Fehler

I don't know how the language learning process is for most people, but I thought I would share a small bit of what it is like for me. I am at the point now where I think and dream almost entirely in German. Even when my thoughts are in English they are structurally German. Writing has also been a problem. My biggest mistakes are with spelling though I also feel like even the small amount of grammar I understand, has been completely lost. I also am very happy for spell check (and you should be too).   I am at the point now that I just don't care though. So, if you read my blog and wonder why on earth I chose to put a comma there, well, now you know. I apologize for any past mistakes and those I am sure to make. My only excuse/explanation is that my brain is trying to make room for the new language so it's pushing a few things aside. I feel okay with this for now. So for fun, here are a few of my recent mistakes:

• I don't have no Geld. - We were talking about double negatives and the German word for "money" came out.
  
• In two thousandvier - Another mistake, vier=four (this mistake I made multiple times in one weekend).
  
• I feel myself sad - In German feeling is reflexive (Ich fühle mich Traurig).
  
• Staring at my paper for FIVE MINUTES and frantically looking through the dictionary because the word "dies" doesn't look at all right to me.
  
• I am constantly mixing up the words for change, grow, and wake ~ wechsel, wachsel, wachen
• The word gehört can mean either belong to or heard.  With speaking this is no problem, but when I am listening it can get a bit confusing.
• rauchen= to smoke  rauschen= to whisper .... they sound the same to me.
• Plus the numerous other German words that come out instead of English like Entschuldigung (excuse me), sofort (right away), egal (it doesn't matter to me),  or fest (firm, tight).

So there you have it.  I hope to share more about this process in the future.  I find it interesting at least.

Have you learned a foreign language?  What are your experiences?