I consider myself German-speaking, but the grammar is something which I will probably never fully learn. It is like Dark says, so complex xD I'm sure you could talk and understand pretty well if you really want to learn it though guaton, but as long as you would not be embarrassed or scared of saying something wrong. Der, die, das = the is OK, but then you have to take into consideration if its an objective or subjective sentence, because then you might have to say dem, den or die etc instead. IT IS SICK.