Lost in Translation?

Duolingo often comes up with some pretty interesting phrases to translate, so I thought I’d start sharing some of those that catch my attention.

 

Well, that is certainly direct!

Duolingo.

I’ve been very slack with this blog! That doesn’t mean that I’ve been slacking off on my German though. I thought I’d talk a bit about Duolingo this week, which is actually where I started learning German.

Duolingo home page

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.