German speakers

Right when I think I can listen to German TV or radio I get a reality check....Why is it that German speakers seem to not take breaks between words? Really, when I listen all I hear is one very long word broken up by an occasional UND.

I know some spanish too but I do not seem to have the same problem with Spanish speakers.

How am I ever going to get a little grasp on the German language when it sounds like....Ichfuhltsichbesseralsvorher...UND....Voistmeintagesfahrkarten?

Do I need to learn to speak without breathing? Or should I just get used to ..Können Sie langsamer sprechen?

I would say just stay convicted, keep trying and it all comes with time. The first time I heard a sample of the second edition of Rocket German, I thought I would never understand it. Even after trying the first few repeatedly, it was still seemingly hard and especially in Germany hearing people talk it seemed near impossible to understand; but now I have just listed to the "All Conversations" mp3 from "More Rocket German" and I understood everything from beginning to end. To add to that, I wish people talked as slow and clear as they do in Rocket German. Just keep your chin up and both ears open and it will come. Most of all speak out loud so your brain will program the reflexes to let you build more on your foundation. All the things you hear/learn from Rocket German is really the way people speak in the present; so when you can understand your Rocket German lessons, for sure you will be able to understand German movies and T.V. and radio. Good Luck -Cooper

Hiya,
I'm new to this, only purchased today. I have just come back from 10 days in Germany and my partner (who is German and lives there - hence wanting to learn) taught me a greeting but not how to spell it.
It sounds something like:

Gries Dich, or Gries dir?

Can anyone help me with the correct spelling please? and the exact english translation?

Cheers,
Jo

Grüß Gott (literally 'Greet God', see explanation below) is a greeting, less often a farewell, in the Upper German Sprachraum especially in Switzerland, Bavaria, Franconia, Swabia and Austria. The greeting was publicized in the 19th century by the Catholic clergy and along with its variants has long been the most common greeting form in Southern Germany and Austria.

Grüß Gott is the shortened form of both (Es) Grüße dich Gott and its plural (Es) Grüße euch Gott ('may God greet you'). The essential meaning of grüß (dich) Gott is therefore 'God bless you'. Such a religious expression in a greeting only exists in a few countries.


I GOT IT FROM WIKIPEDIA, actually , another person from the forum had this same exact question, how to spell this greeting, and thats why i knew it!!!!

bis bald!

Hallo Francko,

Es freut mich dass du spaß am Lernen hast. Dein Deutsch ist schon ganz gut. Wenn du Fragen hast beantworte ich sie dir gerne. Weiterhin viel Glück!

Bis bald!

Paul