general-2

[lilac quartz]

its just an really asian thing ig? especially in india and east asian countries like china and korea

[hot cloak]

wow, thats a sad life

why don't you move to the US or some other country?

[lilac quartz]

yeah thats quite sad

[lilac quartz]

i mean, if the door is open there will certianly be a lot of ppl wanting to migrate to other countries

but the thing is its hard to just move around

[hot cloak]

why is that so?

[lilac quartz]

its like "if you are homeless, then just buy a house" situation

[hot cloak]

ohh

[lilac quartz]

you know that meme dont u

[hot cloak]

not really, but i understand the concept

[lilac quartz]

lets say you as a chinese person whod like to move to the us and get the citizenship

[hot cloak]

ok

[lilac quartz]

then first you must learn a new language: english ( at least b2 or c1

[hot cloak]

yes, i guess so

[lilac quartz]

dont think its easy, its hard when you dont live in an environment where ppl regularly use and speak the language you want to learn and its gets harder when the education resources are limited

thats the first obstacle

[hot cloak]

yes

that would be hard

[lilac quartz]

then if you dont want/have a ability to get the citizenship via marriage or investment

then studying abroad in the us is probly the better way to start the whole process

[hot cloak]

yes

[lilac quartz]

so youve got to learn the language before you apply for colleges which is at the age of 18 or so

[hot cloak]

yeah

[lilac quartz]

with your lannguage ability, sat score, and other qualificaitons

[hot cloak]

couldn't you, like get a Visa or whatever its called and just move to the US and learn from there?

[lilac quartz]

it would be nice if there is one lol. visa is like for short term visits, if you want to study abroad for a longer period of time youve got to prepare more documents and apply for a different kind of visa then you can finnaly go to the country and register as a resident

[hot cloak]

oh ok

i thought a visa was all you needed, because my aunt-in-law is an immigrant and came to the US to marry my uncle

she always said she needed a visa before she could live here

[lilac quartz]

anyway all i wanted to say is that its hard to move to a new country, it requires money(especially in the us, considering the costs such as tuition fees and living expenses

[hot cloak]

oh yes, deffinately

[lilac quartz]

and it only gets worse as you get old

[hot cloak]

really?

[lilac quartz]

yeah, there are age limits for that

[hot cloak]

strange

tbh, that sounds like a terrible way to live your life

[lilac quartz]

you know the reason why countries want new immigrants is primality because of its aging populatin and the lack of workers

[hot cloak]

hmm

[lilac quartz]

if you are old, youre pretty much of no good use in this case

[hot cloak]

thats sad

[lilac quartz]

you only make the pension situation worse

lol

things are very realistic here

[hot cloak]

so, what would you say the purpose of your life is there?

[lilac quartz]

lol its hard, but not unlivable or inhabitable

[hot cloak]

yeah i guess so

this makes me think about how easy i have it in the US

[lilac quartz]

im sure there are ppl from lower classes in the us as well

[hot cloak]

well, yes there are some

[lilac quartz]

and for many ppl its probly hard to imagine their lives as well ig?

just wanted to say life gets its way so yeah

[hot cloak]

yeah

all we can do is pray life gets better for us

[lilac quartz]

ig so

[lilac quartz]

thank u

[hot cloak]

np. anyways, ima hop off now and go to bed. goodnight! (or good evening i think it would be for you)

[lilac quartz]

thank u buddy! sleep well!

[hot cloak]

danke

[ornate igloo]

gud morning world!

gosh im feeling so exhausted even tho i slept like 10 hours (´〜｀*) zzz

i should really to get to doing some worky

[lilac quartz]

goood morning beeep

[ornate igloo]

good morning keikoh

I missed u!

[lilac quartz]

must be becuae of the exam

[ornate igloo]

ya but i have one on wednesday and thursday so i cannot slack off now!

[lilac quartz]

missed u too, u sweet, kind and awesome young lad

[ornate igloo]

need - to - stay - motivated!

[ornate igloo]

😭 nobody calls me sweet

[lilac quartz]

you are sweeet

now i did

[hot cloak]

Hey

[ornate igloo]

(づ_ど)

[lilac quartz]

must be tiring, but ill always be here whenever u want to chat

[ornate igloo]

hiya fürst!

[hot cloak]

Wazzup

[ornate igloo]

will do

[ornate igloo]

heyo, just woke up, signed some paperwork, now looking for breakfast (will probably be unsuccessful) and then off to studying for the rest of the day

[hot cloak]

👍

[subtle arch]

how a ideal day plays in my mind vs what actually happens

[ornate igloo]

making food

finally

my roommate is sick so it’s quite difficult to get anything done

i hope he gets well soon 🥺

[hot cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/shiba-dog-gif-5090032734491494532

[hot cloak]

What food?

[ornate igloo]

scrambled eggs and bacon ehehe

[hot cloak]

I love scrambled eggs, mine are sometimes almost raw

but i love it

my stomach not

I’m back

[hot cloak]

How was the movie?

[hot cloak]

Good and sad

[rugged kindle]

nice

[rugged kindle]

welcome back

[hot cloak]

Thank you

[ornate igloo]

u need to cook them properlyyyy

[ornate igloo]

it was gud

[hot cloak]

I like them raw!!

[ornate igloo]

aw ^-^”

[ornate igloo]

u watch out with salmonella!

[rugged kindle]

i love boiled eggs with salt

[hot cloak]

Im build different...they aint do shit

[rugged kindle]

germans are built different fr fr

[hot cloak]

brb

[vital locust]

https://tenor.com/view/breakfast-bacon-and-eggs-cartoons-food-anime-gif-17011445

[hot cloak]

Im back

[hot cloak]

brb

[lilac quartz]

[hot cloak]

Im back again

[lilac quartz]

welcome back

[ornate igloo]

hello :D

u want cookies? 🍪

[hot cloak]

I'll be back

[cursive marsh]

BEEEPY

HOW ARE YOU

[hot cloak]

Yes

[ornate igloo]

HELLU

im tired 😭

[ornate igloo]

*patpat here u go 🍪 🦉

[hot cloak]

Thank you

[ornate igloo]

I’m just very on and off from discord recently

so feel free to ping me ^^

[cursive marsh]

How were your exams

[hot cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/sleepy-the-pet-collective-tired-drowsy-dozy-gif-17051997

[ornate igloo]

good, I have one tomorrow

I have to continue studying soon, just taking a small break right now

[cursive marsh]

Best of luck beepy

[cursive marsh]

Rest well so you study and do well

You can do this

[ornate igloo]

thank u zizo

[hot cloak]

Good luck

[ornate igloo]

u wholesome

[cursive marsh]

Ofc beepy

[ornate igloo]

ya I might chat a bit here might not depending how my head is feeling

I miss u all though

[hot cloak]

[ornate igloo]

*patpat

[ornate igloo]

what u up to

[hot cloak]

having classes

[ornate igloo]

are you at school right now?

[hot cloak]

yes

[ornate igloo]

gosh I shouldn’t be distracting u!

i didn’t know u can bring your phone

[hot cloak]

We work on tablets

[ornate igloo]

woa cool!

ehehe so u get to be on discord all day

[hot cloak]

good morning, everyone!

[hot cloak]

Yes

[ornate igloo]

Good morning !

I hope you slept well ^^

[hot cloak]

im so tired lol i didnt sleep well

but no matter, ill get over it

[ornate igloo]

aw wha :ss

*patpat

[hot cloak]

I shouldnt but I dont care

[ornate igloo]

u make sure not to overwork yourself today and make plan in a nap!

[hot cloak]

lol

ill try

[ornate igloo]

im worried for u

but u got this!

what do u have to do today?

[ornate igloo]

u just different ;D

[hot cloak]

i have more schoolwork today, a math exam, but no band or tutoring because it is tuesday

[ornate igloo]

I wish u the best for your exam!

[hot cloak]

ill try lol

thx

[ornate igloo]

“ich drücke dir die Daumen!”

German saying for I’m wishing u the best!

[hot cloak]

oh nice, thank you

brb

ok

[hot cloak]

I'll try to remember that

[lilac quartz]

im so bacccck

[rugged kindle]

welcome back keikoh

[hot cloak]

welcome back

[calm condor]

guys, which is better, a math degree or a philosophy degree

[hot cloak]

math

[cursive marsh]

Math

[hot cloak]

philosophy is useless

[kind laurel]

do both

[hot cloak]

nah too much work

Im back

ok

[ornate igloo]

ungy

will go supermarket find food

https://tenor.com/view/kitten-walking-walking-cat-cats-cat-gif-18816547

[hot cloak]

Do that

[deft wedge]

Hope you find some nice food.

[ornate igloo]

ies ies they have a smol restaurant (actually it’s not even that small) and I get a discount as a student ^^

[deft wedge]

Sounds great, enjoy!

[lilac quartz]

i was so gone

but now im back

[ornate igloo]

thank u! u make sure to eat well :D

[lilac quartz]

hii beeppp

[hot cloak]

[lilac quartz]

was watching apple vison pro hands on vids on ytb, it looks so coool

[lilac quartz]

hi hi

[deft wedge]

Thank you! Having salad right now.

[lilac quartz]

dear the fancy handle owner

[hot cloak]

Hey

[lilac quartz]

doin great no?

[ornate igloo]

imma walk along to river, maybe take some pictures for you :D

[hot cloak]

Im feeling great, just arrived at home

[ornate igloo]

*nomnomnom en guete!

[lilac quartz]

welcome home!!

[ornate igloo]

hiya keikoh hiya @hot cloak

[hot cloak]

please do!

[hot cloak]

Hey

[ornate igloo]

yes absolutely 🌤️

[hot cloak]

thanks!

[hot cloak]

Send me them too!

[ornate igloo]

yes I might just send them here if that’s okay

[hot cloak]

sounds good!

[lilac quartz]

certainly, would be more than happy to see some great views

[hot cloak]

Nice

@ornate igloo You could also send it to us via DM.

if sending it here diesn't work

[hot cloak]

Oh I know that area!

a streamer did a irl stream there!

[ornate igloo]

really!!

[hot cloak]

oh wow thats really nice

where is that?

[ornate igloo]

Zürich ^^

U should come visit!

[hot cloak]

what country?

[ornate igloo]

Switzerland 🇨🇭

[hot cloak]

ok!

[hot cloak]

[hot cloak]

Schwitzerland!!

i mean, i would visit if I could, but i am a bit underaged

probs a bit more that a bit

[ornate igloo]

ya u be careful!

[hot cloak]

lol ok

maybe in a few years i will come on a visit

[ornate igloo]

u do that :D

it’s a beautiful country

I’ll go finish my shopping and then I’ll probably study a bit more

[hot cloak]

ok! have fun

btw thx for the pics, they were really nice!

[ornate igloo]

thank u Ben

[hot cloak]

@ornate igloo Are you here?

[ornate igloo]

if u ping me yes

what’s up :D

[hot cloak]

Nothing

Playing a game and you?

[ornate igloo]

about to do some more worky

then rest for the evening :D

[ornate igloo]

*patpat

[hot cloak]

You always studying, chill a bit

[ornate igloo]

it’s exam season ^^

[hot cloak]

not for me. Its chilling season

[ornate igloo]

I’m glad! You get some good rest

I’ve gotta go now

[hot cloak]

Goodbye👋

[ornate igloo]

see u later (•^-^•)/

[hot cloak]

How am I supposed to learn German? It's so hard...

[hot cloak]

Learn the basics

how

[hot cloak]

With your brain

wow, thanks a lot for the help

[ornate igloo]

faq beginner

[rocky goblet]

How to get started

The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!

Introduction

1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)

Part 1 - Simple Sentence

1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions

See Part 2 on the next page.

Tips

• Always learn the gender of a noun when you learn a new noun
• Learn to use a translation dictionary (e.g. dict.cc, leo.org)
• Use >faq resources to see our list of German learning resources
• For listening and pronunciation practice, try watching movies or videos (incl. YouTube)
• You can listen to pronunciation for words on websites like dict.cc, forvo.com, and others
• Practice writing sentences every day (and asking people to correct them)
• Ask as many questions as possible
• Don’t be scared to make mistakes!!!! If you don’t let yourself make mistakes, you will never be able to learn German

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[hot cloak]

thank you, beepboop

[hot cloak]

Thanks beep!

[ornate igloo]

:D

[hot cloak]

No problem

[hot cloak]

Hey, how was studying?

[ornate igloo]

it was good I think

I’m a bit exhausted, might continue soon

🪫

[hot cloak]

Get some rest

You ate something today?

[ornate igloo]

ies

[hot cloak]

gud

[forest apex]

https://tenor.com/view/nerdminer-nerd-miner-nerdminers-nerd-miners-team-nerd-miner-gif-3242509416984834791

[ornate igloo]

huuh?

xd there’s a gif of me since when

[hot cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/star-wars-force-awakens-bb8-boop-beep-gif-5100496

[hot cloak]

you are famous

[ornate igloo]

time to chat on all chats

[white abyss]

hey, what's the difference between the german only voice channels? (colored circles)

[ornate igloo]

uh as of my knowledge they are only there to discern the different channels

no intrinsic difference

[livid pier]

Bruh, was ist das für ein Chat-Mann?

[ornate igloo]

huh wym

[livid pier]

What this chat man

[ornate igloo]

this is my house xd

no its not

but its usually quite empty here so i stay here ^^

[livid pier]

Hell no

[forest apex]

Knock knock 👽

[ornate igloo]

AAA

[livid pier]

This me irl when I ate pizza

[ornate igloo]

fair enough

[livid pier]

He

Fr lol

[hot cloak]

I got that for my birthday...its so fluffy

[ornate igloo]

aw thats such cute

[hot cloak]

but it takes up like 60% of my bed...its huge

[ornate igloo]

whaat

dang

when i was a kid i wanted a gigantic heffalump

from winnie the pooh

[hot cloak]

I exaggerated a bit...but still huge

lol

[ornate igloo]

ya i have a wonderful little heffalump xd

utterly depressing song in the playlist now 😭

[hot cloak]

Stop listening to shit music 😦

[ornate igloo]

well its the best music now

its my chaos playlist

rn its funky town lol

[hot cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/vibing-cat-gif-22662706

faq resources

[rocky goblet]

Resources

Here's a link to our curated list of resources: https://bit.ly/gladresources. Check out #resources if you want to submit some yourself!

[covert parcel]

gesundheit

[hot cloak]

Danke

[ornate igloo]

ordered food!

will go pick it up soon

butter chicken and garlic naan

[deft wedge]

Sounds delicious, hope you enjoy it!

[hot cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/not-bad-ryan-reynolds-gif-23839048

[covert parcel]

gimme some

[ornate igloo]

Thank you!!

[ornate igloo]

yes yes in #food soon

if i dont forget (i am dumdum)

[hot cloak]

Kein Zugriff?

[ornate igloo]

no i do

just i dont have the butter chicken yet

one day i will die of a heart attack from my phone alarm going off

ive heard it so often yet it scares me each time

[covert parcel]

what is the sound cuz i always sleep through mine

[deft wedge]

It's # food, you can get it in id:customize.

[ornate igloo]

its from a synthwave song, ill have to go find it in a moment

[hot cloak]

I just looked

[ornate igloo]

its actually quite a bop and i like it

but it will scare me when it goes off

meanwhile fireworks in my face are fine

i dont understand my own brain

(ah yh for backstory i got shot at with fireworks, i fired back dont worry >;D)

[hot cloak]

[gleaming bramble]

Hi everyone 👋

Hi

[hot cloak]

Hello

[gleaming bramble]

Hello

[hot cloak]

Wazzzup!

[ornate igloo]

Fud acquired

[gleaming bramble]

Hi

[ornate igloo]

hiya

how u

[hot cloak]

[ornate igloo]

too much happening in chat

brain kaputt

why computa overheating

bad computa

[hot cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/oomfie-pipe-bomb-oomfie-pipe-bomb-gif-25286345

[ornate igloo]

basically

i have to make sure it’s always extra clean and the radiators are clear

[hot cloak]

Allergie kickt

[gleaming bramble]

Hi

[ornate igloo]

no it actually just has the heat output of a thermonuclear bomb fr

i can heat my entire room with it it’s great

[hot cloak]

No, I just had a massive sneeze

[ornate igloo]

Ah Gesundheit Fürst

*patpat

[hot cloak]

Danke

Pollenallergie

[ornate igloo]

pollen um diese Zeit? :sss

mein beileid 💐

[hot cloak]

Es fängt langsam an

[ornate igloo]

eieiei dann bist du wahrscheinlich Patient 0

es ist ja noch Januar xd

[hot cloak]

[hot cloak]

Erderwärmung, I guess🤷‍♂️

[ornate igloo]

ja my computa is responsible

sorry Fürst 😭

[hot cloak]

😠

"nice and loud" - mine too😁

[ornate igloo]

this time it’s your fault for killing chat

patcat @hot cloak

[rocky goblet]

You have administered 402 pats to @hot cloak's feline companion.

[ornate igloo]

she’s back

[hot cloak]

SHE'S DEAD!

[ornate igloo]

NO SHES NOT

https://tenor.com/view/sad-sad-cat-cat-depressed-depression-gif-13240550249247957481

[hot cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/dead-cat-cpr-funny-animals-cute-revive-gif-13712625

[ornate igloo]

what is happening in general 😭😭😭

[hot cloak]

wdym?

what on earth

[dense quartz]

it is still infected

[grand depot]

stop

now

or

it happens to you

u sending around pain

diseases spread

[lilac quartz]

[rugged kindle]

hai

[lilac quartz]

just finished the last lecture of the toc class crazy

[rugged kindle]

gut gemacht

i finished everything for today too

[lilac quartz]

thats fast

[rugged kindle]

i only had homework which took more than 2 hours

[lilac quartz]

they are all done now right?

[rugged kindle]

yes

[lilac quartz]

great, u can hang out with us in chat now

[rugged kindle]

yep

[unique echo]

Hii

Helouuuaaa

[rugged kindle]

hi hi

[trim cargo]

hi general 2, general is chaotic now

[lilac quartz]

hi im in charge of this channel(jk

[trim cargo]

hi channel charger

ah you speak Chinese too?

[lilac quartz]

yes

[trim cargo]

我想學德語，但我沒有動力

[lilac quartz]

那就去尋找動力吧，比如想去德國旅行。

[lilac quartz]

love ur profile btw, it looks great

[trim cargo]

Thanks, I've binge watched Spy x Family, now I'll rewatch it again in German

[trim cargo]

Where do you get motivation?

I haven't been to Europe

[lilac quartz]

where r u from?

[trim cargo]

China

Mainland

[rugged kindle]

#other-languages

[lilac quartz]

im from chongqing just so u know lol

ayyo my fellow mainlanders

[trim cargo]

Ah, I thought you were from Taiwan since u use traditional

My history is complicated, but you could say I'm from Liaoning

Or Shantou

[lilac quartz]

crazy, nice to meet u! its not easy to meet someone from the same county here, especially mainland

[lilac quartz]

well arent shantou and Liaoning abit too faraway like one is in the north and the other is in the south

[trim cargo]

Yeah, cause I lived in Shantou, though my ancestors are from the north

[lilac quartz]

ohhh i see

[verbal osprey]

Hi everyone!

[hot cloak]

Hello!

[verbal osprey]

Wassup?

[hot cloak]

Not much and you?

[verbal osprey]

I am texting

@hot cloak

[fast vapor]

@hot cloak my German is too poor to express this much, so I will explain here 😂, i watch a movie called Nicos weg, it's for A1 level, I watch it with German subtitles and I pause and write down each new word they mention, after watching like 10 mins of the movie, I check the pronounciation of these words again and learn them then try to practice them too.

[little turtle]

I liked Nicos weg as well. I need to re-watch it again.

[opal sequoia]

Just to be clear, you know Nicos Weg is not really a movie, right? It's a full course.

faq nicos

[rocky goblet]

Nicos

Nicos Weg is a free online program aimed at helping people learn German. It includes video, audio, text, grammar explanations, notes, vocabulary, and exercises. It also includes very useful cultural and bureaucratic information, such as how to open a bank account, while teaching you the relevant grammar and vocabulary.

It’s fairly popular and well-recommended, but keep in mind that you can’t learn a language with only one resource, even if it’s a good one!

You can find the courses here: https://learngerman.dw.com/en/overview/

You can also see various other courses for learners by dw.com here: https://www.dw.com/en/learn-german/s-2469/

[opal sequoia]

@little turtle In case you don't know either.

Maybe you already do, but plenty of people see the video on YouTube and think it's a movie without realising it's actually a free online course.

[fast vapor]

Oh yes, I'm speaking specifically about the A1 movie, thanks for the clarification

[opal sequoia]

The A1 movie is from the course though. The courses uses video clips to explain ideas. The movie is just all the video clips from the course edited together.

So if you only watch the movie and don't do the course, you miss out on most of the benefits.

[fast vapor]

Ohh intersting, i learn the grammar from elsewhere, so I probably cover a good part of the course

[little turtle]

Yes, I knew. I discovered the videos through DW and my son was also shown it in his high school german 1 class which he is currently taking.

Does anyone here have experience with taking courses at Goethe Institute? If so, what do you think of them? I am considering signing up.

[ornate igloo]

Frankfurt mentioned

neverminddd I thought u meant the uni x)

I’m sorry 😭

i haven’t been but it looks quite solid

[hot cloak]

Hi beep!

brb

[ornate igloo]

hi Fürst

[hot cloak]

👋

[ornate igloo]

bye

ig

[lilac quartz]

beeppp

hallo

[ornate igloo]

hiya

IM STRESSINF

exam soon

aaaa

[lilac quartz]

ohhhh, beep dont feel stressed, youll nail it

[ornate igloo]

thank u keikoh

[lilac quartz]

is the exam today

[ornate igloo]

today is really gonna be a time crunch

[lilac quartz]

[ornate igloo]

ya in about 3 hours

[lilac quartz]

ohhhhhh

hell nah

[ornate igloo]

frfr

finishing looking through solves old exams and then imma do nothing

maybe go get breakfast

[lilac quartz]

u should! eat well so you can do well on the exam

[lilac quartz]

think about the time after the exam

[hot cloak]

You got this. Good luck🍀

[lilac quartz]

happy and free

[ornate igloo]

I have another tomorrow morning

[lilac quartz]

[lilac quartz]

id like to give u a hug

youll have a great time after the exam season

[ornate igloo]

u are sweet keikoh

thank you

[lilac quartz]

[hot cloak]

Do you have exams every day?

[ornate igloo]

basically

[hot cloak]

Lovely

[hot cloak]

Indeed

[hot cloak]

*patpatpat

[ornate igloo]

[hot cloak]

Thank you. I'll check them out

[hot cloak]

Hey just a quick question.. is the course better than duolingo?

And thank you @opal sequoia for the deep explanation. You're so klug that I'm being a fan of you

[fast vapor]

As a personal opinion I would say duolingo won't get you anywhere. Any course would definitely be more beneficial.

[opal sequoia]

Yeah, for sure.

[hot cloak]

I paid for super

Annual subscription

🥲

[fast vapor]

Then use it besides a course, not as the main source but to get the benefit of spaced repetition

[hot cloak]

Yes I'll.. thanks 🙂

[ornate igloo]

breakfast time :D

[deft wedge]

Enjoy!

[ornate igloo]

Thank you Apollo Make sure u eat well too!

[hot cloak]

Mahlzeit

[rugged kindle]

zeitmahl

[little turtle]

You can buy lifetime subs for Babbel, Rosetta Stone or Memrise. That way you don't pay every year and unlock all languages they support.

They all teach in slightly different ways.

Although memrise is fun. They show little video clips so you see how a word or phrase is said and see the body language with it. Also they show some funny scenes.

[hot cloak]

They're not even recommending that bro..

[little turtle]

I mean if you don't use classrooms

[hot cloak]

faq rosetta stone

[rocky goblet]

FAQ not found. Try >explain all.

[hot cloak]

faq duolingo

[rocky goblet]

Duolingo

Duolingo is a decent resource to start with if you're a complete beginner, but it's neither efficient nor comprehensive!

What Duolingo will teach you about grammar is very limited, and none of the systems they use will help you practise much of it.
You can learn some vocabulary with it, but their method (based on the concept of spaced repetition) doesn't work for everybody, and the way Duolingo teaches is not very effective compared to the amount of time it requires from you.

So, if you find it useful, by all means keep using it, but remember not to fall for its gamification of language learning, and move past it when it stops being beneficial. Ignore the streaks.

In any case, keep in mind that Duolingo is not enough to learn a language, ever.

If you're looking for guidance or alternatives, check out >faq beginner in our #botchannel .

[lilac quartz]

keikohs here

[mint echo]

https://tenor.com/view/pat-cat-pat-pat-gif-25250101

[hot cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/cats-hugs-gif-1345622942025728089

[ornate igloo]

dankii

heading home rn

probably will have to study some for tomorrow :_

[hot cloak]

me too

[ornate igloo]

ies ies u get some good rest! 😴

[ornate igloo]

time to worky :_

[hot cloak]

ies today was long day

[hot cloak]

chat dead?

Yes

https://tenor.com/view/cat-kitten-cats-sleepy-waiting-gif-13870539

I’m here

[hot cloak]

How are you

[hot cloak]

I'm great

That’s great

[deft wedge]

Salutations, fine fellows.

[hot cloak]

🫡

[deft wedge]

How goes it?

[hot cloak]

It goes with a firm march forwards 😌

You?

[deft wedge]

Press on, good chap, press on.

[deft wedge]

I'm alright, thanks.

[hot cloak]

Wherefrom art thou good sir?

[deft wedge]

I can't say, sorry.

[hot cloak]

😔

[hot cloak]

🫡

Where are you from then?

[deft wedge]

Is all well by you?

[hot cloak]

Yes, I'm fine

Tomorrow is another day to become happy

[deft wedge]

Glad to hear it.

[hot cloak]

"GLaD" to hear it

[gloomy basin]

halloo

[deft wedge]

Moin.

[ornate igloo]

hiya

[hot cloak]

BEEPBOOP!!!!

[ornate igloo]

hi fürst

I’m feeling a bit down :c

[hot cloak]

too much studying?

[ornate igloo]

well

not enough studying

but I’m exhausted! 😭

[hot cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/qt-qtqt-baby-puppy-petting-gif-13571173

[ornate igloo]

ehehe 😭

[gloomy basin]

how are you all doing ??

[ornate igloo]

hello

I’m doing okay, just had dinner and now stressing about exam

yourself?

[gloomy basin]

what subject ??

[hot cloak]

What you had for dinner?

[ornate igloo]

signals processing

[gloomy basin]

im okay ig

[gloomy basin]

ahh got it

[ornate igloo]

I made myself some piri piri seafood pan

ik seafood isn’t for everyone

I think it’s oke

[gloomy basin]

what is it ??

[hot cloak]

I love seafood!

[gloomy basin]

is seafood mean fishes and all that kind ??

[hot cloak]

Especially "Nordseekrabben" with almost raw scrambled eggs

[ornate igloo]

yes

[deft wedge]

Seafood is edible marine matter I think; prawns, fish, so on.

[ornate igloo]

hi apollo

[deft wedge]

Hi.

[ornate igloo]

*patpat what u doing

[gloomy basin]

ahh okay so ilove seafood hehe

[deft wedge]

Playing some chess before dinner. Yourself?

[ornate igloo]

aw that’s awesome, I hope you have fun!

[gloomy basin]

so where do you live ??

[ornate igloo]

just had an absolute seesaw moment tho and now quite sad idk why

[ornate igloo]

Schweiz ^^

[hot cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/bobitos-mimis-michis-gif-943529865427663588

[deft wedge]

Thank you.
Hope you feel better soon!

[gloomy basin]

ohh nicee

[deft wedge]

I'm going to go to sleep, have a good one everyone.

[hot cloak]

Sweet dreams

[ornate igloo]

Sleepy well dear Apollo 🌙 🚀

[ornate igloo]

brain officially ded

[hot cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/pause-and-breathe-abjahanbin-breathe-mtv-mental-health-gif-21613276

[ornate igloo]

NEVAHHH

time to take over all chats ehehe

and then kill them

[hot cloak]

bonk @ornate igloo

[rocky goblet]

You have prescribed 119 bonks to @ornate igloo.

[ornate igloo]

jkasdlfjkhl

was ist das

[hot cloak]

Don't kill anything

[ornate igloo]

except chats

[hot cloak]

[ornate igloo]

very advanced topics in vc xd

das rechte und unrecht über die kriegsdeklaration

today i am a menace

[hot cloak]

Welcher Krieg?

[ornate igloo]

vorher

keine ahnung welcher

war so rhetorisch

vc too socially demanding for me at this time of 0 consciousness rn

[hot cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/well-done-doggo-good-job-shibe-shiba-inu-gif-17056454

[rotund raft]

[ornate igloo]

😭

[rotund raft]

[hot cloak]

🤬

[ornate igloo]

fürstt

[rotund raft]

[hot cloak]

Er ist ein Mörder. Er erschießt auch Shiba Inus!!

[ornate igloo]

yh he a bit worrying but i couldnt care today

xdd

[hot cloak]

[ornate igloo]

today no heepy beepboop

instead

angy and high blood pressure beepboop

[nocturne bison]

noo 😦

[ornate igloo]

sorry :CCC

exams got me different

tryharding even xd

[nocturne bison]

dw u will pass them easily trust

[ornate igloo]

ya i hope so too

and i will get a whole 6 days of winter holidays afterwards

so i could maybe just see my parents for a few days before the new semester yanks me back to uni

[nocturne bison]

ahh thats cool

where do you come from

if i may know

[ornate igloo]

ah where im from or where im at?

[nocturne bison]

ehh why not both ig lol

[ornate igloo]

im from germany near frankfurt and i study in zurich rn

now u can doxx me

hopefully u send me a cake like some other nice people in the past

[hot cloak]

Zürich sounds like a blast

[ornate igloo]

wait till u hear rent prices

[hot cloak]

I'll send meatballs

[ornate igloo]

but yes it is beautiful

[ornate igloo]

id love that

[hot cloak]

You're my neighbour

[hot cloak]

Of course I have a whole arsenal of them, as any Swede would

[ornate igloo]

huh fr

[nocturne bison]

that is cool!

i will send you cakes dw

regularly

[ornate igloo]

*>u< that is so sweet

beep today is more volatile than the german economy

not good

might have to make myself a tea or such

[hot cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/coffee-coffee-time-coffee-cup-morning-coffee-have-a-cup-of-coffee-gif-24577802

[ornate igloo]

ya fr (im going insane)

hopefully after exam tomorrow is bettah 😭

[ember pecan]

beep

[ornate igloo]

alp

[ember pecan]

you are cool

[ornate igloo]

no u more

[hot cloak]

Indeed

[ember pecan]

beep is cooler than my fridge

[ornate igloo]

ehehe wha 😭

not today im feeling quite unwell

maybe i should go before i do more damage

[ember pecan]

why

[ornate igloo]

too many exams

and too little time for them

[ember pecan]

oh

studying one night before always helps

[hot cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/freezer-hot-day-pet-cool-down-stay-cool-gif-12156798

[ornate igloo]

well xd it is the night before

just i have no energy to do anything

[ember pecan]

I suggest sleeping

[ornate igloo]

soon

[ember pecan]

I love sleeping but can’t get enough of it

I get 8 hours of sleep but my body wants 10 hours

[ornate igloo]

same fr

me a eepy

[ember pecan]

I think I will sleep

good night

[hot cloak]

Sweet dreams

[ornate igloo]

Sleep well and dream of wonderful worlds and futures dear Alp

u made me feel really happy and appreciated today 😭

[prime patrol]

spicy guava juice

[ornate igloo]

ive never heard or tried of that whattt

[prime patrol]

you should feel that everyday tbh

[ornate igloo]

todays a tough day :_

[prime patrol]

it's like guava juice but with spices

aww

[ornate igloo]

that exists?

[prime patrol]

you're doing great

[ornate igloo]

is it gud

[prime patrol]

yes

[prime patrol]

my favourite, the best

[remote sentinel]

what type of spices

[ornate igloo]

gosh i need to look for it

[ornate igloo]

today? absolutely not

[prime patrol]

chilli powder and black salt and stuff

[prime patrol]

absolutely yes

[remote sentinel]

so it's spicy juice?

[prime patrol]

ja genau

[ornate igloo]

😭

im not gonna vent here xd

its guava juice time

[ornate igloo]

mmhm i see where the spicy comes from, is this like india-like of spicy or

because if i try it then i might die

[remote sentinel]

so real

my spice tolerance is hella low

[hot cloak]

same

[ornate igloo]

mine is actually quite high but im not going to risk it

[remote sentinel]

im used to european foods so spice isnt really my thing

[hot cloak]

I almost killed myself when I ate Spicy Ramen noodles

[remote sentinel]

same 😭

i cant even eat hot cheetos or takis tbh

they taste like shit anyway so im not exactly missing out but still

[ornate igloo]

another thing i havent ever tried

things im missing out on in life

• every snack ever
• every movie ever
• childhood basically

[remote sentinel]

you are not missing out

they taste so bad

[remote sentinel]

i doubt that

[ornate igloo]

its real

[hot cloak]

Watch Herr der Ringe

[remote sentinel]

you probably havent but just think you have

[hot cloak]

He forgor💀

[prime patrol]

if u want u can in dms but I have to go to sleep soon so I cannot reply yet

[ornate igloo]

its ok ves but thank u

[prime patrol]

idk, it's not really spicy to me but the first sip is always a bit harsh on the throat

[hot cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/sus-bro-is-sus-gif-5031868463492442198

[prime patrol]

u can risk it fr

[ornate igloo]

ill try :D

[prime patrol]

stay awsome

[ornate igloo]

😭

u peoples are too sweet

and deserve all the happy things in the world

[hot cloak]

[prime patrol]

and you too

[prime patrol]

if you're sweet to PPL you'll be treated like that too natürlich

[ornate igloo]

today beep not very sweet

[prime patrol]

very sweet still

süßi

[ornate igloo]

no u ves

[prime patrol]

no you hihi go slwep

[ornate igloo]

oki ves i go eepy

Gute Nacht

[prime patrol]

Nacht

[hot cloak]

Schlaf schön

[mild gorge]

I wanna hear your best roasts about this guy

[runic dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/we-dont-do-that-here-black-panther-tchalla-bruce-gif-16558003

[lilac quartz]

whyd u want ppl to roast him😅

[covert parcel]

ai generated image

[minor frigate]

pain.jpg

Wtf is a gamma distributed random variable? Is just converting a random variable from using the standard distribution to the gamma function? Cause if so that's wack

[trim cargo]

Pain indeed, it gives me PTSD

[teal marlin]

it's not that spicy for me

aweee tquu

[vital locust]

https://tenor.com/view/monkey-funee-monkee-gif-18829253

[sudden panther]

How will I be treated if I don't do CS, asking for a friend.

[ornate igloo]

i will be quite saddo but I accept your decision :_

[prime patrol]

that's impossible, u do cs always

[prime patrol]

@sudden panther LOOK, LEARN FROM HIM

[ornate igloo]

what do they do CS-technisch?

now I’m quite curious ehehe

[ornate igloo]

:_

[prime patrol]

their main job is bullying me

[ornate igloo]

WHAAAT

nicht erlaubt >:_ccc

[prime patrol]

@sudden panther arring look

[ornate igloo]

beep getting put in the crossfire 😭

[prime patrol]

you got urself into this

casually runs away

[ornate igloo]

ehehe u sneaky

it’s ogge

imma die for your sins

[lilac quartz]

hi chat

[deft wedge]

Morning Keikoh.

[hot cloak]

Jesus died for our sins

[lilac quartz]

hi apollo, hows ur day buddy

[deft wedge]

Good thanks, yours?

[lilac quartz]

i had a good day today as well, thanks

crane 🏗️

[hot cloak]

Crane.

[lilac quartz]

https://tenor.com/view/wowgrape-gif-25173788

[hot cloak]

How's your day going, Keikoh?

[deft wedge]

I'm going to hang out here while #general goes on this weird tangent.

[lilac quartz]

my days been great, thank u furst the fancy handle owner

[hot cloak]

[lilac quartz]

[lilac quartz]

hopefully you’ve had a good one two!

[hot cloak]

My day just began

[deft wedge]

(9:33 AM in Germany)

[lilac quartz]

ohhh

hope today’s going to be a good one for you guys

stay safe and hydrated

k?

https://tenor.com/view/dnce-gif-14762310134329663850

[prime patrol]

lmaoooo ty

[restive parrot]

Hallo

[lilac quartz]

chillin

[hot cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/rest-drink-champagne-relax-just-gif-26097565

[lilac quartz]

[hot cloak]

[lilac quartz]

listening to some heart sutra to clam myself down

[lilac quartz]

now im back to normal

[hot cloak]

[carmine wolf]

https://tenor.com/view/scallop-swimming-gift-swim-shellfish-gif-17235097335044867564

[lilac quartz]

hi fin

welcome to the secret garden

or back yard

idk

[lilac quartz]

[carmine wolf]

hello clam master keikoh

thanks for the warm welcome

[lilac quartz]

No problem!

hope the words of his eminence, the Bodhisattva of Compassion may also allay any pain ur going thru

[carmine wolf]

[hot cloak]

✝️

[rugged kindle]

cute

[hot cloak]

[hot cloak]

@ornate igloo Are you here?

I think I'm hallucinating

[hot cloak]

wow wow wow why you guys praying

☦️

[hot cloak]

✝️

God bless you

[hot cloak]

Vergelt's Gott. Möge er dich auch segnen

[hushed nacelle]

☦️ 💪

[elder harness]

what's the best serie with as original version german?

[ornate igloo]

hellu ^^

[humble sandal]

[elder harness]

is this shit funny

[humble sandal]

yes

[elder harness]

aight thx

[humble sandal]

because it's a bit stupid

[elder harness]

does it talk about turkish immigration in germany?

[humble sandal]

A bit yes. It's about a blended family half German-Turkish and German

[elder harness]

aight

thx a lot

[ornate igloo]

so eepy

imma be lazy now

ehehe

why computa angy fans go wrrrrr

[hot cloak]

Computer angry fans?

[ornate igloo]

xd they went really loud for a moment

like as if I was rendering something

but tbf they aren’t too loud

I can sleep with them

[hot cloak]

I'm sorry, what are you talking about?

[ornate igloo]

ehehe the fans of my computer

they turn on when the computer is doing something

and they did that for no reason

[hot cloak]

Oh, the fans. I thought you meant fans

[ornate igloo]

ahaha that would have been funny >u<

[hot cloak]

Happens to me too. Its weird

[ornate igloo]

ehehe

[hot cloak]

I have an i5 Laptop. And I can run Battlefront 2 on it. Its fucking strong

https://tenor.com/view/laptop-smoking-fire-burning-lag-gif-19373925

[ornate igloo]

LETS GOOO

good laptop is fun!

even if it gets really hot

[hot cloak]

🥵

In summer its worse

[ornate igloo]

yh Same

100C

[hot cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/wachimingo-gif-19259498

[ornate igloo]

*runs out of battery

[hot cloak]

Muss dann in Physio

[cursive marsh]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN

MY LAPTOP HAS A GOOD HEATING SYSTEM

[ember pecan]

do you play moneycraft

[hot cloak]

No, I'm not a miner

[ember pecan]

ah, I am a miner

I like mining

[hot cloak]

I played Minecraft Pocket Edition a loooong time ago. But that was centurys ago

[ember pecan]

why not play it again

[cursive marsh]

Im a miner too

[ember pecan]

I play on mobile and it is fun

[hot cloak]

My storage space is full

[ember pecan]

you can delete everything for moneycraft

you need to be a miner again

you are missing out so much fun

[ember pecan]

what do you say

want to be a miner again?

once a miner, always a miner

[hot cloak]

I can never be a miner again.

[ember pecan]

you made a typo I suppose

[hot cloak]

sry

[ember pecan]

you know what they say

there is no quitting minecraft, just taking breaks

you are still in your break, you will come back eventually

[ornate igloo]

@ember pecan hi

[nocturne bison]

´hey beepboop

how did you do on your exams

[ornate igloo]

hiya

today's was quite tough im not going to lie

but i finished everything and had time to check and i think ill do okay

[nocturne bison]

nice!

[ornate igloo]

im just glad i get 10 days of rest now until the next exam

how are you? what have you been up to?

[nocturne bison]

that´s good

ah nothing much

i am slightly nervous

some girl will call me tomorrow so she can test out my german knowledge

from the Goethe Institute

And then i can get into a course

[ornate igloo]

oo I'm hoping for the best!

I believe in you! Further your german-learning journey

[nocturne bison]

Thank you!!

[ornate igloo]

*patpat

and make sure to get plently of rest before tomorrow!

[nocturne bison]

will try to do!

[ember pecan]

hi

beep

[ornate igloo]

alp!!

how u

[ember pecan]

me good

how u

[ornate igloo]

im glad to hear that!

im recovering from a bout of depresso last night

i have a few days free now

i still cant believe time has progressed

its also so weird and hazy in my mind

[ember pecan]

it is great to hear you are doing good

you can sleep well now

[carmine wolf]

I didn't know you were feeling poorly last night 😦

[ember pecan]

hi fin

[carmine wolf]

hi alp

[ornate igloo]

thank u alp

[ember pecan]

it sometimes happen, but they go away

[carmine wolf]

https://tenor.com/view/adalfarus-adal-okbb-okbt-bird-alert-gif-23640463

[ornate igloo]

im better now! dont worry *patpat

[ember pecan]

birb or bird

[carmine wolf]

I know, I also have first hand experience

[carmine wolf]

well I'm glad

https://tenor.com/view/birds-bird-dancing-gif-14648384

[ornate igloo]

thank u fin i appreciate you

[ornate igloo]

ies today is much more 📈

[carmine wolf]

just lookin out for a brother

https://tenor.com/view/bro-code-bro-love-friends-gif-9906684

[dense mauve]

Why nice people are only found online👾

[ornate igloo]

visit me^^

[finite oar]

hi

[dense mauve]

@ornate igloo i tried to dm you but it was you're not eligible to make them your friend😂😂

Lol mahn

[ornate igloo]

woah whats that in your pfp

im kinda blind

[dense mauve]

We see...

[ornate igloo]

cutie doggo!!!

[dense mauve]

It's a golden retriever 👾 it's a dream so i put in pfp👀✨

[ornate igloo]

aw thats so cute!!

u will surely have one!

[dense mauve]

Heheh

What's in ur pfp?

[ornate igloo]

shiba inu!

[dense mauve]

Someone angry hug

Huh*

[ornate igloo]

aww nu!

no angy

just very cute

shiba inu in a shiba inu costume!