Tuesday, June 3, 2008

A Flavour of German

GET A FLAVOUR OF GERMAN FROM NEW PODCAST BY RADIO LINGUA.

NEWS: Radio Lingua- the people who brought you Coffee Break Spanish & Coffee Break French- have launched a new podcast series: Flavour of German.

I’ve been listening to this podcast and will be reviewing it shortly. Sometimes, just learning key words and phrases in a language can become boring. For example, I’ve learnt the Spanish for “Are you ready to order?” but unless I end up working as a waiter in a restaurant in Spain or Latin America, I can safely say I won’t find much use for the phrase. Sometimes, you need to go beyond the key words and phrases of “holiday survival” and embrace idioms, slang and phrases derived from a country’s popular culture. In other words: to talk like a native.

This podcast series helps you do just that.

I think you need a beginners grasp of German before listening to this podcast but don’t let that put you off. Have a listen and see if it is for you. If you need to brush up on your German before listening again, do so.

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