I’ve noticed when Eve speaks in German she looks at the camera a lot less! People always used to say when I spoke in Mandarin that I would never make eye contact cuz my eyes were always looking past them or around the room like I was looking for the right words to use next and they could see my brain working behind my eyes! 😅
I used to do this so often in my Fremch lessons that my French teacher used to call me out for it. I was just really shy in French. I learnt German in Years 8 and 9 but my school stopped offering German as a GCSE to us. It is a shame because I preferred German to French but I am now learning German during the lockdown.
I’m German and I still do this 😂 I have spoken English mainly for 15 year so now when I speak German it’s like it requires my full concentration and I make little eye contact
Wow, I'm german and I understood everything you said so well. Of course you can hear an accent but I'm very impressed how fluent your are and that you don't really have to think about what you are saying.
I actually think you have a lot of personality when you speak German, when you told the supermarket story it was funny and showed some of your character! You are doing really great!
I‘m german and your german is reeeeeally good! I think it’s a language that’s super hard to learn because of all the different grammar rules. But as for the supermarket point, i absolutely agree!😂 Waaaay too much pressure.
Für mich ist Englisch schlimmer als Deutsch. Was ich zum Bespiel im Englischen hasse, ist das es für müssen have to, must, and need to gibt. So von wegen Deutsch ist eine schwere Sprache. Oder im Deutschen kannst du die Vergangenheit, vollendete Vergangenheit oder die vollendete Gegenwart benutzen. Gesten habe ich, hatte ich gegessen oder aß ich Spaghetti. Im Englische musst du es so sagen I ate spaghetti yesterday. I've eaten spaghetti yesterday ist grammitkalisch falsch. Und ist Deutsch immer noch eine schwere Sprache?
“It’s a bit harder to express humour in German” I feel the same way but with polish and thank you for mentioning this as it was and is a big problem for me and I didn’t know if other people feel that way too. Languages are so weird and fascinating at the same time!!!
When I speak Spanish or Italian I do the same thing as you and look into the distance as if I'm looking for the next words 😂 I really hope that on my year abroad next year I'll gain the fluency that I'm lacking currently and also the expression like you said I feel like I lose my personality a little bit because I'm so focused on not making mistakes! looking forward to a Spanish version of this xx
I’m so impressed at how seemingly easy it is for you to properly express yourself in german and your accent is quite good ! I’ve been studying german at school and uni for 10+ years and still struggle to form a proper sentence when I’m speaking but that’s definitely due to my lack of practise, I know I have a decent knowledge of the language I just need to work on it but it’s not an easy one to learn and feel confident speaking in
It’s so interesting to see how many people study german! As a native I have so much respect, the grammar is hard! I speak English, Spanish and French only my English is that fluent! Can you do a video in Spanish?? Also, your German is very good, you do have a noticeable accent but as your friends say, it’s super cute!
As a German I have to say you speak so so well. Your grammar is impeccable!! There are also lots of word combinations I was surprised to hear. I hope you enjoy your time in Berlin! And about German supermarkets: it’s not a fun experience omg. I die every time and the people behind me get annoyed because it takes me so long haha.
@@emilylaskey7862 definitely use memrise for vocab and if you're on aqa (probably the same for other exam boards) there's a course with every word you need to learn already there watch german tv shows/movies/listen to german music. if you're doing gcse, i'd say watch with english subtitles and german audio but if you want you can have both in german. i'd recommend druck (a web series) and dark (on netflix) honestly just do your gcse work that your teachers set and try and learn your speaking card general conversation answers off by heart and you'll be sorted good luck next year!
@@number1number217 doesn't it say "i am impressed by how well you pronounce the CH in for example sprache" ? I don't speak German, but I am Dutch and that is what it looks like to me 😂
Ich habe Deutsch in der Schule gelernt und dann dieses Jahr ein bissel (wir lieben Dialekte) Zeit in Österreich verbracht. Obwohl ich nur für einen Monat in Österreich war, habe ich mich mein Deutsch so viel verbessert. Es ist unglaublich wie hilfreich es ist, Deutsch die ganze Tage in einem deutschsprachigen Land zu sprechen. Du wirst es so schnell bemerken, wie einfacher es ist, mit jemandem auf Deutsch zu unterhalten. Auch lustig ist die Entdeckung neuer Dialektwörter. Viel Spaß und Erfolg beim Deutsch lernen!
I can totally understand you when you said you feel like you have no personality when speaking German.😭 I am a German and English major and last year I spent one semester in Austria for the purpose to improve my speaking skills. I speak German quite good but not as good to understand jokes or to tell humorous stories and similar stuff like that. But with time I am sure it will get better. I recently started studying German idioms which I think will be of an enormous help, so would highly recommend you to give them a try. Ich wünsche dir viel Erfolg.💕
Well, there are no German jokes or humour anyway - so it is no problem. We just might know some small idea of irony except Monday to Sunday. By the way: Never mix up Austria with Germany. Especially if it is about ski racing and football this might be a deadly mistake. Greetings from a German in Vienna
I have been following you as I was also a language student (French and German) 40 years ago! I think your German is very good- I am pleased to report that I could follow without the subtitles after all this time! Absolutely get out there and practice practice practice. For my time abroad I was sent to southern Austria- nobody spoke English apart from the teachers/pupils at the school I worked in. It was pretty much total immersion but did my spoken German a world of good. Have a wonderful time- viel spass !
Oh, ich habe mich sehr auf dieses Q&A gefreut, dein Deutsch ist wirklich beeindruckend! (Ich bin auch schon gespannt auf spanischsprachige Videos, weil ich in der Schule seit sieben Jahren Spanisch lerne und entsprechend einiges verstehen sollte, aber schauen wir mal. 😂) Übrigens nutze ich deine Videos schon ewig, um wiederum mein Englisch zu verbessern, das hat mir gerade aussprachetechnisch sehr geholfen!
wow dein deutsch ist richtig gut 😻 ich bin beeindruckt wie toll du es hinkriegst die verben anzupassen und wie viele umgangssprachliche formulierungen du benutzt ☺️
I’ve only ever studied French so this was so interesting! German supermarkets do not sound like a fun experience 😂 I would love to see one of these in Spanish as well! xx
Well, nowadays it is boring. Really fascinating was the typing of ALDI's cashiers before scanners were introduced. I think they should have tried to get in Guiness World Record list. However, you get used to it and actually the paying process is only small part of supermarket vist. The advantage is that it is really fast and food is rather cheap compared to other stuff.
honestly, i’ve never met a brit who’s german accent was as good as yours, even when i was an exchange student in kent talking to the german teacher there, her accent was much much worse 😅😅 and honestly, for some sentences, you had like no accent at all, really sounded like a little berliner 😂 so congrats 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Btw Germans also say “win-win” and I am currently studying abroad and can assure you that it’s true, at first it’s really weird to constantly be speaking in a language that’s not your native language but it went by so fast, like at first I was still a bit shy and restrained bc I was afraid that people would judge me for my choice of words and such but now my head switches to English without any barrier
I did German at A-level but didn't study it at uni (did it as a supplementary evening course though) but I still try to keep it ticking over now by listening to the news and this is a really nice addition to that!! Would love more videos in German :D
Please do more of these! I studied German A Level and loved it but don't study it at uni and it's lovely to be able to understand you and begin to remember some German vocal which I had forgotten! I'm also so happy that I can actually understand what you're saying without the subtitles!
Love your German! I have just one suggestion, because idk if you're aware of it :) so you said 'mir geht es ganz gut' but the subtitles were 'i' m really good' soo, in German you say 'mir geht es ganz gut' if you want to express something like "i'm fine" meaning like an average mood with nothing exceptionally good or bad. If you want to say everything is going great etc. you can say "mir gehts richtig gut!" :)
Dein Wortschatz und dein Satzbau sind echt richtig richtig gut!✨ also ich würde mich auf jeden Fall mega über noch ein Video auf deutsch freuen, weil ich glaube, dass dein Akzent bestimmt noch viel weniger werden wird und irgendwie bin ich total gespannt darauf, wie du in ein paar Monaten klingst😬 ich wünsche dir eine schöne Zeit in Deutschland🤗🧡 und ich bin (als deutsche) übrigens auch jedes Mal super gestresst an der Kasse beim einkaufen 😂
I’m learning Italian and I’m exactly the same about feeling like I have no personality in Italian, and making jokes/humour is SO difficult. By the time I can think of the words I need the conversation has always moved on 10/15mins 😭😂 also it made me realise how specific British humour can be and it really doesn’t transfer into another language.
I'm Italian and just got a grade 9 in Italian gcses. I'm starting to forget Italian as when I moved to England, I was so focused own learning English that I forgot about italian. I also learnt french in secondary school (I got a grade 9 in it) and so gradually Italian began to gradually fade from me. But I'm determined to keep up with Italian in the future !
Haha, I'm german and I spent last semester abroad in the UK and I LOVED going to supermarkets there, it was so chill! Made me realise how truly stressful german supermarkets are
I did my year abroad in Dresden and München..the first couple of weeks are exhausting getting used to speaking in German all the time but you soon find yourself thinking and speaking in German without having to think about it....love Berlin too, it’s one of my favourite cities!
these videos auf deutsch are really useful! i’m thinking of studying german at uni so it’s good to see what your experience is of living abroad and seeing how your language and accent improves over time! x
Idk if you edited most of it out, but on your instagram stories you said you really struggled with thinking of some words, but here there is barely any hesistation at all!! 🌟 *Go you, this was so impressive!*
Omg I haven't watched your videos for ages and I'm shocked by how much your German has improved! The way you talk is soo natural! You can be really proud of yourself😉
I would love to hear your podcasts recommendations auf deutsch as I’m really looking to improve in German! Or if anyone here has any recommendations ;) But anyway this type of video in German is super helpful because you don’t speak too fast so it’s great practice for anyone trying to improve
Gracias por el video. Yo estudio francés e inglés y ahora reciente estoy aprendiendo alemán. Clarooo en diciembre haces el otro vídeo en alemán para reconocer los avances. Eres genial!!
I went abroad to the UK a couple of years ago and was definitely not fluent back then, but it got better so quickly. I can assure you that you will get used to speaking German super quickly and you will notice that even in a couple of weeks you’ll already see a difference. Your German is great btw, really impressive! xx
I Loved this! I have slowly been learning German and Dutch over lockdown and Im surprised I understood as much as it did, I would love one in Spanish. great video EVE ❤️
Well, One can certainly still hear your Accent, Eve ...but your applied German is astoundingly FLUID... and your Wortschatz (Vocabulary) is really quite large already. ^__^ You use German with great Self-Esteem and Flexibility. =) Very inspiring ! ^__^
Absolutely loved this. I haven't spoken German in years but definitely found the word order and grammar the most difficult bits.Hearing you speak in German though makes me want to give it another go!
Wow! Dein Deutsch ist ja richtig gut. Das war alles super einfach zu verstehen und irgendwie konnte man bereits bei manchen Wörtern keinen Akzent mehr hören. Freue mich auf noch mehr Videos von dir 😌💛
Can't speak or understand any german whatsoever but this was so great to watch!! I can't believe I've been watching Eve since I was in year 9, that was like 4.5 years ago omg. I'm so proud of what you have achieved Eve, and even now when I'm doing a complete different degree, I still find your videos inspiring, entertaining and just fun!!!❤
Eve your German is AMAZING! I think people don‘t get how hard and complicated this language is, you obviously have an accent and make little mistakes here and there, but you speak so fluently and naturally and your use of words is so idiomatic, I could have sworn you were living in Germany for several years already! Hut ab!🎩👏🏻
Completely agree that it's harder to express yourself in a foreign language! When I went on exchange to Germany, I always felt like I came across a little bit cold and quiet, but it was just because I wasn't 100% sure how to express what I was feeling / thinking in German, or even to speak fast enough to keep up with the conversation. But it definitely gets better with time, be patient and kind to yourself ❤ Dein Deutsch is wirklich super, muss ich sagen 🇩🇪 Bitte gib uns mehr Updates in den nächsten Monaten! Viel Erfolg Eve xoxo
i mean wow!!!! your german is seriously incredible. my parents are from germany, so i've been speaking german and around german speaking people all my life, you even have the cadence of how germans talk, it really is very impressive!
Native German here 👋🏻 I’m really impressed with your German skills! It’s such a hard language to learn but you’re smashing it!! Well done you! Hope you enjoy your year abroad. Berlin is such a cool and vibrant city. Have the best time!! Xx
I have been studying German for just one month now but I could understand like thirty percent of what you say. I'm so happy, I hope I can be at your level in 1-2 years :)
I think it is funny that you note how British supermarkets are a chill environment-- when I did a year abroad in the UK from the US I got stressed out at the till every time because you don't have grocery baggers!! For the first few weeks of grocery shopping I would forget to start bagging my groceries on my own haha
I did German for GCSE and was so surprised how much I understood without needing to read the subtitles. You're really good at languages. Really thought you were fluent in German from this video.
As a german she sounds pretty much fluent. Quite heavy accent and the vocabulary seems a bit limited, but grammar is nearly perfect.Accent and vocabulary will get better once she gets more comfortable speaking (so basically practice)
Heres me thinking I've forgotten EVERYTHING in German because I did it at GCSE and fell out of love with it but I started this video wishing I still spoke it and I actually understand like more than half of what was said in this video I am PROUD of myself
haha I love your anecdote about the supermarket. I'm from Austria and we do it the same way as the Germans, even though we're mostly known as more chilled in general. When I went to England I was so surprised that nobody was shouting or rolling their eyes at people who took longer at the checkout 😅
@Chocolate Rain haha it's not always that bad, but it happens. By now I've perfected the skill of throwing things into my bag, getting out the credit card, the bonus card and chat to the cashier BEFORE they announce the price haha😅
Dein deutsch ist echt gut. sei geduldiger mit dir selbst :). ich liebe meine Stadt Berlin, vor allem im Sommer. Bezirke abseits der Touripfade sind auch einen Besuch wert. Ich wünsche dir eine wunderschöne Zeit hier♥️
Ich finde es immer interessant, wie andere Nicht-Muttersprachler Deutsch sprechen. Ich bin sehr neidisch auf deinen Akzent. Ich bin Amerikanerin, hab Germanistik auch studiert, und lebe schon seit ein paar Jahren in DE aber man hört bei mir immer noch einen starken Akzent. Ich finde für Engländer ist es viel einfacher den deutschen Akzent zu beherrschen, denn ihr Dialekt ist ähnlicher und nicht so auffällig. Freue mich drauf, mehr Videos von dir auf deutsch zu sehen. :)
@msv 0598 Danke! Ja mit "R" hab ich Probleme aber zum Glück kann man das mit Übungen verbessern. Bei mir ist es so, dass ich zu viel vom hinten und vom Palatum sprechen und auf Deutsch spricht man von ganz vorne mit den Lippen. Das merke ich schon aber wenn man viel und schnell redet, kann man nicht immer so viel auf jedes kleines Detail aufpassen und dann kommt der Akzent manchmal raus.
@@meggs762 Ich verstehe. Es wird dir wohl kein Trost sein, aber ein Akzent klingt oft auch ganz schön. Hauptsache die Leute sprechen auch mit dir auf Deutsch und wechseln nicht zu Englisch, wenn sie merken dass du aus Amerika kommst. :D Und dass du die Sprache schnell sprechen kannst ist auch ein gutes Zeichen, da kannst du ruhig stolz sein. Gibt es auch Wörter die du gar nicht oder einfach nicht richtig aussprechen kannst? Hat dir dein Germanistik - Studium dabei geholfen Deutsch zu lernen, oder war es mehr die Kommunikation in Deutschland?
msv 0598 Ich werde nie das Wort Verführerisch aussprechen können. 😂 Ich find durch mein Studium verstehe ich die Grammatik schon besser als viele Muttersprachler aber um fließend sprechen zu können, muss man eine längere Zeit in dem Land leben
meggs762 das wird auch gehen. Guck dir mal Videos zur Phonetik der deutschen Sprache an und dann nur einzelne Töne und Worte immer wieder sprechen. Dauert, aber man muss die Zunge nur dran gewöhnen
Danke, dass du meine Frage beantwortet hast☺️ dein Deutsch ist wirklich sehr gut und ich freue mich auf weitere Videos auf Deutsch und zu sehen, wie sich deine Aussprache verbessert. ♥️
Being able to speak pretty fluently in multiple languages is really weird especially because for me, each language gives me different personality traits. English is not my first language but when I speak in English I get a huge confidence boost because my voice sounds nice with the accent 😂
OMG same, I speak German, and when I stayed in England for a month, I felt like a completely different person, I'm like much funnier and spontaneous, and it all comes with the language 😂
I found that it really clicked for me in french in November/December of my year abroad so by then you’re deffo going to have improved a lot! This was really interesting to watch :) x
My mum is from Germany so I’m fluent in German listening and I loved this video! Hopefully one day I’ll have a lot more confidence with speaking so I can properly talk to my German family. Would love more videos in German💕💕
This was so great, your German skills are really good imo! Such a nice idea to look back on in a few months to see your improvement :) I studied German for GCSE and A-level and have always loved listening to people speaking the language so I listened without reading the subtitles to test my listening skills lmao 😂more videos like this please ❤️x
Hi Eve! I absolutely love the content you create on TH-cam. You are very motivational and inspiring! I just wanted to let you know that I got my GCSEs on Thursday and I received all 8s and 9s! I watched your videos so much during Years 10 and 11 (and I still do), so I just wanted to let you know because you are like a TH-cam sister to me! You have actually inspired me to consider applying for Oxbridge, if I perform well in my A-Levels. 😄😄😄
I completely understand what you mean by hard to have a personality in a different language! I moved to the Uk from Poland 15 years ago so I now know more English than Polish and i find it so hard to have a personality around polish people or even to express myself fully when speaking to family
Haha I'm german and I'm so excited for this 💕your accent is so cute. Dein Deutsch ist sooo gut und deine Stimme ist viel tiefer😂aber ich finde du kannst richtig stolz auf dich sein. Deutsch zu lernen ist sehr schwer. Für mich wirkt es im ersten Moment immer komisch wenn jemand der nicht in Deutschland aufgewachsen ist, deutsch spricht, aber mir fällt dann immer auf, dass du zum beispiel sehr grammatikalisch perfektes deutsch sprichst und es mir einfach deswegen komisch vorkommt. Ich selber komme aus süddeutschland und rede schwäbisch (Dialekt) und meine grammatik ist nicht so gut wie deine
The supermarket thing... in Poland it is the SAME and I HATE it !!! Don’t think I’ll ever get used to it, some people also can be so rude like I just want to pack my shopping before you scan the other persons shopping thank you very much !!!
I find the EXACT SAME THING in Cafés in Germany! I'll order something in Germany and they will reply in English! Luckily this time because I was with a Germany family, I was just considered german 😂
Aaah, I get that in Spain all the time! I'm literally half Spanish and have been speaking the language since I started learning to talk, but I'm apparently just so pale and British-looking (and shy) that people switch straight to English. That magically stops when I'm out with my very Spanish-looking relatives!
My cousins are bilingual, because they grew up in England but we are German. Your language skills are so similar to theirs it's unbelievable. You also sound exactly like my cousin
I’ve noticed when Eve speaks in German she looks at the camera a lot less! People always used to say when I spoke in Mandarin that I would never make eye contact cuz my eyes were always looking past them or around the room like I was looking for the right words to use next and they could see my brain working behind my eyes! 😅
OMG LOL THIS IS SO TRUE HAHAHAHAH IM LIKE LOOKING IN MY BRAIN
I used to do this so often in my Fremch lessons that my French teacher used to call me out for it. I was just really shy in French. I learnt German in Years 8 and 9 but my school stopped offering German as a GCSE to us. It is a shame because I preferred German to French but I am now learning German during the lockdown.
I do this too!!
I do this too!!!
I’m German and I still do this 😂 I have spoken English mainly for 15 year so now when I speak German it’s like it requires my full concentration and I make little eye contact
Please can you do one in spanish too x
That would be great!!!
Ooo yeah
yeahh
I’d love one in spanish!
I was about to say the same thing since I am super struggling with Spanish😭😭😭😔😔 I wanna practice more 💛
Just sat here reading subtitles and everyone around me is there thinking I’m super clever and can understand German 💁🏼♀️
Wow, I'm german and I understood everything you said so well.
Of course you can hear an accent but I'm very impressed how fluent your are and that you don't really have to think about what you are saying.
I actually think you have a lot of personality when you speak German, when you told the supermarket story it was funny and showed some of your character! You are doing really great!
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I can't speak a word of German but this was so interesting 😂
I‘m german and your german is reeeeeally good! I think it’s a language that’s super hard to learn because of all the different grammar rules. But as for the supermarket point, i absolutely agree!😂 Waaaay too much pressure.
Mein Deutsch ist eine reine Katastrophe obwohl ich sogar deutsch bin haha
Thanks for the good lessons and advice. I would like you to guide me on the easiest way to learn German. And thanks
I stopped going to Aldi for that exact reason lmao, couldn't deal with the stress :D I just go to rewe where there's self checkout :D
Für mich ist Englisch schlimmer als Deutsch. Was ich zum Bespiel im Englischen hasse, ist das es für müssen have to, must, and need to gibt. So von wegen Deutsch ist eine schwere Sprache. Oder im Deutschen kannst du die Vergangenheit, vollendete Vergangenheit oder die vollendete Gegenwart benutzen.
Gesten habe ich, hatte ich gegessen oder aß ich Spaghetti.
Im Englische musst du es so sagen
I ate spaghetti yesterday. I've eaten spaghetti yesterday ist grammitkalisch falsch.
Und ist Deutsch immer noch eine schwere Sprache?
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Your German is AMAZING! As a native speaker this was so fun to watch, really impressed with your German 😊
I totally agree with you
“It’s a bit harder to express humour in German” I feel the same way but with polish and thank you for mentioning this as it was and is a big problem for me and I didn’t know if other people feel that way too. Languages are so weird and fascinating at the same time!!!
When I speak Spanish or Italian I do the same thing as you and look into the distance as if I'm looking for the next words 😂 I really hope that on my year abroad next year I'll gain the fluency that I'm lacking currently and also the expression like you said I feel like I lose my personality a little bit because I'm so focused on not making mistakes! looking forward to a Spanish version of this xx
Me gusta aprender espanol. ❤❤
I’m so impressed at how seemingly easy it is for you to properly express yourself in german and your accent is quite good ! I’ve been studying german at school and uni for 10+ years and still struggle to form a proper sentence when I’m speaking but that’s definitely due to my lack of practise, I know I have a decent knowledge of the language I just need to work on it but it’s not an easy one to learn and feel confident speaking in
It’s so interesting to see how many people study german! As a native I have so much respect, the grammar is hard! I speak English, Spanish and French only my English is that fluent! Can you do a video in Spanish?? Also, your German is very good, you do have a noticeable accent but as your friends say, it’s super cute!
i haven’t studied german in a couple years but i actually understood some of this without the subtitles!
Same here! It really motivates me to pick up German again!
As a German I have to point out how absolutely great your German is, congrats 🤯
This was so clear and easy to understand, and as someone who's quite new to learning German I really really appreciated this video!!
As a German I have to say you speak so so well. Your grammar is impeccable!! There are also lots of word combinations I was surprised to hear. I hope you enjoy your time in Berlin! And about German supermarkets: it’s not a fun experience omg. I die every time and the people behind me get annoyed because it takes me so long haha.
the fact i could understand literally all of this without the subtitles gives me a bit more hope for year 13 german lolllll
same! it's the only thing giving me hope for next year lmao
any tips on what helped you learn German? I'm not an a level student but I have my GCSE next year and could do with some tips!!
@@emilylaskey7862 definitely use memrise for vocab and if you're on aqa (probably the same for other exam boards) there's a course with every word you need to learn already there
watch german tv shows/movies/listen to german music. if you're doing gcse, i'd say watch with english subtitles and german audio but if you want you can have both in german. i'd recommend druck (a web series) and dark (on netflix)
honestly just do your gcse work that your teachers set and try and learn your speaking card general conversation answers off by heart and you'll be sorted
good luck next year!
@@emilylaskey7862 also some german singers i like are lea, lina, namika and max giesinger
eábha lane this was SO helpful. thank you so much!
Ich finde es bewundernswert wie gut du das CH in zum Beispiel “Sprache” aussprichst!
StudyWithShreyality I was impressed as how you were able to pronounce the CH in ‘sprache’ (language).
@@number1number217 doesn't it say "i am impressed by how well you pronounce the CH in for example sprache" ? I don't speak German, but I am Dutch and that is what it looks like to me 😂
Jelisawesome I’m German I did not know how to really explain it in English . Sorry
I’m bilingual, English and German, and your German is amazing
Maybe one of your videos each month could be in German in some way or another? Then you can see the linear progression x
Ich habe Deutsch in der Schule gelernt und dann dieses Jahr ein bissel (wir lieben Dialekte) Zeit in Österreich verbracht. Obwohl ich nur für einen Monat in Österreich war, habe ich mich mein Deutsch so viel verbessert. Es ist unglaublich wie hilfreich es ist, Deutsch die ganze Tage in einem deutschsprachigen Land zu sprechen. Du wirst es so schnell bemerken, wie einfacher es ist, mit jemandem auf Deutsch zu unterhalten. Auch lustig ist die Entdeckung neuer Dialektwörter. Viel Spaß und Erfolg beim Deutsch lernen!
I'd love to see a video about how to plan your year abroad! Like finding accommodation, work placements, what to bring, costs, etc xx
I can totally understand you when you said you feel like you have no personality when speaking German.😭 I am a German and English major and last year I spent one semester in Austria for the purpose to improve my speaking skills. I speak German quite good but not as good to understand jokes or to tell humorous stories and similar stuff like that. But with time I am sure it will get better. I recently started studying German idioms which I think will be of an enormous help, so would highly recommend you to give them a try. Ich wünsche dir viel Erfolg.💕
Well, there are no German jokes or humour anyway - so it is no problem. We just might know some small idea of irony except Monday to Sunday. By the way: Never mix up Austria with Germany. Especially if it is about ski racing and football this might be a deadly mistake. Greetings from a German in Vienna
I have been following you as I was also a language student (French and German) 40 years ago! I think your German is very good- I am pleased to report that I could follow without the subtitles after all this time! Absolutely get out there and practice practice practice. For my time abroad I was sent to southern Austria- nobody spoke English apart from the teachers/pupils at the school I worked in. It was pretty much total immersion but did my spoken German a world of good. Have a wonderful time- viel spass !
Oh, ich habe mich sehr auf dieses Q&A gefreut, dein Deutsch ist wirklich beeindruckend! (Ich bin auch schon gespannt auf spanischsprachige Videos, weil ich in der Schule seit sieben Jahren Spanisch lerne und entsprechend einiges verstehen sollte, aber schauen wir mal. 😂) Übrigens nutze ich deine Videos schon ewig, um wiederum mein Englisch zu verbessern, das hat mir gerade aussprachetechnisch sehr geholfen!
Und den Ausdruck Win-win-Situation benutzt man im Deutschen einfach genauso wie auf Englisch. 😊
wow dein deutsch ist richtig gut 😻 ich bin beeindruckt wie toll du es hinkriegst die verben anzupassen und wie viele umgangssprachliche formulierungen du benutzt ☺️
I’ve only ever studied French so this was so interesting! German supermarkets do not sound like a fun experience 😂 I would love to see one of these in Spanish as well! xx
Well, nowadays it is boring. Really fascinating was the typing of ALDI's cashiers before scanners were introduced. I think they should have tried to get in Guiness World Record list. However, you get used to it and actually the paying process is only small part of supermarket vist. The advantage is that it is really fast and food is rather cheap compared to other stuff.
honestly, i’ve never met a brit who’s german accent was as good as yours, even when i was an exchange student in kent talking to the german teacher there, her accent was much much worse 😅😅 and honestly, for some sentences, you had like no accent at all, really sounded like a little berliner 😂 so congrats 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Btw Germans also say “win-win” and I am currently studying abroad and can assure you that it’s true, at first it’s really weird to constantly be speaking in a language that’s not your native language but it went by so fast, like at first I was still a bit shy and restrained bc I was afraid that people would judge me for my choice of words and such but now my head switches to English without any barrier
I did German at A-level but didn't study it at uni (did it as a supplementary evening course though) but I still try to keep it ticking over now by listening to the news and this is a really nice addition to that!! Would love more videos in German :D
Please do more of these! I studied German A Level and loved it but don't study it at uni and it's lovely to be able to understand you and begin to remember some German vocal which I had forgotten! I'm also so happy that I can actually understand what you're saying without the subtitles!
Love your German! I have just one suggestion, because idk if you're aware of it :) so you said 'mir geht es ganz gut' but the subtitles were 'i' m really good' soo, in German you say 'mir geht es ganz gut' if you want to express something like "i'm fine" meaning like an average mood with nothing exceptionally good or bad. If you want to say everything is going great etc. you can say "mir gehts richtig gut!" :)
Ahhh cool ty! X
your accent actually sounds a little like Dutch (from the Netherlands)
Can’t speak a word of German but loved this video. You are so incredibly talented! German sounds so soothing to listen to.
me, starting a german degree tomorrow, desperately trying not to read the English subtitles: 👁👄👁
Margaret Rose exciting x
good luck! I hope it went well!
good luck !!
Ahahaha
5 months later, I hope you still are learning hard ; ) Keep the motivation!
Dein Wortschatz und dein Satzbau sind echt richtig richtig gut!✨ also ich würde mich auf jeden Fall mega über noch ein Video auf deutsch freuen, weil ich glaube, dass dein Akzent bestimmt noch viel weniger werden wird und irgendwie bin ich total gespannt darauf, wie du in ein paar Monaten klingst😬 ich wünsche dir eine schöne Zeit in Deutschland🤗🧡
und ich bin (als deutsche) übrigens auch jedes Mal super gestresst an der Kasse beim einkaufen 😂
I’m learning Italian and I’m exactly the same about feeling like I have no personality in Italian, and making jokes/humour is SO difficult. By the time I can think of the words I need the conversation has always moved on 10/15mins 😭😂 also it made me realise how specific British humour can be and it really doesn’t transfer into another language.
I'm Italian and just got a grade 9 in Italian gcses. I'm starting to forget Italian as when I moved to England, I was so focused own learning English that I forgot about italian. I also learnt french in secondary school (I got a grade 9 in it) and so gradually Italian began to gradually fade from me. But I'm determined to keep up with Italian in the future !
Haha, I'm german and I spent last semester abroad in the UK and I LOVED going to supermarkets there, it was so chill! Made me realise how truly stressful german supermarkets are
I did my year abroad in Dresden and München..the first couple of weeks are exhausting getting used to speaking in German all the time but you soon find yourself thinking and speaking in German without having to think about it....love Berlin too, it’s one of my favourite cities!
these videos auf deutsch are really useful! i’m thinking of studying german at uni so it’s good to see what your experience is of living abroad and seeing how your language and accent improves over time! x
Idk if you edited most of it out, but on your instagram stories you said you really struggled with thinking of some words, but here there is barely any hesistation at all!! 🌟 *Go you, this was so impressive!*
Omg I haven't watched your videos for ages and I'm shocked by how much your German has improved! The way you talk is soo natural! You can be really proud of yourself😉
Omg the thing about not feeling like you have a personality when speaking German is soooo relatable:'))
does watching this count as a level german revision?
Yesss!!! 😂😂😂
Ofc !!!
literally me rn
Definitely lol (English isn’t my first language and so I always count watching friends as studying hahahaha)
Yes!!!
I would love to hear your podcasts recommendations auf deutsch as I’m really looking to improve in German! Or if anyone here has any recommendations ;)
But anyway this type of video in German is super helpful because you don’t speak too fast so it’s great practice for anyone trying to improve
this was sooo interesting! its so fun seeing how when your not thinking about what to say, the words come naturally
Gracias por el video. Yo estudio francés e inglés y ahora reciente estoy aprendiendo alemán.
Clarooo en diciembre haces el otro vídeo en alemán para reconocer los avances. Eres genial!!
I went abroad to the UK a couple of years ago and was definitely not fluent back then, but it got better so quickly. I can assure you that you will get used to speaking German super quickly and you will notice that even in a couple of weeks you’ll already see a difference. Your German is great btw, really impressive! xx
This was so good. Your accents great. More videos like this please!
This makes me wish I took a language to a higher level than just gcse you are so talented! xx
I Loved this! I have slowly been learning German and Dutch over lockdown and Im surprised I understood as much as it did, I would love one in Spanish. great video EVE ❤️
I’m surprised I actually managed to understand most of the video, as my German isn’t that good haha! Love this video Eve, keep up the good work!!! :))
Well, One can certainly still hear your Accent, Eve ...but your applied German is astoundingly FLUID... and your Wortschatz (Vocabulary) is really quite large already. ^__^ You use German with great Self-Esteem and Flexibility. =) Very inspiring ! ^__^
Absolutely loved this. I haven't spoken German in years but definitely found the word order and grammar the most difficult bits.Hearing you speak in German though makes me want to give it another go!
After dropping my AS German 5 years ago because of workload, I’m finally picking up my German studying again. You’re an inspiration x
Wow! Dein Deutsch ist ja richtig gut. Das war alles super einfach zu verstehen und irgendwie konnte man bereits bei manchen Wörtern keinen Akzent mehr hören. Freue mich auf noch mehr Videos von dir 😌💛
I don’t speak a word of German but, Eve, I think your personality in German is beautiful because your intelligence unapologetically shines through! X
Can't speak or understand any german whatsoever but this was so great to watch!! I can't believe I've been watching Eve since I was in year 9, that was like 4.5 years ago omg. I'm so proud of what you have achieved Eve, and even now when I'm doing a complete different degree, I still find your videos inspiring, entertaining and just fun!!!❤
Wow. I just lived in Switzerland for 2 years and speak German now, gut gemacht! Such a fun language!
Actual video starts at 3:20 :)
studied german for 6 years. gave it up to go to uni and do lit - so glad i could still understand this without the subtitles
Eve your German is AMAZING! I think people don‘t get how hard and complicated this language is, you obviously have an accent and make little mistakes here and there, but you speak so fluently and naturally and your use of words is so idiomatic, I could have sworn you were living in Germany for several years already! Hut ab!🎩👏🏻
Completely agree that it's harder to express yourself in a foreign language! When I went on exchange to Germany, I always felt like I came across a little bit cold and quiet, but it was just because I wasn't 100% sure how to express what I was feeling / thinking in German, or even to speak fast enough to keep up with the conversation. But it definitely gets better with time, be patient and kind to yourself ❤ Dein Deutsch is wirklich super, muss ich sagen 🇩🇪 Bitte gib uns mehr Updates in den nächsten Monaten! Viel Erfolg Eve xoxo
aw this is actually making me miss my german lessons. haven't really heard any german since march
i mean wow!!!! your german is seriously incredible. my parents are from germany, so i've been speaking german and around german speaking people all my life, you even have the cadence of how germans talk, it really is very impressive!
True, she is amazing
Wow today I learnt that I'm better at understanding German than I thought. Good, thanks 😊
Native German here 👋🏻 I’m really impressed with your German skills! It’s such a hard language to learn but you’re smashing it!! Well done you! Hope you enjoy your year abroad. Berlin is such a cool and vibrant city. Have the best time!! Xx
I have been studying German for just one month now but I could understand like thirty percent of what you say. I'm so happy, I hope I can be at your level in 1-2 years :)
I think it is funny that you note how British supermarkets are a chill environment-- when I did a year abroad in the UK from the US I got stressed out at the till every time because you don't have grocery baggers!! For the first few weeks of grocery shopping I would forget to start bagging my groceries on my own haha
A middle parting and darker hair suits you so much better, you look beautiful xx
I did German for GCSE and was so surprised how much I understood without needing to read the subtitles. You're really good at languages. Really thought you were fluent in German from this video.
As a german she sounds pretty much fluent. Quite heavy accent and the vocabulary seems a bit limited, but grammar is nearly perfect.Accent and vocabulary will get better once she gets more comfortable speaking (so basically practice)
OMG EVE!! This was incredibe, your so talented can't believe how well you speak in german well done.
PLEASE do some more German blogs because I’m learning German in school and listening to people using actually useful sentences is really nuce
Heres me thinking I've forgotten EVERYTHING in German because I did it at GCSE and fell out of love with it but I started this video wishing I still spoke it and I actually understand like more than half of what was said in this video I am PROUD of myself
haha I love your anecdote about the supermarket. I'm from Austria and we do it the same way as the Germans, even though we're mostly known as more chilled in general. When I went to England I was so surprised that nobody was shouting or rolling their eyes at people who took longer at the checkout 😅
@Chocolate Rain haha it's not always that bad, but it happens. By now I've perfected the skill of throwing things into my bag, getting out the credit card, the bonus card and chat to the cashier BEFORE they announce the price haha😅
Dein deutsch ist echt gut. sei geduldiger mit dir selbst :). ich liebe meine Stadt Berlin, vor allem im Sommer. Bezirke abseits der Touripfade sind auch einen Besuch wert. Ich wünsche dir eine wunderschöne Zeit hier♥️
I enjoyed this video so much!! Your German is so good! Lots of love from a German studying English :)
Ich finde es immer interessant, wie andere Nicht-Muttersprachler Deutsch sprechen. Ich bin sehr neidisch auf deinen Akzent. Ich bin Amerikanerin, hab Germanistik auch studiert, und lebe schon seit ein paar Jahren in DE aber man hört bei mir immer noch einen starken Akzent. Ich finde für Engländer ist es viel einfacher den deutschen Akzent zu beherrschen, denn ihr Dialekt ist ähnlicher und nicht so auffällig. Freue mich drauf, mehr Videos von dir auf deutsch zu sehen. :)
Aber dein geschriebenes Deutsch ist echt perfekt.
@msv 0598 Danke! Ja mit "R" hab ich Probleme aber zum Glück kann man das mit Übungen verbessern. Bei mir ist es so, dass ich zu viel vom hinten und vom Palatum sprechen und auf Deutsch spricht man von ganz vorne mit den Lippen. Das merke ich schon aber wenn man viel und schnell redet, kann man nicht immer so viel auf jedes kleines Detail aufpassen und dann kommt der Akzent manchmal raus.
@@meggs762 Ich verstehe. Es wird dir wohl kein Trost sein, aber ein Akzent klingt oft auch ganz schön. Hauptsache die Leute sprechen auch mit dir auf Deutsch und wechseln nicht zu Englisch, wenn sie merken dass du aus Amerika kommst. :D Und dass du die Sprache schnell sprechen kannst ist auch ein gutes Zeichen, da kannst du ruhig stolz sein. Gibt es auch Wörter die du gar nicht oder einfach nicht richtig aussprechen kannst? Hat dir dein Germanistik - Studium dabei geholfen Deutsch zu lernen, oder war es mehr die Kommunikation in Deutschland?
msv 0598 Ich werde nie das Wort Verführerisch aussprechen können. 😂 Ich find durch mein Studium verstehe ich die Grammatik schon besser als viele Muttersprachler aber um fließend sprechen zu können, muss man eine längere Zeit in dem Land leben
meggs762 das wird auch gehen. Guck dir mal Videos zur Phonetik der deutschen Sprache an und dann nur einzelne Töne und Worte immer wieder sprechen. Dauert, aber man muss die Zunge nur dran gewöhnen
Danke, dass du meine Frage beantwortet hast☺️ dein Deutsch ist wirklich sehr gut und ich freue mich auf weitere Videos auf Deutsch und zu sehen, wie sich deine Aussprache verbessert. ♥️
Your accent is really charming 😊
Greetings from Köln
Being able to speak pretty fluently in multiple languages is really weird especially because for me, each language gives me different personality traits. English is not my first language but when I speak in English I get a huge confidence boost because my voice sounds nice with the accent 😂
OMG same, I speak German, and when I stayed in England for a month, I felt like a completely different person, I'm like much funnier and spontaneous, and it all comes with the language 😂
I also feel like I’m not the exact same person in different languages hahaha
I found that it really clicked for me in french in November/December of my year abroad so by then you’re deffo going to have improved a lot! This was really interesting to watch :) x
Dein Deutsch ist so so gut!! Also von Aussprache über Grammatik bis zum Vokabular 👏
LOVE this!! P.s: thank you for taking the time to add the subtitles❤️Xx
My mum is from Germany so I’m fluent in German listening and I loved this video! Hopefully one day I’ll have a lot more confidence with speaking so I can properly talk to my German family. Would love more videos in German💕💕
I speak absolutely no German but really loved this video! You’re so talented and clever, I hope you have the best year abroad Eve!🤗
This was so great, your German skills are really good imo! Such a nice idea to look back on in a few months to see your improvement :) I studied German for GCSE and A-level and have always loved listening to people speaking the language so I listened without reading the subtitles to test my listening skills lmao 😂more videos like this please ❤️x
Hi Eve! I absolutely love the content you create on TH-cam. You are very motivational and inspiring! I just wanted to let you know that I got my GCSEs on Thursday and I received all 8s and 9s! I watched your videos so much during Years 10 and 11 (and I still do), so I just wanted to let you know because you are like a TH-cam sister to me! You have actually inspired me to consider applying for Oxbridge, if I perform well in my A-Levels. 😄😄😄
OMG!! loved this cannot wait for the upcoming content!!!
also really cool hearing someone speak german, ive never been, and good on you for writing the subtitles!
YES GERMAN GRAMMAR IS HARD !!!! I’m doing a gcse second language in it right now and it’s kinda hard, but I absolutely love it.
I completely understand what you mean by hard to have a personality in a different language! I moved to the Uk from Poland 15 years ago so I now know more English than Polish and i find it so hard to have a personality around polish people or even to express myself fully when speaking to family
I can speak fluent German and you sound rlyyyy good!!!
Haha I'm german and I'm so excited for this 💕your accent is so cute.
Dein Deutsch ist sooo gut und deine Stimme ist viel tiefer😂aber ich finde du kannst richtig stolz auf dich sein. Deutsch zu lernen ist sehr schwer.
Für mich wirkt es im ersten Moment immer komisch wenn jemand der nicht in Deutschland aufgewachsen ist, deutsch spricht, aber mir fällt dann immer auf, dass du zum beispiel sehr grammatikalisch perfektes deutsch sprichst und es mir einfach deswegen komisch vorkommt. Ich selber komme aus süddeutschland und rede schwäbisch (Dialekt) und meine grammatik ist nicht so gut wie deine
Wow du sprichst soo flüssig und machst nur SUPER wenige Fehler, bin sehr beeindruckt :)
Wow your so talented!! Keep up the hard work Eve xx
The supermarket thing... in Poland it is the SAME and I HATE it !!! Don’t think I’ll ever get used to it, some people also can be so rude like I just want to pack my shopping before you scan the other persons shopping thank you very much !!!
I find the EXACT SAME THING in Cafés in Germany! I'll order something in Germany and they will reply in English! Luckily this time because I was with a Germany family, I was just considered german 😂
Aaah, I get that in Spain all the time!
I'm literally half Spanish and have been speaking the language since I started learning to talk, but I'm apparently just so pale and British-looking (and shy) that people switch straight to English.
That magically stops when I'm out with my very Spanish-looking relatives!
My cousins are bilingual, because they grew up in England but we are German. Your language skills are so similar to theirs it's unbelievable. You also sound exactly like my cousin
This was really helpful for GCSE revision, please make more!