<p>Hi. I want to learn either German, Spanish, or French on my own. What do you guys suggest I do? I'm Moroccan so I speak arabic and our arabic has french words incorporated into it. I took 2 years of french in high school but i forgot most of it. Out of those 3 languages i'm most interested in german. How can i teach myself german without school??</p>
<p>The best way to learn a language is to immerse yourself in it. I would suggest getting some vocab/grammar books on the language you want to learn and study it. Then visit the country that speaks that language and practice with the people there (you should go with someone you know that speaks the language). Or you could look for some scholarships that would send you to a country to learn it. My sister did that, and went to Morocco. She now can speak moderately fluent Arabic. Also since you’re already bilingual it’s easier for you to learn a new language.</p>
<p>I taught myself Portuguese to fluency in about 3-4 years. This is a long time, but I didn’t take any classes, and when I say fluent, I mean absolutely fluent. I did it by surrounding myself with the language. I set my Facebook and iPhone to Portuguese lol, I started listening to Brazilian music and I started watching BBC Brazil. I quickly made tons of Brazilian friends which gave me practice with speaking. Now, I’m planning a 3-month trip around Brazil after graduation, and I can’t wait. I even wrote my common app essay on teaching myself Portuguese and all it has done for me. Teaching yourself a language is one of the most rewarding experiences you’ll ever have. It just feels amazing when you can talk to a whole new group of people and you know it’s all a result of your efforts.</p>
<p>^ Oh wow, that’s amazing. I’d love to be able to do that… I actually want to try, maybe with German.</p>
<p>There’s absolutely fluent, and then there’s absolutely fluent if you know what I mean.</p>
<p>most people in the world think that they can speak languages other than their native ones fluently when in reality it’s not even close to absolutely fluent as michael2 mentioned above.</p>
<p>to me, fluency is being able to speak with all the tenses and without an accent, write well, with proper grammar and with a continuous flow and being able to watch TV or listen to a fast paced Radio and understand everything.</p>
<p>To be able to do this alone and not in the country where the language is spoken is very, very hard. I’d assume this can only be done if you live with someone who speaks that language.</p>