Learning German

Quick intro, at a glance, for new learners

FIGU Forum: FIGU English Forum section - Learning German (External)

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You’re already going to go far knowing English, in terms of being able to communicate across the world. However Plejaren linguists designate English something like a halfway auxiliary language, compared that is, to Swiss German, see The_Plejaren#Languages.

Ptaah in Contact Report 488 said:

English

German

The information from the language experts which was given to me informs us that the actual German language as well as Swiss German stems from the ancient language-branch ”ARJN“, from which all Germanic, Indo-Germanic, Latin, and Celtic languages and dialects have come forth; then, unfortunately, also the very inadequate English language, which essentially only corresponds to an auxiliary language. But fundamentally - as it was explained to me - German and Swiss German, each with its own dialects, are two different independent languages, which however, exhibit a certain relationship. Each language - German and Swiss German - has its own dialects, just as becomes evident with the main languages and principle auxiliary languages. Therefore, those terrestrials versed in the knowledge of languages make assumptions from completely wrong premises concerning the connections between languages and dialects, as they very often also do in regard to the initial origin of words and terms. They often live in assumptions and suppositions concerning this, without fundamentally possessing real knowledge. Therefore Swiss German is erroneously also called German, although this deals with two different languages.

Die mir gegebene Information der Sprachenkundigen lautet, dass die eigentliche deutsche Sprache sowie das Schweizerdeutsch dem uralten Sprachstamm ‹ARJN› entstammen, aus dem alle germanischen, indogermanischen, lateinischen und keltischen Sprachen und Dialekte hervorgegangen sind, leider dann auch die sehr mangelhafte englische Sprache, die eigentlich nur einer Hilfssprache entspricht. Grundsätzlich aber, so wurde mir erklärt, sind Deutsch und Schweizerdeutsch mit ihren ihnen je eigenen Dialekten zwei verschiedene eigenständige Sprachen, die jedoch eine gewisse Verwandtschaft aufweisen. Jede Sprache, Deutsch und Schweizerdeutsch, hat eigene Dialekte, wie das eben nur bei den Hauptsprachen und Haupthilfssprachen in Erscheinung tritt. Die irdischen Sprachenkundigen gehen also von völlig falschen Voraussetzungen aus in bezug auf die Zusammenhänge der Sprachen und Dialekte, wie auch sehr häufig hinsichtlich der ursprünglichen Herkunft der Worte und Begriffe. Sie leben diesbezüglich vielfach in Annahmen und Vermutungen, ohne grundlegend wirkliches Wissen zu besitzen. Daher wird irrtümlich das Schweizerdeutsch auch als Deutsch bezeichnet, obwohl es sich um zwei verschiedene Sprachen handelt.

Swiss German and German are two independent languages, each with their own dialects.

Why learn a second, third or fourth language anyway?

Being bilingual (reading and speaking two languages) is good for many reasons; it’s a skill, demonstrates ability to solve problems, brings up intelligence generally. It draws the studying persons attention to words, and words are all civilization has ever been founded upon in any epoch and words are the way we think and feel. It also allows the bilingual person to communicate with many more folks than before, opens up wider social opportunities which is nice, and it anyway sits well on a curriculum vitae / résumé.

Learning German also means learning the German, learning about German, Swiss and Austrian people etc. Some say people are the same wherever you go in the world, some may even say they are the same on many worlds etc., this is a misconception and tends to alienate the individual from the language and people they are studying. Learning a language is a long term study and appreciation of a people, their society, community, rules, customs, etiquette, culture, emphasises, prejudices, history, tastes, behaviours. If it is not this way then your an alien. This by the way is why on a number of levels several of the Plejaren such as Ptaah are not aliens, because of a very long profound study and investigation, personal learning study and assimilation. While learning English you probably were communicating with folks all over the world, well that is what that is.

Basically if you want to learn Swiss German, it's best to be taught by a Swiss tutor, be communicating with the Swiss, read Swiss documents, watch Swiss films and be listening to Swiss music etc. It's similar to learning English in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK, South Africa, Nigeria, Philippines, India etc., these will be slightly different courses of learning English and will be supplemented with the nationally associated identity. Learning Swiss German by the Swiss instead of by Germans or Austrians makes sense if that is what you wanted to speak and learn because the dialect is being transferred. It also depends on the range of source material one is learning from etc. Learning Swiss German partly by FIGU literature sort of makes sense.

If you’re going to be bilingual or multilingual, twinning German and English is a good combination, apparently is easier and faster for those who know English. Many English speakers learn French by default and others Spanish and Italian so in those cases tripling it with German seems a reasonable way forward, may as well.

The English and German languages share some old connection.
Sometimes the words are written the same or similar but pronounced differently and sometimes they’re written differently but pronounced the same or similar.
To throw you into getting started and beginning to pick out and identify key words, here are some of those words that are similar.

Easy list

English > German	English > German	English > German
Hamburger > Hamburger Lager > Lagerbier Free > Frei Thank > Danken Thanking > Danke Long > Lang Father > Vater Brother > Bruder Milk > Milch Friend > Freund Book > Buch Garden > Garten Telephone > Telefon Dolphin > Delfin Abseil > Abseilen Lamp > Lampe Crocodile > Krokodil To train > Trainieren To study > Studieren Think > Denken To hope > Hoffen Strong > Stark January > Januar	Fine > Fein Good > Gut God > Gott Apple > Apfel Dance > Tanzen Banana > Banane Stone > Stein Aero > Aero Flight > Flug To help > Helfen Heart > Herz Cheese > Käse Ten > Zehn Better > Besser To eat > Essen Water > Wasser Daughter > Tochter Hobby > Hobby Flip-flops > Flip-flops Baby > Baby Taxi > Taxi T-Shirt > T-shirt Tourist > Tourist Computer > Computer Sweatshirt > Sweatshirt Project > Projekt	Mouse > Maus House > Haus Photo > Foto Park > Park Reporter > Reporter Wash > Waschen Oregano > Oregano Summer > Sommer Pizza > Pizza Zoo > Zoo Bread > Brot Intellect > Intellekt Ball > Ball Name > Name Radio > Radio Hotel > Hotel Bus > Bus Supermarket > Supermarkt Neanderthal > Neandertal Doppelgänger > Doppelgänger Festival > Festival Spiel > Spiel Over > Über Coffee > Kaffee Patio > Terrasse Veranda > Veranda Backpack > Rucksack Genitalia > Genitalien

This page is similar: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:List_of_German_cognates_with_English

These are just the similar terms, and there are ofcourse many more, but the way of creating a sentence and pronouncing the words is different and that will be the thing that takes the time to learn.

Non-standard, slang or colloquial terms used by English speakers are sometimes alleged not to be real words, despite appearing in numerous dictionaries. All words in English became accepted by being commonly used for a certain period of time; thus there are many informal words currently regarded as "incorrect" in formal speech or writing, but the idea that they are not words is a misconception. Examples of words that are sometimes alleged not to be words include "irregardless", "conversate", "funnest", "mentee", "impactful", and "thusly", all of which appear in numerous dictionaries as English words.

Nowadays many young persons throughout the world are taught English by professionals, in school and in childhood and develop a high level of skill with it. There are therefore many videos on youtube that you can bring up where locals demonstrate how they speak of all ages and personality types, and translate what they’re talking about into English as a lesson.

The best way to learn German is taking a regular class in your local town with a professional tutor in a class or private tuition lessons. Using the Duolingo learning computer software which is free or any learning software, some software may or may not be better because its paid for, its a normal open misconception that money gives you the best, but it may be better in some ways. And physically visiting those areas of Europe.

If your serious about learning Swiss German, learn in Switzerland

You choose. It may be the case that the Plejaren are not aware of the economics of it, they've very rarely spoken about economics. It's probably cheaper to learn German outside of Europe and Deutschland German not Swiss German. It's probably similar to learning English, well we know at least that a lot of Asians prefer heading to the Phillipines to learn English, or if closer to Latin America, then to Belize or one of the English-speaking Caribbean islands to learn English. If you don't care about any of that, or you're wealthy enough for that not to be a problem, and want to learn Swiss German then find a way of going to Switzerland to learn it and be among the Swiss.

In English we adopted the old Roman term Germania, presumably back in Roman times, for the geographical region in north-central Europe (for all intents and purposes, Europe). Which is probably why we call it German and Germany today. However that old Germania has since then been divided up into the many countries we know in Europe i.e. Europe; and German is now spoken in Switzerland, Deutschland (Germany), Austria, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Belgium, Italy (the province South Tyrol/Alto Adige), Slovakia (some villages), which is basically that old Germania area. Dutch has some link, and let’s not get too deeply into it but England and the English language itself relook at the list above well surely ok there is some link.

There is a difference between the way the Swiss German and Deutschland and Austrian (Österreich) German speakers use the language which isn’t a particularly important fact to know at this stage and is the sort of thing becomes self evidential by itself.

Learning German will give you better access to travelling around north-central Europe and conversing with the locals, if later in life you want to take a look around. But it will allow you to read a fair few good German books, there are some really good ones, and of course Billy Meiers books. It then gives you access to reading all of Billys books, and they will also make more sense, and much more information will come out of what has been explained by extraterrestrials. Information that has never been translated into English are in those Books, because of the shear volume of it all and the time required to translate it.

It will be a challenge, especially if you’ve already developed your brain and are now over 20, but life, it’s all a struggle and experience anyway. Good with making your own luck, all the best with it.

Deutsche Grammatik

das Verb

Präsens

Die Hilfsverben

	sein	haben	werden
ich	bin	habe	werde
du	bist	hast	wirst
er/sie/es	ist	hat	wird
wir	sein	haben	werden
ihr	seid	habt	werdet
sie/Sie	sein	haben	werden

Regelmäßige (schwache) Verben

	leben	machen	sagen	gehen	bleiben	bringen	beginnen	suchen	denken	fragen	hören	kaufen
ich	lebe	mache	sage	gehe	bleibe	bringe	beginne	suche	denke	frage	höre	kaufe
du	lebst	machst	sagst	gehst	bleibst	bringst	beginnst	suchst	denkst	fragst	hörst	kaufst
er/sie/es	lebt	macht	sagt	geht	bleibt	bringt	beginnt	sucht	denkt	fragt	hört	kauft
wir	leben	machen	sagen	gehen	bleiben	bringen	beginnen	suchen	denken	fragen	hören	kaufen
ihr	lebt	macht	sagt	geht	bleibt	bringt	beginnt	sucht	denkt	fragt	hört	kauft
sie/Sie	leben	machen	sagen	gehen	bleiben	bringen	beginnen	suchen	denken	fragen	hören	kaufen

	schwimmen	probieren	singen	spielen	trinken	wohnen	zeigen	brauchen	lieben	fliegen	kommen
ich	schwimme	probiere	singe	spiele	trinke	wohne	zeige	brauche	liebe	fliege	komme
du	schwimmst	probierst	singst	spielst	trinkst	wohnst	zeigst	brauchst	liebst	fliegst	kommst
er/sie/es	schwimmt	probiert	singt	spielt	trinkt	wohnt	zeigt	braucht	liebt	fliegt	kommt
wir	schwimmen	probieren	singen	spielen	trinken	wohnen	zeigen	brauchen	lieben	fliegen	kommen
ihr	schwimmt	probiert	singt	spielt	trinke	wohnt	zeiget	braucht	liebt	fliegt	kommt
sie/Sie	schwimmen	probieren	singen	spielen	trinken	wohnen	zeigen	brauchen	lieben	fliegen	kommen

Regelmäßige (schwache) Verben mit e-Erweiterung

	öffnen	finden	antworten	arbeiten	bedeuten	kosten	senden	warten
ich	öffne	finde	antworte	arbeite	bedeute	kosten	sende	warte
du	öffnest	findest	antwortest	arbeitest	bedeutest	kostest	sendest	wartest
er/sie/es	öffnet	findet	antwortet	arbeitet	bedeutet	kostet	sendet	wartet
wir	öffnen	finden	antworten	arbeiten	bedeuten	kosten	senden	warten
ihr	öffnet	findet	antwortet	arbeitet	bedeutet	kostet	sendet	wartet
sie/Sie	öffnen	finden	antworten	arbeiten	bedeuten	kosten	senden	warten

Regelmäßige (schwache) Verben mit e-Tilgung bei Endung eln und ern

	sammeln	verbessern
ich	sammle	verbessere
du	sammelst	verbesserst
er/sie/es	sammelt	verbessert
wir	sammeln	verbessern
ihr	sammelt	verbessert
sie/Sie	sammeln	verbessern

Unregelmäßige (starke) Verben

	reisen	heißen	setzen
ich	reise	heiße	setze
du	reist	heißt	setzt
er/sie/es	reist	heißt	setzt
wir	reisen	heißen	setzen
ihr	reist	heißt	setzt
sie/Sie	reisen	heißen	setzen

	fahren	schlafen
ich	fahre	schlafe
du	fährst	schläfst
er/sie/es	fährt	schläft
wir	fahren	schlafen
ihr	fahrt	schlaft
sie,/Sie	fahren	schlafen

	helfen	geben	nehmen	essen	lesen
ich	helfe	gebe	nehme	esse	lese
du	hilfst	gibst	nimmst	isst	liest
er/sie/es	hilft	gibt	nimmt	isst	liest
wir	helfen	geben	nehmen	essen	lesen
ihr	helft	gebt	nehmt	esst	lest
sie/Sie	helfen	geben	nehmen	essen	lesen

	tun
ich	tue
du	tust
er/sie/es	tut
wir	tun
ihr	tut
sie/Sie	tun

Reflexive Verben

	sich treffen
ich	treffe mich
du	triffst dich
er/sie/es	trifft sich
wir	treffen uns
ihr	trefft euch
sie/Sie	treffen sich

Trennbare Verben

	auskommen	anrufen
ich	komme aus	rufe an
du	kommst aus	rufst an
er/sie/es	kommt aus	ruft an
wir	kommen aus	rufen an
ihr	kommt aus	ruft an
sie/Sie	kommen aus	rufen an

Nicht trennbare Verben

	bekommen	bestellen	besuchen	bezahlen	verstehen	vergessen
ich	bekomme	bestelle	besuche	bezahle	verstehe	vergesse
du	bekommst	bestellst	besuchst	bezahlst	verstehst	vergisst
er/sie/es	bekommt	bestellt	besucht	bezahlt	versteht	vergisst
wir	bekommen	bestellen	besuchen	bezahlen	verstehen	vergessen
ihr	bekomme	bestellt	besucht	bezahlt	versteht	vergesst
sie/Sie	bekommen	bestellen	besuchen	bezahlen	verstehen	vergessen

Die Modalverben und wissen

	können	sollen	wollen	müssen	mögen	dürfen		wissen
ich	kann	soll	will	muss	mag	darf		weiß
du	kannst	sollst	willst	musst	magst	darfst		weißt
er, sie, es	kann	soll	will	muss	mag	daft		weiß
wir	können	sollen	wollen	müssen	mögen	dürfen		wissen
ihr	könnt	sollt	wollt	müsst	mögt	dürft		wisst
sie/Sie	können	sollen	wollen	müssen	mögen	dürfen		wissen

Links

Dictionaries

• http://dict.leo.org/
• http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/
• http://de-en.dict.cc/
• http://dictionary.reverso.net/german-english/

Translation Services

• http://translate.google.com/
• http://www.online-translator.com/
• http://babelfish.yahoo.com/
• http://itranslate4.eu/
• http://translate.reference.com/

Text to Speach Demos

• http://text-to-speech.imtranslator.net/
• http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/tts_example.php
• http://www2.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php
• http://cepstral.com/demos/
• http://www.loquendo.com/en/demo-center/interactive-tts-demo/
• http://enterprisecontent.nuance.com/vocalizer5-network-demo/index.html
• http://www.ivona.com/

Language Learning Communities

• https://www.duolingo.com/
• https://www.livemocha.com/
• http://www.busuu.com/
• http://www.lingq.com/
• http://www.hello-hello.com/

Grammar Tables

• http://www.mein-deutschbuch.de/
• http://www.vistawide.com/german/grammar/german_grammar.htm
• http://www.dartmouth.edu/~german/Grammatik/Grammatik.html
• http://deutsch.lingo4u.de/
• http://www.canoo.net/
• http://www.verbformen.de/

Web, Audio, Video Courses

• http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,,2547,00.html
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/
• http://www.udoklinger.de/Deutsch/
• http://userweb.port.ac.uk/~joyce1/abinitio/
• http://fsi-language-courses.org/Content.php?page=German
• http://www.ielanguages.com/German.html
• http://www.germanforspalding.org/
• http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/German

Readings

• http://www.german-latin-english.com/