But I don't speak German!
It should be no surprise that many of the records relevant to the lives of our German ancestors are written in the language that they spoke.
If you are not able to speak or read German, then you will need to find a way to translate web pages and other documents into English.
If you are not able to speak or read German, then you will need to find a way to translate web pages and other documents into English.
Whichever of the big search engines you prefer, you can find a translator to match. Both of the tools listed below allow you to cut and paste text in any foreign language which it will usually recognise automatically.
Some internet browsers (such as Google Chrome) allow you to translate a whole web page from German to English without even copying the text. Click the right button of your mouse on the page and examine the menu that pops up. |
If you want to understand more about how a sentence has been put together (or to check what the auto-magical translator tells you) then you will need a German-English Dictionary.
There is a very useful one from that can be searched on-line or downloaded for free and used on your (Windows) computer. This same Quickdic dictionary can be used with several different languages on your Android tablet. |