haha... to speak german, you have to do it rather than think about it.

I remember a couple I know going to a tobacco store in Germany... my friend didn't speak any german at all, and the girl only spoke a little bit... and she was trying with hands and feet to explain to this guy that she needed to buy a pack of Bastos... and the guy didn't understand at all... so eventually, my friend just said "een paksken bastos" and the guy gave him a pack of bastos. It's not that hard, of course you're going to make mistakes, but as you speak it, you'll learn it much better than out of a textbook.