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Is there a way for me to get the Flashcards to go from English to German (i.e., presentation is in English, answer is in German), rather than the other way around?
1 reply - Last post by marieg-rocket languages - December 8, 2020
Lesson 18.5 Cakes, Bread and the like
Hello Rocket German Team, I'm up to Lesson 18.5 Cakes, Bread and the like.I've noticed that there 3 instances of a word or two missing about half way down the page in a couple of sentences under Bread, Bread, Bread. “White bread is considered to be (?)...
1 reply - Last post by Julia-Rocket-German-Tutor - December 8, 2020
Review Test at the End of Each Module
I began using the new version of Rocket German while in the midst of module 20. Up until that point, at the end of each module, there was a test - a general review of the entire module, which was scored after completing the test. I just finished module 20...
1 reply - Last post by marieg-rocket languages - December 7, 2020
The voice recorder doesn't seem to have enough time to let me say the longer level 2 phrases right. When I try to say them at a slower pace, I run out of time. When I try to speed up and say it quickly, I make mistakes. Is there anything that can be done ...
2 replies - Last post by Dean V - December 7, 2020
To the Administrator:On the Leaderboard statistics, there continue to be 5 time periods in which the learner can check his accumulated points as well as his standing vis-a-vis other learners in the course: Last 24 Hours, Last 7 Days, Last 30 Days, Last 12...
5 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - November 30, 2020
What is the best way to use the Play It feature? How are you using it?
2 replies - Last post by Larry857 - November 28, 2020
Hi Everybody, Is there anybody who can help me with my voice recording during the cours?It is a nightmare to learn because time to time this course lose my voice and I am not able to recording myself which is very important to get the certification. I wou...
1 reply - Last post by marieg-rocket languages - November 26, 2020
Double up of sentences in Lesson 18.2 Im Supermarkt
Wie geht's!I'm up to Lesson 18.2, Im Supermarkt of the German course and have noticed that one of the sentences is doubled up.“Genau, dann kann ich ausschlafen und habe noch immer gunug Zeit, alles vorzubereiten”.I'm guessing this is an oversight?Danke,Su...
2 replies - Last post by Julia-Rocket-German-Tutor - November 24, 2020
Printing the lessons on .pdf format
Today I started using the new edition of Rocket German after using the old version for more than a year. In the old version, there was a print option at the top of each lesson to print out the conversation and extra vocabulary. This was a useful tool for ...
3 replies - Last post by Peter--252 - November 18, 2020
What's wrong with saved vocab?
According to the header, saved vocab is supposed to allow you to search the whole course for words and phrases.In the past it was always possible to do this and it was a useful feature.At the moment it seems that you can only search for words that you hav...
2 replies - Last post by sfpugh - November 16, 2020
Hi, I've just completed lesson 4.4 At the Restaurant and tried to do the questions at the bottom. In the section where we write our answers there a question asking about Rosewein. There is supposed to be a little dash above the ‘e’ in Rose, but there is...
2 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - November 15, 2020
I have just started on Level 2 of Rocket German, and the difficulty jump hit me like a brick wall. The phrases have doubled in length, and the tutors speak so fast that I have trouble understanding what they are saying. It am not complaining, but the chan...
1 reply - Last post by Julia-Rocket-German-Tutor - November 9, 2020
14.3 a sentence where record doesn't work properly
from 14.3Du weißt doch, dass Stephanie nächste Woche fünfunddreißig wird.You know that Stephanie turns 35 next week. (casual, singular)It is impossible to get this sentence wrong. You can press record and make any sound and it will terminate and you will ...
4 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - October 15, 2020
Hallo . I am in Level 1 in Rocket German . I am not learning German through any other means or medium as of now . I find that from Module 5 onwards , the toughness of the language has taken a leap. In the sense, I am unable to retain/recollect the new v...
2 replies - Last post by Julia-Rocket-German-Tutor - October 13, 2020
Do you have to pay to get the 2021 edition if you already have the 2020 edition?
I wanted to know if the 2021 edition is a trial, or if it will replace the current 2020 layout. If it does replace the current system, will you have to pay again to get the new features?
1 reply - Last post by Julia-Rocket-German-Tutor - October 5, 2020
Having trouble with recording during play it tests
I have just started revising with the play it tests using the new version and I find that it often fails to recognise the last word in a sentence although it is clearly present on the playback. I don't seem to get this problem when I record an individual ...
7 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - October 5, 2020
Spätestens am Flughafen würdest du dann aber doch geschnappt.
From 11.1 The parking ticket extra vocabSpätestens am Flughafen würdest du dann aber doch geschnappt.At the last minute you'd go to the airport but then you'd get caught. (casual, singular)I think this translation is confusing as it doesn't actually say “...
1 reply - Last post by Julia-Rocket-German-Tutor - September 28, 2020
Bold words in "Write it", lesson 3.8
There seem to be several mistakes in the new German lessons. Several days ago another user pointed out that some lessons provide as the correct answer for the "Write it" exercises the sentences in English (instead of German). I myself saw this in lesson 3...
3 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - September 15, 2020
Can you please help me resolve this issue. Somehow my Write It! section in the Reinforcement Activities has switched from making me write what I hear to translating what I hear into English. This started as I was going back over the old lessons in Level 1...
6 replies - Last post by JoseAG - September 11, 2020
iOS - German Lesson 2.2 On a Tour playback/download issue
For some reason, the German Audio Interactive "Lesson 2.2 On a Tour" does not play or download on any of my iOS devices. I am up-to-date with the latest for both iOS and app versions. It plays just fine on the desktop version. Any help would be appreciat...
4 replies - Last post by Herbert-L - September 7, 2020
New Level 1 Interactive Audio Course
Hello Rocket German team, I've started to go over the level 1 Dashboard with the new Interactive Audio Course and saw in Lesson 1.1 that there are 2 new descriptions of similar sentences. 'Du sprichst gutes Deutsch' is interpreted as 'You speak good Ger...
1 reply - Last post by Julia-Rocket-German-Tutor - August 24, 2020
Maybe there shouldn't be so many moments when Matthias says "hmmn" or "umnn" or "ahhh" that you have to repeat?! The voice recognition never thinks my hmnn is exactly the same as his and then I end up practicing saying umn a bunch because everything else ...
1 reply - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - August 10, 2020
I would recommend the corrections below for lesson 14.3: German: "von der mir am Telefon nichts erzählen konntest?" Current English translation: "that you couldn't tell me about on the phone?" Recommended English translation: "that you couldn't tell me ...
4 replies - Last post by RobertR34 - July 31, 2020
Hallo Julia, I would suggest the following corrections in Lesson 14.1: Currently: Das beste ist das riesige Festmal. Recommended: Das Beste ist das riesige Festmal. Currently: Glühwein ist sowieso das beste an Weihnachten. Recommended: Glühwein ist sow...
10 replies - Last post by sfpugh - July 18, 2020
Beginner Question on Level 1 Dashboard Subcategories
Guten Abend - 1st day learning German and so far, so good. Quick question on the courses: Is it recommended to move among the interactive, language, and survival sections? I'm working through the interactive courses in order but supplementing them with th...
2 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - July 13, 2020
It was not originally my intention to write to you with suggestions for corrections; however, Lesson 13.4 has a number of errors, and for the benefit of those who have not yet reached this lesson, I recommend the following corrections: German: Herr Berge...
1 reply - Last post by Julia-Rocket-German-Tutor - July 6, 2020
Just an FYI--the Culture Lesson in Lesson 7.7 starts with a couple grammatical errors: "If you ask a German about they're favorite sport" would be more correct as "If you ask Germans about their favorite sport." Regards.
3 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - June 29, 2020
I just wanted to relay how much I enjoy listening to whoever voices the character Nik in the lessons. If I were Paul & had to be around her all the time, I could see her constant cheerfulness getting on my nerves, but in the lessons I find myself smiling...
1 reply - Last post by Julia-Rocket-German-Tutor - June 28, 2020
Ways to practice the language.
Hallo . I really find 'Flash Cards' a good way of testing how much I can remember the German vocabulary and grammer . I typically don't do them along with the lesson , but later on, to test how much I remember after a long gap . I wish you could add mo...
4 replies - Last post by Julia-Rocket-German-Tutor - June 2, 2020
From 20.4 At the Dinner Table Sie sind auf dem Küchentisch. Ich habe dir ein Wurst- und ein Käsebrot gemacht. They are on the kitchen table. I've made you one sausage and one cheese sandwich. (casual, singular) Shouldn't that be eine as it is "die ...
4 replies - Last post by sfpugh - May 28, 2020
How to go about certification .
Hi. I would like to know how should I go about getting the required language certification in German? I am earning the language only through Rocket Language. Vielen Dank.
6 replies - Last post by VidyaMS - May 25, 2020
Very long sentences in lesson 10.2 (and others)
Since starting Level 2 of Rocket German I have noticed that in some of the lessons (I have done the first 2 modules) there are some very long sentences that are spoken briefly in the introduction to the lesson, but then included in activities. One of the ...
9 replies - Last post by Peter--252 - May 4, 2020
Vocabulary should always give the genders of nouns
Hi I have noticed that there are quite a few occasions where nouns are given without der die das. I have learnt to my cost that it is a really bad idea to learn a noun without its gender. For example in 10.2 Extra Vocab, we have "Zeitung" and "Anzeige",...
1 reply - Last post by Julia-Rocket-German-Tutor - May 3, 2020
I knew some German so started level 2 I have logged on 36 times, but l feel that i am not improving anybody else feel this way? Any ideas on ways to supplement rocket German? Michael
2 replies - Last post by michael-m301 - May 2, 2020
No matter what I enter in the search bar it returns a blank! Why?
8 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - April 20, 2020
Looking at lesson 5.7, this sentence is given as an example with no audio component. https://members.rocketlanguages.com/members/german/lessons/4702/5-7-making-things-negative-nie-and-niemals "Wir wollen das Auto nie kaufen, sodern mieten." Should the s...
2 replies - Last post by Tyler. - April 20, 2020
For the more advanced guys, in which order would you recommend me going through the course? First the audio lessons then the language lessons, or just mix and match going one and one? I have gone through my first module, but couldn't figure out a good ord...
2 replies - Last post by Julia-Rocket-German-Tutor - April 2, 2020
Learning while driving or running
I'd be interested in how anyone might be utilizing these materials via smartphone while driving or running. Obviously it can't substitute for the time you spend working through the lessons at a computer & keyboard, but it would be nice to make use of lon...
4 replies - Last post by BrianH51 - April 1, 2020
In lesson 5.9 we have "Die Woche startet wolkig" "The week is starting cloudy". I just wondered, is there a difference between starten and anfangen or are they interchangeable?
7 replies - Last post by ClaudetteD2 - March 12, 2020
Lesson 5.5 spoken sentence different from written
In lesson 5.5 we have the phrase "Das Pferd trägt seinen Sattel" = "The horse is wearing its saddle". Since the lesson is on possessive adjectives this makes sense. However I'm pretty sure that the speaker is saying "Das Pferd trägt einen Sattel". This i...
3 replies - Last post by Julia-Rocket-German-Tutor - March 2, 2020
Play It! No playback of recorded conversation?
I noticed yesterday than I can no longer play back the recorded conversation in the Play It! section of any of the lessons. I know this was only available on the web version of the software...but now it seems to have disappeared. I use this function all t...
5 replies - Last post by Anfänger2021 - March 2, 2020
Disable English translations. User to define when he / she wants to see the translation
2 replies - Last post by thaisinha - February 12, 2020
Entering words into "My vocab"
I have just tried to add a new word to "My vocab" using the highlighted word method. I tried to add the definite article (to make the gender explicit), but when I pressed the space bar at the end of the word (der) it doesn't get inserted into the my voca...
3 replies - Last post by Peter--252 - January 21, 2020
This seems like a good innovation although it doesn't always show a literal translation. It might be better to call it "help", this would open it up to other kinds of hints, such as explaining something new in the phrase that isn't obvious to the student....
9 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - January 15, 2020
Die, anstatt durch weise Lehren Sich zum Guten zu bekehren,
From 17.3 Max und Mortiz Die, anstatt durch weise Lehren Sich zum Guten zu bekehren, Why is Sich caplitalised here? Is it an error? I googled the Max und Moriz story this comes from and I can see that Sich is the start of a new Line in the original and I...
3 replies - Last post by Julia-Rocket-German-Tutor - January 9, 2020
19.3 Ja, aber ich hatte im Frühling keinen Zeit, und nun ist es zu spät.
From 19.3 My Best Friend, Extra Vocab Ja, aber ich hatte im Frühling keinen Zeit, und nun ist es zu spät. Yes, but I didn't have time in spring and now it's too late. Surely keinen is an error here, shouldn't it be keine? When the phrase appea...
1 reply - Last post by Julia-Rocket-German-Tutor - January 6, 2020
From 18.3 Going out to lunch - Extra Vocab. Kindermenüs Kids' menu According to the Leo dictionary, Kindermenüs is the plural form of Kindermenü, also Menü - Menüs. Wouldn't it be better to give the singular form with the article? As a suppleme...
2 replies - Last post by sfpugh - January 3, 2020
12.4 A noun that doesn't start with a capital letter?
From 12.4 extra vocab: Matthias ist einfach viel zu pingelig wenn es ums aufräumen geht… Matthias is just way too picky when it comes to tidying up… Isn't aufräumen a noun here? Shouldn't it be Aufräumen
3 replies - Last post by Julia-Rocket-German-Tutor - December 23, 2019
Discrepancies between text in 13.2 and 13.3
From 13.2: Auf Grund meiner Erfahrung und meines Abschlusses hätte ich ein höheres Gehalt erwartet. From 13.3 Danke... mmmmh... aufgrund meiner Erfahrung und meinem Abschluss hätte ich ein höhreres Gehalt erwartet. Should Auf grund be one word? Should me...
3 replies - Last post by sfpugh - December 23, 2019
My rank has been reset to "German Learner"
I lost all the points I've earned over the past year...What's going on??? :(
1 reply - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - December 17, 2019