Saturday, January 21, 2012

Sag's auf Deutsch!

I'm trying to get back into learning German, and so lately I have been watching more TV.  I was recently watching an afternoon soap, Alles was zählt, when I saw this commercial featuring celebrities in Germany who are not of German descent:



It's a great public service announcement that encourages people to learn German.  At least, that's what I gathered from my limited language ability.  You see, the problem with this commercial is that it's ALL IN GERMAN.  The people this announcement is trying to reach aren't going to understand it.

Thank goodness for YouTube. Someone thought to add German and English subtitles*! It's too bad this version is not the one you'll see on the RTL channel.


   *You may have to watch it on YouTube to see the subtitles.

5 comments:

  1. Its a very motivational commercial! Love it :)

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  2. Makes me think I should watch more tv.

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  3. YOU.CAN.DO.IT.
    I was so frustrated my first year with Danish....and although now I still HATE IT sometimes, I can 100% communicate with everyone I meet. Of course, I MAKE LOTS OF MISTAKES, but you just have to JUMP in with both feet! :-)

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  4. @Herspective--I agree. I've watched it so many times now, I not only know what they're saying, I can say it with them!

    @Fiona--yes! Good idea!!! :-)

    @Kelli--you were only frustrated the first year??? I am impressed!!! I think it's going to take a while, but I'm ready!

    @Alex--it's hard when everyone around you speaks English, right?

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