Do I need to know German?
Learning German is one of the most important steps you can take to prepare for your life in Germany. This will help you settle in more quickly and facilitate making new friends. For certain purposes, such as work or study, it may even be necessary for you to provide evidence of certain German skills. Proof of a certain level of German is also necessary for applying for a visa in many cases:
- German for work: Even if you do not have to prove your knowledge of the German language for your job, passing exams and certificates will look good on your CV and improve your chances when applying for a job: This way, companies immediately see that you are committed and have language skills. Since you adjust your speech to your work setting or your everyday life and also need to know specific technical terms, you have the opportunity to attend a professional
Learning German
5 Very Good, Very Specific Tips To Learn German
Because yes, German does present you with 16 different ways to say “the,” and sometimes it has little regard for sensible sentence structure. But at least it’s eminently predictable. English, on the other hand, is riddled with inconsistencies, some utterly non-sensical spelling and a lot of bizarrely fragile tense forms, all of which can trip up even the most experienced learners.
All you need, then, is a little help to figure out the parts that give most learners trouble. I’ve collated these tips from six years of language teaching, seven years of learning (it never stops!) and speaking German, and plenty of experience with different resources and methods.
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