German is hard. That is the title of this post, according to the ‘idioms’ bonus lesson I eagerly unlocked on Duolingo, only to not understand any of it. As an ignorant English only speaker, I’ve found that the thing I really struggle with learning a new language is that I don’t actually know English grammar. German, I learned early on, has three genders. What is a ‘gender’? In English I only know male and female… Do we have these word genders? I’ve no idea. Continue reading
benny the irish polyglot
Blogging my attempt to learn the German language!
Welcome to my blog, and to my mission to learn German!
German study book. Purchased in Germany, of course!
I have decided to make learning German a big part of my life, and so will need some encouragement along the way to keep me focused. After reading a few blogs about learning languages, my favourite is definitely http://www.fluentin3months.com. This is Benny the Irish Polyglot’s blog, and I highly rate it for advice and tips on how to go about the daunting challenge of learning a new language, and links to a whole world of other great advice.
Language, Learning, Laughs 