'Allo,

I've been wanting to learn German for years now and would like to know if there are any online courses I can take?

I'd go to TAFE though there are no classes available in my area.

Thanks,
MM

what does "du hast" mean?

"You have"

Anyway Mad manfred are there no night schools in your area that teach it in classes?

A couple of places you might get help online:

Free Online Language

Whole Bunch of free German Courses

Free Internet German Course

Some German Exercises

Auf Wiedersehn! (sp? Its been several years)

Nope



Groovy, I'll check those out, thanks

if you need any help i can help you, I did German for three years in school

Also, don't know if they do this by you, but up here in the states, you can usually find language tapes/books at the public library.

So did I

Now all i can remember is how to order beer and cake and ask where the nearest bus stop is

german, I can only say a few words, I plan on learning more once I master Japanese.

German is definitively not a easy languages to learn... I don't know if you are aware of that, but here in Switzerland, but are speaking 4 languages : french, german, italian, and romanche... (which is a mix italien/german)... anyway, when your mothertongue is french, at school you are learning german, and vice versa when your mothertongue is german... then, as an option, you choose between italian or english...
So, here we start to learn german/french very early, around 10 I think... until 15 we have too... then, it depends in which professional directions you are going to take... but we usually have around 8 or 9 years of german/french behind us... Hey, we have to, we really are a small country...

If you only want to learn a few phrases google has a preety good translator under language tools.

I recommend learning Latin.With Latin,languages like German, English, French, Italian(especially),Spanish etc will be a piece of cake(?).

at my school right now, we only are able to choose 1 of 2 languages. Spanish or Japanese
well japanese i can understand because i live on maui, and alot of people here speak japanese.
Spanish, that's in like what, all highschools?
so i wish i could take german i'm 75% german

im learning German too...just started this year (9th grade)

too bad they don't teach many Asian languages in the America....They are full of history and rich literature.

my girlfriend is actually german. she moved here when she was like 8. but i will say that german is a really hard language to learn. i am kinda pressured because i am going with her next summer for a few months. but really it is hard i only know a few words

and you hate, when used in other courses.






Kannst du sprechen gut duetsch jetzt?

and you hate, when used in other courses.

Not really. You hate would be "du hasst".

we have german exchange students in our school now...

i mean in other contexts. and what part of germany are you speaking for?

Actually you could spell it "hast", it really depends on how you pronounce it. Hate has a much harder sound than have.

hast(have) sounds almost like 1 1/4 syllables

hast(hate) sounds like a one breath HAST.

It's like hassst, a harder sound when you talk about hate. To have is lighter.

No, not really. HASST means to hate and HAST means to have.

i have never seen hasst used. what part of germany is this being used?

And you can spell "to hate" as hast. A lot of Germans I know do it. Quite common.

It may be a variation in Hoch Deutsch.

Then they are doing it wrong. And I'm speaking for the whole of germany. Look it up in a dictionary.

And no, it's not Hochdeutsch, it's simple grammar.

well im only in my second year of german so im not an all knower


but we have this new german spelling reform, so that could be it

I said a variation Snake. You can compare it to colour and color. There are variations in spelling.

Ok, googled hast, and had a look at the first few pages. It's used solely with the meaning "you have".


I said a variation Snake. You can compare it to colour and color. There are variations in spelling.


No, there are no variations in spelling in the german language, not that I know of. Colour and color are the same word, hast and hasst are two different words with different meanings.


well im only in my second year of german so im not an all knower


but we have this new german spelling reform, so that could be it

Hey, I'm not critisizing you, just trying to help. You could be right about the reform, I'm used to the new grammar rules, so it just might be an old one.

Of course solely, but it is also used for hate as well. Variation in spelling. End of story.

German Spelling Reform

Best ways to learn German:

1. Live there for a couple of months/years
2. Watch loads of german TV

You can take lessons but the best way is surround yourself with everything german.
good way is to watch your DVD's in German with Englisch subs.
I myself lived in Germany for 5 years so I had to learn it quick and trust me a corse ain't that effective.

Du Hast is you have and it could be you hate, they use the same word for both.
Depends on how you use it in a sentance.
Du hast einem hund = you have a dog
Du hast mich = You hate me

Correct, pronunciation is key as well. Another good way is to listen to tapes or German music to aid in pronunciation, so you will not be misunderstood.

well i must ask this then


Hast du ein haustier?

Ja nur ein.
edit: sorry, I thought I was Steve.

tis ok.

Nein ich habe keine hausetiere.
Ich wohne in einem apartament, wir darfen keine haustieren.

Change the rules then