Interessant– this is German for interesting.
It’s amazing how time flies and looking back at the year that is 2014, one of the new things I have embarked on is to learn two foreign languages: Thai and German. Thai, because I have some Thai heritage biologically, and German, because I work quite a lot with German bosses and colleagues, it makes sense to start learning this language. And also, the very first classical piano piece I learnt was written by a German composer, Minuet in G by Mozart. I remember being told that he wrote that at the age of five. A genius, indeed.
So, ich lerne gerne Deutsch. I enjoy learning German. But this is one tricky language to master, with so many grammatical rules, different types of sentences, the intricate spelling, the nuances. Phew! And I had the audacity to slot in a few German sentences (ok, I think three to be exact) when hosting the technical forum at my company.
Ich bin Alexis. (I am Alexis.)
Guten Tag (Good day)
Wilkommen im Penang (Welcome to Penang.)
Das ist sehr gut! (This is very good!)
Einen schonen Tag noch! (Have a nice day!)
Aber man gewohnt sich daran.. (But you get used to it…)
Looks like my repertoire begs to be improved. Learning German at my own pace using Babbel has been fun and quite effective in helping me to get some basics, but I think it’s time to up the ante…get some grammar books maybe since it’s the structure I struggle a lot with.
This post is part of SoCS:
http://lindaghill.com/2014/11/21/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-november-2214/
People, Places, and Perspectives. 
I know of one word in German “danke” 🙂
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Haha 🙂 and took me a while to recall how to say ‘you are welcome’ in German. I think it’s ‘Bitte schon’.
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I worked for a German company and every time I tried to converse in the language I was met with puzzled looks. it might have been my accent was so bad or the shock of an amerikanisch actually trying the language. Fun post.
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Oh dear, and I tend to get amused looks — wonder what that says. Haha. Thanks for your comment, John, glad you could relate!
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The amused looks are the same. Germans find it totally funny when others try the language.
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Wow, you must be very good with languages! I would love to learn a little German, but for now I think I’ll keep working on the French 🙂 German seems sooooooo hard! (Not that French is easy, but somehow I’ve gotten this far…!)
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I have often been told that French is the hardest ever! So keep up the good work 😀 I am still very much a newbie, learning new languages takes commitment and consistency. Phew.
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i am german xD und interessanter Artikel
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Das ist toll, vielen dank! I look forward to reading your blog so I can learn more German 🙂
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Languages are fun! I know a little of each of French, American Sign Language, and Japanese, but no German or Thai at all. Best of luck with it, Alexis!
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Yes they are! Keeps our brain cells healthy and sprightly (at least I hope so) 😀 Thanks Linda, I do my best to keep learning and keep the motivation going.
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I never had the opportunity to learn German. Sad, because I think it would have been relatively easy for me to pick up.
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It’s still not too late I am sure 🙂
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I always wanted to learn German, but now it feels like a distant dream!
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