I’m glad that I have set myself the challenge of learning German. It keeps my brain occupied and gives me a daily focus. I have barely progressed beyond the beginner stages in a year but I want to keep on learning. I FaceTimed my German friend, Regina and used a few phrases that I had jotted down but mostly lacked confidence, worrying about all of the grammatical cases. I could really do with a trip to Germany to try and put some of my vocabulary to the test.
Nella had a 3-night pass home which she enjoyed. The eating is a totally different issue. She will not eat everything from her hospital meal plan at home. Every bite she takes, her hands shake, she looks like she is being poisoned and she wants to refuse to finish the small portions that she has argued about with me. It is so frustrating keeping my cool and not yelling in frustration. At the hospital there is a team of people who go home at the end of the day. Here, I am the ONE person who cooks, cleans, gives moral support, supervision, deals with pets, laundry, trying to keep my business open, yet must seem calm and happy to play board games or watch TV during the day.
Somehow, I managed to get 2 simple customer quilts done and made a drawstring bag that will be a birthday present. I still have not completed my FOQ sample but I fully intend to do it …soon;)
dont worry about getting the German grammar correct. I was rubbish at school but pushed into having to speak it, i realised some east germans didnt use the correct grammar. this was back in 1989. When we got to Germany I can hold conversations and the only thing that gives me away as English , is my grammar. I am understood though so no problem. They are just happy for me to speak it.
In that case I am fluent – haha!
people will understand you. dont get too tied up thinking you have to have the right der , die or das.
As for colours changing their endings depending which case they are in, oh boy;)