#german langblr

[neristudy]

Sharing my language learning apps!~

I am not such a fan of "1000 and 1 app for every language" tbh, because mostly, i am just getting overwhelmed. I don't even use those every day, exept for 3 or 4 - and it's okay~

But anyway - my apps and their uses!

GERMAN // top and bottom row

Babbel - my main app, the best app for learning German for me, esp because there's a German course for Ukrainian learners. Also, it can be used w/o paying and w/o hella annoying adds. I love it.

Flashkards - basically for me, its Anki but better. Oh, but how can something beat The Anki? Answer is simple, because oh my siblings in Christ, how miserable I was, trying to set up Anki. It's long, its sad, and most of the time there's no sound! Flashkards, in turn, can be set up in minutes, even less, and has voice overs! In any languages! So I can even set up German/Ukrainian decks! Really useful, and, again, no ads.

Clozemaster - my gamification/listening stuff. I even have a guide for it!~

Tutor Lily - the least annoying chatbot for me, so I can train german speaking&writing. A bit silly, but a lot better for my anixiety than speaking to a real person! Has only 10 free messages per day, but if you speak/write a lot, you can really make them count.

Deutsche Welle - I honestly don't really love their explanation and find them a bit lacking, but I wanna use their german course as a bit of a crutch to my real life one!~

LEO - it's not a learning app per ce, its a dictionary. And really good one, at that! Really useful for me to find those pesky articles xD

CHINESE // second row

HelloChinese - my main app. And really, it's the app that brings me the most joy. It has native people speaking, it has a funny mascot, and honestly, it's first language learning app where I really think about buying premium at some point. It's really good, and fun!!

Lingodeer - a bit less fun and more focused. I find it a lot more "school-like", if that's make sence. Almost no fun, 100% concentration on a study. I am using it from time to time, but it's a lot harder for me to stay commited to it.

Immersive Chinese - basically a character drill app. A lot of concentrated knowlege and uses for a specific characters, I honestly use it and Lingodeer pretty interchangebly.

JAPANESE // third row

Renshuu - my main app. It has character drills, it has fun, it has everything. Honestly, one can use this as their main app, and with some books an youtube get pretty good, I think!~

Learn Japanese - kanji & hiragana drills, a bit extra to rensuu ones!

YuSpeak - basically a bit extra, as well, but in sentences and learning. Haven't use it as much as Renshuu and Lean Japanese, but it's a lot similar to HelloChinese (even from the same developers? Not sure) so hopefully will use it more in future~

Please, note that no app, even the greatest app in the world, will teach you the language by itself. But it can always be a fun hobby, give you a really strong foundation for a future course, or even just give you a bit of a taste for language to understand, do you want to commit or not, and it's tottaly, 110% okay.

Just make sure to not get unrealistic expectation of "I finish course in app X and will be fluent". It does not work like that, nor should it.

[caramelcuppaccino]

i’ll take my german a2 final exam on this tuesday, so… as you can see i’ve been studying german… a lot. my grades are good but i want to get a full mark in the final too :]

[moomin279]

*gripping bathroom sink* every foreign accent is a sign of bravery, every foreign accent is a sign of bravery-

[onigiri-studies]

❀ 𝟡𝕥𝕙 𝕞𝕒𝕪 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 ❀

Some pics of my notes from today, the other two photos were made a while ago. I barely did anything today, hopefully tomorrow will be a more productive day. Wishing y'all a blessed evening! 🫶🏻✨

[german-enthusiast]

dear germanenthusiast. just now i repeatedly spilled tea from an overflowing mug. in fact, i kept spilling the tea as i was wiping the spill, and i found myself stuck on how to say "this is so sad" in german - which saved my remaining tea, but left me with a question. "das ist so traurig" sounds not applicable to the situation (traurig feels like a person word, not a situation word, if that makes sense?). please advise. MFG <3

Dear muzaplacha,

i hope the tea was good despite everything.

"Das ist so traurig" truly doesn't feel quite right.

Traurig does in fact work with situations too, not only people; we actually do say "es ist so traurig, dass [situation] a lot but i feel like "das ist so traurig" just doesn't work as well as a standalone sentence.

I think the tricky part here is that "this is so sad" seems a deadpan (thus, in a way comedic) reaction and that is way harder to translate than ernest statements. (if you did not mean to imply any comedy, I'm sorry to have misjudged)

I can't come up with a sentence that, to me, carries both meaning (this is sad) and deadpan/comedy (which doesn't mean it's not possible, @linguistness, @official-lauchzwiebel maybe y'all have a fitting expression?).

If my tea kept spilling over, i might instead say one of the following:

- Schade. (10/10 German word)

- Na Großartig. / Na super. (obv. meant ironically)

- Mist. (10/10 German word)

but tbf i picture myself reacting with grunts of frustration more than words, which might explain my lack of a good translation for this specific situation

[ich-bin-der-baer]

German Cooking and Baking Vocabulary

das Backblech -- baking tray die Backform -- baking tin das Backpapier -- baking paper der Esslöffel (pl. die Esslöffel) -- tablespoon das Küchenmesser (pl. die Küchenmesser) -- kitchen knife die Küchenwaage -- kitchen scales der Küchenwecker -- kitchen timer der Messbecher (pl. die Messbecher) -- measuring cup der Ofen -- oven das Papierbackförmchen -- patty pan; paper case die Pfanne -- pan der Pfannenwender -- spatula die Reibe -- grater das Rezept (pl. die Rezepte) -- recipe das Sägemesser -- serrated knife der Schneebesen (pl. die Schneebesen) -- whisk das Schneidbrett (pl. die Schneidbretter) -- cutting board der Schongarer -- slow cooker das Sieb -- sieve der Sparschäler -- peeler der Stabmixer -- stick blender der Teelöffel (pl. die Teelöffel) -- teaspoon der Topf (pl. die Töpfe) -- pot; saucepan der Topfhandschuh -- (pl. die Topfhandschuhe) -- oven mitt der Topflappen (pl. die Topflappen) -- potholder die Zutat -- ingredient

(etwas) ausrollen -- to roll (something) out braten -- to roast; to fry einfetten -- to grease entkernen -- to core garen -- to cook hacken -- to chop kochen -- to cook; to boil messen -- to measure pürieren -- puree raspeln -- to grate reiben -- to grate schneiden -- to slice umrühren -- to stir (etwas) verquirlen -- to whisk (something) vorheizen -- to preheat (etwas) wenden -- to turn (something) over; to flip (something) wiegen -- to weigh würzen -- to season zubereiten -- to prepare

cremig -- creamy frisch -- fresh klebrig -- sticky knusprig -- crispy körnig -- grainy schmackhaft -- tasty tiefgefroren -- frozen

sich eine Schürze umbinden -- to put on an apron lange Haare zusammenbinden -- to tie up long hair sich die Hände waschen -- to wash one's hands

[vibinwiththefrogs]

Does anyone have any fave German listening material for immersion?

I'm aware of EasyGerman on YouTube and various programs aimed at learners, but I'm looking more for TV shows, YouTube series, or streamers. Podcasts are fine too.

[zwiebelii]

RAH RAH RAH RAH PEOPLE WHO SPEAK/WANT TO LEARN GERMAN AND LIKE THE HOBBIT BOOK. LISTEN TO ME

ARD (THE GERMAN EQUIVALENT TO THE BBC) HAS AN AUDIO BOOK OF THE HOBBIT ONLINE. AND YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT!

BUT ONLY UNTIL JANUARY 24TH, AFTER THAT THEY'RE TAKING IT DOWN

[tayalla]

what is the alternative version of 'live laugh love' in other languages? I have one for German:

Leben Lachen Zettel laminieren

[gmmmtv]

i feel so bad for non-german speakers. they’ll never know the true impact of calling someone maus

[neristudy]

Learning German & Staying alive

☄  https://german.net/ - free online resource with some tests, text, and planty more. Great for reading and reading comprehention;

☄ https://germanwithlaura.com - great course that explains grammar a bit more manageable;

☄ https://www.clozemaster.com - somewhat of a duolingo-copy, gamification at ift greatest. From 100 to 50 000 common words in context, can be used for free;

☄ https://wunderdeutsch.com/uk/grammatik-null-u/ - grammar, but in ukrainian. Helpful;

☄ https://golernen.com/ - more grammar, with ukrainian language avaliable;

☄ https://piracywhiskeypoetry.tumblr.com/post/136460408137/language-resources-masterpost - masterpost with multiple language;

☄ https://mein-deutschbuch.de/grammatik.html - another damn grammar

☄ https://www.quia.com/web - tests, some fun stuff.

sheesh I would need to make it pretty, but for now will do

[immanuelcvnt]

12.06.2024

Turns out the presale for the concert doesn't start today but tomorrow exactly during my dermatologist appointment, so i'll have to figure that out. I had a slow morning, then got into studying. Read a chapter on electric circuits, solved some practice problems. Then reviewed my old chemistry notes. I also made and reviewed my german flashcards, and reviewed old notes. I had to reschedule my trip to germany for august :/ but at least maybe i'll be able to get my drivers license before leaving.

total time studied: 6 hrs 12 minutes

[caramelcuppaccino]

if love and hate are the same words i love you german, if love and hate are the same words i hate you german<3

[midwestemokilledmygrandma]

learning German vocab: 😁🌸☀☺️👍

learning German verb conjugation: 🌈🥰♥🌷😆

learning German gendered nouns and noun cases: 😵‍💫☹️😡😭⚡

learning about fucking du, ihr and sie (especially sie/Sie): 😑😮‍💨💣🗡😵

[onigiri-studies]

❀ 𝟝𝕥𝕙 𝕒𝕦𝕘𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 ❀

The first photo was taken when I went to the orthopedist in a nearby city. He told me I needed physiotherapy because of my injury. The pain and the swelling was simply not going away. Today was my first physiotherapy session and my foot already seems to be feeling a little bit better. Wishing y'all a blessed night! 🙏🏻✨

What i did today:

Reviewed the course material for self-efficacy (the job center in my town hosted a free course on self-efficacy)

Read some articles on "der Spiegel"

Listened to the German news on "Deutschlandfunk"

[german-enthusiast]

Scary scary German syntax... right?

The following sentence exhibits a typical mistake German-learners make: Heute ich gehe in ein Museum.

It's not conjugation ("ich gehe" is correct!), it's not declension ("ein Museum" is correct too!). The issue is "heute ich gehe". Correct would be: Heute gehe ich in ein Museum (or: Ich gehe heute in ein Museum.)

What's the rule here?

It's unfortunately not simply "there can only be one word before the verb"

German word order is so difficult be cause it is so variable. All following sentences are correct and synoymous (though emphasis shifts):

Der Opa schenkt seiner Enkelin zum Geburtstag ein Buch über Autos.

Seiner Enkelin schenkt der Opa zum Geburtstag ein Buch über Autos.

Ein Buch über Autos schenkt der Opa seiner Enkelin zum Geburtstag.

Zum Geburtstag schenkt der Opa seiner Enkelin ein Buch über Autos. All mean: The grandfather gifts his niece a book about cars for her birthday.

What do they all have in common, syntax-wise? There's only one phrase in front of the finite verb. What does this mean? A phrase is a completed (!) unit that can consist of one or more words (depending on the word class (-> noun, verb, …)) Typical word classes that can be a phrase with just one word are:

Proper nouns, plural nouns, personal pronouns, relative pronous (Lukas kocht. Busse fahren. Ich schreibe. Der Mann, der kocht, …)

Adverbs (Heute, Morgen, Bald, Dort, Darum, …) Most other word classes need additional words to form a full phrase:

adjectives need a noun and article: der blaue Ball, der freundliche Nachbar

nouns need a determiner (= article): der Mann, eine Frau, das Nachbarskind

prepositions need… stuff (often a noun phrase): auf der Mauer, in dem Glas, bei der Statue

…

A finite verb is the verb that has been changed (=conjugated) according to person, time, … All verbs that are NOT infinitive or participles are finite. ich sagte -> "sagte" is the finite verb ich bin gegangen -> "bin" is the finite verb The infinitive and the participle are called "infinite verbs" and are always pushed towards the end (but not always the very end!) of the sentence: Ich bin schon früher nach Hause gegangen als meine Freunde.

So: Before the verb (that is not the participle or infinitive) there can only be one phrase.

Since "heute" is an adverb (-> forms a full phrase on its own) and "ich" is a personal pronoun (-> forms a full phrase on its own), they can't both be in front of the verb "gehe" You have to push one of them behind the verb: Heute gehe ich in ein Museum Ich gehe heute in ein Museum.

Both of these are main clauses (Ger.: Hauptsätze), which in German exhibit "V-2 Stellung", meaning the finite verb is in the second position (after one phrase).

What happens if we push all phrases behind the finite verb?

Gehe ich heute in ein Museum? (Watch out: Gehe heute ich in ein Museum would be ungrammatical! The subject has to come in the second position)

It's a question now!

In German, question sentences (that do not start with a question word like "Was?", "Wo?", …) start with the finite verb (called "V-1 Stellung").

Questions, main clauses,… what's missing?

Dependent clauses!

The third type of sentence exhibits "V-letzt Stellung" or "V-End Stellung", meaning the finite verb is at the very end of the sentence. Ich bin gestern in ein Museum gegangen, … main clause -> V-2 Stellung … weil es dort eine interessante Ausstellung gab. dependent clause -> V-letzt Stellung If you want to practice this....

... determine if the following German sentences are correct. If not, what would be the right way to say it?

Der Zug war sehr voll.

Gestern ich war in der Schule.

Die Lehrerin mich nicht hat korrigiert.

Gehst du heute zur Arbeit?

Das Buch ich finde nicht sehr interessant.

To practice this further, translate the following sentences into German and focus on the order of words:

The boy gave the ball back to me.

I called my girlfriend because I missed her.

The girl saw her brother at the train station.

The horse, which was standing on the field, was white and black.