Berlitz Essentials: German

I bought this book after my friend returned to Germany and another friend will be teaching English there. I have finished the first three lessons and have learned quite a lot. My previous studies in Spanish and French have helped, though. I have retained much of what I have learned after one sitting. This book is best used to learning the language in the long run, not as a pre-travel/phrasebook (Berlitz has books for that). I use it conjunction with , which is free!

I highly recommend this book. I have tried many language books and this is the best. Everything is described throughly and everything is explained. Each lesson starts off with a conversation then it explains the grammer and the meaning of the words in the conversation.Below each conversation is a pronunciation guide and then the translation into enlgish.Highly recommended, great for the price.

My first Berlitz course was an 8 week total immersion Russian course. It was one on one 8 hours a day. And the book we used as the base of my learning? Yep, Berlitz Essential Russian. The books seem basic but what they are doing is building a foundation of the language in a very precise and methodical way. This foundation then allows you to easily learn the language at an accelerated rate by simply increasing vocabulary. I speak Russian well now and work in Moscow often without problems. It takes a great deal of work, but Berlitz knows how to teach languages. I'm now doing the same with German. This book is not for the casual traveler looking to learn a few quick phrases. This/these books will give you the building blocks necessary to learn and speak the language effectively. And remember if you are self-teaching, you will need some sort of audible version of the language. Rosetta Stone is an excellent substitute for an instructor. Good Luck!

I also own another book in the Berlitz Essentials series along with the German one, and they're great! They present the language in life-like senarios, which is VERY helpful. The phonetic guide is also of great assistance.This book is a definitely must-own for anyone wanting to learn German.

Each chapter starts with a conversation. The phonetic pronunciation for each word is shown. Then comes a bit of grammar, lots of vocabulary, and, lastly, a quiz. The book is thorough, and practical. The best I've seen. Highly recommended