You learn by conversation. As soon as you understand or are understood - whamm! You got it. I am German (although I'd spend a kidney to get out of here) and I k

You learn by conversation. As soon as you understand or are understood - whamm! You got it. I am German (although I'd spend a kidney to get out of here) and I know lots of English people who learned the language at an incredible turn of speed by just trying to get along. Use your belly instead of your brain. I must admit that most of them don't get the grammar right but it doesn't matter at all and it should get better reading an interesting book once in a while. And don't get scared. I remember when I travelled to the Netherlands and as soon as I tried to speak a few words in Dutch I got the hot hints where to get a lovely, cheap place to stay. People just LOVE it if you try to learn their language. Remember that. Get out. Have a drink (not too much of course). And check out http://dict.leo.org http://dict.leo.org :)