tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005183909843018870.post396660212900567298..comments2024-03-25T19:30:07.450-04:00Comments on A Retired Teacher in Mexico City: Learning GermanRetired Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697897155105288077noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005183909843018870.post-336238746768899952016-06-20T18:05:43.793-04:002016-06-20T18:05:43.793-04:00According to DuoLingo, I am now 29% fluent in Germ...According to DuoLingo, I am now 29% fluent in German. Ha! I guess just because I can conjugate a few verbs in the present tense, they think I am becoming fluent. <br />I went to the Spanish section, and took the placement test. But because I was typing too quickly and made a few typos, it says I am only 49% fluent.<br />And yes, German is definitely more difficult than Spanish.<br />Saludos,<br />BillRetired Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697897155105288077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005183909843018870.post-4496325484095744442016-06-19T11:10:37.046-04:002016-06-19T11:10:37.046-04:00Four percent fluent? Ha! I guess the low-fat varie...Four percent fluent? Ha! I guess the low-fat variety is 2% fluent? <br /><br />I wonder what percent fluent I am in Spanish. I'm sure it's somewhere between 4% and 100%, though it's definitely not the latter figure. <br /><br />Good luck with German. I did a semester in college, and it was a bear. <br /><br />Saludos,<br /><br />Kim G<br />CDMX, México<br /><i>Where friends say I speak Spanish better than the average foreigner. Sounds like a low bar, haha.</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com