can anyone on this forum speak german?

[Fagsandbooze]

Hi, Can anyone help me with the language once i move? I'll need help enrolling my as sons into school etc

Any little bit of broken german would help enormously.

Thanks in advance x

[Frangipani]

I studied it in High School, you never forget it, but not enough to help. My daughter is doing an online French course and its free, I will ask her when she gets home what the website is, as I believe you can teach yourself any language.

 

 

Updating. My daughter found loads of online courses on the internet just by Googling.

 

If you have problems once you get over the British Consulate will be very helpful.

 

We had a British forum member come over to Australia and I was quite surprised how helpful they were.

 

Perhaps you could ring them and ask them for some tips. They will have some booklets.

 

Also there is a book by Lonely Planet for each country, and in each book they have quite a lot of basic information including maps etc, to help you get around. I know a lot of my friends have relied on this when travelling to foreign places.

 

All the best

 

F

Edited January 21, 2007 by Frangipani

[summertime]

Ich kann nicht, aber es gibt einige gute on-line-transtion Aufstellungsorte wie dieser

http://translation.langenberg.com/

 

 

which roughly translated means...

 

I can't but there are some good online transtion sites like this one

[TheNeil]

As most of my German comes from watching war films, probably best say 'no' - I'm not sure how much use demanding that prisoners return to their huts would be when buying bread in a supermarket

[Kathryn]

Alas, although I did introductory German at university, I managed to pass the exam without a trace of the language (the advantages of multiple choice! ). One of the few words which stuck, is kopfschmerzen which means "headache".

 

When are you going? Do you have time to do a course just to get the basics before you go? An intensive survival course would give you a bit of confidence to get by in everyday situations.

 

It's a big step - good luck with everything!

 

K x

[Mother in Need]

I could speak German quite well, even spent 3 weeks over there speaking nothing but, but this was all quite some time ago. It feels pretty rusty. I am hapy to try and help, but I agree with the others that there are some very good self-learning tapes etc on the market (or the library) that can give you a grasp of the language pretty quickly (though this obvciously depends on the amount of time you have available, on your aptitude and motivation, etc); either way, if you are moving there, you'll NEED those skills. Believe me, Germans resent people living among them who do no speak their language! And those a bit more open-minded will simply respect you for trying!

[Bagpuss]

I was born in Berlin....and spent 12 years living in Germany on and off as a child and then adult.....but I'm afraid I only really know how to order lager and chips with mayonnaise.....not much help unless your hungry or thirsty...yes, I am hanging my head in shame Oh....I do know some swear words too.....

[Fagsandbooze]

hi, mother in need , i am trying my absoloute best to learn german and in fact know quite a lot, i have been there loads of times and find that they are fine with me not being able to speak the language. I just wanted someone to give me some support with us having a common link namely aspergers. This will be my last post on this forum as i feel completely let down in terms of support.

Danke.

P.s. I have recently been dx with AS aged 35.

[jomica]

What German I knew is very rusty, but a quick search on the NAS website came up with this link in Germany, who might be able to help further:

 

Germany

Bundesverband Hilfe f�r das autistische Kind

Vereinigung zur F�rderung autistischer Menschen e.V.

Bebelallee 141

22297 Hamburg

Germany

Tel: +49 40 511 5604

Fax: +49 40 511 0813

Email: autismus-bv-hak@t-online.de

Website: http://www.autismus.de/

Edited February 7, 2007 by jomica

[Tally]

I did A Level German.

 

If it would help, I could translate forms into English for you, and try to translate your answers back into German.

 

I also know some swear words

 

I can try and help you with some phrases, but it's really difficult to explain how to pronounce things. Speaking it is very different to writing it, but is a more important skill - one you'll pick up very quickly once you get there!