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Guten Tag and all that ! Well, as a proud new member of the Rocket German forum, I thought I'd drop a line and say hello. I moved to Switzerland 2 years ago, and now have a race to learn German before my half-English, half-Swiss 1-year-old daughter star...
1 reply - Last post by UncleMike987 - March 2, 2009
Der/Die/Das on the audio recordings..
Just a quick mention that I wish the recordings would always introduce new words in the Der/Dir/Das format straightaway. At the moment, the recordings introduce words in the format "Bahnhof. _Der_ Bahnhof". I've taken to trying to ignore th...
2 replies - Last post by UncleMike987 - March 2, 2009
I started German at 7th grade because it was either Spanish or German and I thought everybody was taking Spanish, so I wanted to try something different from lots of the other kids. I am now a senior in high school, currently in my 5th year of German, wi...
3 replies - Last post by Matumic - March 3, 2008
I figured out how to add new words in the Rocket German Megavocab game. But when I need to type in the German word there doesn't seem to be a way to type in the German characters so that it is an accurate German spelling. Is there a way to type in the G...
1 reply - Last post by davidkohlmeyer - February 11, 2009
I think it would be really helpful if all the audio sections built into the page would have the capability of pausing. My only options are start and stop, and when starting I find that things like: Werden Sie eine warme Mahlzeit servieren? are pretty...
3 replies - Last post by Russinbavaria - January 19, 2009
wie geht es ihnen konnen Sie bitte mir helfen? (a) Schenk mir noch eine Stunde --- (von lied - Jurgens) warum nicht: schenken mir noch eine Stunden? oder geben Sie mir noch eine Stunde? was bedeutet das worte - schenk - en...
4 replies - Last post by (deleted) - November 28, 2008
Technician Working on Germany Machinery
I am a mechanical technician for a chocolate company and quite a bit of our company's manufacturing equipment comes from Germany. In 2005 I traveled to Germany to train at an equipment manufacturers facility. I neither enjoyed nor learned as much as I ...
1 reply - Last post by K2Mechanic - November 22, 2008
how would you say numbers such as 3,5 Millionen in German? Zum Berlin ist auch mit 3,5 Millionen Menschen die größte Stadt von Deutschland
3 replies - Last post by Ashen - November 5, 2008
giving out a phone number in German
When giving out a phone number, what is used for the number 'zero', 'null', or 'zero' or? (In English, 'oh', or 'zero' is used, interchangeably.)
1 reply - Last post by slomo - November 4, 2008
koennen Sie mier helfen zu diese woerter verstehen, bitte? (a) "...Nun bilde ich mir ein, dass auch aus Funken..." (Now a picture do I have that was sent out?) und (b) "... Ein Feuer werden kann..." (A fire will come?) Ich...
4 replies - Last post by (deleted) - October 23, 2008
does More Rocket German ever go on sale? It was $69 when I joined, which was for members, but I can't find that. Will that price be available again. Danke
1 reply - Last post by kestrel - October 25, 2008
Where do I get more information on "More Rocket German&
Hi, The Rocket German course is very good. I would therefore like to download the More Rocket German - sometime soon. However, the members area does not lead me to a link that would make that possible. A google search always takes me to a page that ...
2 replies - Last post by amitabh1702 - July 4, 2008
Does anybody know of any German Soap Operas they sell over the net on DVD?
2 replies - Last post by mxyloreda - October 5, 2008
Nathalie, I have lesson 2.2, Part 1 and so assume (perhaps wrongly) that if there is a Part one, there must be a 2.2, Part two. If so, I am missing it. Also, I have a lesson 2.3, Part Two but no 2.3, Part one (again assuming that if there is a part two, t...
2 replies - Last post by Switch - October 1, 2008
Help with English translation of a German Song
Wondering if you would help me with the translation of the following song. I found these German lyrics on the internet and presume that they are correct. Name of Song is: Schlosser die im Monde liegen aus der Operette Frau Luna Schlosser, die i...
3 replies - Last post by (deleted) - May 31, 2008
I'm wondering if anyone here can help me out. I'm trying to access the iTunes store for Deutschland and get an error message (-50). I contacted iTunes "help" and they responded with some computerese garbage that means nothing to me. I tried t...
2 replies - Last post by Ashen - September 12, 2008
Ive been told that reading shakespeare type stuff can help english speakers learn german quicker,because germans speak how we used to speak,word order i mean
1 reply - Last post by devomark2 - June 26, 2008
Guten Abend! Mein name ist Paulina and I just joined Rocket German. I tried the 6-day course and I decided to purchase the whole package and give it a trial. Am married to a German guy for 3 years now and we a have a little boy of 18 months old. My h...
1 reply - Last post by Paulina-Tsangara - July 23, 2008
I hope to graduate soon from the University of Palermo where I'm majoring in English Literature and minoring in German. I need to complete my last 3 degree requirements which include: German Language and Literature Levels 1 and 2 and German Written Tran...
1 reply - Last post by mxyloreda - June 13, 2008
Words and phrases for chatting with kids
Hallo alle zusammen! I have purchased the Rocket German package mid of this month and I joined the forum some days ago. I had a quick view on the Audio lessons in order to see what we are about to learn and being able to talk by the end of the cours...
1 reply - Last post by Paulina-Tsangara - July 29, 2008
I'm just about done with the course (on lesson 7.3) and have amazed the Germans at work (we're owned by a large German corporation) with my progress in just 6 weeks. I'm not kidding when I say I can talk with my collegues in German...as long as they use b...
1 reply - Last post by sommer0420 - October 4, 2007
Hi, I don't know what's wrong with my MegaVerbs game but everytime I access it, I never get to finish it because a message always pops up saying that Adobe Projector has encountered some problems and would need to close. This is not exactly the first t...
2 replies - Last post by (deleted) - August 16, 2008
Moving to Germany in a years time!
Hi Everyone, I am 21 years old and been with my partner for 4 years, he is with the army and we just found out that his regiment is moving to Germany next year for 6 years. So I thought instead of going over and knowing nothing, I would try this cour...
3 replies - Last post by ClaireH - April 29, 2008
My German V Homework might sound like a bit too much to answer, but any help would be greatly appreciated! Cant find any of these really in the dictionary or online translators. I found a few though.......... Have to start with or somewhere in the w...
5 replies - Last post by Paulina-Tsangara - August 13, 2008
While using MegaAudio I remarked a slight mistake with one of the pictures (I noticed at least this one, am not aware whether there are any others). The voice says "Kellner" and the picture, which shows a waiter holding dishes, underneath is wr...
0 replies - Last post by Paulina-Tsangara - August 11, 2008
Hallo dear all! I have tried the 6-Day Course beginning of this month and mid of the month I purchased the Rocket German Package but, honestly said, since then I haven´t been able to proceed much further. Am still working on the unit 1.4 of the Audio ...
9 replies - Last post by Paulina-Tsangara - August 5, 2008
Hallo! My name is Dale and I moved with my family to Germany in August last year (07). We live about 50km East of Frankfurt Am Main. We came here as my wife was seconded by the UK Goverment to work in the European School in Frankfurt. We have two c...
4 replies - Last post by Paulina-Tsangara - July 28, 2008
I would also appreciate receiving the weekly grammar lessons with audio. Kindly send all of the previous ones that you have facilitated since April. Thank you. Paulina
1 reply - Last post by paulinawitt - July 15, 2008
Hey Anyone. I saw a movie last night called "Ladies in Lavender". It's got Judi Dench in it, so may not be everyones 'cup of tea' but what it DOES have, is a fair amount of spoken German! Always useful! Have fun learning (and showing off y...
7 replies - Last post by mxyloreda - July 6, 2008
Hallo to all from Nova Scotia, Canada I just purchased Rocket German for a few reasons. A) to learn something new B) my grandmother (sadly deceased) is of German heritage and I wish to explore it a little ( her maiden name was Meisner ) C) my husband...
1 reply - Last post by devomark2 - June 23, 2008
The transcript for MoreRocketGerman Lesson 1.3 is not int the correct order. It also is missing a couple words and has a few unnecessary words. Just wanted to give a heads up. :)
1 reply - Last post by (deleted) - June 18, 2008
Problem accessing the original Rocket German course
Hi, I noticed after I purchased the More Rocket German course, now when I log in I can only access that course - I can't seem to access the original Rocket German course anymore. Am I not seeing a link to the page with the original course? I can ...
2 replies - Last post by bachiera - June 18, 2008
I don't find the exercices any more - They used to be with the grammar lessons - Now, withthe new presentation I just get "the guide to grammar" but no exercices -
1 reply - Last post by tamiatis - June 13, 2008
Downloading Audio with Grammar?
Hi, firstly, I just downloaded More RG - am enjoying it immensely! Thanks for putting it together! My question is about downloading the audio with grammar - I followed the link you sent out in a previous post: https://www.rocketlanguages.com...
1 reply - Last post by bachiera - June 14, 2008
More Rocket German Bonus Audio
When I try to download these, I get the members page downloaded as an HTML document, instead of the audio. I have downloaded the regular audio lessons without a problem. Do you have a suggestion to get the bonus audio properly downloaded? Many thanks...
6 replies - Last post by osirisra - June 13, 2008
I've always considered myself a bit timid ( By the way, how do you say shy in German?) but I feel that making dumb mistakes while writing in German is a great way to overcome shyness! So, you can read my first contribution, chock-full of mistakes in the ...
1 reply - Last post by mxyloreda - June 12, 2008
I was one of the first to buy the new More Rocket German, and I've downloaded everything - but where are the bonus lessons, the ones on Feelings/Emotions, House, Survival, etc. They're invisible to me right now! Thanks Judy
2 replies - Last post by Judywan - June 11, 2008
Hey there, so many of you have asked whether we can add audio to the grammar lesons. Here we are: We will now send out our updated audio grammar lessons once a week. Enjoy and don't forget to check your inbox :D
4 replies - Last post by (deleted) - April 22, 2008
Hi there, this might be a stupid question, but how do you do the "esszett" and "Umlauts" on the computer? Thank you Jenny
3 replies - Last post by xocwjjb - May 31, 2008
The only thing I dislike about this program is that users don't communicate. I thought this forum was a place to try-out the German you have learned. Is there a place I am not looking at? What I mean is there is no open communication. I am happy with all ...
2 replies - Last post by (deleted) - May 21, 2008
Problems with Private Messages
Nathalie I have tried to send you a PM twice now without success, although I press submit, it just sits in my outbox, are there problems with this part of the website? Incidently I sent the message as a PM because it seems that the forums aren't bein...
1 reply - Last post by Ken1 - May 18, 2008
First of all, I'd like to say that I find the audio files invaluable - learning while driving has been great! However, when I get the chance to look over the accompanying grammar material, I find it odd there isn't any included pronunciation. Was this...
4 replies - Last post by wharmon - March 23, 2008
Hallo alle zusammen, we are only weeks away from launching "More Rocket German" To keep up to date visit our launch blog: https://www.rocketlanguages.com/german/launchblog :D
0 replies - Last post by (deleted) - May 15, 2008
Are there any words in German that involve rolling the r when saying them? My German teacher always does it with some of her words, but I don't know if you have to roll the r in those words.
1 reply - Last post by Matumic - May 12, 2008
where can i find American made movies that are in German? if anybody knows, list some websites or stores here. Cheers
3 replies - Last post by IC-Cabbie - May 7, 2008
someone please help me translate this song
Ive been listening to this song over and over again and I love it though I dont understand most of the words :lol: ... And also if someone could help me pronounce these words: zärtlichkeiten überwältigt nehm meine träume für bare münze, schwelge ...
6 replies - Last post by ClaireH - April 30, 2008
has anybody here tried Rosetta Stone and thought it was boring and taught useless stuff?
2 replies - Last post by ClaireH - April 29, 2008
Audio Lessons Conversation Text
Like most people, the first thing I did was download the audio conversations. I was a bit disappointed, though, that I had to click in and out of multiple pages to get all the conversation texts. Having now done this, and compiled them into a Word documen...
1 reply - Last post by BillBauman - December 24, 2007
Is newsletter audio downloadable?
Hi, I find the newsletter topics a very helpful addition to the regular course. Is the newsletter audio also intended to be downloadable? If so, how does one do it? If not, but there is a german-learning techie out there who has figured out how to d...
1 reply - Last post by xocwjjb - April 12, 2008
Is there a way I can change my email address to get access to the members area? Although my old email address gets me there, it is no longer a valid address. Incidently I have been through the whole course and it has been immensely helpful as I can list...
1 reply - Last post by Alec - November 28, 2007