German Made Simple: Learn to speak and understand German quickly and easily [Paperback]

Arnold Leitner Ph.D. (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0767918606 | ISBN-13: 978-0767918602 | Publication Date: May 16, 2006 | Edition: Revised

Learning German Has Never Been Easier! Whether you are studying the language in school, planning a trip to Germany or Austria, or trying to learn the basics of the language closest to English, German Made Simple is the perfect book for any self-learner. Void of all nonessentials and refreshingly easy to understand, German Made Simple includes:

• Basics of German grammar
• Modern German vocabulary
• German pronunciation guide
• German reading exercises
• German economic information
• Common German expressions
• Review exercises
• Complete answer key
• German-English dictionary

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press; Revised edition (May 16, 2006)
• Language: English, German
• ISBN-10: 0767918606
• ISBN-13: 978-0767918602
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 0.8 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,491 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #2 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > German > Instruction
  • #48 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Instruction

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61 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource, accomplishes a lot in a short space, October 20, 2006

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This review is from: German Made Simple: Learn to speak and understand German quickly and easily (Paperback)

When I was in graduate school I had to pass a reading competence test in German. Since then, I have not done much studying in this area. However, recently I decided I wanted to review and practice what I learned and I have been searching for good resources.

After looking at many books and bringing along someone who is fluent in German, I settled on this as one of my primary resources. This book is well-organized, comprehensive and to the point. It also has very good exercises, stories and tips for learning the language. You can buy this book with confidence.

The pace of this book is quick and if you haven't studied German before, you may want to get supplementary resources. However, this text provides an excellent roadmap and you can use other books, tapes and software to support its basic approach.

69 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet relief, December 8, 2007

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Mel (BKLYN, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: German Made Simple: Learn to speak and understand German quickly and easily (Paperback)

I've been learning German this semester and it has been sooo hard. This book is far more organized than my college textbooks and so much cheaper. I've had so much anxiety watching my peers fly through the course effortlessly. From the very first chapter of German Made Simple, my German comprehension sky rocketed. I am having a much easier time understanding words and how they're strung together to make sentences.
Definitely add this book to your study material. I bought the Living Language CDs and it was a nightmare. Buy this instead.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book! Salivate when I think of this book, October 1, 2009

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P. Chandrasekaran (Atlanta GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: German Made Simple: Learn to speak and understand German quickly and easily (Paperback)

I bought this four months ago and loved it the moment I opened it with the cute font and the way each chapter takes an interaction and gives the meaning on the right side column, vocabulary at the end and then grammar discussions and extensive exercises.
It also smoothly progresses using a single theme of an American businessman learning German and interacting with his teacher and traveling to Germany and so on with progressive increase in grammatical structures.
Can't pass a day without even reading something from this book. Even take it with me if I travel for even a few days. Have to open this at least once a day!

Only con was the inadequate index of German terms at the end of the book. There is no single place to look up the German words unless you knew which chapter it occurred in first so if you came across a word in some dialog or exercise in chapter 33 and if it is not listed in the vocabulary right there you are on your own if it is missing from the index at the end of the book also; have to search previous chapters tediously. This is the only problem I faced. But overcome by the good things of this book if you kept a dictionary such the Collins.