tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post8615941408324806340..comments2023-07-03T12:00:28.900-04:00Comments on Life in Graz: Why is German Difficult? the ARTICLES from hell...that's why.Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10637579999008887341noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-46208242608074013422009-11-29T07:18:09.710-05:002009-11-29T07:18:09.710-05:00Hahaha. Can totally relate to this. I was taking t...Hahaha. Can totally relate to this. I was taking the A1/1 course myself and as much as it did help with shopping, I didn't get anywhere close to understanding anything I listened to or even speaking anything. I've started the A1/2 course. Hopefully I'll get to learn some more.Aqidahttp://facebook.com/aqida.kaleemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-3184204446644932212009-11-24T04:43:47.461-05:002009-11-24T04:43:47.461-05:00I hear ya with the gender chaos. I'm taking t...I hear ya with the gender chaos. I'm taking the super slow twice a week course at ISOP. I don't think I could take the intensive everyday course that you did. I simply don't have enough room in my brain for a taglich (no umlauts on my keyboard) dose of this stuff. I'm looking forward to the general meeting dinner tonight. Let's throw around some good 'ole English for a few hours! Give me a "THE", give me an "A", give me an "AN"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-19293144841787926612009-11-14T17:55:02.376-05:002009-11-14T17:55:02.376-05:00I learned German the non-traditional way... a few ...I learned German the non-traditional way... a few tutorial CD's from the library, "learn Germnan free" internet sites, music CD'S, and simply listening to my new family... BUT no one ever told me how important it is to learn the article with the word. So I simply learned Tisch, Lampe, and Kind without the Der, Die, Das. So needless to say, my German grammar is pretty lacking. I use "die" for just about everything (probably because it sounds closest the "the") and thank my lucky stars that many Germans find my messed up grammar to be quite charming. Good luck!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12890339482076523219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-61403292633725366862009-11-11T23:21:17.999-05:002009-11-11T23:21:17.999-05:00i'm still laughing about "You Deutsch $@#...i'm still laughing about "You Deutsch $@#$%!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17902789811472465503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-8945441364530879742009-11-11T06:27:08.376-05:002009-11-11T06:27:08.376-05:00yes - i TOTALLY feel your pain, even after doing t...yes - i TOTALLY feel your pain, even after doing this for 2+ years! I just randomly pick genders, most of the time it's "die", lol. I just give up most times, ugh!<br /><br />and the photo/marriage status, etc on the Lebenslauf...oh gosh. Yes. I sent several out, had a couple of interviews (and they were like long, drawn out mündliche prüfungen themselves - yikes!) and it was just difficult in general. Honestly, my husband wrote my cover letters for me and I just read them over to be sure I was ok with them. Stupid genders - get one wrong and the whole sentence is screwed! >:(Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098104395235008315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-38300338478768312992009-11-11T04:33:41.482-05:002009-11-11T04:33:41.482-05:00Come out here and we teach you some propper "...Come out here and we teach you some propper "steirisch"! :)<br /><br />ps: es heißt - die Samen des Apfel<b>s</b> sind braun! ;)1richtungsbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08941996016122050079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-41267728522163265822009-11-10T21:22:47.505-05:002009-11-10T21:22:47.505-05:00It makes me so happy that you are blogging. Please...It makes me so happy that you are blogging. Please don't stop. You make me laugh Miss Chip.R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01573376565510304220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-8406835129335124272009-11-10T18:39:22.853-05:002009-11-10T18:39:22.853-05:00Good luck, girl! Seems muy complicado!Good luck, girl! Seems muy complicado!Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02446676017789237033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-47741204627619806982009-11-10T18:01:38.613-05:002009-11-10T18:01:38.613-05:00oh my gosh that hurt my brain too. I'll be fol...oh my gosh that hurt my brain too. I'll be following in your footsteps shortly. yikes!<br /><br />: ) Anna P-SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-84828502526088092872009-11-10T16:32:57.695-05:002009-11-10T16:32:57.695-05:00Just looking at that graph hurt my brain. Good luc...Just looking at that graph hurt my brain. Good luck, friend! I'm guessing people are saying, "My God! That is a dog! Where is she?" when they talk to you about Elsie. I'm almost fluent! HA!brookeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987725566986279505noreply@blogger.com