2000 Most Common German Words in Context: Get Fluent & Increase Your German Vocabulary with 2000 German Phrases (German Language Lessons) Kindle Edition

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The idea of this book is great, but both the scholarly and physical product are mediocre.At least 20 pages from my copy were not glued to the binding, and have fallen out. Very frustrating.As others have mentioned, several words are complete duplicates, and there are a few proper names. Other words are derivatives of the same root word (either different verb conjugations, or different article/adjective/noun declensions.) So, the purported count of 2000 is actually significantly lower. My rough estimate would be between 1500 and 1800.Then, there are the mistakes! I'm only an intermediate German learner, but even I was able to spot about a dozen. Makes me wonder how many other I didn't recognize, and accepted as factual. :(One positive surprise - the context sentences contained probably 200-300 words that I didn't already know, and aren't part of the primary 2000! (Most of what I know is from Duolingo, and they miss a lot of pretty basic words.) It's good to also see these in context and commit them to my vocabulary arsenal.

This is an odd book. First of all, the intro and conclusion are full of "I" this and "I" that, yet no author is listed anywhere in the book. Who is this mystery author and what is his/her official background in the German language? The writing suggests, in both its poor grammar and awkward phrasing, that the author is not a native English speaker. Even the back cover reveals this.Poor grammar example: "Finally, a conclusion to make sure you've learned and supply you with a final list of tips."Awkward phrasing example: "In fact, we're ready to turn you into a German speaker . . . are you ready to get involved in becoming one?"Second, there is no alphabetical index anywhere in the book! That's absurd. On page 5 it hints at some sort of an index, at least, as it states, "At the end of the book, you'll also be given a list of all the terms to refresh your memory," yet there is no list of anything. Page 256 is where the 2000th word appears, page 257 is an ad, and pages 258-259 are a conclusion--that's it!Third, the formatting is odd. Here's an example entry:2- Sein -- To beWhy a dash (especially with no space) after the entry number? Why not parentheses or a colon instead? Why are German verbs, adjectives, adverbs, articles, etc. capitalized? Only German nouns should be capitalized. Why isn't the English translation in quotes? Why is the first letter of the English translation capitalized as if it were the start of a sentence? Why do noun entries translate the article "the" in the definition? That's just awkward and redundant.Fourth, the author counts one German sentence and its English translation as giving "two examples of the given term." No, that's one example. "Two examples" implies two different sentences, not one sentence that is translated.It's nice to have a list of words by their frequency and nice to see them in the context of a sentence, but this book definitely needs a 2nd edition edited by someone more proficient in English and also needs a major formatting face-lift.

Jan 6, 2019This book is an invaluable reference book. While is it time consuming to just "read" it (which I am doing while marking it up), it contains a lot of "meat" and the sentences are very well done.PROS:1) The sentences are mostly meaningful, short and concise (which I love), and you will see MANY other interesting words within the sentences. In this example, you will see "rollercoaster" and see that this example word (Komm) is an imperative (command).116- Komm – Come (Imperative)Lass uns mit der Achterbahn fahren. Komm schon!Let’s ride on the rollercoaster. Come on!2) Unlike many other foreign language word books, in this book you will see past participles like this one:747- Gesprochen – SpokenIch habe mit deinem Vater gesprochen. I have spoken to your father.3) Nouns are shown with their genderCONS:1) It is difficult to know which words are inside this book (and which are not) since they are NOT in alphabetic order. So, if you know some German verb you want an example of begins with "V," you have to look at 2000 words to find the one you want, and it may not even be in this book. It would be better to have a list - with clickable links - to EASILY take you to each of the 2000 words in the book. I suggest lists (in German and English) with letters A B C ... X Y Z of words in the book so that you can, for example, just click on "V" to see all the German words beginning with V (ver, verlassen, viel, etc.)There could even be some more lists (all words in alphabetic order, in both German and English and/or by category such as verbs and nouns).2) The plurals of nouns are not shown and it would be nice to see that.OVERALL: Great reference book for those, like me, learning German!

I haven't spoken German in a number of years, and am using this book to help me remember words and phrases. I am working with both the book and the audio book. There are 3 problems with this book.1. The narrator speaks clearly; however, he leaves too little time between sentences. If there are more than 5 or 6 words in the sentence, there isn't enough time to repeat the sentence.2. The vocabulary has been chosen well. I don't understand why there isn't an index to help the student find a sentence using a particular word.3. The sentences are totally random. The book would benefit from some organization, for example, by topic.

If you've made it through basic grammar and are starting a vocabulary, but school German did nothing to prepare you for actually USING it, this book is for you. Essential vocabulary words used in sentences that you can use with real humans will get you accustomed to speaking it. The words in this book combined with a good tourist phrasebook will prepare you for a visit to a German-speaking country. DO practice the sentences out loud!

Nice book overall, but it could really do with an alphabetical index at the back. For me, that would make it much more usable.Also, whilst the book's introduction does suggest that its readers will have already made good progress in learning German, I think a note somewhere about the use of the formal/informal could be useful. This would cover anyone who is leaping straight in to help them understand sentences with "dir" instead of "Ihnen", for example.

I've recently started learning the German Language. I have borrowed a couple of books from my local Library, including a book with the " Most Common German Words " The book I borrowed was quite dated and did not have the advantage of contextual examples that this book has.Highly recommended, a really useful tool.

great book , simply gives the word and several uses in context. Even if initially I only learn 70% of this - I will have 1400 words that are a great basis to develop on. Would highly recommend it.

This is exactly what it says. I got the audio book to listen to and got the companion book to follow the words. good learning tool. I chose this over the many simple story books on offer because I'm only at this level. It will keep me going for a long time on repeat.Ja; dies is gut!

The format of the book is a great idea. Numbered words, their translation and short sentences in German followed immediately by their translation. I used a piece of card to mask off each translated sentence and test myself on the translation each time I learnt a new word. You find too that you start to learn the words in the sentences that might also appear later as featured words in the ‘2000’. However, a new edition could benefit from some improvements and editing. The introduction has no authorship which is unprofessional. Featured words sometimes appear twice, eg ‘Das Herz‘ and the choice of supposedly common words is occasionally eccentric. Also sometimes the use of a word is not precisely indicated, for instance for a verb whose meaning depends on the pronoun used with it. As others suggest it needs an alphabetically ordered index at the end (which strangely the book seems to promise but does not include!) But a useful book, nevertheless.