refine your speaking skills by listening closely and imitating the utterances.

After learning German pronunciation and grammar, and listening to songs with the German lyrics and English translations, you are now ready to view videos without English subtitles but with captions in German that you can turn on or off as needed. With them, you can become a champion swimmer—hearing, speaking, reading and understanding German like a native speaker.