English to Spanish app for phone
I checked the internet for language translator app's for the smart phones and the androids and found a number off them. Most people today have one of these phones and travel to a different language...
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Pangaea Ron wrote:
John & Angela
I thought that I had a basic understanding of German from my junior high and high school German. schoolbook learning. But when we visited my wife's relatives in Southern Germany, (Weil der Stadt) the Schwabish was another animal. I could understand "high" German on television. but on the street I was confused, and at the mid-summer community gathering, even the schnapps and beer could not compensate for my failures, but I now have many new and very helpful German friends.
"confused" is a good word to describe it. Because they all understand Standard or high German (it's what is taught at school) my communication to them is clear. Not so much the other way when we were in Bavaria. Like anything it gets easier in time but we are not there enough for that to happen. However, one can find bayerish podcasts on the net and that helps. Again, not too concerned, most of Germany is fine. Many speak broken english and communication is never a problem but I hate resorting to english and avoid it at all costs.
