LANGUAGE HACKING GERMAN (Learn How to Speak German - Right Away): A Conversation Course for Beginners

I studied German briefly at school and have used it from time to time since. However, the approach here has really helped me to get back to speaking some German more easily. Definitely worth studying to jumpstart your German.

Three weeks ago I was privileged to be invited to participate in a pre-release trial of this book. I could speak no German. I had done German in school for a couple of years over 40 years ago but remembered nothing. On Tuesday night I was out with some German people and managed to converse with them about myself, where I come from what my job is, my hobbies, my favourite book and film and I have only covered the first two units of this course. It is truly amazing! I work with a couple of people who speak German and have chatted with them most days this week. The course has given me the confidence to give it a go. Who cares if the grammar and pronunciation aren't perfect? When foreigners speak with us and say, "I go shop tomorrow" we know what they mean, don't we? I love this book so much, I have also bought the French course. Whether you want to speak a language fluently because you live in another country or just be able to feel confident when going on holiday, these are the books for you.

I like its informal and bite size approach with lots of useful tips on how to approach the language. A few of the exercises don't always make sense though as the instructions can be ambiguous. Over all though it was worth buying as an addition to my other books and online resources.

For someone who has never learnt German, it's a great book to begin with. I would recommend this book.

I have read most of the books for learning German available on Amazon (there aren't that many) and this is one of the best. I found the process of translating by filling in missing words in a sentence to be very helpful. The book is positive and not boring. Half way through I stopped doing any of the missions or any exercise that didn't have the answers in the back. The online resources are accessible on a mobile phone's browser which is handy.

If you are looking for a language learning course look no further! I have tried many over the last few years, including rosetta stone, duo lingo, babel and Michael Thomas (which I also like). The difference between this and other courses is that you will be learning and talking about things relating to you from the outset. You will think for yourself, make steady progress week on week and really grow in confidence. You will have to spend a bit of time each day but it is really worth it. I must have learned over 400 phrases in the last four weeks! The digital content included with the course is also great. Buy the course, commit to what you are being told, be bold, be brave, make 200 mistakes every day, embrace your inner Tarzan, speak, speak , SPEAK. In six months you will be glad you did! Benny is the Jedi master of language learning!

Easily read!

I wanted to learn some German for a couple of trips to Berlin. I didn't get on with this book as I felt it was like being back at school and like a textbook the teacher would give you to read when they couldn't be bothered to teach the lesson. I switched to using the ear worms CD's in the car and using some online study guides / tutorials at home as I felt these were more suited to learning a language for holiday purposes.

It's a great book if you want to untie the knot of the German language! Find a rythm and keep it up, and this book will definitely keep you going. I recommend it!

I had to prepare for a permanent move to Germany and spoke zero German. I discovered quickly that the one problem that any language learner today will never face is a lack of material. In addition to traditional classes and textbooks, there are online courses, YouTube videos, podcasts, software, apps, and the list goes on. But this information overload leads to a lot of frustration, false starts, and a general sense of feeling overwhelmed. I was already a fan of Benny Lewis’s blog, and was very excited to find out about his new series. I have used many German language resources, and I will say that “Language Hacking German”, if not the most complete, is the one that you will learn the most from. This book will not make you an expert German speaker, but you will get a great foundation in the language. I can’t recommend it highly enough, and I look forward to trying others in the series. Here’s what I like about the book, and some thoughts which I hope that Benny and his publisher might take into account for future revisions. Pros: • A focus on speaking: Benny’s “speak from day one” approach is encouraging and a great motivator for learning, as you get to apply directly what you study. • Highly adaptable: if you like to use flashcards, apps or software, other books, etc., you can follow Benny’s program and still fit your other resources into it. • A proper place for grammar: Benny takes neither the “no grammar involved” approach nor the “must learn all the rules” method. You get just as much grammar as you need to learn your lesson, and still get enough grounding to expand your studies if you wish. • Realistic conversations: you won’t know how to say “the elephant drinks milk” after working through this book. You will be able to talk about your family and your interests, go shopping, travel, and order a meal. • Audio component: no language course is complete if you don’t have a way to hear and imitate proper pronunciation. This is provided online, because who uses CD’s anymore? Cons: • Workspace: the editors of future editions need to make a more realistic estimate of how much writing space the student needs in working through an exercise. Some of it gets a bit cramped. • Appendices: A reference section with important grammar rules and charts would be awesome, and would keep readers from wasting time flipping through pages trying to find the source. A section of blank pages to create our own vocabulary lists and cheat sheets would be invaluable. • Marginal notes: there’s a lot of great, if not essential, material that gets overlooked in the margins – it might be worth incorporating more of these notes into the main text. • Bad app: I don’t know if other users have had the same problem with the Teach Yourself app that I did, but for me it was cumbersome, slow, and crashed often. If the app can be improved, great, but I’d prefer to download a zip file that I can bring up on any device, online or off. Or even better, have a dedicated Language Hacking app. • Self-centered: though you do eventually move into other forms, the course begins with a lot of self-centered speech using “I”. Since my activities in Germany often involved my family, I really wanted to know the “we” forms, so I had to learn them outside of the course. None of these “Cons” is enough to reduce my overall rating. Vielen Dank, Benny.

Very easy book to learn the german language

Bon livre pour utiliser ses connaissances en Anglais pour aborder l'Allemand, faire des rapprochements .

The grammars are beautifully explained in parallel to conversations. Everyone should start learning a language with benny Lewis and then move on to advanced literature