As a German I would say your German parts in this video were very good, I'm surprised you could get this far by only using duolingo. I had to smile though when you said "Es tut mir leid" for the situation of bumping into someone on the street, because a German your age would very likely either literally say "Uups, sorry" or - if he wouldn't use the colloquial anglicism - they would likely mumble " 'tschuldigung" (short for "Entschuldigung"). Es tut mir leid isn't wrong, but would make you sound very posh and grave in that situation. "Es tut mir leid" is something you'd rather say when you sincerely think you did something really bad or when you are in a formal situation, like e.g. you messed up a work project and are in the process of begging your boss to please not fire you.
Good to know! I’m doing Duolingo now and it really pushes for es tut Mir leid in ‘I’m sorry’ situations My mum is half German though and she always said entschuldigung meant sorry so makes sense
@@aracelischirinos7222 As I said, "Es tut mir leid" is not wrong, but a native German wouldn't use that in a casual situation like bumping into someone in the street (unless you accidently knocked them over and they are now lying on the ground wimpering in pain - THAT would be a situation for "Es tut mir leid"). As a rule of thumb: When you made a mistake that would give the other person a good reason to be angry at you, use "Es tut mir leid" (Or if you are really terribly sorry, you can enhance it by adding "sehr" (very) or "furchtbar" (terribly) before the word leid). If you just had a little mishap that caused a minor inconvenience, better use "Entschuldigung".
Ditto. German is fun on Duolingo. Was already in the middle of a 333 day streak with Spanish, when I decided to throw in some German into the mix. And the cool thing is, you aren't going to fail, no commuting, no annoying students (guilty), and you are basically assisted 89% of the way. No excuses. Just 5 minutes a day, before or after breakfast. Start small.....but.....do it daily. Tschüss
Heyho, first time watcher here. I am a native german speaker who has found this video by chance. I know it's not the point of this video and neither did you ask for it, but i am gonna give you a comprehensive critique on your german (at least for a YT-Comment...). I could actually understand your german perfectly. You did not have an english accent, your pronunciation was very good... for the most part, more on that later. As you said, your grammar is not perfect, but honestly, for only using Duolingo, it is VERY impressive. I know it is a lot, especially for native english speakers, who have no way of relating it to their own languages grammar. Aside from some minor grammar mistakes, the one thing that gave you away the most was the very "scratchy" way you said your "r"s and "ch"s, so i'm gonna try and help you with that, mainly because it is really jarring to ME. (Well, and because you are probably hurting your voice if you do that a lot. Take care of yourself!) People think the german ch sound does not exist in english, but that is not true. Most of them do. After soft vowel sounds (so e and i), the ch sounds exactly like the h in "huge". Use that and your pronunciation will be much better and your voice will also thank you. For a, u and o, your ch is fine, just try to make it a bit softer (hey i am not a linguist) For the r, i don't really have anything (still not a linguist ok...). Only thing i have is this: It sounds like you are creating it very high up and forcefully. Try starting from the english r and move it "down" in your throat. Then, just add vibration. I don't know if that makes sense, probably not. Just don't overdo it, the stereotypical hard german r sound barely even exists anymore anyway. That's my mustard, i wish you all the best for the future. Edit: After listening to it again, it actually sounds like a french accent. Edit 2: Also, just followed you on Duo because i am annoying like that. Have a nice day!
Dude, I literally just said the word huge, and then Kirche right after and instantly didnt say it in a raspy/lisp way. First try, forever fixed, Danke!
THANK YOU!!! These tips are very helpful, I know I go pretty hard with my ch and r's (I'm like that in French too and my throat hurts after speaking french all day lol). I'll definitely work on it with these tips though :)
As a german native speaker I really like and enjoy watching people trying to learn german. Not in a mean way! I know german is hard and it needs lots of effort to get fluent. For me you rly sound a bit like a french girl talking german but i'm sure if you were in germany, you could talk with other ppl and wont get lost. They WILL understand you, from that german-level on. keep going!!
I am learning German and Spanish with Duolingo. I'm impressed with what you have been able to do with your German. I hope that I will come close to what you have achieved with it. I like Duolingo because it motivates me to keep up my lessons, which in the past has been my biggest problem. It is the only method I've found to keep myself motivated over a long period of time. And I am learning a lot!
I am at about 15% progress on the German course, and I could understand you really well. Native speakers tend to speak to quickly for me to understand entire sentences, but understanding your slower German was nice
On a 430 day streak on the German course, was all gold halfway through the tree, then they updated the course. It's all messed up now. Did get credit for a lot of courses but is seems pretty random in the new structure. The new material is a bit harder but I think better.I have started back from the beginning doing all legendary status and coming up on a third of the way. One helpful thing for me is watching TH-cam video (Nicos way A1...classic!) And you mentioned easy German. You can slow down the playback speed which helps a lot. Thanks for the video...good tips!
@@yadu9576I've been learning German for 5 months and I'm half way through the fifth section. If I wasn't distracted by another language I'd probably be there by now too.
This has given me a lot of motivation to keep going with my free Duolingo! I’ve been questioning if I can actually reach a conversational level with only free tools but I understood everything you said 😊👍🏻
A good tip would be to hear or read books/films in German. I improved my English by watching The Empire Strikes Back twenty times and getting a nice Han Solo accent. :-) My favorite tv German show was Tim Mälzer Kocht.
I have a 503 day streak..at section 82 out of 114. i went to Germany two months ago and NOBOBY switched to English, not airport, hotel or restaurant…I felt very comfortable…I am now doing grammar with DFE and Herr Antrim…..
You’re too funny! One thing I plan on doing is listening to the Harry Potter audio books in German as well as reading along with the deutsch version. I know those books backwards and forwards so I think that will help and be interesting to me. Thanks for the help and great video!
I am learning German and Arabic in Duolingo. I am learning Arabic so I can get a job in the Middle East and the German language I love it and want to do my master's from Germany that's why I am learning. One thing I found hard is I belong to Pakistan and here you rarely find any people who have interest in learning new languages so it's hard for me to find people in person but will look online
love the video, but i gotta comment on the fire ferrets, thats so awesome haha, such a good show. but your progress is so encouraging, ive been interested for 23 years, since i was five, and ive been learning alot now, on a 32 day streak and i just love it still
lady I started learning german from duolingo 33 day streak right now. I can understand 95% of things you said in german. You should be saying things like I dont get.
Nice I’m learning Russian with Duolingo and am 124 days in I was curious what a 500 day streak looks like I’ve given myself a 3 year timeline to reach basic fluency. Thanks for the vid!
Great video, I've only just started so its very encouraging to hear someone enjoy the progress they've made... though I totally subbed for the glasses thing at 6.30, made me spit my coffee out laughing
I took 2 year of German in college because it was required for chemistry majors at UC Berkeley. I have to admit I hated it, the teachers seemed unfriendly and I just wanted to pass because my match and science courses took up most of my time. Kind of funny because I was born in Germany but moved to the US at age 1. My mother was native German so I used to call her up for help. Now I am retired and have all the time in the world so I started Duolingo and am surprised how much I recognize in the language still, so my recall memory is working. I will do 30 minutes every day. How long will this take to get through the course. In beginning it looks like I can do 1 section in 2 days, maybe later it will take longer for harder sections. Beginning is all easy.
I know this is a bit of an older video, but if anyone else is watching this like I just have, another thing you can do to stay engaged if you're a gamer (at least on PC) is change the language to your target language. Most popular games will probably have it, even if it isn't one of the big ones. Another thing you can do if you're struggling to get shows or movies in your target language, I just went on Amazon and looked up the name of a movie that I already liked, translated into the language that I want to learn. This seems like the best method of getting movies that aren't dubbed into English, Spanish, French, or German in my experience.
hii! 2022 :) so i wanted to learn german since 2020, i started in 2020 but soon quit due to motivation. i only learned very few words like apfel & schwester. i am upset at myself because i am just starting to learning german and i keep thinking to myself, if i kept learning in 2020 i wouldve been so good by now. :,)
Hello, guys. I'm currently looking for someone to help me with my conversational german. I'm at beginner level but I'd like someone who will be patient to learn together It would be such a huge help for me. Please, if you see it give me a feedback
That’s awesome! I just came back from two weeks visiting a friend in Switzerland and was shocked how much German I learned (Swiss German is different but don’t in duo lingo). I’m determined to learn more so when I go back I can function without my friend translating for me!
I have been learning for 97 days (since Oct 7th 2022) and now I can say stuff like "Ich kann spiele Fußball aber nicht gut" or "Könnte ich habe der Regenschirm, es regnet". (Sorry if it doesn't grammatically make sense)
Ooooh my god you just brought back all the good memories from elementary school where we actually had a dance routine to Schnappi we would perform almost every single day
I use DL some of the time, but it became apparent very quickly that it isn't set up with actual human dialogue in mind. The most persistent and egregious examples are the tons of redundant words (in all but the simplest of sentences), insistence on prescriptive and stilted sentences and phrasing, and complete disregard for colloquial variations in dialect. For example, as a Brit, I don't call a "cheque" a "check," especially when it's (die) Rechnung, which means (both at a restaurant and for utilities at home) (the) bill. A "bill" that you must pay is a word that's known unambiguously both sides of the pond, and makes pattern-finding easier when you get to things like "Gasrechnung" and "Stromrechnung;" like, "Gasrechnung? Does that mean checking for gas leaks?" especially in the UK, where "check" has basically one meaning. It basically means I have to learn American dialect in a stilted form just to learn German. The way they stilt their dialogue hinders actual progress all the way down to the basic levels, too. For another example: "Ich habe keinen Teppich" literally translates to "I have no carpet," which is perfectly acceptable in English (at least here in the UK), but DL insists that the only correct answer must be "I don't have a carpet." Fine of you're picking word blocks (as long as there's not a "no" to catch you out like there was for me), but being told you're wrong for writing the translation in your native language because it wasn't in their style can hang-up your progress, especially in the early stages, when half the time they give you sentence fragments, anyway. It might sound like I'm making a mountain out of a molehill, but the little, tiny things matter a lot when you're first picking-up a language and knowing they aren't teaching you how to speak in your own language properly can damage any confidence you have in what you're being taught if you don't have other reliable sources.
i have a 300 day streak plus some before and took german for 2 years in college and i am not even fluent enough to read a book in German without looking something up in every sentence, but i do feel like im at the point where reading/watching movies in German a lot would bring me up to conversational level
You got this! Awesome vlog and congratulations on your Duolingo German streak! Have you tried reading a book in German ? And do you have any German book recommendations?
omg i am also sam and love cats and language and i think we might be the same person but you are way prettier!!!! thanks for this funny and informative video!
Day 4 on my German!!! I understood roughly about 1% maybe 2% of what you said, my goal is to come back every 100 days and try to increase my understanding percentage from your German. I will use this video as a check point 😂 Today is March 23. 2022 and I’ll see you guys in 100 days (July 1,2022) Also does anyone know when to use gender specific words like (Das, Die, Der)? I understand Der is masculine, Die is feminine and Das is neutral but what the hell is “Die salat” or “Der Pizza” is the salad feminine and pizza a masculine? 😂
th-cam.com/video/cyRDSqopIyA/w-d-xo.html this video explains everything really well ☺ I was also super confused about this still am but at least I now know that I just need to learn the ending of the words and i'll know
Hello, guys I'm looking for a German partner to learn the language together. Send me a message to start learning together cause I need a buddy in this path of fluency. I'm a beginner as well.
As a German, It sounds like you're someone from the French-Speaking Area of Switzerland who tried to learn German to be able to go to German speaking Parts without having to hope that someone speaks French, the big issue is with pronunciation, it is very untrained and makes you sound a little too beginner. Edit: 2:41 the "Was sonst" is very well pronounced. Edit 2: The letters ä, ö and ü are pronounced as a, o and u, it is a common mistake (especially for English-Speaking people) to assume they are pronounced like a, o and u. You may work on that.
Maybe try to play games or idk social apps that have the ability to speak populated with German speaking people or try to “hunt” Germans in your area example on expats groups or any other groups of Germans that have a community in your country or I some time play mobile legends - which honestly was where I got the idea to learn German , I also got a childhood friend that lives there soo .. I see only positives if I learn it ) . Or any language you want to learn. It’s cheaper and you actually learn the casual ways of saying things (you may even learn a local accent by accident or learn to differentiate them ) I have been doing that in (American) English on another “social” game (I wouldn’t suggest social games people often are mad for no reason but depends on the reputation of game and specific individuals) and that is where I understood some words or ways of explaining I use is not native even the pronunciation since I learned it mainly from TH-cam - music - school ecc.. even if “my friends” from that specific country say it’s good and open to help , some other times you meet people that would say things in a harsh manner (because that is the internet , so it may not work for everyone + it depends on the people you meet so please don’t generalise either ) - but in a way even if some times negative it’s even more “realistic” experience to the culture you try to comprehend because not everything is positive or controlled as it may be in a guided language session, if you consider to move or live in the country you may get a glance of cultural stereotypes or traditions some times you may never knew existed if you limited your experience only to guided lessons.
Oh. You are my friend on duo. You see my cat and you dress her with a strange christmasdress. This is what i learned. I am complete german and i hope my english here is correct. A little bit 😅 Your german is great but yes...there is room for improvement in terms of grammar
Also, for German music, I recommend Eisbrecher, OOMPH!, and And One. Rammstein is also good, though you should aware that Till Lindermann purposely exaggerates his "r"s.
As a man that speaks Albanian, I find it really easy to learn languages, because of our 36 letters, loots of dialects with 2 main ones, really really complex grammar and aincent words that predate everything else in Europe. German in this case is hard if you choose to learn it in the Language Professor Level like I am, but as I saw this video I got to a conclusion, she is speaking and understanding German good, but the pronunciation and grammar is not on point, that is easy to learn once you understand and love the language like she does, good luck on learning German, und du bist sehr schön😉.
Yes, I live in Austria and I speak German... And WOW you can realy realy good speak German, and the time was perfect, I was very proud of you ❤️👌🏻😋 and yeeees Ich bin schappi das kleine Krokodil😂🙈
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As a German I would say your German parts in this video were very good, I'm surprised you could get this far by only using duolingo. I had to smile though when you said "Es tut mir leid" for the situation of bumping into someone on the street, because a German your age would very likely either literally say "Uups, sorry" or - if he wouldn't use the colloquial anglicism - they would likely mumble " 'tschuldigung" (short for "Entschuldigung"). Es tut mir leid isn't wrong, but would make you sound very posh and grave in that situation. "Es tut mir leid" is something you'd rather say when you sincerely think you did something really bad or when you are in a formal situation, like e.g. you messed up a work project and are in the process of begging your boss to please not fire you.
oh my god thank you so much!! currently learning german and I haven't gotten very far but this is a really good piece of information to know
Good to know! I’m doing Duolingo now and it really pushes for es tut Mir leid in ‘I’m sorry’ situations
My mum is half German though and she always said entschuldigung meant sorry so makes sense
Thank you omg🙏
Yes Duolinguo made me learn to say es tut mir leid
@@aracelischirinos7222 As I said, "Es tut mir leid" is not wrong, but a native German wouldn't use that in a casual situation like bumping into someone in the street (unless you accidently knocked them over and they are now lying on the ground wimpering in pain - THAT would be a situation for "Es tut mir leid"). As a rule of thumb: When you made a mistake that would give the other person a good reason to be angry at you, use "Es tut mir leid" (Or if you are really terribly sorry, you can enhance it by adding "sehr" (very) or "furchtbar" (terribly) before the word leid). If you just had a little mishap that caused a minor inconvenience, better use "Entschuldigung".
Thank u! I’m a Spanish native speaker trying to learn German. Duolingo is definitely awesome, and the best of all is that it’s free!
How's it going?
Yeah how is it going
Ditto. German is fun on Duolingo. Was already in the middle of a 333 day streak with Spanish, when I decided to throw in some German into the mix. And the cool thing is, you aren't going to fail, no commuting, no annoying students (guilty), and you are basically assisted 89% of the way. No excuses. Just 5 minutes a day, before or after breakfast. Start small.....but.....do it daily. Tschüss
Wie ist gehen?
Heyho, first time watcher here.
I am a native german speaker who has found this video by chance. I know it's not the point of this video and neither did you ask for it, but i am gonna give you a comprehensive critique on your german (at least for a YT-Comment...).
I could actually understand your german perfectly. You did not have an english accent, your pronunciation was very good... for the most part, more on that later.
As you said, your grammar is not perfect, but honestly, for only using Duolingo, it is VERY impressive. I know it is a lot, especially for native english speakers, who have no way of relating it to their own languages grammar.
Aside from some minor grammar mistakes, the one thing that gave you away the most was the very "scratchy" way you said your "r"s and "ch"s, so i'm gonna try and help you with that, mainly because it is really jarring to ME. (Well, and because you are probably hurting your voice if you do that a lot. Take care of yourself!)
People think the german ch sound does not exist in english, but that is not true. Most of them do. After soft vowel sounds (so e and i), the ch sounds exactly like the h in "huge". Use that and your pronunciation will be much better and your voice will also thank you. For a, u and o, your ch is fine, just try to make it a bit softer (hey i am not a linguist)
For the r, i don't really have anything (still not a linguist ok...). Only thing i have is this: It sounds like you are creating it very high up and forcefully. Try starting from the english r and move it "down" in your throat. Then, just add vibration. I don't know if that makes sense, probably not. Just don't overdo it, the stereotypical hard german r sound barely even exists anymore anyway.
That's my mustard, i wish you all the best for the future.
Edit: After listening to it again, it actually sounds like a french accent.
Edit 2: Also, just followed you on Duo because i am annoying like that. Have a nice day!
Thank you, that's also helped me 🙂 x
Dude, I literally just said the word huge, and then Kirche right after and instantly didnt say it in a raspy/lisp way. First try, forever fixed, Danke!
Hehe, glad it is of use to someone :)
THANK YOU!!! These tips are very helpful, I know I go pretty hard with my ch and r's (I'm like that in French too and my throat hurts after speaking french all day lol). I'll definitely work on it with these tips though :)
Danke
As a german native speaker I really like and enjoy watching people trying to learn german. Not in a mean way! I know german is hard and it needs lots of effort to get fluent.
For me you rly sound a bit like a french girl talking german but i'm sure if you were in germany, you could talk with other ppl and wont get lost. They WILL understand you, from that german-level on.
keep going!!
Germans are racist to the world
I'm currently trying to learn german, and i think i have a pretty good head start since i speak Swedish and English.
@CHAD it's true...I'm 8 10 and I'm dwarf among giants
@CHAD If you expect an answer you should use the metric system!
@@Beast_Brain_ 8 feet tall?
I am learning German and Spanish with Duolingo. I'm impressed with what you have been able to do with your German. I hope that I will come close to what you have achieved with it. I like Duolingo because it motivates me to keep up my lessons, which in the past has been my biggest problem. It is the only method I've found to keep myself motivated over a long period of time. And I am learning a lot!
Mim also learning Deutsch und spanish
I am at about 15% progress on the German course, and I could understand you really well. Native speakers tend to speak to quickly for me to understand entire sentences, but understanding your slower German was nice
On a 430 day streak on the German course, was all gold halfway through the tree, then they updated the course. It's all messed up now. Did get credit for a lot of courses but is seems pretty random in the new structure. The new material is a bit harder but I think better.I have started back from the beginning doing all legendary status and coming up on a third of the way. One helpful thing for me is watching TH-cam video (Nicos way A1...classic!) And you mentioned easy German. You can slow down the playback speed which helps a lot. Thanks for the video...good tips!
I study only Duolingo German, finished all 6 Sections in 4 months, and I passed Goethe B1
6 sections within four months??🤣🤣
@@yadu9576I've been learning German for 5 months and I'm half way through the fifth section. If I wasn't distracted by another language I'd probably be there by now too.
6 sections within 4 months is impressive and ambitious. Happy to hear you passed it!
Is 6 section enough for B1 .? Sure ?
This has given me a lot of motivation to keep going with my free Duolingo! I’ve been questioning if I can actually reach a conversational level with only free tools but I understood everything you said 😊👍🏻
A good tip would be to hear or read books/films in German. I improved my English by watching The Empire Strikes Back twenty times and getting a nice Han Solo accent. :-) My favorite tv German show was Tim Mälzer Kocht.
Can you recommend any movies and shows that can be found in Netflix? Im currently learning German and I'm anxious for the A1 exam :))
@@kirakira1212 i can help you, i'm native speaker :)
Hi
My favorite is Der Bergdoktor
Watch House MD in German as final boss level.
I have a 503 day streak..at section 82 out of 114. i went to Germany two months ago and NOBOBY switched to English, not airport, hotel or restaurant…I felt very comfortable…I am now doing grammar with DFE and Herr Antrim…..
wow really?
You only tried learning German from doulingho ?
You’re too funny! One thing I plan on doing is listening to the Harry Potter audio books in German as well as reading along with the deutsch version. I know those books backwards and forwards so I think that will help and be interesting to me. Thanks for the help and great video!
Dankeschön! I love seeing the progress people made, it really motivates me
Just started German on Duolingo. Great video!
How is it going so far???
Ayo bro how far have you gotten
As a german I think you speak very good german and your grammar is really good
I am learning German and Arabic in Duolingo. I am learning Arabic so I can get a job in the Middle East and the German language I love it and want to do my master's from Germany that's why I am learning.
One thing I found hard is I belong to Pakistan and here you rarely find any people who have interest in learning new languages so it's hard for me to find people in person but will look online
LMAO SAME. I, too, am learning Arabic and German!
i'm learning german bro.
@@vasanthnannuri8544 wanna be friends?
@@der._.krieger same
I am also learning german from duolingo bro
love the video, but i gotta comment on the fire ferrets, thats so awesome haha, such a good show. but your progress is so encouraging, ive been interested for 23 years, since i was five, and ive been learning alot now, on a 32 day streak and i just love it still
I am a nativ German speaker and i want to tell you. You speak very Well😊
lady I started learning german from duolingo 33 day streak right now. I can understand 95% of things you said in german. You should be saying things like I dont get.
i feel a cool personality in you..... keep going !
i started 4 days ago...... thank you
Nice I’m learning Russian with Duolingo and am 124 days in I was curious what a 500 day streak looks like I’ve given myself a 3 year timeline to reach basic fluency. Thanks for the vid!
Great video, I've only just started so its very encouraging to hear someone enjoy the progress they've made... though I totally subbed for the glasses thing at 6.30, made me spit my coffee out laughing
I’m on day 16? Saying and writing „Entschuldigung“ is going to be the death of me. 😅
It's gonna be second nature in no time!
I took 2 year of German in college because it was required for chemistry majors at UC Berkeley. I have to admit I hated it, the teachers seemed unfriendly and I just wanted to pass because my match and science courses took up most of my time. Kind of funny because I was born in Germany but moved to the US at age 1. My mother was native German so I used to call her up for help. Now I am retired and have all the time in the world so I started Duolingo and am surprised how much I recognize in the language still, so my recall memory is working. I will do 30 minutes every day. How long will this take to get through the course. In beginning it looks like I can do 1 section in 2 days, maybe later it will take longer for harder sections. Beginning is all easy.
I know this is a bit of an older video, but if anyone else is watching this like I just have, another thing you can do to stay engaged if you're a gamer (at least on PC) is change the language to your target language. Most popular games will probably have it, even if it isn't one of the big ones. Another thing you can do if you're struggling to get shows or movies in your target language, I just went on Amazon and looked up the name of a movie that I already liked, translated into the language that I want to learn. This seems like the best method of getting movies that aren't dubbed into English, Spanish, French, or German in my experience.
hii! 2022 :) so i wanted to learn german since 2020, i started in 2020 but soon quit due to motivation. i only learned very few words like apfel & schwester. i am upset at myself because i am just starting to learning german and i keep thinking to myself, if i kept learning in 2020 i wouldve been so good by now. :,)
Same… we just need to be a little more patient with ourselves! Doing a little every day helps.
Hello, guys. I'm currently looking for someone to help me with my conversational german. I'm at beginner level but I'd like someone who will be patient to learn together
It would be such a huge help for me. Please, if you see it give me a feedback
That’s awesome! I just came back from two weeks visiting a friend in Switzerland and was shocked how much German I learned (Swiss German is different but don’t in duo lingo). I’m determined to learn more so when I go back I can function without my friend translating for me!
Just started learning german today from duolingo, German sound so much like a commanding kind of language i have tried to learn so far
Ich bin Lukas!
I have been learning for 97 days (since Oct 7th 2022) and now I can say stuff like "Ich kann spiele Fußball aber nicht gut" or "Könnte ich habe der Regenschirm, es regnet". (Sorry if it doesn't grammatically make sense)
I'm Brazilian, watching this video in English trying to learn German😋
Well done! Gut gemacht👏👏👏
Ooooh my god you just brought back all the good memories from elementary school where we actually had a dance routine to Schnappi we would perform almost every single day
Sehr Danke !!
I use DL some of the time, but it became apparent very quickly that it isn't set up with actual human dialogue in mind.
The most persistent and egregious examples are the tons of redundant words (in all but the simplest of sentences), insistence on prescriptive and stilted sentences and phrasing, and complete disregard for colloquial variations in dialect.
For example, as a Brit, I don't call a "cheque" a "check," especially when it's (die) Rechnung, which means (both at a restaurant and for utilities at home) (the) bill. A "bill" that you must pay is a word that's known unambiguously both sides of the pond, and makes pattern-finding easier when you get to things like "Gasrechnung" and "Stromrechnung;" like, "Gasrechnung? Does that mean checking for gas leaks?" especially in the UK, where "check" has basically one meaning.
It basically means I have to learn American dialect in a stilted form just to learn German.
The way they stilt their dialogue hinders actual progress all the way down to the basic levels, too. For another example: "Ich habe keinen Teppich" literally translates to "I have no carpet," which is perfectly acceptable in English (at least here in the UK), but DL insists that the only correct answer must be "I don't have a carpet." Fine of you're picking word blocks (as long as there's not a "no" to catch you out like there was for me), but being told you're wrong for writing the translation in your native language because it wasn't in their style can hang-up your progress, especially in the early stages, when half the time they give you sentence fragments, anyway.
It might sound like I'm making a mountain out of a molehill, but the little, tiny things matter a lot when you're first picking-up a language and knowing they aren't teaching you how to speak in your own language properly can damage any confidence you have in what you're being taught if you don't have other reliable sources.
They updated the course, and it is harder, plus you have to creat a new account to learn the new stuff
Graduations on your cherry mean nine is a Spanish. I do speak German because German as my primary language.
German is a soft and beautiful language. No need to speak it so aggressively
Greatings from Brazil! 🇧🇷 Try to learn Portuguese, all the support.
i have a 300 day streak plus some before and took german for 2 years in college and i am not even fluent enough to read a book in German without looking something up in every sentence, but i do feel like im at the point where reading/watching movies in German a lot would bring me up to conversational level
You got this! Awesome vlog and congratulations on your Duolingo German streak! Have you tried reading a book in German ? And do you have any German book recommendations?
omg i am also sam and love cats and language and i think we might be the same person but you are way prettier!!!! thanks for this funny and informative video!
Late to the party but did you put in any work outside of the app or was it all through purely following the lessons on the app? This is impressive!
hallo i follow you! also im learning german in doulingo tschuss
great video with amazing energy
I’m starting German again! Watching Deutschland tv series 1983 and duolingo 😂
WOW thats amazing i just started duolingo of my own language 😂
Day 4 on my German!!!
I understood roughly about 1% maybe 2% of what you said, my goal is to come back every 100 days and try to increase my understanding percentage from your German. I will use this video as a check point 😂
Today is March 23. 2022 and I’ll see you guys in 100 days (July 1,2022)
Also does anyone know when to use gender specific words like (Das, Die, Der)? I understand Der is masculine, Die is feminine and Das is neutral but what the hell is “Die salat” or “Der Pizza” is the salad feminine and pizza a masculine? 😂
die Pizza and der Salat :3
Honestly I asked my German friend this and they said that the der, die, das thing is really random when it comes to objects
th-cam.com/video/cyRDSqopIyA/w-d-xo.html this video explains everything really well ☺ I was also super confused about this still am but at least I now know that I just need to learn the ending of the words and i'll know
You honestly don't need 100 days to understand what she said in German..
I've been learning for about a month now, and I could understand everything.
Hello, guys I'm looking for a German partner to learn the language together. Send me a message to start learning together cause I need a buddy in this path of fluency. I'm a beginner as well.
Du bist sehr nett, danke!
naturlich
As a German, It sounds like you're someone from the French-Speaking Area of Switzerland who tried to learn German to be able to go to German speaking Parts without having to hope that someone speaks French, the big issue is with pronunciation, it is very untrained and makes you sound a little too beginner.
Edit: 2:41 the "Was sonst" is very well pronounced.
Edit 2: The letters ä, ö and ü are pronounced as a, o and u, it is a common mistake (especially for English-Speaking people) to assume they are pronounced like a, o and u.
You may work on that.
Hi
I am using dualingo app for German language it's coll and useful. Can you give me some practice
Maybe try to play games or idk social apps that have the ability to speak populated with German speaking people or try to “hunt” Germans in your area example on expats groups or any other groups of Germans that have a community in your country or I some time play mobile legends - which honestly was where I got the idea to learn German , I also got a childhood friend that lives there soo .. I see only positives if I learn it ) . Or any language you want to learn. It’s cheaper and you actually learn the casual ways of saying things (you may even learn a local accent by accident or learn to differentiate them )
I have been doing that in (American) English on another “social” game (I wouldn’t suggest social games people often are mad for no reason but depends on the reputation of game and specific individuals) and that is where I understood some words or ways of explaining I use is not native even the pronunciation since I learned it mainly from TH-cam - music - school ecc.. even if “my friends” from that specific country say it’s good and open to help , some other times you meet people that would say things in a harsh manner (because that is the internet , so it may not work for everyone + it depends on the people you meet so please don’t generalise either )
- but in a way even if some times negative it’s even more “realistic” experience to the culture you try to comprehend because not everything is positive or controlled as it may be in a guided language session, if you consider to move or live in the country you may get a glance of cultural stereotypes or traditions some times you may never knew existed if you limited your experience only to guided lessons.
Did you have trouble spelling tall because it won’t take my B in groB
Oh.
You are my friend on duo. You see my cat and you dress her with a strange christmasdress.
This is what i learned.
I am complete german and i hope my english here is correct.
A little bit 😅
Your german is great but yes...there is room for improvement in terms of grammar
You made me laugh. I subscribed your channel haha 🤣
Your german may not be perfect, but everyone would still understand you in germany :)
I'm learning German too
Also, for German music, I recommend Eisbrecher, OOMPH!, and And One. Rammstein is also good, though you should aware that Till Lindermann purposely exaggerates his "r"s.
Wie geht es dir?
Ich bin nicht klug aber ich lerne deutsch von duolingo für Woche. Das ist sehr guten.
wow, impressive!
der frau ist sehr nett😜
Und Klug!
*die Frau
You're funny! You're wholesome! I would kill to get a friend like you!
May I suggest learning English next?
As a man that speaks Albanian, I find it really easy to learn languages, because of our 36 letters, loots of dialects with 2 main ones, really really complex grammar and aincent words that predate everything else in Europe.
German in this case is hard if you choose to learn it in the Language Professor Level like I am, but as I saw this video I got to a conclusion, she is speaking and understanding German good, but the pronunciation and grammar is not on point, that is easy to learn once you understand and love the language like she does, good luck on learning German, und du bist sehr schön😉.
W rizz
2 katze its vehr hard lol. This video has given me hope. (IST! damn my auto 🚗 correct. Also you’re hilarious.)
I’m learning German from Rammstein. Du hast!
Did you buy the duolingo plus? Do you have german books or other learning methods outside of Duolingo?? Danke!
Just started 3 days ago. Let's see where I can get ahaha
Yes, I live in Austria and I speak German... And WOW you can realy realy good speak German, and the time was perfect, I was very proud of you ❤️👌🏻😋 and yeeees
Ich bin schappi das kleine Krokodil😂🙈
@@Sam-tq5zk?
my brain likes this
At what level would you rate yourself in terms of A1-C2 ? just counting the progress on DUOLINGO
“The baby is in the oven” LOL!!!
"The baby is in the oven"
„Now that the 1% is gone!“ 😂 you funny
Schnappi gut!🐊
у меня только несколько дней в Deutsch, и Я уже заебался с этими Артиклями, хотя баллов уже 20000 тысяч.. жаль только на 6 уровень, хотя нет на 7..
Hello yes I subbed. Grüße aus Graz Austrija brate moj tavariš Tavarišč
Ich habe auch deutsch gelernt aber tajtš ist meine Muttersprache.
brt šta si rekao leba ti
Plesae i can i see your every lvl on duolingo ... show me the apps ..
Omg, You're so weird and I fucking love it.
All i can say confidently is "Milch und Kaffee, bitte!
Your voice like Lily in Duolingo 😅
Is it worth paying for Super Duolingo?
like for spanish rap
Es ist schon fast das 10 fache an likes 👍👍👍😃.
Why you have a doctor who energy
omg thank you idk there is something special about u
iam on strike 130 days
can u plz give me some series and movies in german
plz reply to me
Hallo . ma'am how to chance vedio German language
Wat
In the heights soudntrack? I thought its in English
some words in the soundtrack are spanish like ‘paciencia y fe’ and ‘no me diga’ etc.
I got my 1st trophy in duolingo
Nice
@@def_editz_4 thx
What language are you learning?
@@onyx6645 im doing English, spanish, German and French
@@sot1susy-amogus nice! I'm also doing German right now, wish you the best of luck on your journey!
„Was sonst“ Sounds 99% german
Ja, wir haben Nudeln mit Käse. Man kann aber auch Nudeln mit Ei und Schinken essen.
É no Duolingo que você descobre que vacas bebem leite
I have 2 cats to take care of haha 😂 German good 😗👍
Good informative video, just wanted to ask why you moving so much and using to much gestures ? Is it kind of like to make the video fun
Haha, yeah I guess, I try to have energy when filming to keep people's attention but I'm also just an awkward person!
you are sooooo cute!!
I just wanna be trilingual 😭
I heard a lot of "Mit Käse" 💀
Bruh im dutch and could understand almost everything lmao
I mean
500 days
It's pronounced "aba" not "aber"
The er makes an "a" sound exactly like in british English
and?
@@kujouramen idk if it's 500 days you study a language shouldn't you have learned how to pronounce the word for "but" correctly?
Du bist eine schauspielerin
Deine mutter lol ur mom
🤣🤣
Aber du bist Schauspielerin