Great advice and helpful tips, thanks 🙏

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

A language app subscription is like a gym membership. Absolutely true!

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

4 ай бұрын

I subscribed to Babbel longer than to the gym too lol

I am American (Californian, actually if that makes a difference). Our English classes combined literature and grammar. In the lower grades spelling was emphasized too (English is incredibly difficult to spell, and I still have trouble - and I appreciate the consistency of German spelling). I remember having a lot of grammar in middle school - even sentence diagraming. Grammar also was woven into writing practice.

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

2 жыл бұрын

That's cool. Thanks for sharing! I never would've thought that English class includes so much grammar. In Germany English was pretty basic... Tenses, SPO, gerund, that's it. I find the English adjectives most difficult. At some point you just plateau and it's really hard from here to native speaker level... But I'm not complaining... 😅

Thanks for the tips and info. For your next videos, please let your added notes stay on the screen longer. Many of them were not there long enough to read. Keep up the good work!

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

3 ай бұрын

I will try and do that in upcoming videos! It always seems longer when you edit 🙈🙈🙈

hmm... i bought the lifetime subscription for babbel and tried it for a bit and got discouraged and just watched the germanpod101 beginner words and would listen to them, write them down like " benutzen ist use" many times and try to use the word in a german sentence or two. im up to roughly 360 words in german so far. you made me want to give babbel another shot i think i got discouraged as i was super new to learning german. it also has helped me learn german by having a job where i can sit and listen, watch and write down german. i think its bad ass but im sure my bosses dont think so lol. i will for sure keep in mind of your opinion of the grammar part of babbel. i diddnt stick my toes much in the german grammer at the moment and focused on words instead, hopefully it will help me in the long run

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

2 жыл бұрын

I'm absolutely not saying that it is for everyone. But I would say it is pretty entry-level-friendly. I started Swedish from scratch and I found it pretty helpful. I would admit that it is easier to pick up where you left off with a book. But if you want to do that with Babbel, I think the way to go is to repeat vocabulary first for a while and then repeat the last 3-5 lessons and start over. The grammar part of babbel is a bit weak but they kind of drizzle it over the cake here and there. But you have to pay close attention and imo it is not redundant enough. So it comes down to discipline (and KZread, I guess). But as I said, you will always need a book at some point and I do recommend getting a dedicated grammar book from the start, to look up stuff. German is very systematic and rules are hard to remember but easy to find. I think with a difficult language the key is just more training. _Repetition is the mother of knowledge._ So if you have the lifetime subscription, just put the babbel widget on your home screen and try to do it 1-2 times a day. That will help. It's not nothing. I find it also motivating to go back to the beginner lessons and see how much I already know and how far I've come :-)

@420stankybudz

2 жыл бұрын

@@LearnGermanorcrytrying thanks for the words of wisdom! ill have to keep this all in mind for sure! du bist sehr hubsch ;) lol. its quite surprising how many words in german are english too!

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

2 жыл бұрын

@@420stankybudz We acquired quite a few. Thank you! 😊

I'm from Portugal and we have only one Portuguese subject in school. Btw do you guys know this app for learning German called seedlang? It seems really good.

I'm learning it for fun, 'coz why not) In my opinion it's good to learn some new things.

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

2 жыл бұрын

That's cool. I think I could never do that. I always go for languages I need or languages I want to understand to read/watch something particular...

Yes I had an entire year of English grammar in 4th grade as a kid.

Great video 🥰🤗🥰🤗

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🤗

I had "english" since around 4th grade all through my first semester of college. However it was really a literature class. The structure of the language/grammar didn't last too long.

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

2 жыл бұрын

We started English in 2nd grade (primary school) here, but it was more like "picture book" style... Where do you come from?

Im enjoying my learning thus far, and so many questions come up that i find to be kind of fun from a cultural aspect as someone gazing in. For example, is it abnormal for people to speak strictly formally to friends, family, and strangers? I interpret it to be akin to a well-mannered kid saying yes sir and yes maam in english. Perhaps im lazy and would like an excuse to use Sie tenses for everything though haha

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

3 ай бұрын

No, we don't speak formally with friends, only with figures of authority or strangers. "Sie" is used in some companies per default or in school, I have heard that not all teachers are "per Du" usually. But I don't know much about that. Anyway, "du" is very common in work settings today, unless the company is stiff as hell in their approach for some reason, but in Tech it's not common to surname people.

Hi! Thanks for the recommendation of Babble! I recently moved to Germany and just finished the Integration course and received my B1 certificate, but I feel that the course was a bit too quick (about 5 months) and I really feel that I'm only at an A2 level. I tried Duolingo but that app did nothing for me as I felt like I was just rushing through the lessons to get the dopamine rush lol. Babbel on the other hand has been wonderful, I actually leave my study sessions feeling like I learned something new or legitimately solidified my understanding of a certain theme. DW has also been awesome, they have some great lessons that are free!

@thanos1229

Жыл бұрын

What kind of procedures did you do to move in Germany?

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

Жыл бұрын

Hi. I took a huge break from social media, incl. this channel, so I am only answering comments now. But maybe this is still useful to somebody watching later :) I have tried Duolingo too but it also didn't help me much with French. The vocabulary was too weird and situative. I like how Babbel keeps you kinda on the hook. I just wish the lessons would go up to C2. If you read this, it would be interesting to hear how your experience was with the app after a few weeks now :) I mostly use it for Swedish now, and I'm making steady progress. But it takes some discipline (as every language training does I guess)...

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

Жыл бұрын

If you want to move to Germany, this is a good resource: www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/skilled-worker-immigration/2304796 In general, you can always get infos from this website and also get in contact with people there. This is for immigrants looking for work only. For refugees and students it's a bit different. Good luck!

@thanos1229

Жыл бұрын

@@LearnGermanorcrytrying thank you so much madam. I actually came from French speaking country and can admit French is so wierd and doesn’t make sense . I understand much more German grammar than French grammar

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

Жыл бұрын

@@thanos1229 Really? I find French grammar so much less complicated, articles are easy to remember... only that two-word-negation thing... I will never quite understand hehe, but I accepted that :D

Which application will allow me to talk to German people or German speaking people like on phone call...

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

4 ай бұрын

ChatGPT, for free. And it's not even total shit. But Babbel has live now, if you like humans better. I do, but I prefer to just watch series until I speak the language. Worked with English. I never visited an English speaking country in my life.

Native language Hindi yes we have classes dedicated for Hindi grammar

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

Жыл бұрын

That is very cool. Thanks for the informatioN!

Tell me app name i can speak german i also speak german but i speaking mistake so i want anyone get my mistake in language

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

3 ай бұрын

In Babbel There is voice recognition for the vocabulary training part and they offer some sort of mentor program but it's expensive. I'd try finding a language buddy online maybe.

Portuguese from Brazil 🙋‍♂

My first language is polish but mainly I speak english, I'm studying german though but forced to learn irish :(

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

2 ай бұрын

Irish is so cool though!!

I love Babbel and I use it for Swedish 😊

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

4 ай бұрын

Same!! 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪 At which chapter are you?

@vivaobento

4 ай бұрын

@@LearnGermanorcrytrying Refresher Course 2 now, and you? 😊

Spanish here!

I am a native English speaker and when I attended school decades ago, English grammar was no longer taught in school.

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

4 ай бұрын

That is crazy! Then do you just trust your gut and never learn any theory??

@davidbrisbane7206

4 ай бұрын

@@LearnGermanorcrytrying And yet ... Tens of millions of school children learned English in Britain this way in the 70s and 80s.

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

4 ай бұрын

Not really what I was getting at, sorry didn't make myself clear. I am thinking: it's kind of a cool education to have that and get a deeper understanding of language that way. I really like grammar although I am totally an intuitive learner. I just find it pretty 😍

@davidbrisbane7206

4 ай бұрын

@@LearnGermanorcrytrying It does make it difficult to understand why certain formulations in English are correct.

@Living_Dead_Girrl

3 ай бұрын

It's just called English class. American public school education is extremely comprehensive. Maybe you're confusing the fact that Elementary School used to be called "Grammar School" a couple generations ago. Idk. EDIT: Since you're British I can't speak on how English is taught over there. In the US, we're taught grammar along with every other part of mastering reading comprehension and writing, and it's grilled into us. Bad grammar = bad grades. Big time.

Śome information about course in german

How about seedlang?

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

2 жыл бұрын

Haven't tried it. I will put it on my list. I want to do a review of DuoLingo vs. Babbel vs. some other methods too. In time,... this is just my side project for now ^^

@user-oy9ms5vk5p

Жыл бұрын

@@LearnGermanorcrytrying Seedlang is really good because this app is part of a huge project Easy German which contains podcasts, videos, grammar, vocabulary and so on and so force kzread.info

Are you gonna upload more videos?

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

Жыл бұрын

I actually filmed a lot of videos for this channel, but this is my 2nd channel, and I kind of got super busy with work and the other one. So, I do intend to, but I rarely find the time. So I can't promise anything but if I find the time, I will.

@Frag_Limit

Жыл бұрын

@@LearnGermanorcrytrying Ok, what's your other channel? I just had my German trial lesson before seeing your reply. It was fun!

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

Жыл бұрын

That's crazy 🙈😜 Like in a school or online course? I totally forgot I even had this channel at some point. It's so embarrassing 🙈

@Frag_Limit

Жыл бұрын

@@LearnGermanorcrytrying it was online with a native German! In a platform called livexp

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

Жыл бұрын

@@Frag_Limit Never heard of it. But 1:1 talking is definitely a cool thing! You get way more challenged in these than if you stay in the comfort zone of your own pace.

What about Duolingo?

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

3 ай бұрын

I don't like the kind of learning it encourages. The channel "Days and Words" has a good video on it: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hGqez85pcsinptI.html

My mother tongue is spanish

Brazilian Portuguese :)

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Is the ⚽ ❤️ cliche true??

i am kurdish

Well, German grammar is so intense, it would need its own class...

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

3 ай бұрын

Have you met Russian grammar ? 😜

Engrish

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

4 ай бұрын

Denglisch ☝🏼

Portuguese

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

2 жыл бұрын

Lovely language! Which country?

@elvessilva9805

2 жыл бұрын

@@LearnGermanorcrytrying Portugal.

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

2 жыл бұрын

@@elvessilva9805 Nice! That's on my bucket list. Can you recommend a beach? 🏖

@elvessilva9805

2 жыл бұрын

@@LearnGermanorcrytrying yes 🙂 try Algarve beach 🏖

Native Language Afrikaans grammar is simple.

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, you're lucky! I think most difficult is Russian, too many cases 😭

Quite lengthy Babbel advert. Not sure why the need to rubbish Duolingo.

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

4 ай бұрын

Cause it sucks

@Zoxuk

4 ай бұрын

A tool is as useful as your ability to make use of it, not how many vouchers you get for pushing it.@@LearnGermanorcrytrying

I will teach you Malayalam, one of the most beautiful languages in the world.

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

4 ай бұрын

At this point I could probably not even tell how it sounds. A little bit embarrassing 🙈🤍

In most cases, the reason for unsatisfactory results of learning a foreign language is a loss of interest in the student, or you have stopped at some stage of their training and began to "stomp in one place. Thus, the effort and time you have spent in the absence of new techniques will not allow progress in mastering the language. For example, if you spend your time and effort learning the alphabet for months on end, you will not learn to read, write, speak and understand the spoken and written language. Yuriy Ivantsiv in his book "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign language" writes that you should not selectively stop at one thing, and try to gradually move forward, without skipping anything and not jumping, developing all the necessary language skills for you proportionally. Only then will you get effective results. In your strategy for learning any information for you, including a foreign language, you should adhere to the following principle: you made a breakthrough - mastered the new information, then you need to take the time to consolidate the material and bring it to automaticity. The next step - learn new material and master it, and so on. "There are no secrets to success. It's the result of good preparation, hard work, and learning from your mistakes." Colin Powell. Many thanks to the author of the channel for the tremendous work in creating the instructional video. Thanks to such helpful videos, we have rapid progress in language learning.

@LearnGermanorcrytrying

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I totally agree. You have to really immerse yourself, elaborate on the knowledge (old and new), repeat it over and over and use it in your life and head. I think nothing has ever helped me as much as being desperate and just having to rely on my language under pressure. But that is a total luxury. By now, I am learning two languages with Babbel and PONS (books only) and one with Mondly (and no books). The book + app method seems to help a lot, maybe I should make another video about that, because it really helps to stay motivated (it's more diverse and the change of medium makes it less stressful too).