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Two books. The first is a German grammar handbook which is a delight. Nicely priced at $13.55, it is laid out much like a software manual, with lots of sidebars, different fonts, examples, structured chapters, cross-references and so on. I love it, and you may see me taking a break at Subway, munching my way through a cajun steak sandwich, poring over a grammar book.

The second is a book and CD from the library: "Sing and Learn German!". It's aimed at kids, I guess, but I'm finding it a lot of fun, and I'm learning my ABC (Vor der Tor liegt dicker Schnee), my numbers, my clothes (Ich zie' mich an: erst die Strumpfe dann das T-Shirt und die Shorts), my colours with Leon das Chamaleon (Grau wie eine Maus, gelb wie die Zitrone, wie sieht denn Leon aus?) and a whole bunch more. I sing cheerfully along mit die songs on der CD.

So the odd bits in my taxidriving day are full of German. My day driver is getting used to me greeting him in odd ways": "Hallo, mein Freund! Wie geht es dir?"

I kind of wish I'd had as much fun and been as devoted to learning French and Italian back in my schooldays. Maybe I'd have gotten higher marks. Oh well, there's more of a payoff in this, I can have fun amusing my German freunds.

Elhamisabel, I blame you. I still have that "Germans, Germans, hope you like Germans too!" earworm chewing its way through mein kopf.

Date: 2007-08-24 08:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elhamisabel.livejournal.com
LOL! This song brings memories of last summer back. :-D

Date: 2007-08-27 11:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gir1fromipanema.livejournal.com
Totally! But can I have subtitles please? *lol*

Date: 2007-08-27 11:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elhamisabel.livejournal.com
lol! Komm her un isch sach's Dir. ;-)

Date: 2007-08-25 02:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wombles.livejournal.com
My 10 year old has started to teach herself Spanish, why Spanish? I have no idea.

Date: 2007-08-25 11:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cathepsut.livejournal.com
LOL, thanks for the video. I am so out of Germany, I miss all the funny stuff.....

Germans are fun!

Date: 2007-08-25 01:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] whimzykat.livejournal.com
when Dallas hosted the World Cup Soccer, sorry, football back in 1990something, the germans were the most fun to drink with.

and the remarkable thing about that video: those women are REAL! non surgically enhanced beautiful women....don't see those much around here anymore

Hehe

Date: 2007-08-25 10:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] discoverylover.livejournal.com
I can just imagine you sitting in your taxi singing away!!

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