tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143481010950702092.post9023409649640135348..comments2009-08-23T13:43:23.354-07:00Comments on The Goodson Adventures: Ich sprechen DeutschUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143481010950702092.post-88327714321787136942009-06-22T23:18:57.733-07:002009-06-22T23:18:57.733-07:00Here's some video proof!
http://goodsonadventu...Here's some video proof!<br />http://goodsonadventures.blogspot.com/2009/06/escuchame-hablar-en-aleman.htmlGoodson Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475997501510455528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143481010950702092.post-35234077920183009432009-06-11T19:20:27.732-07:002009-06-11T19:20:27.732-07:00I know what you mean about the brain to mouth thin...I know what you mean about the brain to mouth thing. The first time we went to Italy I was like that. I had dreams at night where I was trying to translate everything. Your brain really wants to communicate and say the words. i can only imagine it is what a baby feels like. How frustrating!mamaperrecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05392412223105692725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143481010950702092.post-52621105014127764632009-06-09T18:05:57.122-07:002009-06-09T18:05:57.122-07:00A minor correction: like many languages, German ve...A minor correction: like many languages, German verbs take different endings depending on the subject of the sentence. When the subject is "I" (ich), then the ending is usually -e, added to the verb stem. For the verb "sprechen" (to speak) the stem is "sprech", so "I speak German" would be "Ich spreche Deutsch". <br /><br />It's a small matter, especially when speaking out loud because many people swallow the endings anyway, blurring the lines. "Ich sprechen" is kind of similar to saying "I be hungry" vs. "I am hungry": everyone knows what you mean, it just sounds slightly off.<br /><br />Here's a site I found helpful for brushing up on my elementary German before I had to take a collegiate course. It's operated by Deutsche Welle, which is the government-sponsored media channel (like the BBC). www.dw-world.de<br /><br />You may need to find the button to put the site into English the first time, but over in the left-hand menu, there's a heading for "German Courses". They even offer clearly-spoken (though not necessarily easy) summaries of top news stories, complete with definitions of atypical words.Doctor Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667976272619136689noreply@blogger.com