Is it difficult to learn German and speak it fluently, I am learning it currently in community college...

Is it difficult to learn German and speak it fluently, I am learning it currently in community college, I do not want to use an app to learn it because I never stick to the apps, i.e duolingo.

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Lets all just be honest. No.
The only way you would speak it fluently was if it was your 2nd language from childhood and learning from family

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>The only way you would speak it fluently was if it was your 2nd language from childhood and learning from family
Well at least you're honest, I did not think I'd learn it in a semester, but I will be studying it for around 2-3 years during college.

How would you know? If he studied his ass off he can do it.

Learning it to conversational level isn't too bad. However to become fluent and not make tons of constant mistakes with the hellish grammar takes time and effort.

You should spend some time in Germany at some point.

Completely incorrect, I speak 3 languages fluently from childhood and learnt another 4. If you study the language correctly, immerse yourself in the culture (movies, music, TV shows, podcasts etc.) as well as living in the country for a time 3-6 months then you can learn to speak it fluently.

it becomes more difficult when you have to switch alphabets, such as English to Russian, French to Arabic or Spanish to Chinese but it's not impossible.

If you don't have the fortitude to stick to apps, then you won't be learning German. The reason apps like DuoLingo are useful is because they force you to use the language every single day which is the best way to learn. 30 minutes every day is better than 4 hours once a week. The best way to learn is by using an app, textbooks, a class and then media.

Lies, I only spoke two languages form childhood and had no problem learning a new one. I'm moving onto my fourth but, it's possible but it's hard and it takes time and practice.

I am going to try to stick with the text books, I am going to Germany for a few months in the spring so I believe it'd give me some experience.

Text books alone are not enough as they don't teach you pronunciation. There's no point learning all the rules of the language and expanding your vocabulary when you're saying everything wrong.

that is why I am going to Germany for a few months.

That's not going to help you in the slightest, German is generally spoken a lot faster than English and you're going to have a difficult time grasping how to pronunciation things.

Man, shut the fuck up. Just because you are a massive failure doesn't mean that person is going to be. Pretty much every language on the planet is faster than English.

Going to Germany is going to help you a lot, OP, especially if you're going to toss English to the side almost completely during that time. That said, if you really want to get fluent you need to dedicate a couple hours a day to studying rather than just doing coursework and hoping for the best.

Attaining fluency or near-fluency in a language is a long, hard effort that requires you to think outside the box to find the way you learn best. You should watch German television, listen to German music, look up and attempt to read online communities. This sort of immersion is helpful for students of most levels.

Wanted to add to this You said you don't tend to stick to apps, but there are some pretty great language learning communities with people from all over trying to learn. You can easily find penpals and online chat (or video call) partners who want to learn English and are willing to language exchange.

There are a ton of online resources for German. Even if you don't want to use apps, I highly recommend looking up some resources online as your course learning in school is not going to touch on but so much.

Thank you for the response, what music or movies do you recommend? I know that I have very bad discipline with apps, I usually learn by cramming and studying for days straight.
Also yes I planned to not speak English or such while I was there, I did so when I was in Panama and Columbia for a year.

>Pretty much every language on the planet is faster than English.

This just confirms you don't speak any language other than English, English is the easiest language to learn to speak which is why every mongoloid in the world can speak it. If he wants to learn how to SPEAK German, then he needs to use another resource rather than JUST textbooks. Being able to read isn't the same as being able speak a language, there is no point going to Germany without any pronunciation preparation.

Fucking idiot, so much projecting.

>You said you don't tend to stick to apps, but there are some pretty great language learning communities with people from all over trying to learn. You can easily find penpals and online chat (or video call) partners who want to learn English and are willing to language exchange.
Great I will check this out, the reason I do not stick to apps, is due to it not being very helpful to how I learn, it just seems to be throwing something at the wall until it sticks. What online resources do you recommend also?

>I usually learn by cramming and studying for days straight.

You will never learn a language this way

True I did the same thing with Spanish for 2 years and forgot everything.

>English is the easiest language to learn
Not true at all, as an Portuguese speaker Spanish and french come a lot easier to me than English.
> then he needs to use another resource rather than JUST textbooks
Yes, which is why moving to Germany is a great idea. I only properly learn English after I lived in the states for a couple of years, same thing with Spanish.
Immersing yourself in the languages the best way to actually learn the language. You should have a base beforehand but that's it.

Wow, you're a real retard. Why do you think OP isn't doing any pronunciation? He said he's taking a class, not cramming his nose into textbooks alone.

> English is the easiest language to learn to speak
Pidgin bitch English is, but fluent English is the hardest to attain full fluency in because of our heavy uses of inflections and irregular pronunciation rules. Try again, dude. You're not making yourself look any more credible.

I'm not all that sure about which German media for you to delve into because I myself am not to keen on German, but I know there are at least a few programs on Netflix (Dark is a recent well-known original that is original and entertaining.). The German sub on leddit probably has people asking that same question fairly often, I recommend looking over there.

>I'm not all that sure about which German media for you to delve into because I myself am not to keen on German, but I know there are at least a few programs on Netflix (Dark is a recent well-known original that is original and entertaining.). The German sub on leddit probably has people asking that same question fairly often, I recommend looking over there.
yeah good points. I have been trying to learn pronunciation as well outside of class, I will check out some television shows later on.

I'm sorry anyone saying English isn't the easiest language to learn are full of shit.

I know so many foreign people I've met on the internet who are fluent in english (at least typing it) and it's always some story like "I just pretty much learned it from comic books and video games lol" This is common. What other language can you learn so fucking passively?

>Movies
Lola rennt; Victoria; Good Bye, Lenin!; Die Welle; Das Boot; Das Leben der Anderen

Get Das Boot in the longest cut possible.

>"I just pretty much learned it from comic books and video games lol"
Turns out it is extremely easy to learn a language as a child through immersion. Who would have known?