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Post by gomersbro Sat 30 May 2015 - 12:10

I am wanting to learn German quickly. Has anyone used Rosetta Stone? Is it worth the cost? I care more about understanding conversation than reading the newspaper. And I am terrible with memorization which is what most of the free software out their focuses on.

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Post by CORNER BLITZ Sat 30 May 2015 - 13:37

The app duolingo is damn near identical to Rosetta stone from the copy I may or may not have torrented...
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Post by Guest Sat 30 May 2015 - 13:50

gomersbro wrote:I am wanting to learn German quickly. Has anyone used Rosetta Stone? Is it worth the cost? I care more about understanding conversation than reading the newspaper. And I am terrible with memorization which is what most of the free software out their focuses on.

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Post by tGreenWay Sun 3 Mar 2024 - 20:40

Hey gomersbro, did you end up getting Rosetta Stone or another program, and how did it go? I’m looking at RS and Babbel and would like rekkies.
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Post by GRR Spartan Sun 3 Mar 2024 - 21:39

When I visit Europe and need to communicate with the non-American English speaking locals I just talk louder.
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Post by Nordic Sun 3 Mar 2024 - 21:42

GRR Spartan wrote:When I visit Europe and need to communicate with the non-American English speaking locals I just talk louder.

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Post by gomersbro Sun 3 Mar 2024 - 23:48

tGreenWay wrote:Hey gomersbro, did you end up getting Rosetta Stone or another program, and how did it go? I’m looking at RS and Babbel and would like rekkies.

I ended up taking CB's advice and using Duolingo. It is free and was easy to use the app when I just had a few moments. If I remember correctly, Rosetta Stone was only on the computer. But what really helped me was YouTube just watching and listening (and you can sometimes read with subtitles). I started with children's programming because they spoke more clearly.

But I don't know if you should take my advice, I started this thread nine years ago and the proper German grammar still is a mystery to me.
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Post by gomersbro Sun 3 Mar 2024 - 23:48

GRR Spartan wrote:When I visit Europe and need to communicate with the non-American English speaking locals I just talk louder.

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Post by tGreenWay Mon 4 Mar 2024 - 2:54

gomersbro wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:Hey gomersbro, did you end up getting Rosetta Stone or another program, and how did it go? I’m looking at RS and Babbel and would like rekkies.

I ended up taking CB's advice and using Duolingo. It is free and was easy to use the app when I just had a few moments. If I remember correctly, Rosetta Stone was only on the computer. But what really helped me was YouTube just watching and listening (and you can sometimes read with subtitles). I started with children's programming because they spoke more clearly.

But I don't know if you should take my advice, I started this thread nine years ago and the proper German grammar still is a mystery to me.



Thanks. I asked because I noticed both babbel and RS were offering pretty good deals for lifetime subscriptions. RS offers more languages and is a little more expensive. Babbel was something like $300 for the lifetime sub. Spanish seems like a practical start, and would make others like Italian easier to learn. I need to look into Duolingo.
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Post by tGreenWay Mon 4 Mar 2024 - 2:58

I do worry if I learn Pashto or Farsi that I’m going to get pressured into joining the CIA and sent to Afghanistan. Maybe I’ll learn Russian so I can spy on Vladimir. 😈
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Post by Jake from State Farm Mon 4 Mar 2024 - 7:57

tGreenWay wrote:I do worry if I learn Pashto or Farsi that I’m going to get pressured into joining the CIA and sent to Afghanistan. Maybe I’ll learn Russian so I can spy on Vladimir. 😈

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