general-2

[left jolt]

He did say English was

.

[forest apex]

Ya I mean technically English isn’t a native language for many Indians

In that they speak a local dialect at home

[left jolt]

well Indians dont typically learn it in one month

[forest apex]

Well ya but if you’re kinda immersed in the language it can feel like 1 month

[stiff pike]

One MONTH

[forest apex]

Just like people say that they could instantly understand English…annoying but people say it

[left jolt]

For an analytical based major person you lack a lot of critical thinking

[forest apex]

Bro you haven’t seen the ppl saying

[left jolt]

Not sure how you can say some of this stuff without trolling

[forest apex]

“English just popped up in my brain”

?

[left jolt]

Its called fantasy

[forest apex]

And like you know not to take that at face value

[forest apex]

Exactly

[stiff pike]

Lol claiming to be fluent faster than a literal baby that was raised in an English speaking country is wild

[forest apex]

I know man it’s nonsense

But it’s common unfortunately

[left jolt]

You discredit his ability to learn English in one month but not the statement of 8 fluent languages when one was spoken with errors, the one most likely to be ones best

[stiff pike]

I do like to say I've always been fluent in fax tho

[stiff pike]

One month isn't instantly but also how does one even learn in one month? Maybe if they usb'd it in idk

[forest apex]

Of course one cannot learn a language in one month, unless that language is more of a dialect. However, with enough time and effort one can speak eight languages. They need not be perfect, and one need not have perfect English to speak it and to speak other languages.

[stiff pike]

Well, one can learn some language in one month but certainly not 0 to fluent

I'd say getting to a2 might be possible, maybe.

For someone particularly talented. I ain't one of those

[forest apex]

You yourself sent me the video of the man speaking six languages. Surely if six are possible, eight are too? And like I said just because he makes some mistakes doesn’t mean he doesn’t speak the language

I would say he speaks English

From what I can see

[stiff pike]

There are people speaking a lot of languages. It's not a question of capacity. A human can learn a lot. It's just a question of time and dedication.

[forest apex]

Exactly my point.

[hot cloak]

yeah

agree

[stiff pike]

Not disagreeing, just adding a cent

[hot cloak]

sasha is a russian name

[stiff pike]

Sasha is a slavic name

[hot cloak]

yeah

[stiff pike]

I'm polish🤷‍♀️

What a way to kill the chat

[ocean knoll]

hi chat

[hot cloak]

hi summe

[ocean knoll]

what's up

[hot cloak]

im so good

someth good happened today

im truly free

[hot cloak]

how r u

[ocean knoll]

ohh pray tell

[hot cloak]

I'm glad that some people are finally waking up and realising that learning languages isn't an easy thing to do

[left jolt]

like 5 of them are native languages

[hot cloak]

Folks who believe such ridiculous claims are usually monolinguals who get tricked by the fluency illusion

[left jolt]

Ive been ostracized for my beliefs for 10 years they even took my bonks for it 🥀

[hot cloak]

God gave me a secret message that I would be happy this year and didnt disappoint thats all i can say

[hot cloak]

I guess it is hard to be critical without sounding rude

[left jolt]

Its like learning most other skills

[hot cloak]

Makes sense

[ocean knoll]

was the message end-to-end encrypted?

how'd god send the message?

[hot cloak]

Other things do play a part, like how much time is spent practising or studying etc..

[left jolt]

Ive studied once more in one month than in the past 4 years combined, hours is certainly more important than years - and quality ones at that

[forest apex]

Yeah, so the guy didn’t say he learned eight foreign languages. For all I know, he could have five native languages and have learned three foreign languages.

I’ll be the last person to say someone can learn a language in a month or even a year, but without knowing how old someone is or how many native languages he has, I’m not gonna say it’s impossible for him to know let’s say eight languages. Five native languages + 4 years of study/language starting at age 18 -> 30-year-old who speaks eight languages.

[left jolt]

ill bet you a month of nitro that is not the case

[forest apex]

Ok 🫃

[hot cloak]

That's really rare

[forest apex]

More than normal? Sure. Unheard of? Nah. There’s an Indian guy I don’t remember his name who knows i believe ten languages including many local Indian ones

He’s on this server somewhere

[hot cloak]

How do you know that he speaks them well? Is there any proof?

[left jolt]

Ravi Kumar Chikhaliya?

[forest apex]

Well I don’t know for sure, but he also wasn’t making money off of it on YouTube, he just mentioned it in passing in discord

[left jolt]

in India and Brazil there are epidemics of claiming such

[forest apex]

How he spent lots of time in different parts of India

[left jolt]

a Brazilian once claimed to be fluent in all 7000 languages

and people believed him

[forest apex]

Let me see if I can find

[forest apex]

Well that is quite impossible

Ten is not impossible however especially if some are closely related

[hot cloak]

I watched this fake polyglot investigation on YT about an Indian "hyper polyglot" and it turned out that the only language he actually decently spoke was German lol

He claimed 40 languages

[forest apex]

Yeah this guy isn’t an influencer or anything

[left jolt]

Akram

and evildea

lmao..

[hot cloak]

Yes

[hot cloak]

Doesn't prove anything

[left jolt]

yes basically none of them actually speak a foreign language fluently besides english

like maybe 10% of people

[hot cloak]

Evildea speaks fluent Esperanto tho

[left jolt]

i meant of those who claim to be polyglots n shi

[forest apex]

Nope, I’m just saying yall are talking about something that’s a completely different topic

[left jolt]

Like that Khazak girl said shes C1 in 8 languages and wasnt in any

was A1 in like 6

[hot cloak]

She was good at sounding like a native to some extent
She was a true fraud

Creating this fluency illusion

[left jolt]

which also proved to me - ive seen almost no one who can produce a good latin accent (spanish , french) AND germanic (german) or vice versa

richard simcott is one of the few

[forest apex]

Ok guys

Edit

It was 6 languages not 10

This random Indian dude

[left jolt]

In that case ,I speak around 14 languages

screenshot this for the future

[hot cloak]

I mean, I can understand most Arabic dialects, does that necessarily mean that I speak them? No.

[forest apex]

I’d like to see a good Latin accent

🫃

[left jolt]

German accent most soothing

[forest apex]

Absence of German accent is cooler tho

[hot cloak]

Despite my fluency in English, I still don't sound like a native
Just the study of English native accents is a whole other lore

[left jolt]

i meant german accent in german

[forest apex]

I know I know

What kinda German accent tho

Swiss German?

[left jolt]

manchmal sollten träume träume bleiben

[forest apex]

Bavarian?

[left jolt]

whatever accent this dude has

[hot cloak]

I will probably study German phonetics once I'm back to learning German
I wanna sound as much as I could like a native

[forest apex]

Which dude-

[left jolt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZBktaLLb9M

[forest apex]

When you sound like a native let @left jolt know

[hot cloak]

Yeah, one day inshallah XD

[forest apex]

[left jolt]

looks like hes a hamburger

🍴

[forest apex]

@left jolt if an 18-year old American said he grew up monolingual English, started learning foreign languages at the age of 14, and is now fluent in eight languages, then I would say no, that is impossible

[left jolt]

Then you have to do shadowing

[left jolt]

I wouldnt say impossible Id say what Ive always said - highly unlikely that I dont believe it to be true but theoretically probable

[forest apex]

Well, true, he could have enrolled at the FSI for example, or chosen related languages.

[hot cloak]

That's a good take

[serene garden]

like python or rust

[left jolt]

Well if he enrolled at FSI id say impossible 😂

[forest apex]

But let’s say, if he said he started learning at the age of 17, is now 18 and speaks eight languages fluently, I would say that is impossible for all reasonable purposes.

[hot cloak]

It's easy to become a polyglot if all you do is constructed languages like Toki Pona that are meant to be easy

[left jolt]

Yes Id call fraud

[forest apex]

Yet if I do not know the age of the person, he could very well be a slightly older person who has simply put in time and effort to learn multiple languages.

[left jolt]

the problem is that even in those cases most are frauds

[hot cloak]

With all respect to the earlier user who claimed to speak 8 languages fluently, he sounded like a kid

[serene garden]

guys did yk that im actually fluent in 1 259 723 languages 😌 😌

[left jolt]

boring

typical of a german

[forest apex]

If that is true, then he still could be someone with multiple native languages

[left jolt]

🇦🇹

[forest apex]

I do not know

[hot cloak]

Unlikely but ye

[serene garden]

guys what do yall consider a polyglot

[left jolt]

4-5 foreign languages at C level

[forest apex]

A German who is successfully pretending to be American

[hot cloak]

Someone who speaks 5 languages fluently or at least up to a high level

[forest apex]

Obviously

[serene garden]

okay so 5

[left jolt]

if they actually speak 4 languages at C1 thats a polyglot to me

[serene garden]

well i got german and english
everything else is underdeveloped

[left jolt]

foreign*

[hot cloak]

Oh, I meant 5 languages in total not only foreign
So yeah, I agree

[serene garden]

i speak french at like b1
and chinese isn't even a1 because progress is slow as hell

[left jolt]

its an 8 year journey

8-10

[forest apex]

So native languages don’t count huh

Damn

[left jolt]

No because polyglot to me is intentional

[hot cloak]

True

[serene garden]

the thing is that

[left jolt]

Its been adapted to a lifestyle and now abused by frauds

[serene garden]

what even counts as a language

[left jolt]

one of the 7800

[serene garden]

https://youtube.com/shorts/1-sMGYDkWkk?si=t-iv55ne5DtMNXSq

[serene garden]

no

[hot cloak]

Whatever is unintelligible to me or very different

[serene garden]

watch this

[forest apex]

To me it just means someone who speaks multiple languages, irrespective of how they learned it

[left jolt]

Then they are multilingual

look up the polyglot conference

its a very intentional lifestyle

[hot cloak]

Btw how the hell do you post YouTube links without them getting terminated here

[serene garden]

put them in < >

[left jolt]

u dont even need to do that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJd8Eiali7E

we have freedom

[forest apex]

Damn when they gonna launch a multilingual conference then

[left jolt]

if theres truly someone with 4 native languages and none foreign then they arent part of the language learning community and thus do not care

[hot cloak]

I agree lol

[hot cloak]

Danke

[forest apex]

But they speak multiple languages at a native level and that’s like relevant for idk translation or other stuff

[left jolt]

Not for translation thats a very specific skill you need to learn

[forest apex]

It could be a networking event to find such opportunities

[forest apex]

Well ya but it’s a foundation to build upon

[hot cloak]

That wouldn't be fair to polyglots who actually spent years and years studying foreign languages

[forest apex]

Can’t translate if you don’t know the language

[left jolt]

most people cant translate professionally in their native languages

just cuz they speak em

[forest apex]

Well ya, but even fewer can translate in foreign languages

[hot cloak]

Yeah I agree
My native is Arabic. My skill at using Arabic when discussing complex topics has deteriorated tbh because of my focus on English

I forgot a lot of terms
They are there but I struggle to recall them

They do come back to me tho

[left jolt]

Its also extremely exhausting

[hot cloak]

Which is why being a polyglot is a very high level skill that should be respected and not used by just any random person lmao

[left jolt]

even Mr lingq himself...

🤐

[hot cloak]

What do you think of Steve Kaufmann lmao

[left jolt]

His french is not what Id call fluent

[hot cloak]

I've heard his Japanese and Arabic

They were meh

Bad accent

[left jolt]

does iclal have a good arabic accent

[hot cloak]

iclal=?

[left jolt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avpqELQqQiA&t=1047s

17:30

[hot cloak]

Lemme check

[hot cloak]

It's just OK as in understandable
But she definitely does sound like a foreigner
Keep in mind that she's speaking MSA which is partially artificial like Standard German, so a lot of us Arabs fail at nailing MSA accent

The best ones are Arabs who practice their MSA and some Israelis

[left jolt]

Does she have a turkish accent

[hot cloak]

Nah, although idk what a Turkish accent is lol

She pronounces most letters just fine

[hot cloak]

She struggles with the ع sound

Typical

[left jolt]

without lookin

i guarantee thats mr ayn

language simp special

[hot cloak]

Yep

[left jolt]

[forest apex]

I think if you look at people who learn languages for YouTube vs people who learned the languages in a natural way such as by moving to different countries (or even learning for fun), you will find that the latter are more proficient. YouTube rewards appearances, while real life is about effective communication. However, this means that you’re less likely to see the latter since they’re just going about their business in multiple languages

[left jolt]

Yes and no

Some of those yt do just that

and some who are just regular joes live in a country for 20 years and dont speak the language

[low drum]

Easy. Its just an E but spoken more round

And the upper part is less pronounced

[low drum]

Indeed, real life is about effectiveness. If you reach a point, where you can understand most things and most people understand you, you might come to a halt.
Your grammar might be broken but it's enough to get along because it's not really needed to express what you want.

[hot cloak]

i have unfinished business in the deutschland

https://tenor.com/view/new-post-gif-6651148145446605431

[hot cloak]

Save us

[brazen maple]

The rail network is getting better soon Yay

[forest apex]

Hm yeah, I suppose on YouTube you see a fraction of those people. Of the non-YouTubers, some aren’t even good enough to look good on YouTube, sure. However, I also believe some are better than the YouTubers. These people may say they know “enough” or “a little bit” of several languages, when actually they are quite good at them. They just don’t see it that way, because it comes naturally to them and it is simply how they get by. So yeah, maybe the average non-YouTuber isn’t better than the average YouTuber; however, I still believe the best non-YouTuber may very well be better than the best YouTuber.

[hot cloak]

It's not a vowel, it's a consonant

Learners often pronounce it as a vowel because they fail at producing the correct sound

It's a sound that comes very deep from your throat

It also existed in Hebrew but modern Hebrew speaker can't pronounce it no more, so they just pretend like it's a vowel

[low drum]

You didn't get my joke
It kind of looks like an E but rounder

[forest apex]

Exactly, and the ß is pronounced like a B but rounder

[low drum]

And more open

[forest apex]

Indeed

[hot cloak]

Oh lol

[simple valve]

Remeber to pronounce z as s but not rounder

and in reverse

[rocky goblet]

You have shot @warm crypt's dog.

[warm crypt]

GHG tag.

[rocky goblet]

You have prescribed 222 bonks to @warm crypt.

[warm crypt]

@hot cloak

I saw.

[hot cloak]

?

[warm crypt]

I got notification.

I saw your name.

[hot cloak]

I bonked wydra

[warm crypt]

Lies.

[narrow edge]

@hot cloak Were you the one who stealth bonked me

[hot cloak]

Häää

[raw blade]

Hallo leute

wie gehts

[crystal fox]

🤔

[hot cloak]

Lol

[hot cloak]

who is that

[quartz citrus]

Nickaaa

[frail lodge]

Hello gentlemen

How are y'all doing

[crystal fox]

Hiii

[modest wave]

bonk @neat ember

[rocky goblet]

You have prescribed 42 bonks to @neat ember.

[worldly cradle]

Can anyone suggest the best online course for A1 and A2 levels?

[opal sequoia]

Please don't ask your question in multiple channels.

[hot cloak]

bonk @modest wave

[rocky goblet]

@modest wave disarms you and gives you a taste of your own medicine. Serves you right.

[rugged kindle]

(h)elvi(k)

[crystal fox]

N(helvick)a

[rugged kindle]

Hiii

[crystal fox]

Holaa

[rugged kindle]

Wie gehts?

[crystal fox]

Gut

Und dir so

[rugged kindle]

Mir gehts okay

[pure sedge]

bonk @pure sedge

[rocky goblet]

You have prescribed 311 bonks to @pure sedge.

[pure sedge]

Lol

[crystal fox]

Nice

[plush vessel]

gut, selbst?

[tame crown]

Hallo

[raw blade]

Alles im Griff danke

[hot cloak]

Warum es ist sehr kalt?

Ich friere

[somber valley]

England

[late compass]

Suggest any German novels for B1 level study which can help me in vocubs

[vague siren]

ToG

[late compass]

What's this

[vague siren]

600+ chapters ongoing webtoon xD

[wind veldt]

I was dying to finish college thought life would be more fun

but turned its shitty af

[hot cloak]

guys do some workout every day because as you age muscle mass decreases and this leads to insulin resistence

[tough plover]

probably DW

[rocky goblet]

You have prescribed 118 bonks to @sick salmon.

[sick salmon]

[rocky goblet]

You have prescribed 381 bonks to @sick salmon.

[sick salmon]

@sour idol I saw you

[sour idol]

I’m innocent.

[wind veldt]

I doubt it

not with that evil criminal look on your profile photo

[sick salmon]

[errant nacelle]

@hollow oriole Umfragen sind ohne vorherige Absprache mit uns nicht erlaubt.

[hollow oriole]

Sorry tut mir leid ich kann kein Ticket öffnen um das irgendwie mit euch abzusprechen

[errant nacelle]

Sie aber dann trotzdem zu posten ist nicht in Ordnung

[hollow oriole]

Das verstehe ich wollte ich auch nicht hier posten war auf dem falschen Server tut mir leid habs zu spät gemerkt

[errant nacelle]

👍

[rocky goblet]

You have prescribed 479 bonks to @sick salmon.

[sick salmon]

got you

@sour idol meanie

[sour idol]

I’m innocent until proven guilty.

[eager warren]

Hallo Freunde, wie geht's?

[rocky goblet]

You have prescribed 74 bonks to @narrow edge.

[narrow edge]

I SAW YOU @sour idol

YOU LIL RAT

[sour idol]

I’m innocent.

[narrow edge]

Ok then bonk me again

If you are innocent then we will know

[sour idol]

But I don’t want to bonk you right now.

[narrow edge]

Hmmm sounds like excuse

[sour idol]

Name it what you want.

[errant nacelle]

bonk @narrow edge

[rocky goblet]

You have prescribed 411 bonks to @narrow edge.

[narrow edge]

Y u bully me

Im innocent man being bonked for nothing

[whole nebula]

Hello guys

Wsaap

[stable jungle]

Nothing much wby

[indigo adder]

You missed the lesson, be grated it’s just a bonk.

[narrow edge]

Why I am being picked up by everyone 😭

[indigo adder]

You are tested to become next mod. || you aren’t doing good atm.||

[narrow edge]

Do I get hammered so I become a hammer? Whats this 😭

[onyx sleet]

why are you grating people

[half tide]

Trotz habe ich nicht verstanden lach ich 😂😂😂

[reef leaf]

hab mal im rewe einen dude gesehen, der hat einfach mit seinem daumen bezahlt 😂

[low drum]

Ich möchte auch einen NFC chip in meinem Daumen

[dull stratus]

Hallo

[topaz tartan]

Hallo

[glacial turtle]

Hallo

[rugged kindle]

When was the first announcement of it btw?

Im a bit confused

[indigo adder]

Normally at least 3 days in advanced, normally I try to do it even earlier.

But it’s every Tuesday so there isn’t really an announcement needed for regulars.

[rugged kindle]

I will try to join next time

[indigo adder]

Nice!

[faint meadow]

I’m a bit curious: what about this server incentivizes native speakers to keep participating here? Do people actually unofficially use this as an opportunity to practice English, even though it’s not called German-English Exchange, or you all just here for the vibes?

[keen quarry]

Vibes

[indigo adder]

People are here for different reasons, some are looking for language exchange partners, doesn’t have to be English. Some are here for the vibes, some are also like to teach people.

[sharp lantern]

so that i can abuse my mod powers

[keen quarry]

🗣️

[arctic atlas]

https://tenor.com/view/caught-in-4k-caught-in4k-chungus-gif-19840038

[faint meadow]

I’m asking because from my experience as an admin in the servers I’ve been part of, it’s quite difficult to get natives to stay unless either there’s an already established community, or you structure the server so that they get something in return

[keen quarry]

Yeah I think we should get money in return for being here

[arctic atlas]

True

[opal sequoia]

I think that most people just stay because it's a nice and friendly community. And many of them are generally interested in languages and language learning too.

[sharp lantern]

wait let me pose

[opal sequoia]

We prioritise learning quite a lot. Maybe other servers don't?

[faint meadow]

The thing with German speakers I noticed is it’s way too one-sided. As in the English level of German speakers are overwhelmingly at different stages compared to the German levels of most English speakers, so it’s actually kinda difficult to find natives to practice with for German unless like you suggested they actually get somehow otherwise compensented

This is especially true on Hellotalk etc

[opal sequoia]

I don't find it difficult. If you just make friends with someone they will usually be happy to speak German with you.

But even easier is finding B2 people to speak with so also consider that.

[keen quarry]

Idk tandem programs have never really been interesting to me because I have to like someone first to put in the effort to teach and talk to them a lot. But we have a nice community which is the main reason ppl stay on here

I think a lot of people just join because they're already interested in those things and stay because the community is nice

[faint meadow]

That’s what I’ve been doing all this time. Unironically people on r/Germany have suggested the best way to actually force yourself to only speak German (irl) is with immigrants that don’t speak good English and are also learning German

[keen quarry]

Yep thats true

A lot of ppl in the vcs have a really limited english knowledge

[opal sequoia]

The English level isn't really that important. B2 speakers in general are just in a position where they can speak German relatively well and also are really eager for more practice with proper conversations.

C1 usually too.

[faint meadow]

Because Germans just default back to English. You get indulged by that, so you never end up actually using German

[opal sequoia]

Forcing yourself to practice is a you problem. It's not about the practice partner.

[keen quarry]

Yea that's also the case for me

[faint meadow]

I’m talking about an anedote I’ve seen spoken about irl, not here, and this is not about me

I’m a third person here

[opal sequoia]

I don't get why that's relevant to what I said? My response is the same regardless of whether it's about you or something you heard.

[keen quarry]

Ideally you just force yourself to speak a language but thats not very practical

[opal sequoia]

It is the most practical option.

[keen quarry]

I'm not sure I worded it correctly

I don't think its very practical to basically switch your main language especially when your German isn't really food

Good

[opal sequoia]

I don't really get what you mean, sorry.

[faint meadow]

Well, we can agree to disagree there’s circumstantial reasons and moments during which it may not be the most practical thing to stay faithful to, but in a perfect world, you’re right

[opal sequoia]

What I'm saying is that the thing which will matter as to whether you will practice or not, is your choice to practice. Of course you need some person to talk to who also speaks German, but whether they're a native speaker or not, can speak English or can't, the obstacle of choosing to practice is still there.

[indigo adder]

I don’t eat German.

[opal sequoia]

If you're saying that your obstacle to practicing is that you always switch to another language, then you're just going to have the same problem with someone who only speaks German, except instead of switching languages, you just won't talk to them.

[faint meadow]

Gosh, it’s sooo hard to break the ice with German on there. Especially since German culture isn’t super keen on random small talk either. It’s talks a lot of effort to get convos going

[indigo adder]

I feel like Germans here are very open. 👀 but if you come to a big city like Frankfurt it is true, most people will prefer to talk English if it is easier for the other person.

[faint meadow]

Though sometimes not having that “lingua franca” to default back to does creates strong situational incentives to keep you always focused on the target language

Everyone is different. Some people just need to find motivation coming from the outside

[faint meadow]

On this server, absolutely. It’s still a very anonymous place. But when you have to meet face to face on the street or on one of those one-on-one language exchange apps it’s a different story

[opal sequoia]

If it's a situation like you live/work with that person, sure. If it's the kind of situation you're talking about like being in VC with someone, no, I don't think so.

The same lack of motivation that leads to switching languages will equally lead to you switching partners.

[faint meadow]

Ohhh absolutely. I was only referring to irl. I wasn’t talking the vcs

[indigo adder]

The best thing is to force German to the German, I have some none natives friends from here and they often answer in German when I speak English to them. 😅

So I Switch too. (But sometimes they switch. )

[faint meadow]

Btw, on a different note, anyone noticing a recent uptick of US-Americans on here?

Or nothing has changed in your experience?

[faint meadow]

I’ve had to do that at some points with my friend from Spain haha

[opal sequoia]

I think US people have always been the biggest demographic (according to the Discord demographics).

[faint meadow]

I’m curious if recent events are affecting anything. There’s been more people wanting to leave

[indigo adder]

Wouldn’t be surprising.

[faint meadow]

And usually this is when people that are not otherwise especially interested in other languages start looking at languages

[slender stone]

where can i upload studying resources to this server ?

[pulsar steppe]

You need to reach escape velocity to where you're not regarding German as an obstacle but as a means to communication that is inherently different to the other one(s). In principle one needs to learn how to think directly in German without relying on English as a middle man (by cultivating your abilities, immersing yourself in the language, and communicating/thinking in German as much as possible).

For the above mentioned one needs a sizeable vocabulary as well as the ability to flexibly deploy it to avoid getting into a verbal dead end.

So yea it is indeed not practical for quite a vast period of time (until you break the escape velocity and gain a degree of sovereignty in the language), as a matter of fact, I feel like I have stagnated in some regards as far as other areas of knowledge are concerned. It's a tough trade to make.

[slender stone]

what im experiencing right now is that verbal dead end

sometimes i just cannot find the words to speak or give opinion towards something

[pulsar steppe]

I know that feeling bro

[slender stone]

fear is number one , second thing is that i lack a little bit of vocabulary and my brain always tends to think about grammar

[pulsar steppe]

It gets better if you deal with each verbal dead end, one at a time, as they come.

Feel unsatisfied with an answer? Note it. Then, later, go through what went wrong, what you didn't know, and try and learn the necessary vocab/structures that concern exactly that one thought that you weren't able to express

The good thing about us people is that at our core we are immutable to an extent

[slender stone]

yes of course , its in every life situation
i look at it as its you have a bad week or period and then everything turns well structured and maintained

[pulsar steppe]

This means that if you deal with enough verbal dead ends, you're bound to run out

and reach a point where you're somewhat satisfied with your control of the language

[slender stone]

i have another problem which is that i do not want to rely on the Sprachschule alone , i want to practice at home too
i want a well maintained daily routine but seems like i cannot find the ideal one haha

[pulsar steppe]

yea thats exactly what you need to do

sprachschule alone won't help much

german needs to infiltrate practically all areas of your life

and thought

[slender stone]

i made lots of a research but it leads to the same dead end or dead point yeah?
some people advice for passive input
and other people say that you need also to rely on yourself too

[pulsar steppe]

you are bound to start thinking in german sooner or later, and the earlier you start doing it, the better

[slender stone]

i've been doing that since day one

since september actually

[pulsar steppe]

good man

[slender stone]

think auf Deutsch haha

[pulsar steppe]

passive input serves as literal food for thought

if you don't chew on it you're gonna have trouble digesting it

[slender stone]

but if you have a pdf or a note that is useful
a good routine to practice it i won't say no of course
that actually will be super awesome and good from you

[pulsar steppe]

so you do have to dissect things that you consume

to learn from it

[pulsar steppe]

I'm afraid I can't help you with that

Don't have any

[slender stone]

all is good i think this part has to be done for me , finding that perfect suitable daily routine that will make the path even easier and better

but for real though thanks for the chat

[pulsar steppe]

np mate

cheers

[slender stone]

@pulsar steppe actually a friend who learned german has given me lots of notebooks

i think i will rewrite that into a new notebook

[supple bough]

U germans can understand dutch?

[slender stone]

that will help memorize the words and the grammatik case

dont you think?

[restive scarab]

hallo ich bereite B2 Prüfüng vor und Welches Buch Sie empfehlen?

[ornate igloo]

beep

[steep pier]

Ich empfehle dir das Buch B2- Test neu vom Klett-Verlag

[gusty ember]

heyyy

[primal sleet]

boop

[gusty ember]

beep

[ornate igloo]

lelelexiee

[exotic turret]

yo

[primal sleet]

bebebeepyyy

[stable jungle]

[rocky goblet]

You have prescribed 69 bonks to @sick salmon.

[neat ember]

bonn @modest wave

[modest wave]

Du hattest einen Job... 😔

shootdog @neat ember

[rocky goblet]

You have shot @neat ember's dog.

[neat ember]

boah

ich konnte es nicht mal korrekt schreiben

[faint meadow]

Anyone else German B1 and under finding it easy to mix up eigen, einig, einiger and einzig?

You know exactly the differences, but when you try to recall or hear them again you sometimes slip

[limpid token]

Hii i finally got an update,, shall i dm it to you?

[sour idol]

I’m interested as well.

[limpid token]

Alright i´ll just share it here!

[high fulcrum]

Du wolltest sie (Elvi) einfach nicht verletzten 🥹

[neat ember]

ne eif 3 stunden schlaf

[limpid token]

they didn´t reply to my email within a week so i tried to call them, but their numbers were switched off (even thought i called them during the available timings) Then i asked a relative to visit their office (since i live pretty far away). They said that since i´m under 18, all the documents/registrations/bookings will have my guardian´s name instead of mine. Once i turn 18, i can request to change the name to mine (free of cost).

But i highly recommend calling your Goethe center to ask them beforehand. (even if it takes mutliple phone calls lol)

[sour idol]

Sounds complicated.

[limpid token]

honestly yes. I´m just relieved i don´t have to pay 30$ MORE when the exam itself was 240$ approx.

[high fulcrum]

wow, du bist ein Held! 😮

[neat ember]

🥀

[high fulcrum]

deine Bescheidenheit ist zu bewundern

[pure sedge]

Hallo

[wheat imp]

:)) I registered for a test from Goethe before my 18th birthday, took it after my 18th birthday and had to create a new account to see the result lol

[rugged kindle]

oh god...

[crystal fox]

QUARK

[wheat imp]

HI NICKA

[primal sleet]

If you decide to go any higher, I think the C2 is like $500 ^-^

[primal sleet]

Holy wackkkk

[ornate igloo]

C2 is a bit overkill unless you are teaching no

[primal sleet]

some fuckass universities still want C2 even from international students

[ornate igloo]

WHAT

that’s pure evil

I could probably not even do C2 lmao

[primal sleet]

no you could cuz i'm doing the prep book for the exam and i'm literally soooo close to getting a "gute" Note

[ornate igloo]

no way lexie u are slaying

you are gonna have to start teaching me lmao

[primal sleet]

but i neeed the "gut" not the "befriedigend"

[ornate igloo]

the uni says so? 🥺

:_/

[primal sleet]

mhm!

[ornate igloo]

u still planning to go to the same place we talked abt?

[primal sleet]

i'm looking now at the UHH

[ornate igloo]

oo omg

whatchu wanna study

[primal sleet]

Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft mit Politikwissenschaft als NF

viiieelleicht

[ornate igloo]

ooo vielleichtt

du hast noch viel Zeit um dich zu entscheiden ^^

[primal sleet]

joa

[ornate igloo]

I’ve never been to northern Germany actually

except Berlin if u count that

[limpid token]

Oh hell no 😭😭😭😭

[limpid token]

Good luck!! c2 is like amazing to reach wow

[primal sleet]

Eine Doppelstudium bei der TUM und LMU überleg ich auch

[ornate igloo]

😭 du bist verrückt

TUM ist ganz schön schwer

[primal sleet]

Ich glaub da gibts ne Partnerschaft zwischen den beiden die sowas ermöglicht

[primal sleet]

issoooo

[primal sleet]

thank yewww!

[ornate igloo]

lexie built different

Ich drücke dir die Daumen!

[primal sleet]

Dankeeee ^-^

[signal mirage]

@ornate igloo

[ornate igloo]

aww

[signal mirage]

[ornate igloo]

whatt 🥺

patcat @signal mirage

[rocky goblet]

You have administered 381 pats to @signal mirage's feline companion.

[signal mirage]

[rocky goblet]

You have prescribed 154 bonks to @hot cloak.

[hot cloak]

Mhmmm

[exotic quarry]

Doppelstudium bro?!

[left jolt]

😲

[primal sleet]

Joa

[forest apex]

[drowsy sun]

Halli

[trim brook]

hallo

[drowsy sun]

@trim brook wie geht's

[halcyon nebula]

Viel glück damit

[primal sleet]

Danke :)

[hidden mauve]

HALLO

This gc ain’t so active huh

[safe socket]

general 1 is more active

[hidden mauve]

ohhhhhh

I’m a hamster

[knotty aurora]

wafflewifflewaffle

[safe socket]

yes

[hollow saddle]

Hallo zusammen

[cold seal]

Grüss dich

[hollow saddle]

Hallo, wie geht's dir?

[cold seal]

schlecht

[hollow saddle]

Es tut mir leid das zu hören

[cold seal]

😦

lisch aus mein licht aus ewig aus!

stirb hin stirb hin in nacht und graus

[hollow saddle]

Bist du deutsch?

Sorry for my bad german, i'm a beginner

[hollow saddle]

Ist das ein Gedicht?

[cold seal]

ja hahaha

"Lenore" von August Bürger

one of the most famous german ballads

[hollow saddle]

What's the story behind of that poem?

[cold seal]

a girls lover came to war and never came back

so she got all histerical and blamed God for it

[hollow saddle]

That's tragic

[cold seal]

she went on a blasphemous rant

etc etc

u should read it its very interesting

[hollow saddle]

I think I should!

[cold seal]

its a good way to learn new vocab also

[dawn sonnet]

hello everyone, I'm a total beginner at German-A1 as my fl. Is there a workbook or any kind of book you guys would recommend me?

[tulip swallow]

Emblosumbling bal

[forest apex]

hi

[mossy scroll]

Hi, my name is Clara and I live in the United States. I am 36 years old and would like to meet some people my age or slightly older so that we can have some common topics to talk about. My languages ​​are Chinese and English. If you want to learn, I can teach you. In return, you can also teach me some other languages. I am very interested in the culture of other countries

[true jetty]

Hello

[indigo adder]

#1065443550004781067 is a better place for this. Also welcome to the server. :)

[digital isle]

Guys, I would like to learn German but sometimes I am frustrated a bit. I heard that people who know Hochdeutsch will go for example to Austria and they have a problem to understand Austrians. Similar in Switzerland, I know how it sounds. 😄 I would like to learn it because I am interested also in travelling a lot but when I hear in every German-speaking country it is different I am not motivated much. Any advice for me?

[exotic quarry]

Learn basic german and you'll be able to communicate in every german-speaking country - with different success

[ornate igloo]

uh haha difficult with Swiss but u will never need it anyways

everyone speaks hochdeutsch u will be fine

[stray root]

you’re really good

[stray root]

what’s hochdeutsch

[stray root]

Was ist “Gedicht” auf Englisch

[pure osprey]

Standard German

[hollow saddle]

Es ist "poem"

[stray root]

danke danke

[hollow saddle]

Kein Problem

[hot cloak]

All German speaking countries know standard German or hochdeutsch so you shouldn't worry about communication at all if you learn standard German

[coarse tree]

Hi

Can someone help me?

Du doch nicht

Does anyone know what it means specifically?

[rugged kindle]

something like "But you don't/aren't"

[young crystal]

sum like anyone but you

[foggy granite]

Mama: Wer hat den Keks gegessen?
Kind: hihihi ich nicht....
Mama: neee, du doch nicht! (I know it was you, you idiot)

It's often used sarcastically like that

When it's very obvious

[low drum]

Sag bloß! Das wusste ich nicht!

[foggy granite]

Deswegen sage ich es dir ja auch!

[low drum]

Vielen dank

[rugged kindle]

hihihihihi

[visual pike]

That’s something you should worry about more at C1 than A1

[wintry cloak]

i have cousins living in central/eastern europe (czechia, slovakia, etc...) and they told me that when they talk to another person from a different country (in the same region), they don't understand every word the other person said, but generally, they can get 80% of what is it about. therefore different languages in a region of europe can still be understandable, and in your case it's dialects, so i think if you are good enough in german you can still understand and communicate with swiss/austrians/...

[primal sleet]

hihihihihihihihi

[stray root]

hii

[stray root]

unless it’s southern english with northern scottish 😭

[real laurel]

Is anyone doing german a level

The exams tomorrow and I wanna know if anyone has any predictions for Goodbye Lenin and Der Besuch der Alten Dame

Or any tips on how to structure the essay

Or any tips on sentence starters/ sentences that use the subjunctive?

[visual pike]

Yeah that's generally true, I can understand some Slovene and Bulgarian, and a lot of Macedonian

[pulsar cipher]

been learning german for about two years and i havent fully understood the word doch

[coarse tree]

😟

[rocky goblet]

You have shot @mild jewel's cat.

[mild jewel]

Huh

Ahhhh

Konti

[barren parrot]

Klett

du kannst auch Chatgbt, deepseek usw benutzen

[arctic atlas]

faq ai

[rocky goblet]

**AI-generated text**

This FAQ explains rules and advice for using text AI tools such as ChatGPT.

🔹 **Server rules regarding this topic:**

• Do not answer any questions by using AI-generated text.
• Do not ask for AI-generated text to be corrected.

🔹 **Problems with using AI for answers and corrections**

• No fact-checking: Tools like ChatGPT are very good at writing texts and often provide answers that sound good, but they are not capable of fact-checking their own answers.

• Fake information: It’s very common for these programs to make up fake or incomplete information, which is explained convincingly but is mostly wrong.

• Non-deterministic: The information is also partially randomly generated, meaning that if you ask the same question multiple times, you will usually end up with different answers.

• No language knowledge: It shouldn't be used for grammar or vocabulary questions, as it doesn't understand linguistics, nuance, or how a native speaker might actually use a given word or grammar point.

• Missing context: When correcting texts it needs to understand what the writer was trying to express. As such it may miss mistakes or correct things that don't need to be corrected.

🔹 **Reasons NOT to use generative AI for learning**

• It delays the development of important skills in language learning.
  Relying too much on AI generated texts or solutions may get in the way of learning the necessary skills of language acquisition, such as how to look up words or phrases in a dictionary, using critical thinking, or actually applying learned concepts.

• AI is not designed to guide learners.
  If you ask an AI a question, it will provide you with information, whereas if you ask a human, they will ideally ask you to show your understanding and offer advice on how to find the answer.

• AI output requires scrutiny
  AI output must be verified, but beginners to German or to language learning often lack the knowledge or experience to do so.

🔹 **Good uses of AI-generated text**

• Ask ChatGPT to come up with some story ideas that you can write about.

[hidden lodge]

hello every one

[wintry cloak]

@hushed nova meine internetverbindung war schlecht

es ist besser jetzt

willst du in study group 2 teilnehmen

[dawn perch]

Blumen herum

[sinful flume]

https://www.youtube.com/@sachsenfernsehen

goated s bahn content

[shadow cargo]

hallo!!!

[gaunt pagoda]

yes

[rocky goblet]

@hot cloak disarms you and gives you a taste of your own medicine. Serves you right.

[hot cloak]

[visual pike]

Well it’s etymologically related to English though which helps, and another one of its major uses is like to contradict a negative statement

A: Du bist kein Artzt ja?

B: Doch!

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/doch

[modest pendant]

Wir haben "doch" in meiner Muttersprache (ish) und ich verstehe das noch nicht

[visual pike]

Wo kommst du her?

[modest pendant]

Norwegen

[visual pike]

Ahhhhh

Das ist oft ein Teil Mitteleuropäischen Sprachen

Ok Norwegen ist kein mitteleuropäisches Land, aber du wisst was ich meine

Man hat es auch in ungarisch

Igen - ja
Nem - nein
De - doch

[modest pendant]

ja das ist es nicht

[rugged kindle]

"du weißt"

[fallen pond]

I have a 3 day Duolingo i would like to share with you guys

[visual badger]

Meine Glückwünsche bruda

[tulip eagle]

sup

[tulip eagle]

i read igen and i was like yo smn hungarian??

szia mizuuu??

[visual pike]

Sajnos nem vagyok 😔😔

[visual pike]

Ups

[tulip eagle]

D:

[visual pike]

Bwahahaha I saw that smiley

Me when not magyar : D

[primal sleet]

haiii

[tulip eagle]

igenn

[tulip eagle]

haiii

[half tide]

Hallo

[icy hearth]

hallo leute

[rare pewter]

How can i join the voicechats?

[rocky goblet]

@rare pewter, please read the Roles section in #getting-started for info on how to join VC and more.

[visual mauve]

Hallo

[dawn geyser]

Hallo

[signal mirage]

Hallo wie geht ?

[limber scaffold]

@visual badger

@dawn geyser

[visual badger]

Was ist los?

[night forum]

Heyy

Was geht?

[forest apex]

Nich viel bei dir

[night forum]

Auch nicht

[regal gull]

Hallo zusammen

[worldly spear]

moin

[fallen pond]

Danke

[sick salmon]

e

[slow horizon]

@sick salmon either is fine
i just didnt understand the A levels subjects thing
what does that mean ?

[sick salmon]

do u know what A-levels is?

[slow horizon]

no

[sick salmon]

uhhh okay where are you from then

if you're anywhere from india/pak/bangla you should have A-levels offered in your country

[slow horizon]

no

algeria specifically

here is the email response they gave me

With your qualifications you are not eligible to study directly at a German university. First you
must pass the "Feststellungsprüfung" (university qualification exam) at a "Studienkolleg"
(preparatory college) in Germany. This university does not offer a Studienkolleg. You can find
information about Studienkollegs at www.studienkollegs.de/home.html

[sick salmon]

okay give me a second

okay yeah A-levels aren't offered in algeria 😭

okay well in that case, the easiest option is indeed studienkolleg

[slow horizon]

https://tenor.com/view/sticker-yung-joc-crying-meme-man-crying-meme-thebeyonderrrr-gif-828328460466032722

[slow horizon]

fair enough

[sick salmon]

yeahh, good luck then, you can use #1033125270217048246 to post a forum if you want more information from someone else here

unfortunately I'm not very familiar with the studienkolleg process

[slow horizon]

hell yeah

just you tagging that chat is more than helpful

[tulip eagle]

or uk :3

[dawn perch]

That slow burn wait while it gets dark

Cruising the sun, I feel grown up with you and your car

I know, it's dumb

[stable jungle]

[slow halo]

Awwww

[light socket]

Do you guys think it would be worth getting an in person language class to get started

Because getting started is arguably the hardest part for me

[indigo adder]

Yes, that can be helpful.

[light socket]

I probably will then

[hot cloak]

50%

[pseudo ridge]

Ankommen - (Aacho/Acho)

[low silo]

gluten tag

[patent canyon]

gluten tag

[low silo]

ish bin josh from the bronx

wie gets dir

[light socket]

Chat thoughts on reading children’s books to learn words?

[indigo adder]

If you enjoy it, why not.
Resource for German children’s books.
www.einfachvorlesen.de

[light socket]

Oh my goodness

[indigo adder]

https://www.einfachvorlesen.de

[light socket]

You saved me so much time

[left jolt]

Its not particularly as "easy" as you may anticipate, if thats the reasoning

[indigo adder]

New book every week.

[left jolt]

new witcher book?

[light socket]

I was thinking children books would help me learn words easier without correlating them to English

I want to know words by concept not

By English

[left jolt]

Just remember kids books / shows (in majority) are created for an audience that has been learning German for 4-8 years already

[light socket]

The great thing about being an adult is I understand the concept of language so I can learn both at once

More to web thoughts from I mean

It’s just a method I’m going to try to incorporate while studying

[left jolt]

That only alleviates part of the process but it objectively helps to some measure, yes

[light socket]

Mhm my main focus is listening and reading capabilities

[indigo adder]

Children’s book.

[opal sequoia]

Ja, and more so: native speakers learn in a different order to adult learners. So the grammar can be very advanced in some ways, once it gets to books with full sentences.

[left jolt]

I know this cuz i learn words from Peppa Pig 🤐

Sag das niemandem

[opal sequoia]

Although something like this is totally fine. (Just looking at the 1 years old books on the thing Rin linked.)

[light socket]

Pfffttt

[light socket]

That was my thoughts exactly

Why learn only like a child when o can do so much more with what I know

[opal sequoia]

But that's a reason NOT to use children's books for learning.

[light socket]

❓

[left jolt]

He is saying that it is impossible to learn like a child anyway

So its a moot point

[light socket]

An

Ah*

[light socket]

I was going to use them because they would allow me to understand word order & important common words

[opal sequoia]

I'm saying that native speaker children learn in a different order compared to you. So the material for children is not as suitable compared to material for adult learners.

[opal sequoia]

You don't have to use children's books. You can use beginner adult learner books.

[left jolt]

The difference here is the children largely know these common words and they intuitively know word order - it is a different approach fundamentally

[light socket]

Yes of course

If you where try to learn like a child you would need 8+ years

I feel I’m missing the point

It sounding ignorant

[left jolt]

Like people tout Harry Potter as a "beginner friendly, childrens book" but in actuality to read it at the same degree of a native teenager (at a normal speed and understanding 98% or more disregarding made up words) you would need to be B2

Same with childrens books

Best suitable for A2/B1

[light socket]

Hrrmmm

[left jolt]

Like le petit Prince

[light socket]

I think I might just need to get A1 with a structured learning class or try more methods

[left jolt]

Im curious to try something

Do you know nominativ, accusative yet

[light socket]

You are saying Harry Potter and children’s books are in the same level?

[left jolt]

No I was just pointing out childrens books are higher level than people assume

The majority of them that is

[light socket]

Nope, DW German and a Translator site is my go to

[left jolt]

Do you reckon you could point it out given a sentence?

[opal sequoia]

Harry Potter is a children's book.

[light socket]

My English reading level must be trash

And I’m a native 😭

[opal sequoia]

It's for around 10-12 year olds or something like that.

[light socket]

But then again my books go from like Harry Potter and other fantasy to lord of the rings

Way different reading level

[light socket]

If you mean words yes

The ones I know so far to a degree I mean

[light socket]

What are these ?

[left jolt]

Imma take a section from a song and write a list of whats in it (grammar functions, etc) and you match them to the lyrics, ok?

[light socket]

Alright I’ll attempt but remember I’m not that studied even in A1 level

I still lack many fundamental words

[left jolt]

Ok ill take a simple sentence

[light socket]

You are the boss

[left jolt]

Ok its a bit less simple but

[light socket]

here we go again

[left jolt]

In einem Jahr hab ich mein Abi und ich setze jetzt schon crazy alles daran vom System nicht verschlungen zu werden.

Nominative, dative, Anglizismus, contraction, Colloquial shortening, passive mood, negation, noun, da-compound, possesive, accusative, past participle

[light socket]

Oh my goodness you gave me a kidagarden German problem

This shall be difficult

[torpid shale]

Hallo

I join this server to improve my german

Hope to god it helps

[left jolt]

Your first assignment is above

[light socket]

They just spent 20 minutes making this

[left jolt]

[torpid shale]

Im supposed to translate it right?

[light socket]

I feel obligated to not disappoint

[left jolt]

Match the grammar below to the sentence

[torpid shale]

Im level 2 on duolingo they just teach about brot und wasser

[light socket]

-# I am destined to fail, but failing is part of learning

[left jolt]

The terms correspond with a word

[left jolt]

Always capitalize nouns

[torpid shale]

So Brot und Wasser

[left jolt]

zup

[torpid shale]

Jaa

[light socket]

In einem Jahr hab ich mein Possessive, Nomitive Abi Noun und ich setze jetzt schon crazy alles daran da-compound vom System nicht verschlungen zu werden past participle.

Work on it

Working

[left jolt]

yes

mein Abi is also the only one that corresponds to two on the list i believe

technically three

[torpid shale]

Yeah im sorry man

I need to learn more of this

[light socket]

WAIT YOU ARE EVIL

[left jolt]

ok actually 4 lol

[light socket]

I didn’t even consider it could be more than one

WHAT THE FUCK

[left jolt]

but its only meant for 2

[light socket]

[left jolt]

the other 2 are for others

[light socket]

I can’t lie this is very hard considering English is my worst subject

[light socket]

@left jolt I think I’m doing good but I kinda have to sleep

I’ll get back to it tomorrow

[left jolt]

[hot cloak]

Read more novels and books

Make Anki flashcards out of the new words learned from reading

And then review them

That's how I personally increase my vocabulary

[finite blade]

If you mean dc ye

[woeful matrix]

@low drum OMG WHERE ARE U

WE ARE SUPPOSED TO STUDY

@low drum

[low drum]

the user you are trying to reach is currently unavailable

[woeful matrix]

NOT ACCEPTED

[low drum]

[woeful matrix]

OR WELL DENIED

[low drum]

[woeful matrix]

I‘m eating rn tho BUT U GO STUDY

[low drum]

OK OK

Wenn muss, dann muss

[woeful matrix]

great!

Okay so
If u study 1h only 20mins break
1.5h -> 30mins
2h -> 45 mins

Or u just study and wont have breaks idk how it works for u

[low drum]

1 Klausur - > Pause

[woeful matrix]

Bedeutet?

Ach also du lernst für ne klausur fertig und danach machst du ne pause okay ja

[sour idol]

<@&305455824174710787> I would like to open a ticket, but it doesn’t work.

[arctic atlas]

Please try again
Discord is having a stroke currently, so it might not work for a little while longer

[sour idol]

Still doesn’t work.

[kindred lava]

Yeah

[rocky goblet]

@opal sluice, please read the Roles section in #getting-started for info on how to join VC and more.

[signal mirage]

Hallo guys 😄

[dawn sonnet]

What's the best way to learn A1-B2 in 7 months without going to Germany

[opal sequoia]

7 months may be too short of a timeline for most people.

But just studying the usual way is generally the best option.

faq best way to learn

[rocky goblet]

Best way to learn German

There isn’t only one “best” way to learn German, especially since different methods work better for different people. However, this FAQ will outline the main aspects of learning efficiently, which you can cater to your needs.

If you’re a beginner, type >faq beginner in #botchannel to see our beginner guide.

Cover all skills

There are many combinations of activities you can use to study and practice a language. How do you know which combinations are suitable? The key is to make sure you cover each of the main skills with at least one activity. Some activities only train one skills, while some train multiple – either is fine, as long as all the 6 skills are covered somewhere in your studies.

The skills

• Reading
• Writing
• Listening
• Speaking
• Grammar
• Vocabulary

Which resources should I use?

It doesn’t really matter which resources you use, as long as you can follow along, and the information is correct and reliable. If you have any doubts about whether a resource is correct, feel free to ask. You do not need to find just one resource and stick to it – in fact, to learn best, it’s recommended that you use a large variety of resources and switch between them when needed.

Type >faq resources in #botchannel to see our list of resources.

On the next page

• Should I study all these skills every day?
• How much time should I dedicate to studying?

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[opal sequoia]

You can use this command in #botchannel if you want to check out the other pages too.

[dawn sonnet]

bet

[remote prism]

why babane peeled from the bottom

[ornate igloo]

asking the real questions 💯

[left jolt]

Banana

Kiribati

[forest apex]

😭

petdog beepboop

[rocky goblet]

You spent 428 hours petting @ornate igloo's pretty pupper.

[ornate igloo]

patcat @forest apex

[rocky goblet]

You have administered 207 pats to @forest apex's feline companion.

[wind patrol]

https://youtube.com/shorts/YcQ5w05_3yc?si=kZhV_QGeoW-Bc25y

[timber pivot]

Does any one who studied in Tu munich or sutdying there please let me know please 🥺🥺

[low drum]

I also peel it like that, it's way easier

[hot cloak]

hello

[half tide]

Hallo

[amber hull]

Whats up chat?

[kindred lava]

Hey Yo!

[wintry cloak]

yo: gurt

[manic cove]

Haloo leute

[hollow sparrow]

Hi

[short dagger]

Hallo

[hollow saddle]

Hallo, wie geht's dir?

[half tide]

Moin alle zusammen

Ich bin gerade aufgewacht

[candid sphinx]

hallo

guten tag

mein name isr Take und ich spreche ein bisschen deutsch und filipino

[brazen matrix]

Hello

Guten Tag zusammen

Uh
Anyone know a good Spanish -english server?
Ich möchte gern mein Spanisch verbessern

[woeful matrix]

@low drum are u here

[low drum]

No, i am there

[woeful matrix]

I hope there is ur study desk

Cause its tiiimmeeeee

[low drum]

Fast, ich esse gerade. Danach werde ich lernen

[woeful matrix]

https://tenor.com/view/school-time-to-learn-adventure-time-library-gif-8905678979693301612

@low drum me at u

Lmfao

[low drum]

[woeful matrix]

Okay mahlzeit

[low drum]

Danke danke

[candid sphinx]

ich bin neu hier

[indigo adder]

@low drum is that true?

[low drum]

Ja

[indigo adder]

[hollow saddle]

Hallo alle

[rugged kindle]

I'd say I'm at around B1 or so

[arctic moth]

Ohh okayy

[rugged kindle]

When I just started, I used Duo and then Easy German videos

[arctic moth]

Really sorry i didn't knew you were a girl.. I didn't wanted to sound clingy.. Very sorry

[rugged kindle]

But I'd say the most efficient thing was hanging around on the server and trying to understand people and speaking with them, in German

[arctic moth]

Ohh

[rugged kindle]

It's ok

[arctic moth]

Yeah that's why i am finding people who are also studying german

[rugged kindle]

Although it won't help to chat with natives immediately if you're a complete beginner

[rugged kindle]

#1065443550004781067

[arctic moth]

Hmm

And what are the things you did you wished not to do

[rugged kindle]

Not being consistent, maybe

Although idk I didn't have much time recently

[arctic moth]

Ohh i have 2 yearss

Cuz i am planning to do my bachelors in eth zurich

In Switzerland

[rugged kindle]

Cool. I'd recommend Nicos Weg for now, then try different resources and try to improve all the skills (speaking, writing, reading, listening, vocab, grammar)

[arctic moth]

Ohh okayy

Thank you so much.. You really helped

[low drum]

Hallo einer

[hollow saddle]

Hallo, wie geht's dir?

[low drum]

Hallo, gut, wie geht es dir?

[hollow saddle]

Gut auch

[rugged kindle]

You're welcome

[upbeat stag]

Someone who wants to learn Spanish or English. I’m looking forward to learn german

[hard cloak]

English or Spanish?

[hot cloak]

Deutsch

[winged heart]

i love israel

[ornate igloo]

beep

[hard cloak]

Love live laugh

[opal sequoia]

@winged heart No politics please.

[zinc valve]

Hello

[rustic ridge]

@stable loom wanna learn german?

[gusty ember]

hhalloo

[placid pelican]

wilkommen

wie geht's

[hot cloak]

hii

[idle brook]

hallo Leute wie geht's euch

[errant nacelle]

Our rules say to always remain respectful and that incluldes not making fun of people's appearance

[lyric jacinth]

Yes sir sorry sir

[oak hemlock]

Any recommendations, videos,app, or something like that to learn German for beginners?

[narrow edge]

Hey there. check out Nicos Weg, its pretty good for beginners

[opal sequoia]

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!

[oak hemlock]

Alright thank you^^

[oak hemlock]

Thanks!

[candid sphinx]

Hallo

Mein Name ist Take. Aus den Philippinen

[livid swallow]

Hallo, wie geht's?

[candid sphinx]

Mir geht's es gut und du

[desert sinew]

Hallo
Mein Name ist Take. Aus den Bangladesh

[crystal fox]

Hallo, welcome

[cinder dew]

Halo

I’m Ava and I’m new here

[gusty ember]

Guten Tag

[ornate igloo]

petdog @forest apex

[rocky goblet]

You spent 623 hours petting @forest apex's pretty pupper.

[tepid haven]

hallo

[terse pier]

Hallo ich bin Kristina und ich bin neu hier 🙂

[indigo adder]

Welcome to the server. ^^

[terse pier]

danke 🙂

[tepid haven]

cute pfp

[carmine saddle]

hallo leute meine niveu ist A2 und ich suche ein Partner zu sprechen

[torn drift]

Hallo alle zusammen ich abde und neue hier

[raw elm]

Halloooo

Ich habe Heute Gitarre gespielt

[timber pivot]

hlo need german friend can anyone??

[indigo adder]

#1065443550004781067 could help you. Else you could just chat here and try to make some friends.

[timber pivot]

ok

[terse pier]

du hast schon früh Gitarre gespielt 😂

[warm ledge]

Hi

Wie geht euch

[rotund spear]

geht es gut

[silver egret]

Hello everyone, I'm Angela. I just arrived here. I'm from San Francisco, USA. My hometown is China. I want to learn a foreign language here and make friends. I like to communicate and share because it will let me learn a lot.

[craggy night]

hi angela

[sour idol]

#introductions

[steady lion]

Hallo Leute wie geht's euch?

[languid sigil]

Stabil, dir?

[hard cloak]

Souq Waqif

[tardy light]

Hi guys which dictionary do you use? I use ChatGPT

[hollow snow]

dict.cc

[final condor]

Ist die Party vorbei

[opal sequoia]

dict.cc, Wiktionary, and dwds.

[tardy light]

I don't know if was the french version but dict.cc was pretty limited for me. It lacked words

[opal sequoia]

I don't know anything about the French version but the EN-DE version is extremely comprehensive, including specialised terminology as well as idioms/phrases/quotes.

[hard cloak]

It's 24/7 lmao

[radiant oak]

damn it will take me a while to learn the basics lmao

[mild jewel]

In German?