#studying german

[souleehan]

Deutsch lernen macht Spaß 😁

[der-schmetterling15]

in a love/hate relationship with the german language

some days i feel like studying a lot and watching movies and listening to music in german, then i start feeling like shit and questioning myself why i keep going

then I think that there's no reason to stop bc it's been a long time since i started and i got so good at it

then I think i am preparing myself for a life that will never happen

then i get excited all over again and think about the next time i will visit berlin and all the other cities i wanna visit

then again i think about leaving everything behind

am i crazy or just really tired???

[fraisefille33]

Welcome to my blog !! 🎀🍓

Hihi and welcome to the disaster that is me trying to learn a language. We’re all going to ignore me using the name Fraise despite this account being for me to learn German. It sounds a lot more aesthetically pleasing in French.

About Me:

୨୧ You can call me Fraise

୨୧ I’m 18 years old (finished high school)

୨୧ I live in Ontario Canada

Languages:

୨୧ My native language is English

୨୧ B1 French from school courses + occasional self studying

୨୧ Started self studying German at 15, have never taken a course (might in the future) and am aiming to make this attempt my final attempt (if I give up again I don’t think I’m coming back to it)

My goal with this blog is to hopefully eventually be able to make regular non langblr posts on here in German. I want it to slowly turn into a sort of journal once I know what I’m doing.

My Tags:

#fraise’s notes

#fraise’s 365 days

#fraise attempts german

[mahdiehmirzaie]

I'm listening to starten wir audio. Boy what the f is this language? I'm this close to crying.

[captain-doomeaus-blog]

Freitag, 10. November.

ich bin sehr schlecht darauf, damit Schritt zu halten... so, ich habe diesen Blog nicht vergessen. ich bin jeden Tag todmüde und die Instandhaltung ist... anstrengend.

meine Urlaubsmonat ist nicht weit, sofern alles gut tun. zumindest dann ich kann mehr Dinge posten.

bis bald :>.

[theblueboxscholar]

So the last like WEEK my hiatal hernia has been acting up (or at least I'm guessing that's what's happening), and I've been basically a lump because I'm too uncomfortable to do anything that requires... idk more than basic effort??

I've barely gotten any steps in. Art has been moving at the rate of molasses. I can't write. I've hardly watched any new movies (if you knew my wife you'd understand why this is a problem). Like!?

My moods been mostly fine though! Only had a few dips and one or two spikes that lasted any significant amount of time. But... that's almost worse? Like, idk if having a good mood while inable to do much of anything is a vibe or not. I guess at least I'm not also causing myself like -10 psychic damage every 10 minutes this way???

It's just annoying. I feel lazy. But I did decide to actually work on my German language lesson notes. Beginning to enter territories I'm unfamiliar with and realized I hadn't taken any notes. Like an idiot.

Notes below.

Left blank pages for review note scribbling. Still not caught up on the notes, but at least this was a start.

[thefrogsennaneverfound]

I misspelled ‘ghost’ (Gespenst)  🤣😂🤣😂

[fragilityoflove]

Studying German and Japanese while coffeeing from my new bday cup 🥰

[der-schmetterling15]

just wanted to practice some german and dude offered to "put a baby in me" so I can get a visa and move to germany????

like, dude????

[ariexel]

Ah yes,

die Angst

how lovely

It’s german btw

[acadarnia]

missed studying german! 🇩🇪

[aboudismail]

starting a new journey learning german together

[linguist-dreamer]

5/100 days of productivity

With feeling better from being in my quarantine I decided to go for a walk. I also found that Harry Gefangen in der Zeit exists as a podcast so I put that on to learn some German while I did ✨

[letslearngerman-blog]

Lesson 1 - Meeting a friend

A small list of things you could say when meeting up with a friend. Keep in mind some of this is considered slang, but this is how Germans greet each other when they meet a friend.

Hi, Hallo, Hey (= casual greeting, no one greets their friends with “Guten Tag)

Lange nicht gesehen! (= Long time no see!)

Schön, dass du gekommen bist! (= It’s good/nice that you came!)

Schön dich zu sehen! (=Good/nice to see you!)

Wie geht es dir? Wie geht’s? Was geht? (= How are you? What’s up?)

[heartandshoulder]

Hey guys! I've just started studying German at uni and I was wondering if anybody could give me any music recommendations? I can enjoy almost anything just pls I'd like it better if you told me the song names instead of just the artist(s)'

Ty and pls don't let this flop!

[der-schmetterling15]

What I learned after doing Duolingo, Busuu, Clozemaster and Babbel lessons every day for 60 days

So, a few months ago I realized my skills in German actually suck because I'd been using A1 language most of the time (I teach beginners up to B1 level), and I had not been reading or listening to spoken German other than movies and series. As a result, imposter syndrome and terrible self-esteem hit me really hard, and I decided to take action. At the moment, I can't afford conversation classes or a German course to get my B2 certificate (and I clearly wouldn't pass a B2 test). I had been doing Duolingo for years and I managed to achieve a streak of 784 days, but the German lessons were too boring for me (I had finished the entire German course, but they added new content). I didn't want to lose my streak, so I decided to start another language there just for fun (I was tired of Spanish as well), then I chose Italian, and it's been amazing so far.

After searching for some materials online, I decided to download Busuu again. I took a placement test and they told me to do the B2 course. However, I felt like I needed a recap on some topics, so I started B1 course there (I'm finishing this week!) and it helped me a lot. Interacting with others while having your exercises corrected is actually great, so as correcting people's exercises. Besides, I started a list on Quizlet to help me memorize new words and expressions.

As for Babbel, I paid for one year of German because the price was really good, and they sent me to B2 as well. I finished all the B2 contents and did the B1 courses as well, and they gave me two live classes for free. I was terrified of participating in them because I wasn't very confident I could speak to foreigners, but I did it and it was really nice. The teacher and the other participants were amazing, and the cultural exchange was very beneficial.

I discovered Clozemaster after interacting with a polyglot girl I follow on Instagram. It may be simply "fill-in-the-blanks", but it really helped me memorize some structures and also review stuff I hadn't seen in a long time.

I was feeling so awful before that I considered quitting German and doing something else (new information: I monetized my hobby and now I hate my life lol), and of course the impossibility of moving to Germany made me feel even worse. I can't apply for DAAD scholarships because I am not interested in academic studies at the moment, PLUS, I'm not getting any younger... A friend and former student recommended the Bundesfreiwilligendienst, and I am doing lots of research on that.

In conclusion, after doing all this for the past 60 days, I felt that I really improved my writing and listening skills (I had also stopped watching German tv shows because this made me really sad). I've been also searching for upper-intermediate books that can help me until I can pay for a course. Maybe next summer I'm going to Berlin for an exchange program, and then I'll try to travel to other cities and speak German there as much as I can.