Can I teach myself German? How difficult is it?

I think not only German, but also many other languages. Self-study and complete self-study may be unrealistic, at least for the sake of more standardized language.

Then let's talk about German. For example, starting with the most basic pronunciation, this part of correct pronunciation is sometimes not what people think when listening to tapes and CDs. You also need a teacher or a professional to help you guide and correct your pronunciation. Otherwise, the pronunciation is not accurate, and you will be in big trouble in the future. So the first teacher must be found.

Of course, I don't know what your purpose is in learning German here. If it's just a hobby or hobby, I still suggest asking a good teacher to help you correct and explain it, for the sake of the basic skill-pronunciation in the future.

This is the first step.

The following is the grammar of German. At the beginning, it is very important to distinguish the yin and yang of words. Especially when I first came into contact with German, I felt that German sentences were particularly obscure. Mainly because of the different ways of speaking, so it really takes some time to get used to it. Well, if you really want to teach yourself, it may take a long time. An enlightenment teacher will tell you many rules, so you will take fewer detours.

There are many grammatical phenomena, which can be absorbed quickly if you have a high degree of understanding. But we should study grammar regularly.

It is necessary to mention the choice of teaching materials here. We don't recommend any textbooks here. I suggest you go to the internet and bookstores to find out for yourself. Should choose a strong regularity, clear chapters.

At the same time, we should pay attention to self-study, try to make a better plan for ourselves and study step by step. It is really important to watch and listen more when you are free. Imagine: listening to German for a month (every day) is different from listening to German for a year (every day). Listening to more German will make you feel better, which will help you understand what the other person is saying. This is a personal feeling.

Words are certainly easier to handle than English. German national characters are more regular. Generally speaking, you can read and write, and you can read if you can write.

Of course, there are also foreign words that need special memory, such as French words (in fact, his pronunciation is also regular).

Because I am self-taught, I look at some German websites online. When you meet a word, look it up in the dictionary. If you look it up every day, there will be more natural words, but don't forget to read and speak, and develop in an all-round way.

Really, I have been confused for a long time about the specific methods of self-study, but you proposed self-study, so in fact, it is very important to talk about these points:

Interest in language. With interest, you will try to understand what you don't understand, and you will try to spare more time and work harder. With interest, you will gain more learning experience and experience in your own practice, which will naturally help you find a suitable learning method.

So learning methods vary from person to person. I also hope that I can learn from others if I learn, but don't copy mechanically, I must have my own methods.

2. Perseverance is needed after interest, and perseverance is needed for learning. Language needs persistence, and when you put yourself into German, you need to pay more. Since you want to learn, you must stick to it. For example, there will be some rules about the gender of nouns, but all other words should remember their gender. Otherwise, changes such as adjectives can't continue, and it's very bad to speak German without grammar. Give a small example: book das Buch“das is an article "and" Buch "is a book. If you say: I gave you this book, the correct one should be Ich gebe dir das Buch. So if someone can't tell the order of sentences, the sex of words, and sometimes even the 3 or 4 cases of personal pronouns, it's all wet: he may say: Ich gebe dich die Buch. Dich is the fourth case of "you", dir is the third case of "you" and Buch is a neutral noun. Replace the negative definite article die with the neutral definite article das. The case is the verb "give", which changes with different verbs of you, me, him, us, you, them, you and you, so the German department is cautious and meticulous, and it can even make mistakes when it makes a mistake. Of course, this is a personal feeling, so take out that example and share it with you.

Pay attention to a lot. With interest and perseverance, I think you will succeed.

Finally, I suggest that it is best to have an enlightenment teacher, at least to take you to the introduction, until you feel that German is no stranger to you, which is for your own good.

As a person interested in German, I'm really glad to see you again. I sincerely wish you all a smooth German study and good results!

You can add me to QQ if you have any questions about German. I'm glad to talk to you.

Of course, what needs to be added is that the above views are only my personal views. I'm just giving you some advice.