(Ebook) Complete Idiots Guide To Learning German On Your Own.pdf

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Learning German on Your Own
by Alice Müller and Stephan Müller
A Division of Macmillan General Reference
A Simon & Schuster pany
1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10019
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LIEBE FREUNDE
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PLETE IDIOT'S REFERENCE CARD OF
INDISPENSABLE PHRASES
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Copyright © 1997 Amaranth
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Indexer: Nadia Ibrahim
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CONTENTS AT A GLANCE
Part 1: The Very Basics 1
1 Why You Should Study German 3
Learn that there are plenty of reasons why German is the
language for you.
2 Hitting the Books 9
See how German is particularly useful for those involved in
academia.
3 Pronounce It Properly: Vowels 15
Learn to make the