Customer Reviews

Rosetta Stone V3: German Level 1-2 Set with Audio Companion [OLD VERSION]

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I have had the rosetta stone now for a few weeks, before getting it I knew barely maybe, 4 words in German. After 2 weeks I felt like I knew so many words, and was even thinking German words as i slept.
Strange but true.
You learn so much, so quick and it is effortless. I am absolutely going to get another language in rosetta stone after this one. Even my kids are learning German with me and my youngest is 6 years old. Super easy, progressively getting harder, if you want to learn a language quickly I would strongly encourage you to use the RS it is a bit pricey but you will definitely finish the course and once you do; it is money well spent because the whole family can learn at their own pace, via separate identities . When i work out i listen to the audio companion which i downloaded into my Ipod, and take with me wherever i go. I really love it..................

Easy to use. targets language learning through visual, auditory, verbal, and written means. learn at your own pace. wonderful! worth the cost.

I've bought RosettaStone German in advance of a trip to Germany this fall -- just to gain a little familiarity with the language. I've been at it for about 3 weeks now and have gotten about 3/4 of the way through Level 1.

RosettaStone's audio-lingual technique is the only way to learn to speak a language. I've acquired several (French, Nepali, Italian, some Spanish, plus Latin as a non-spoken language) over the years. While this is my first attempt with RosettaStone, I know that the constant repetition, image to word technique is the most effective way to learn. I keep the Audio Companion, a set of CDs that reinforce the lessons, in the car and listen to them regularly.

In comparison with English and with Romance languages like French and Italian, German has a relatively complex grammar. I've found it a help to make flash cards (photo on one side, German indefinite article, noun and plural on the other) to keep the genders straight. For that I've found the site [...] pretty helpful.

I know I won't be fluent when we arrive in Berlin, but I'll have the confidence to use whatever I've acquired and not feel like a total stranger. But I'm not sure what I'll do when we get to Prague . . . .

Although the product is expensive, it is excellent and we are making progress with the german language.

After several attempts to install on Windows 7, I'm giving up - it keeps returning the same error, and the Rosetta Stone support pages only advice is to wipe and reinstall. There is a "highly recommended" update that seems to take an hour to download and install on what is normally a fast connection, and then it wipes. (It won't let you just download a patch and save it, I've had to redo with each install.)

Overall, a frustrating experience with no reward - just hoping I can get a full refund for this disappointment.