Your video felt somehow refreshing in a sea full of creators claiming to achieve outstanding results in ridiculously small amounts of times. Things take time, and that's okay :)
10:00 Her home now has a videogame HUD. It's only missing the E-key interact prompt. Also, "kann ich diese mitnehmen?" deserves 100 bonus points. She has learned the power of "das da." If she now learns "ne, das daneben", she can challenge Liam Carpenter.
I moved from Germany to the Netherlands 6 years ago to live with my dutch BF. I learned how important it is to let go of perfectionism when you learn a new language. You cannot learn without making mistakes. I learned how to take my mistakes light hearted. And that sometimes mistakes are super fun. I remember aaaaalllll the way in the beginning I wanted to say "gele banaan" (yellow banana). instead I said "geile banaan" (horny banana). Just laugh about it and next time you remember how to say it :). I also changed my complete media language: dutch news, dutch TV, dutch radio, dutch books (started with childrens books - Jip and Janneke, so wholesome). After 1 year I was confident enough with the language that I was able to work in a shop ( and learn the language even better) and I think after 2 years I would say that I speak it fluently with minor mistakes that will probably never go away, and that's fine :).
6 years ago I did the opposite. I moved from The Netherlands to Germany to be with my German GF (now wife). Although I had German in high school I never took any real attention. I dropped it, because I taught I would never use it... Now it's getting better with my German wife and son speaking to me. I still work in the Netherlands but I am thinking of working in this German village to learn the language even quicker.
@@reesofraft4166duuude that reminds me of a German friend of mine...He took a Dutch course and the teacher asked him if he was having any issues with the exercise. He responded with "ik komm klaar (my spelling is probably way off)" which means I'm doing ok in German while it's something lewd (?) in Dutch xD
@@NekoNadja yes, something naughty. more or less straight to the point: 'having an orgasm'. while in german it means 'to get along well' not having any sexual meaning.
As a German Woman, I have the utmost respect for anyone willing to learn and dedicate so much time and effort to learning our language. Because I can't even imagine how frustrating that must be! You're doing amazing though, so keep up the good work!
As a person who was born and raised in Germany. I get it. The language is a lot harder that other languages and the more you learn the harder it gets. But it was nice to see you challenge yourself to try and learn a new language! Also maybe try and have like designated days in which you just speak German (or at least try to) with you friend. It’s what my Mom and I did to get more comfortable using English in normal situations!
@@liambyrne5285 Think you're speaking out your arse on this one. May I ask what proficiency level you are currently at with German, to give some insight into what your studies involve and which grammar rules are "so simple." This is coming from a Scottish Gaelic speaker.
Today I discovered your channel and watched 10 videos in a row, which almost never happens to me. Your content is great, love your calming voice, sense of humour and the transformation of your first flat. I hope you will see this comment, sending you lots of positive vibes and sunshine from Bulgaria 🌄🌄🌄
Same here :) i discovered today and I cant stop watching! Also i am moving to Germany in 2 weeks so the content is so helpful as much as its so pleasant to watch :) thanks!
In my opinion the best way to add vocabulary words to Anki is to watch tv with subtitles, pick sentences where there’s only ONE word you don’t know, and keep the vocabulary of that word in the context of the sentence with a screenshot from the show and the voice recording from the show.
Normalmente quando vou aprender um vocabulário, começo com a numeração, pois isso me passa confiança no idioma e é bem simples. Depois aprendo sobre os verbos e passado, futuro. Depois começo a aprender como criar frases, faço isso em português e as palavras que eu não sei uso o Duolingo. Fica fácil de aprender palavras novas e as que eu não memorizo eu vejo no dicionário, aprendo a falar a palavra verbo, pronomes e outras coisas. Pois quando você aprende que uma palavra representa outra no seu idioma você absorve com mais facilidade. Como se tivesse aprendendo os 2 idiomas ao mesmo tempo, eu estou me referindo a palavras similares. Esqueci o nome.😅😅😅 A palavra gostar, adorar, amar. Sinônimos. 😂😂😂
I think 2 weeks are simply too short of a time to learn much. When I planned a week long trip through France, I started 6 months earlier to get up to speed with Duolingo. Similar to you, I learned French in school for 3 years, so I had still some idea how to pronounce words. I used Duolingo each day for 6 months and progressed through the ranks. What I especially liked was that I could repeat phrases and words where I wasn't sure about and move on in different topics. In France, I was able to read signs and have small conversations. In one small village, the cafe was closed and I talked to an older woman about how unfortunate that is for everyone. At the end of the conversaion, she even complimented me on my French and I was so happy! 🥳I know I made a lot of mistakes, but we were able to understand each other, and that's all that matters! So, don't give up and just continue to learn! 👍
I like your idea of putting sticky notes on things in the home with the German names on them. And I laughed when you said, "Maybe something will stick." :-)
I just discovered your channel a few days ago and I’m quickly becoming a fan. It was really fun to watch you challenge yourself to learn German, and it was so refreshing to see both your progress and honest self criticism. I’m curious to hear about how you feel about your progress ten months later. I’m rooting for your success! I came to Germany from the United States 24 years ago and became a naturalized German citizen ten years ago. I was looking for some nice German Advent content to share with my sister who is considering coming for a visit with her family this year, and one of your videos was great for that. Viele liebe Grüße aus Nürnberg 🥨
Hey! I just want to tell you, that I actually became fluent in German by the exact same strategies you use. It took me a bit longer to even get away my accent, but I'm sure that if you keep it up, you are going to have no problems with German!
Now that i finished your video, i have to say, that you did really good!! Even your talking at day three was good and your accent was so sweet. I think you have great potential 🥰🥰
Viel Erfolg! 😃 And don’t worry about speaking German, at least in cities people are used to „gebrochenes Deutsch“ and appreciate the effort of learning this unnecessary difficult language ☺️☺️ Just go for it! 🥰
I think you did quite alright 💪 here's the thing (speaking from personal experience) people overestimate how much they can achieve in few weeks or months & underestimate how much they can achieve in a year or 3... so keep doing what you doing, make reviews/check backs on your methodology & gradually improve it - it's the systematic effort that counts!!! - also your brain processes the information you acquire throughout the day during sleep so do not underestimate getting good sleep (taking naps...) & last tip i can add I learned from another youtuber is - pick a movie you like/love - find it's version in the language you want to learn & watch it 50 times 😅watching it 50times you will pretty much know it by heart... & with it your language skills will get a new depth!
what I think works best for learning a new language, especially when you’re a beginner, is watching tv for children, e.g. Peppa Pig. They use very basic vocabulary and you can understand the story even without understanding all of the text. This helped me a LOT when learning english, so I can definitely recommend it.
Oh man, I'm a language learner and I'm constantly frustrated with my slow progress but I'm also not brave enough to really immerse myself in a language by staring to have conversations with people because I'm afraid of not understanding stuff or making mistakes. Guess I just have to take the leap an do something like this. Cool video thank you, I'm feeling inspired:3
I've just started learning and have also labeled things, but I have done sentences rather than just nouns. For example, on the cupboard that has the dog leash in it I have put a label that says "I am taking the dog for a walk". This way I'm getting the noun, verbs and correct sentence structure.
Maybe this helps: If you compare learning German vs learning English, we see that it is faster for most students to reach a B1 level in English. From B to C in English takes way more hours, because the English language is very irregular and full of double meaning. This is where it differed in German. Here you study forever to reach level B1, but once you drilled in all these rules, you‘re all set. Now you only increase vocabulary to make it to C !
Sorry, but I don't agree with that. At beginners level German seems relatively easy because there is a similarity between English and German so simple phrases such as "how are you? What's your name? Can I have? numbers 1-20, colours and so on aren't too much of a problem. It's the grammar that you need to develop later on which is the real problem, for example: the dative, accusative and genitive cases, prefixes, sep verbs, insep verbs, word order, Konjunktiv 1, Konjunktiv 2, prepositions and so on and so on and so on...
I'm in Germany right now and it was also my aim to order at a bakery! I turned on the hotel tv and realised that actually quiz shows are quite good for learning, because they often put the question and potential answers on the screen and read them :-)
Hi, Erika. I'm from Ukraine. I want to thank you for this video and for your support of Ukraine. I wish you success in learning German. I'm also currently learning German, but I'm not as good as you. So, keep it up and all the best!
Привіт! Hallo! я у Австрія вчу трішки Український. Ich bin aus Österreich und lerne ein bisschen Ukrainisch. (Sorry, in german I am saying that I am from Austria - which I am not yet able to say in ukrainian.) All the best to you, your relatives and your country!
You should definitely listen to german podcasts! There are some pretty cool ones out there :) My favorites are "Hobbylos" "Die Nervigen" & "Kottbruder" They're all from youtubers and are entertainment podcasts where they talk about their life & also dive into news, stuff about their community etc.
Oh man, when you were asking for that pastry you said "Kann ich das mitnehmen" (Can I take this?), implying you wanna just... have it without paying :D I found that kinda funny. Big respect for getting into a new language, especially such a complicated one!! E: Oh nooo, when you got the exact same test score on that first one it genuinely broke my heart 😭
Firstly I am impressed that your English is excellent. Secondly, your desire to immerse yourself in the German language will also end in your being excellent at that too. As you are bilingual having to learn a 3rd language becomes easier. When I was first in Greece I relied on Spanish & English.
If I plant a seed of an idea in my mind it grows, eventually. I find if I come back to it after a while the things I learned seem more solid and real in my mind. Good luck with it and thanks for the uploads, they're great!
one tip i learned in school to know how to use the prespositions that use both accusative and dative depending on the context: Accusative = Active you use the accusative preposition when moving from point A to B A --> B because youre Active example: Ich stelle mich vor den Tisch. I go stand in front of the table. (this shows you were standing somewhere else, and you moved, you were ACTIVE, and went in front of the table) Dative = Dead you use the dative preposition when you move within the same area A. because youre dead (so you cant move) Der Stuhl steht vor dem Tisch The chair is in front of the table. (this shows the chair didnt move. its in front of the table and it was there before, it doesnt move, its 'dead') (note: the death dative doesnt refer only to objects or things that cant move. if you were to be at school and you went from one class to another, you would be active yes, but you remain within the school, therefore dative) the difference isnt in 'vor' (in front of), but in the article before Tisch (table) in he accusative its deN in the dative its deM i hope this made any sense but it really helped me for sentence structure if i did make a mistake, please point it out so i correct this comment!
You used an 'is' where you should (for 'Standard' English use an 'are'). for example "how many questions there is" (vs 'there are') . also, you can drop the 'one of them' on 'best/favorite/most important one (of them). "whole team >that/who< have" (not 'which')
So what helped for me when i decided to leave the netherlands and go live in Norway is watching tv, listening their music (which in my case changed from metal music to more indie pop music honestly) and just go out and ask people on the street where a location is in norwegian and then tell them to speak like that to you German is kinda like my second language considering my heritage of german people, considering i lived like 20 minutes away from Kleve might have helped too, I really dont know how good your dutch is but i think speaking out certain words in german helps good too, i worked in a warehouse and in dutch these racks are called "stellingen" the germans in the company called them and understood them as "stellungen" instead of regale
Great video, kinda inspired me to learn a new language, too! Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪 (btw I think you did well considering the short timespan of 2 weeks)
I'm German and 100% convinced that I could never learn it if I hadn't been born here. I'm currently trying to learn French and it's kicking my butt, even though it's a lot easier than German. We'll get there in time 🙂
Thanks for such a detailed breakdown of your system, Erika. I find a visual approach for learning articles, like they do for example in the Stress Free German podcast, really effective. I basically see the gender for each noun.
I don't know why I’m watching this I’m a native German speaker haha but this video was very interesting! Also, your ordering in German sounded very well already!! And since your boyfriend speaks German and Germans are normally very happy to help and speak in German to a new learner you will master it in no time!! -also don't worry I have lived in Germany all my life and my friends still joke that I should get my German citizenship revoked for some of the sentences I string together 😭
Sagen wir's mal so: Ihr approach für's Lernen war schon ziemlich durchdacht und engagiert, aber die Methode um ihre sprachlichen Fähigkeiten dann letzten Endes zu "testen" (wie z.B. mit diesem multiple choice Regenschirm-Quatsch-Test) sind dann doch m.E. etwas ungeeignet gewesen. Ich meine, für mich sah es so aus, als gingen diese Art Tests eher in eine psychologische Richtung für Autisten, um zu überprüfen, ob diese überhaupt fähig seien würden alltägliche Dinge zu bewerkstelligen X'D - und die traurige Wahrheit daran ist, dass selbst ich als Deutscher davor saß und bestimmt 3 Minuten überlegt habe, auf welchem Stockwerk dann der verdammte Regenschirm zu kaufen ist, bis ich dann letztendlich im obersten Stockwerk den Begriff "Sonnenschirm" fand und dementsprechend vermuten konnte. Aber ganz ehrlich - sowas ist absolut ungeeigneter Quatsch um den Fortschritt einer Sprache zu überprüfen - da wie gesagt, selbst ich den Test wohl nich' mal bestehen würde XD
@@silvercrystal3 es tut mir leid dir das zu sagen, aber das Stockwerk mit "Sonnenschirm" war die falsche antwort xD du hättest ins das mit "stock & schirm" gemusst
@@TheSwiftblad3 na doll, jetzt seh' ich's auch danke - voll verkackt ey XD Dieser dämliche Test - möge er sich bitte seinen Stock in den Schirm schieben!
I've been watching you for a year already, but stumbled upon this video only now. I've been where you are a year ago language-wise (I'm Ukrainian and moved to Germany because of the war). And now a year since I'm at the point where I make preparations for a German-speaking job interview tomorrow. I'm super nervous and I'm sure I won't get the job (the interview is per cell phone, mind you). But what I understood since I started cramming Deutsch is that language just takes time and time and time. And practice. And there is no way to skip either time or practice. So I spent a year learning Deutsch and now I can watch all the youtube videos about job search being able to understand everything. Speaking is harder, but once again, there is no roundabout - only practice and time. This is how our brains are wired. So I just wanted to share this experience here. Being vulnerable and nevertheless go on being uncomfortable is the only way to move forward when it comes to using a foreign language, I guess.
Yur videos are just a pleasure to watch Every time i watch a vid i see another enjoyable one snd i’ve allready watched 12 in a row Love yur video style soo much
i really want to move to germany but my current level is about the same as yours in the beginning of this video... i'm trying to learn it as my fourth language but it's soo hard to get started... this video inspired me quite a lot! i don't like taking classes but i might look for a book like the one you used. the post-it idea is very nice as well-- perhaps i could use pink, blue and yellow ones for feminine, masculine and neutral words (as stereotypical as it is...)
Ich habe während des Lookdowns angefangen englische Videos auf YT zu gucken und nun laufen bei mir fast nur noch englische Vids. Es hat mir sehr geholfen und wie Du hatte ich am Anfang echte Schwierigkeiten. Mittlerweile kommt es vor das ich "englisch" träume und auch keine Angst mehr habe wenn ich zu Englisch "switchen" muß. Hilfreich war auch die englischen Kommentare zu lesen. Gerade wenn ich neue Wörter lese die ich noch nicht kenne übersetze ich Sie sofort. Es erweitert meinen Wortschatz jeden Tag ein wenig. Als Tipp, bleibe dabei weiter Filme oder TV auf deutsch zu schauen mir hat es sehr geholfen. Und ja, auch Kommentare auf deutsch lesen hilft. :)
i think the best way to learn a language is via interaction with people. it's not easy to find friends here in germany. not even for us natives. it can take quite some time. but in general i would recommend activities for you where you meet other people. maybe a sportsclub for a team-sport. there are usually many activities in cities that are organized for those living there. sport events, hiking and biking events, sport clubs, voluntary work programs, culture and youth centers, etc. take a look around. usually every medium size plus city has some form of those. even the smaller towns do in some way.
You have inspired me in creating RUclips channels with native content. I've done so far 2: For German and French. I love this video and thank you for helping me to organize myself better.
@@willv42 I created another Google account, went to RUclips to create the channel. Then I change the language (to the target language) and the location of the target language. Let's say: I am learning French. I change the language to French and the location France. So I guess that way I can watch content in French. Good luck!.
@@willv42 Click on your account photo on your top right and it will show you options. Look for Language and Location (in case your settings are in English).
she really looks german, I probably would approach her like "Wertes Fräulein, würden Sie mir womöglich verraten, ob es in unmittelbarer Nähe einen Lidl gibt?"
@@anohito3141“Wertes Fräulein„ klingt eklig 🤢 zumindest hier in NRW soll man das echt nicht sagen, außer dass man alt genug ist, in einem Altenheim zu wohnen
hallo erika! es ist sooo verrückt, dass du in derselben stadt wie ich gewohnt hast haha! ich hoffe, es hat dir hier gefallen! 🙂 ich finde, du hast in der kurzen zeit super viel gelernt. liebe grüße aus der römerstadt!
0:46 Hach, good old Trier 😍. I lived in the house on the right (subway) for 14 years (top floor). My kitchen felt like it was part of the churchtower 😆
We've lived in Germany for over 30 years but due to Brexit we decided to take German nationality. This meant passing the Einbürgerungstest, a written, spoken and comprehension test of B1 language level. Although grammatically not perfect, we passed with flying colours. I achieved a 100% on the conversational part because I was prepared to chat away about anything and everything (plus I corrected a mistake in the question which I think helped in the final add-!)
Learning lingos is a long process.. But I think you made great strides! I find, for me, it is best to get really interested for small bursts, like a week or two, and then take a break. Keeps things fresh but also intense. :)
a brave young lady. I find it very courageous to learn such a difficult language. You don't find that everywhere! Especially for US Americans, where half of the Germans speak English anyway, you could lean back.
Imho very good results for just 2 weeks. "Learning" a language and "getting used to it" are two completely different things. Of course you need basic gramar and vocabulary, but for communicating it's not that important if you use the correct article for a given noun. If you got that basics, it's just a matter of using the language. The most important key is to "just understand" the language in opposite to "hearing a language, translating everything in your head to your language". Imho that can only be achieved by just using a language over and over. I learned english in school (and was really bad at it), i just got used to it by speaking and listening to the language. And most likely it's still not perfect. And i will probably never get rid of a german accent. :D
That was a nice insight in your learning routine, enjoyed the content pretty much. But to be honest I have never seen anybody putting a Plunderteilchen in the microwave, got a laugh out of me! Keep up the good work.
Learning words without articles is like the best way to never be able to speak good german. It's as if you learned spanish but ignored the gender of the words. Since both concepts don't really exist in english it's an easy mistake to make, but it really is the worst possible thing you can do. I recommend learning the word always with the article and even if you know the word but sometimes get the article wrong on e.g. anki don't say "oh well I knew the word" and say the word was okay but instead repeat the word or at least press that it was hard.
I love your authentic experience review. Learning German - as learning every other language - needs time. But I love to see that you're enjoying Germany and its rich culture :) How did you experience your integration process in Germany? How was it for you to meet people and to make friends?
Hallo grüße aus brasilien! That's the only german I remember haha Search for "Nicos Weg" is a little movie about a guy in Germany learning German, I believe that you'll like it ✌🏼
One year ago... should be fine by now. I paused the video at 1:18 and I can tell you you won't be fluent withing 2 weeks. Some Germans aren't fluent even after 10 years of school... But switching to German on any media will help A LOT! That's mostly how I got fluent in English (with German accent ofc). And don't worry, we are good at interpreting what you want - and unfortunately want to speak English with you 😅
You just about gave me a headache. I, too, took two years of German in High School. My parents, born and raised in Texas, didn't speak English until they were 18 as their community was all German - schools, churches, businesses. They never heard English and were taught it like a second language in school. They told stories where they would try to talk in English for fun. Once they turned 18 and WWII was raging, they moved to a big city and were forced to learn English. My Mother, however, had such a German accent that people believed she was from Germany. My Dad's English pronunciation was much better. So, I grew up hearing a lot of German as my parents talked, and my Grandparents exclusively talked. Having said all this, I know a little German and would love to do as you did - immerse myself in it.
@@kellymcbright5456 As I said, born and raised in Texas in a community that spoke nothing but German. I have my Mother's baptismal certificate all written in German in 1921.
Hi, this is the first time I stumbled upon your channel and I really like this video❤, especially because of your editing style and your calm personality that shines through. The video gives a realistic jet encouaging insight into how it is to study german. I am actually from Germany and eventhough I realised you uploaded was 1 year ago, here are some recomondations: There is a great show/podcast called "5 Minuten Harry Podcast" from a youtuber named Coldmirror which is about the first Harry Potter Movie and many related obscure facts that are kind of a funny ramble. Additionally there is a band, that I find quite good, called JEREMIAS a song of them is "Grüne Augen lügen nicht" and a musician called LEA a song of hers is "wenn du mich lässt". Their songs have well written lyrics which might be helpful for making hearing and learning the language more enjoyable. Hope someone gets inspired to look some of them up. Have a nice day :)
Even before I hear your first word of German, I expect that you will do well because I hear what sounds like a European accent (Swedish? or Norwegian?). I assume that such a background provides a good foundation. Good luck!
Simple question that I instantly ask myself within the first few seconds of this video; Why would you move to a country, when you don't even understand or speak it's language?
I managed to get tickets to the Adele concert in Germany this August and Im taking my mother its a huge surprise. I am going on an intense Germany Learning journey for the next 6 months, I want to shock her by speaking German lol. Anyone out there who can help or point me in the right direction would be amazing. I have duolingo which is a good start!.
You speak better on day 8 than all my neighbors do. And they are here for 20+ years. I am not even done watching but your progress is INSANE. I love that you gave the grammar so much attantion. my upstairs neighbor: "nimmst du ein Banana und kannst du tür auf". AAAAAH
Sprache hat eigentlich nur EINEN Sinn und Zweck und der ist Kommunikation. Natürlich ist es toll wenn Menschen eine Sprache mit all' ihren Facetten und grammatikalisch korrekt beherrschen ABER es ist nicht für jeden Menschen notwendig und auch nicht für jeden Menschen möglich. Auf vielen Ebenen reicht um zu kommunizieren oft ein einfaches Sprachniveau. Auf ein fremdsprachlich hohes Niveau zu kommen ist für viele Menschen nicht einfach. Nicht jede:r hat Zugang zu Bildung, Förderung, den head und mental space und vor allem Zeit und Geld um dieses hohe Niveau anzustreben und bewegt sich dann auch noch in einem Umfeld in dem dieses Streben anerkannt, gefordert und gefördert wird. Ich habe lange Zeit wie du gedacht, bis ich andere Lebensrealitäten kennengelernt habe. Diese Sicht auf Sprache ist eine sehr privilegierte und sie führt oft zu falschen Annahmen. Ich fände es schön wenn du das vllt. ein bisschen reflektieren würdest. Dein Post ist z.B. alles andere als fehlerfrei. Trotzdem habe ich dich verstanden...just some food for thought.
Spoiler: The following comment is meant to be a joke rather than a real tip. You don't need to know all German articles. Just say "de" or "dat" and learn the Lower German accent. Everyone will think you're just from North Germany. The nice side effect is that when you don't know a word in German, just use the Dutch word for it. Nobody will notice this.
I am learning German for 14 months now and I feel demotivated most of the time but your video is definitely inspiring and motivating to me. Btw just discovered and watched your video for the first time ❤️🧡 Große liebe aus Pakistan 🇵🇰🤍
If you're demotivated because you're not understanding much or it's to much input at once, you should search on YT for "learn german with tprs method"! It will show you short videos with a story in German followed by easy questions about it. In a comment was also mentioned "Nicos Weg". It's also 100% in German but you have subtitles in different languages. Another source for understandable German input is "Easy German". They stop passengers and talk with them about different topics like what they're wearing that day. Subtitles in English are included in the videos. Grüße aus Deutschland!
@@flospitzer5691 Thank you so much for your response. After this video, I watched the series, Nico's Weg and it was really helpful I am also watching Easy German videos, and now I have started speaking practice German 🇩🇪 Now I feel accomplished as I am now getting output through speaking by assessing myself. As per your recommendation, I will search for "learn German with this method".
@@turkishentertainment5309 I guess it was autocorrecture. It must be TPRS not 'this'. TPRS stands for Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling. Glad I could help! How did you come to German? I find it impressive and feel honored as a German that you as a person who has no obvious connection to German(y) learn German.
i found that watching tv animated series for kids like avatar the last airbender in a foreign language works well, since they also tend to speak very clearly.
Yes, they also have some special "slow German" spoken videos that are very useful and funny. And there are always german subtitles and the english translation right under them. They interview people on the street on interesting/funny subjects, In that case I generally lower the speed of the video because germans talk pretty fast. And there are also free podcasts that are very clearly pronounced.
Give you some good tips.. try to be in some online games or even german speaking discord. It's much easier if someone is correcting you or you listen to the casual talks. So I have learned english. Well yeah I know it's not easy at first but you got more confident after awhile if you have the right group.
A few good (for learning or listening to) German songs, in my opinion. Namika- Lieblingsmensch Namika- Je ne parle pas francais Lafee - Heul doch (+recent 80's remix) FAUN - Federkleid Die Ärtzte - Schrei nach Liebe Blumfeld - April Bosse - Frankfurt Oder Tokio Hotel - Durch Den Monsun Nena - 99 luftballons Die 257-ers - Warum? Aligatoah - Du bist schön Silbermond - Durch die Nacht Also, the videos from Nico's Weg. Just RUclipssearch Nicos Weg and you will soon be addicted to the story.
For a long time, i've tried to learn romanian language with a computer program. But my expierence is, you won't learn a language without the force to speak it . All the language programs help you to learn vocabularies and some rules of grammar, but the biggest thing is: Yu must speak and try to explain what you mean.
you do have a very charming channel. quick subscription :) i had started learning russian, dutch, spanish and reviving my old forgotten french on duolingo (but life happened) and i very very much celebrate your amazing english! i heard it's not native but holy crap you are FLUENT in unheard ways 0_0 although seemingly not even scripted?! which other languages do you speak besides?
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Your video felt somehow refreshing in a sea full of creators claiming to achieve outstanding results in ridiculously small amounts of times. Things take time, and that's okay :)
10:00 Her home now has a videogame HUD. It's only missing the E-key interact prompt.
Also, "kann ich diese mitnehmen?" deserves 100 bonus points. She has learned the power of "das da." If she now learns "ne, das daneben", she can challenge Liam Carpenter.
I moved from Germany to the Netherlands 6 years ago to live with my dutch BF. I learned how important it is to let go of perfectionism when you learn a new language. You cannot learn without making mistakes. I learned how to take my mistakes light hearted. And that sometimes mistakes are super fun. I remember aaaaalllll the way in the beginning I wanted to say "gele banaan" (yellow banana). instead I said "geile banaan" (horny banana). Just laugh about it and next time you remember how to say it :). I also changed my complete media language: dutch news, dutch TV, dutch radio, dutch books (started with childrens books - Jip and Janneke, so wholesome). After 1 year I was confident enough with the language that I was able to work in a shop ( and learn the language even better) and I think after 2 years I would say that I speak it fluently with minor mistakes that will probably never go away, and that's fine :).
6 years ago I did the opposite. I moved from The Netherlands to Germany to be with my German GF (now wife). Although I had German in high school I never took any real attention. I dropped it, because I taught I would never use it... Now it's getting better with my German wife and son speaking to me. I still work in the Netherlands but I am thinking of working in this German village to learn the language even quicker.
*Insert inappropriate joke about "geile Banane" here.*
nur NIE einem Holländer sagen, dass Du gut mit einem Kollegen klarkommst. :D
@@reesofraft4166duuude that reminds me of a German friend of mine...He took a Dutch course and the teacher asked him if he was having any issues with the exercise. He responded with "ik komm klaar (my spelling is probably way off)" which means I'm doing ok in German while it's something lewd (?) in Dutch xD
@@NekoNadja yes, something naughty. more or less straight to the point: 'having an orgasm'.
while in german it means 'to get along well' not having any sexual meaning.
As a German Woman, I have the utmost respect for anyone willing to learn and dedicate so much time and effort to learning our language. Because I can't even imagine how frustrating that must be! You're doing amazing though, so keep up the good work!
I have problems with it and I’m German XD
i should take test in juin if b2 and im in a1 for 4 montgs now 😢 its so hard but i need to come to germny this year i can not explain my feeling 😂😂
@@melinanina22 how are you doing now?
As a person who was born and raised in Germany. I get it. The language is a lot harder that other languages and the more you learn the harder it gets. But it was nice to see you challenge yourself to try and learn a new language! Also maybe try and have like designated days in which you just speak German (or at least try to) with you friend. It’s what my Mom and I did to get more comfortable using English in normal situations!
I’m learning German on Duolingo, cam you please give me some tips😊
Hard my arse ,it's an easy language I got a German grammar book it looks so simple, compared to irish language it's simple
@@liambyrne5285 really? Lucky you. Whats the name of the grammar book
@@tanatswamhandire5604 german demystified ,
@@liambyrne5285 Think you're speaking out your arse on this one. May I ask what proficiency level you are currently at with German, to give some insight into what your studies involve and which grammar rules are "so simple." This is coming from a Scottish Gaelic speaker.
Today I discovered your channel and watched 10 videos in a row, which almost never happens to me. Your content is great, love your calming voice, sense of humour and the transformation of your first flat. I hope you will see this comment, sending you lots of positive vibes and sunshine from Bulgaria 🌄🌄🌄
I did exactly the same thing this weekend and agree with everything you said. All the way from South Africa!
Hello beautiful how are you where you from
Me pasó lo mismo que tú.
Same here :) i discovered today and I cant stop watching! Also i am moving to Germany in 2 weeks so the content is so helpful as much as its so pleasant to watch :) thanks!
In my opinion the best way to add vocabulary words to Anki is to watch tv with subtitles, pick sentences where there’s only ONE word you don’t know, and keep the vocabulary of that word in the context of the sentence with a screenshot from the show and the voice recording from the show.
I love It. ❤❤❤
Normalmente quando vou aprender um vocabulário, começo com a numeração, pois isso me passa confiança no idioma e é bem simples. Depois aprendo sobre os verbos e passado, futuro. Depois começo a aprender como criar frases, faço isso em português e as palavras que eu não sei uso o Duolingo. Fica fácil de aprender palavras novas e as que eu não memorizo eu vejo no dicionário, aprendo a falar a palavra verbo, pronomes e outras coisas. Pois quando você aprende que uma palavra representa outra no seu idioma você absorve com mais facilidade. Como se tivesse aprendendo os 2 idiomas ao mesmo tempo, eu estou me referindo a palavras similares. Esqueci o nome.😅😅😅
A palavra gostar, adorar, amar.
Sinônimos. 😂😂😂
Claro que todas as dicas são boas. E bem vindas. Sua ideia é criar uma espécie de quebra cabeça, o que é bem interessante. ❤❤❤
That's very smart , takes time and dedication
anki just helps you recognize word, nothing more. Especially with long words you will recognize this Word but not write by yourself
I think 2 weeks are simply too short of a time to learn much. When I planned a week long trip through France, I started 6 months earlier to get up to speed with Duolingo.
Similar to you, I learned French in school for 3 years, so I had still some idea how to pronounce words.
I used Duolingo each day for 6 months and progressed through the ranks. What I especially liked was that I could repeat phrases and words where I wasn't sure about and move on in different topics.
In France, I was able to read signs and have small conversations. In one small village, the cafe was closed and I talked to an older woman about how unfortunate that is for everyone.
At the end of the conversaion, she even complimented me on my French and I was so happy! 🥳I know I made a lot of mistakes, but we were able to understand each other, and that's all that matters!
So, don't give up and just continue to learn! 👍
I like your idea of putting sticky notes on things in the home with the German names on them. And I laughed when you said, "Maybe something will stick." :-)
I just discovered your channel a few days ago and I’m quickly becoming a fan.
It was really fun to watch you challenge yourself to learn German, and it was so refreshing to see both your progress and honest self criticism. I’m curious to hear about how you feel about your progress ten months later. I’m rooting for your success!
I came to Germany from the United States 24 years ago and became a naturalized German citizen ten years ago. I was looking for some nice German Advent content to share with my sister who is considering coming for a visit with her family this year, and one of your videos was great for that.
Viele liebe Grüße aus Nürnberg 🥨
Hey! I just want to tell you, that I actually became fluent in German by the exact same strategies you use. It took me a bit longer to even get away my accent, but I'm sure that if you keep it up, you are going to have no problems with German!
Now that i finished your video, i have to say, that you did really good!! Even your talking at day three was good and your accent was so sweet. I think you have great potential 🥰🥰
Viel Erfolg! 😃
And don’t worry about speaking German, at least in cities people are used to „gebrochenes Deutsch“ and appreciate the effort of learning this unnecessary difficult language ☺️☺️ Just go for it! 🥰
I think you did quite alright 💪 here's the thing (speaking from personal experience) people overestimate how much they can achieve in few weeks or months & underestimate how much they can achieve in a year or 3... so keep doing what you doing, make reviews/check backs on your methodology & gradually improve it - it's the systematic effort that counts!!! - also your brain processes the information you acquire throughout the day during sleep so do not underestimate getting good sleep (taking naps...) & last tip i can add I learned from another youtuber is - pick a movie you like/love - find it's version in the language you want to learn & watch it 50 times 😅watching it 50times you will pretty much know it by heart... & with it your language skills will get a new depth!
what I think works best for learning a new language, especially when you’re a beginner, is watching tv for children, e.g. Peppa Pig. They use very basic vocabulary and you can understand the story even without understanding all of the text. This helped me a LOT when learning english, so I can definitely recommend it.
Oh man, I'm a language learner and I'm constantly frustrated with my slow progress but I'm also not brave enough to really immerse myself in a language by staring to have conversations with people because I'm afraid of not understanding stuff or making mistakes. Guess I just have to take the leap an do something like this.
Cool video thank you, I'm feeling inspired:3
I've just started learning and have also labeled things, but I have done sentences rather than just nouns. For example, on the cupboard that has the dog leash in it I have put a label that says "I am taking the dog for a walk". This way I'm getting the noun, verbs and correct sentence structure.
Maybe this helps: If you compare learning German vs learning English, we see that it is faster for most students to reach a B1 level in English. From B to C in English takes way more hours, because the English language is very irregular and full of double meaning. This is where it differed in German. Here you study forever to reach level B1, but once you drilled in all these rules, you‘re all set. Now you only increase vocabulary to make it to C !
Sorry, but I don't agree with that. At beginners level German seems relatively easy because there is a similarity between English and German so simple phrases such as "how are you? What's your name? Can I have? numbers 1-20, colours and so on aren't too much of a problem. It's the grammar that you need to develop later on which is the real problem, for example: the dative, accusative and genitive cases, prefixes, sep verbs, insep verbs, word order, Konjunktiv 1, Konjunktiv 2, prepositions and so on and so on and so on...
I'm in Germany right now and it was also my aim to order at a bakery! I turned on the hotel tv and realised that actually quiz shows are quite good for learning, because they often put the question and potential answers on the screen and read them :-)
if you want the authentic German bakery experience, just point at something and say "das da"
Hi, Erika. I'm from Ukraine. I want to thank you for this video and for your support of Ukraine. I wish you success in learning German. I'm also currently learning German, but I'm not as good as you. So, keep it up and all the best!
Привіт! Hallo!
я у Австрія вчу трішки Український. Ich bin aus Österreich und lerne ein bisschen Ukrainisch. (Sorry, in german I am saying that I am from Austria - which I am not yet able to say in ukrainian.)
All the best to you, your relatives and your country!
@@gabrielfriedmann2043 Дякуємо за вашу підтримку!
Ich wünsche Ihnen eine gute Lernreise
@@enayyuma8309 Дякую! І вам! Danke, Ihnen/dir auch!
You should definitely listen to german podcasts! There are some pretty cool ones out there :) My favorites are "Hobbylos" "Die Nervigen" & "Kottbruder" They're all from youtubers and are entertainment podcasts where they talk about their life & also dive into news, stuff about their community etc.
Oh man, when you were asking for that pastry you said "Kann ich das mitnehmen" (Can I take this?), implying you wanna just... have it without paying :D I found that kinda funny. Big respect for getting into a new language, especially such a complicated one!!
E: Oh nooo, when you got the exact same test score on that first one it genuinely broke my heart 😭
Firstly I am impressed that your English is excellent. Secondly, your desire to immerse yourself in the German language will also end in your being excellent at that too. As you are bilingual having to learn a 3rd language becomes easier. When I was first in Greece I relied on Spanish & English.
I mean, she is in Germany an still works via books. I could imagine some higher degrees of immersion tbh
You did so well, and your pronunciation in German is really good!
If I plant a seed of an idea in my mind it grows, eventually. I find if I come back to it after a while the things I learned seem more solid and real in my mind. Good luck with it and thanks for the uploads, they're great!
one tip i learned in school to know how to use the prespositions that use both accusative and dative depending on the context:
Accusative = Active
you use the accusative preposition when moving from point A to B
A --> B because youre Active
example:
Ich stelle mich vor den Tisch.
I go stand in front of the table.
(this shows you were standing somewhere else, and you moved, you were ACTIVE, and went in front of the table)
Dative = Dead
you use the dative preposition when you move within the same area
A. because youre dead (so you cant move)
Der Stuhl steht vor dem Tisch
The chair is in front of the table.
(this shows the chair didnt move. its in front of the table and it was there before, it doesnt move, its 'dead')
(note: the death dative doesnt refer only to objects or things that cant move. if you were to be at school and you went from one class to another, you would be active yes, but you remain within the school, therefore dative)
the difference isnt in 'vor' (in front of), but in the article before Tisch (table)
in he accusative its deN
in the dative its deM
i hope this made any sense but it really helped me for sentence structure
if i did make a mistake, please point it out so i correct this comment!
You used an 'is' where you should (for 'Standard' English use an 'are'). for example "how many questions there is" (vs 'there are') . also, you can drop the 'one of them' on 'best/favorite/most important one (of them). "whole team >that/who< have" (not 'which')
I love the fact that you low-key sound like BMO
Never change!
Your pronunciation of some words is absolutely perfect. As in you sound like a native speaker. Others not so much but you'll get there!
So what helped for me when i decided to leave the netherlands and go live in Norway is watching tv, listening their music (which in my case changed from metal music to more indie pop music honestly) and just go out and ask people on the street where a location is in norwegian and then tell them to speak like that to you
German is kinda like my second language considering my heritage of german people, considering i lived like 20 minutes away from Kleve might have helped too,
I really dont know how good your dutch is but i think speaking out certain words in german helps good too, i worked in a warehouse and in dutch these racks are called "stellingen" the germans in the company called them and understood them as "stellungen" instead of regale
As a german, breathing in german seems very difficult
Great video, kinda inspired me to learn a new language, too!
Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
(btw I think you did well considering the short timespan of 2 weeks)
I'm German and 100% convinced that I could never learn it if I hadn't been born here. I'm currently trying to learn French and it's kicking my butt, even though it's a lot easier than German.
We'll get there in time 🙂
French is only easier until you learn numbers 😄
Smart girl like you can really do it in no time.. ❤️❤️
Thanks for such a detailed breakdown of your system, Erika. I find a visual approach for learning articles, like they do for example in the Stress Free German podcast, really effective. I basically see the gender for each noun.
I don't know why I’m watching this I’m a native German speaker haha but this video was very interesting! Also, your ordering in German sounded very well already!! And since your boyfriend speaks German and Germans are normally very happy to help and speak in German to a new learner you will master it in no time!!
-also don't worry I have lived in Germany all my life and my friends still joke that I should get my German citizenship revoked for some of the sentences I string together 😭
Sagen wir's mal so: Ihr approach für's Lernen war schon ziemlich durchdacht und engagiert, aber die Methode um ihre sprachlichen Fähigkeiten dann letzten Endes zu "testen" (wie z.B. mit diesem multiple choice Regenschirm-Quatsch-Test) sind dann doch m.E. etwas ungeeignet gewesen. Ich meine, für mich sah es so aus, als gingen diese Art Tests eher in eine psychologische Richtung für Autisten, um zu überprüfen, ob diese überhaupt fähig seien würden alltägliche Dinge zu bewerkstelligen X'D - und die traurige Wahrheit daran ist, dass selbst ich als Deutscher davor saß und bestimmt 3 Minuten überlegt habe, auf welchem Stockwerk dann der verdammte Regenschirm zu kaufen ist, bis ich dann letztendlich im obersten Stockwerk den Begriff "Sonnenschirm" fand und dementsprechend vermuten konnte. Aber ganz ehrlich - sowas ist absolut ungeeigneter Quatsch um den Fortschritt einer Sprache zu überprüfen - da wie gesagt, selbst ich den Test wohl nich' mal bestehen würde XD
@@silvercrystal3 es tut mir leid dir das zu sagen, aber das Stockwerk mit "Sonnenschirm" war die falsche antwort xD
du hättest ins das mit "stock & schirm" gemusst
@@TheSwiftblad3 na doll, jetzt seh' ich's auch danke - voll verkackt ey XD
Dieser dämliche Test - möge er sich bitte seinen Stock in den Schirm schieben!
I've been watching you for a year already, but stumbled upon this video only now. I've been where you are a year ago language-wise (I'm Ukrainian and moved to Germany because of the war). And now a year since I'm at the point where I make preparations for a German-speaking job interview tomorrow. I'm super nervous and I'm sure I won't get the job (the interview is per cell phone, mind you). But what I understood since I started cramming Deutsch is that language just takes time and time and time. And practice. And there is no way to skip either time or practice. So I spent a year learning Deutsch and now I can watch all the youtube videos about job search being able to understand everything. Speaking is harder, but once again, there is no roundabout - only practice and time. This is how our brains are wired. So I just wanted to share this experience here. Being vulnerable and nevertheless go on being uncomfortable is the only way to move forward when it comes to using a foreign language, I guess.
I wish you all the best for the job interview!
@@cosimariemer9243 that's so sweet of you! Thank you so much! I'm still preparing, I won't be able to sleep otherwise XD
Yur videos are just a pleasure to watch
Every time i watch a vid i see another enjoyable one snd i’ve allready watched 12 in a row
Love yur video style soo much
i really want to move to germany but my current level is about the same as yours in the beginning of this video... i'm trying to learn it as my fourth language but it's soo hard to get started... this video inspired me quite a lot! i don't like taking classes but i might look for a book like the one you used. the post-it idea is very nice as well-- perhaps i could use pink, blue and yellow ones for feminine, masculine and neutral words (as stereotypical as it is...)
Ich habe während des Lookdowns angefangen englische Videos auf YT zu gucken und nun laufen bei mir fast nur noch englische Vids. Es hat mir sehr geholfen und wie Du hatte ich am Anfang echte Schwierigkeiten. Mittlerweile kommt es vor das ich "englisch" träume und auch keine Angst mehr habe wenn ich zu Englisch "switchen" muß. Hilfreich war auch die englischen Kommentare zu lesen. Gerade wenn ich neue Wörter lese die ich noch nicht kenne übersetze ich Sie sofort. Es erweitert meinen Wortschatz jeden Tag ein wenig. Als Tipp, bleibe dabei weiter Filme oder TV auf deutsch zu schauen mir hat es sehr geholfen. Und ja, auch Kommentare auf deutsch lesen hilft. :)
i think the best way to learn a language is via interaction with people. it's not easy to find friends here in germany. not even for us natives. it can take quite some time. but in general i would recommend activities for you where you meet other people. maybe a sportsclub for a team-sport. there are usually many activities in cities that are organized for those living there. sport events, hiking and biking events, sport clubs, voluntary work programs, culture and youth centers, etc. take a look around. usually every medium size plus city has some form of those. even the smaller towns do in some way.
You have inspired me in creating RUclips channels with native content. I've done so far 2: For German and French. I love this video and thank you for helping me to organize myself better.
Could you tell me how I can set up another youtube channel?
@@willv42 I created another Google account, went to RUclips to create the channel. Then I change the language (to the target language) and the location of the target language. Let's say: I am learning French. I change the language to French and the location France. So I guess that way I can watch content in French. Good luck!.
@@teresita.lozada i actually did manage tp create a youtube account! But still thank you for your answer!!!
@@willv42 Click on your account photo on your top right and it will show you options. Look for Language and Location (in case your settings are in English).
I thought you were German lol
she really looks german, I probably would approach her like "Wertes Fräulein, würden Sie mir womöglich verraten, ob es in unmittelbarer Nähe einen Lidl gibt?"
@@anohito3141sie: Nein, nix sprecken Deutschen!
@@anohito3141hm i think she looks more nordic than german
She grew up in Latvia.
@@anohito3141“Wertes Fräulein„ klingt eklig 🤢 zumindest hier in NRW soll man das echt nicht sagen, außer dass man alt genug ist, in einem Altenheim zu wohnen
I love the Garman language it's easy as for my When I hear aspirational words, I feel comfortable❤️❤️❤️❤️
I really like Glück by Berge and I'm learning German as well. Thanks for your content ❤
I love ur videos, my boyfriend is german and your insight is very helpful :)
omggg the separate ytube acct for the language is so smart AHHH
I'm German, and I can see how it's a tricky language to learn. But you gave it your best shot!
Ich bin Stolz auf Dich! :)
I'm starting my German language journey rn, ty Erika for your vid, it inspired me a lot even though I'm frightened af
hallo erika! es ist sooo verrückt, dass du in derselben stadt wie ich gewohnt hast haha! ich hoffe, es hat dir hier gefallen! 🙂 ich finde, du hast in der kurzen zeit super viel gelernt. liebe grüße aus der römerstadt!
0:46 Hach, good old Trier 😍. I lived in the house on the right (subway) for 14 years (top floor). My kitchen felt like it was part of the churchtower 😆
It's good to watch you. I also would like to see you speaking latvian
We've lived in Germany for over 30 years but due to Brexit we decided to take German nationality. This meant passing the Einbürgerungstest, a written, spoken and comprehension test of B1 language level. Although grammatically not perfect, we passed with flying colours. I achieved a 100% on the conversational part because I was prepared to chat away about anything and everything (plus I corrected a mistake in the question which I think helped in the final add-!)
Learning lingos is a long process.. But I think you made great strides! I find, for me, it is best to get really interested for small bursts, like a week or two, and then take a break. Keeps things fresh but also intense. :)
i love the music youre using in the videos wow spectacular taste
That bundled hairstyle looks beautiful !
Interesting video as well, good luck with ur german learning .
a brave young lady. I find it very courageous to learn such a difficult language. You don't find that everywhere! Especially for US Americans, where half of the Germans speak English anyway, you could lean back.
I have just discovered your channel and i guess i’m gonna be a fan
Imho very good results for just 2 weeks.
"Learning" a language and "getting used to it" are two completely different things. Of course you need basic gramar and vocabulary, but for communicating it's not that important if you use the correct article for a given noun.
If you got that basics, it's just a matter of using the language. The most important key is to "just understand" the language in opposite to "hearing a language, translating everything in your head to your language". Imho that can only be achieved by just using a language over and over.
I learned english in school (and was really bad at it), i just got used to it by speaking and listening to the language. And most likely it's still not perfect. And i will probably never get rid of a german accent. :D
The “big finally” is my favorite part I love it
That was a nice insight in your learning routine, enjoyed the content pretty much. But to be honest I have never seen anybody putting a Plunderteilchen in the microwave, got a laugh out of me! Keep up the good work.
I dont know till now you've learned Germen or not but by watching your videos i am improving my English. ❤❤❤❤
Learning words without articles is like the best way to never be able to speak good german. It's as if you learned spanish but ignored the gender of the words. Since both concepts don't really exist in english it's an easy mistake to make, but it really is the worst possible thing you can do. I recommend learning the word always with the article and even if you know the word but sometimes get the article wrong on e.g. anki don't say "oh well I knew the word" and say the word was okay but instead repeat the word or at least press that it was hard.
13:57 don’t know why I feel like commenting on this instead of anything else- in Italian “be our quest, be our guest” is “stay with us, here with us”
I love your authentic experience review. Learning German - as learning every other language - needs time. But I love to see that you're enjoying Germany and its rich culture :) How did you experience your integration process in Germany? How was it for you to meet people and to make friends?
hello erika?
more like:
hallo erika?
girl you’re gorgeous 😮
To be honest, I enjoyed the video :) maybe because I experience the same problems living in Germany as a foreigner
Hallo grüße aus brasilien! That's the only german I remember haha
Search for "Nicos Weg" is a little movie about a guy in Germany learning German, I believe that you'll like it ✌🏼
Thank you!
One year ago... should be fine by now.
I paused the video at 1:18 and I can tell you you won't be fluent withing 2 weeks. Some Germans aren't fluent even after 10 years of school... But switching to German on any media will help A LOT! That's mostly how I got fluent in English (with German accent ofc). And don't worry, we are good at interpreting what you want - and unfortunately want to speak English with you 😅
My heart stopped for a second when you've put the Erdbeerplunder into the microwave. You have to eat it cold! :D
wat ist ein "plunder"? hab ich nie gehört das wort.
Wie heißt es sonst? kenne es auch als Plundergebäck 😂 oder Kopenhagener
You just about gave me a headache. I, too, took two years of German in High School. My parents, born and raised in Texas, didn't speak English until they were 18 as their community was all German - schools, churches, businesses. They never heard English and were taught it like a second language in school. They told stories where they would try to talk in English for fun. Once they turned 18 and WWII was raging, they moved to a big city and were forced to learn English. My Mother, however, had such a German accent that people believed she was from Germany. My Dad's English pronunciation was much better. So, I grew up hearing a lot of German as my parents talked, and my Grandparents exclusively talked. Having said all this, I know a little German and would love to do as you did - immerse myself in it.
stop - your parents grew up in usa?
@@kellymcbright5456 As I said, born and raised in Texas in a community that spoke nothing but German. I have my Mother's baptismal certificate all written in German in 1921.
@@madampolo that is fascinating. I have read on those communities a few days ago. And it is another level to hear this from an individual story now.
Omg, you added donate links in your video description, that is so good. Thanks you ❤️❤️
Sometimes you don’t need to go from 0 to 100, but just from “strong fundamentals” to “many everyday situations”
Wow! Großartig 👍
Hi, this is the first time I stumbled upon your channel and I really like this video❤, especially because of your editing style and your calm personality that shines through. The video gives a realistic jet encouaging insight into how it is to study german. I am actually from Germany and eventhough I realised you uploaded was 1 year ago, here are some recomondations: There is a great show/podcast called "5 Minuten Harry Podcast" from a youtuber named Coldmirror which is about the first Harry Potter Movie and many related obscure facts that are kind of a funny ramble. Additionally there is a band, that I find quite good, called JEREMIAS a song of them is "Grüne Augen lügen nicht" and a musician called LEA a song of hers is "wenn du mich lässt". Their songs have well written lyrics which might be helpful for making hearing and learning the language more enjoyable. Hope someone gets inspired to look some of them up. Have a nice day :)
Wow.. also am Ende war dein Deutsch echt sehr gut.. Respekt es ist wirklich eine schwere Sprache ❤🎉
German is a beast of a language! Good luck! :)
I was going to thumbs up 👍 but I forgot I already did that. 👍 👍 👍
Go talk to old ladies. They generally love the company, often helped children learn so they tend to be more patient, and they may offer treats!
Even before I hear your first word of German, I expect that you will do well because I hear what sounds like a European accent (Swedish? or Norwegian?). I assume that such a background provides a good foundation. Good luck!
I love how you used sticky notes for vocabulary while saying ”maybe something will stick“ 😂👌🏻
Simple question that I instantly ask myself within the first few seconds of this video; Why would you move to a country, when you don't even understand or speak it's language?
Your reaction at 2:51 was me in my German course in class when we had audio questions on our exam lol.
I managed to get tickets to the Adele concert in Germany this August and Im taking my mother its a huge surprise. I am going on an intense Germany Learning journey for the next 6 months, I want to shock her by speaking German lol. Anyone out there who can help or point me in the right direction would be amazing. I have duolingo which is a good start!.
Wunderschönes Video 😆
You speak better on day 8 than all my neighbors do. And they are here for 20+ years. I am not even done watching but your progress is INSANE. I love that you gave the grammar so much attantion. my upstairs neighbor: "nimmst du ein Banana und kannst du tür auf". AAAAAH
Sprache hat eigentlich nur EINEN Sinn und Zweck und der ist Kommunikation. Natürlich ist es toll wenn Menschen eine Sprache mit all' ihren Facetten und grammatikalisch korrekt beherrschen ABER es ist nicht für jeden Menschen notwendig und auch nicht für jeden Menschen möglich. Auf vielen Ebenen reicht um zu kommunizieren oft ein einfaches Sprachniveau. Auf ein fremdsprachlich hohes Niveau zu kommen ist für viele Menschen nicht einfach. Nicht jede:r hat Zugang zu Bildung, Förderung, den head und mental space und vor allem Zeit und Geld um dieses hohe Niveau anzustreben und bewegt sich dann auch noch in einem Umfeld in dem dieses Streben anerkannt, gefordert und gefördert wird. Ich habe lange Zeit wie du gedacht, bis ich andere Lebensrealitäten kennengelernt habe. Diese Sicht auf Sprache ist eine sehr privilegierte und sie führt oft zu falschen Annahmen. Ich fände es schön wenn du das vllt. ein bisschen reflektieren würdest. Dein Post ist z.B. alles andere als fehlerfrei. Trotzdem habe ich dich verstanden...just some food for thought.
Thanks, I hope she gets it!
@@Nebelkehlchen I was talking to you.
@contractassassin armenian ^^
Visual politik und Sashka are the best RUclips channels
Spoiler: The following comment is meant to be a joke rather than a real tip.
You don't need to know all German articles. Just say "de" or "dat" and learn the Lower German accent. Everyone will think you're just from North Germany. The nice side effect is that when you don't know a word in German, just use the Dutch word for it. Nobody will notice this.
I am learning German for 14 months now and I feel demotivated most of the time but your video is definitely inspiring and motivating to me. Btw just discovered and watched your video for the first time ❤️🧡
Große liebe aus Pakistan 🇵🇰🤍
If you're demotivated because you're not understanding much or it's to much input at once, you should search on YT for "learn german with tprs method"! It will show you short videos with a story in German followed by easy questions about it.
In a comment was also mentioned "Nicos Weg". It's also 100% in German but you have subtitles in different languages.
Another source for understandable German input is "Easy German". They stop passengers and talk with them about different topics like what they're wearing that day. Subtitles in English are included in the videos.
Grüße aus Deutschland!
Man to be a proficient German speaker you could spend at least 5 years
@@flospitzer5691 Thank you so much for your response.
After this video, I watched the series, Nico's Weg and it was really helpful I am also watching Easy German videos, and now I have started speaking practice German 🇩🇪 Now I feel accomplished as I am now getting output through speaking by assessing myself.
As per your recommendation, I will search for "learn German with this method".
@@mcmerry2846 Have you ever been to Germany?
I never went to Germany but I am learning it because I am very interested in learning languages.
@@turkishentertainment5309 I guess it was autocorrecture. It must be TPRS not 'this'. TPRS stands for Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling.
Glad I could help!
How did you come to German? I find it impressive and feel honored as a German that you as a person who has no obvious connection to German(y) learn German.
i found that watching tv animated series for kids like avatar the last airbender in a foreign language works well, since they also tend to speak very clearly.
The woman on the RUclips channel Easy German speaks very slowly, which helps a lot.
Yes, they also have some special "slow German" spoken videos that are very useful and funny. And there are always german subtitles and the english translation right under them. They interview people on the street on interesting/funny subjects, In that case I generally lower the speed of the video because germans talk pretty fast. And there are also free podcasts that are very clearly pronounced.
Give you some good tips.. try to be in some online games or even german speaking discord. It's much easier if someone is correcting you or you listen to the casual talks. So I have learned english. Well yeah I know it's not easy at first but you got more confident after awhile if you have the right group.
A few good (for learning or listening to) German songs, in my opinion.
Namika- Lieblingsmensch
Namika- Je ne parle pas francais
Lafee - Heul doch (+recent 80's remix)
FAUN - Federkleid
Die Ärtzte - Schrei nach Liebe
Blumfeld - April
Bosse - Frankfurt Oder
Tokio Hotel - Durch Den Monsun
Nena - 99 luftballons
Die 257-ers - Warum?
Aligatoah - Du bist schön
Silbermond - Durch die Nacht
Also, the videos from Nico's Weg. Just RUclipssearch Nicos Weg and you will soon be addicted to the story.
this video gave me the sudden urge to learn german
despite not knowing anything about their culture and not having plans of moving to germany
For a long time, i've tried to learn romanian language with a computer program. But my expierence is, you won't learn a language without the force to speak it . All the language programs help you to learn vocabularies and some rules of grammar, but the biggest thing is: Yu must speak and try to explain what you mean.
Just 40 secs into the video realising, that we are living in the same city :D
you do have a very charming channel. quick subscription :) i had started learning russian, dutch, spanish and reviving my old forgotten french on duolingo (but life happened) and i very very much celebrate your amazing english! i heard it's not native but holy crap you are FLUENT in unheard ways 0_0 although seemingly not even scripted?! which other languages do you speak besides?
I really like your videos can you add more challenges like that in the future please ❤
Don't be depressed! I am a german and i have no idea to find an umbrella.