Rocket German Community

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?

Hi, try the slowly spoken news on the DW website http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,2142,2469,00.html. As you probably know the international news, you can get the drift of each item without understanding every word.

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