8 Tips for Learning German on Your Own or How to Get the Most Out of Your German Learning
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- Опубліковано 20 тра 2024
- Your New Year's Resolution is to learn German, but you don't know where to start, how to do it and what should you avoid. In this video I run down my top 8 German learning tips for anyone trying to learn German on their own and anyone trying to supplement their German classes with extra materials. Links below for some of the awesome things I recommend.
Recommended German UA-cam Channels
Deutsch für Euch: bit.ly/sub2dfe
Learn German with Jenny: bit.ly/sub2germanwithjenny
Learn German with Anja: bit.ly/sub2germanwithania
Easy German: bit.ly/sub2easygerman
VlogDave: bit.ly/sub2vlogdave
Deutsch mit Marjia: bit.ly/sub2deutschmitmarija
Recommended German Books
German Demystified: amzn.to/2D3pmYB
German in Review: amzn.to/2AI3wYW
1001 Pitfalls in German: amzn.to/2RGRito
Mastering German Vocabulary: A Thematic Approach: amzn.to/2D2dbeI
Linguee: www.linguee.de/
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me, a german native and who should be studying right now: yeah a video about learning german sounds great.
hahahahahahaahhahahahahahahahhahhahah
ich auch ... fml
actually i have the final exam after 6 days and i don't have german as a subject or anything else.. so instead of preparing for my future..
idiot me : oh german it's a beautiful language to learn.. 😐🤞
@@justsmile5375 rip. you should have played on german minecraft servers
x1000
Ahahaha, me too I watch videos how to learn italian and I am like ‘what am I doing’ 🤣🤣🤣
"It is not to entertain you it is to educate you" Perfekt.
“ I’m not there to entertain you, I’m there to educate u” ..
I appreciate your directness. Such an attitude breeds real learning. Thanks for your guidance !
yeah
I hate when people say that Duolingo will teach you nothing, I mean, I get your point and totally agree that it will not teach the language nor make you fluent, but I don't think it's just useful to revise and practice. I learned a lot of vocabulary using just duolingo for a few months, and now that I started take german more seriously it made my life a lot easier.
Well Said!
"apps are useless" then posts an ad for his own program at the exact same time lol...well played
Your suggestions are more precious and motivating than any other thing , Respect ✋
Thanks.
I like this channel, it's direct to the point, especially that "everything is not going to be fun and games" because some people that I know are super motivated to learn a language and then they find something boring and they decide they don't like that language just for that one thing that is boring. People should understand that learning a language is not going to be fun all the time, if that were the case, everybody would know 6+ languages. I got really motivated to study with your video, I think that we need more people who says these kind of things instead of "HOW I LEARNED GERMAN IN 3 WEEKS!!!!! (YOU CAN TOO!!!!)"
Wow ! I have to admit I didn't expect so profound and gritty guide learning a language from a such an up-beat person like you. Thanks for the honest look on language learning process, which some people may mistakenly see only as a ' fun ride'. I agree on each point you made, hands down.
That was the most comprehensive guidance on German learning.
Danke vielmals. 👍🙏
So glad I discovered this video. Extremely concise and helpful. Vielen dank! A good German/English dictionary in paperback is usually inexpensive and great to have.
This is so true cause i have experienced all of these, kind of having someone point out all mistakes that i made in my language learning process
This video is gold! #7 is a key, often-overlooked point.
Thanks for your videos, I just started learning german and your channel is so good but it has less view than it deserves, I hope that you continue doing this videos.
Thank you!!!
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I like how honest you are and no bullshit but rather to the point and strait forward type of approach, I enjoy your Chantal.
About the app thing-
The only thing that apps do is keep reminding u of the words u have learned.
Genau!
By far, the best video on this topic on UA-cam. Watch it!
My very personal #0 advice: FIND A GOOD TEACHER.
Learning a new language is hard. It can cost you a huge amount of time, money and fatigue. Do yourself a favor and find a teacher who can lead you along this path.
I'm an avid EasyGerman follower and it has improved my listening comprehension quite a bit. But I never thought about taking notes! That's a super idea. Thanks!
Sometimes it is just a few steps that can really make a big difference in your learning. Their Patreon page also provided exercises for you to practice with every video and they are really helpful.
Danke!
This video is a gold mine for Deutsch learning.
Great point! Sometimes learning a language is not fun. It's just work. Some youtubers push the fun aspect to much. And sometimes, language learning is boring, but it takes the boring the good and the difficult to become well rounded in your language learning. Thanks for telling the truth about language learning,
#4 - Excellent point. In the words of Bertrand Russell…
“Many things which must be thought about are uninteresting, and even those things which are interesting at first are likely to become very wearisome before they have been considered as long as is necessary. The power of giving prolonged attention is very important and is not likely to be widely acquired except as a habit induced originally by outside pressure.”
This is so GOOD. So honest, thorough and helpful! The tips on how to study using the UA-cam videos was especially helpful. My only disagreement is that grammar is NOT boring. I was that kid (several decades ago), who got so excited when we had to diagram sentences on the board in High School!! Yep, that long ago and yep, that kid....so I can't agree with anyone with anyone who says grammar is boring (PS I know you love grammar too...that's why I wanted to respond)
The secret of the german language by Michael and Sabine is great as well
Well said German is the fourth language I'm taking on I've been at it for about a year now and I feel like I've made a lot of progress but it's a lot of work as well nothing worth doing comes easy we need to be reminded of that
Well, german is my mother tongue, but I'm trying to learn french and although this video is for german learning his tips help with learning any kind of language!
Your video is certainly not boring. it is actually very truthful and 'down to earth' as it tells you how it is to learn a language. . .
Thank you.
I started my German learning online with Jenny. She is my favourites
Thank you so much, very helpful!!
Thank you so much for great advices and guidance .
All i have to say is love the leg day reference love your bow tie and keep on keeping on my dude
Thank you so much for this!!
Hello, you are great ! This is what I have always been telling my students and friends who think they can learn a foreign language by only listening to videos. They overlook writing, reading and grammar study. They also think they can learn a language within 3 months by moving into a country where it is spoken. Anyway, thanks for the great video and for the advise. I will show them your video. I hope they will be convinced this time. Cheers.
Yeah, I’ve lived in Japan for 30 years and only speak ‘survival Japanese’. Why? Because I thought I would just ‘pick it up’. Nope. Didn’t happen, still isn’t happening.
I like Jenny. The way she sets out the grammar and sentences
Lingoni German is great too. That is where Jenny is now. It is well worth my paid subscription.
I've had success learning getting board(ADHD) and dropping it coming back starting from the begining and each time it got more ingrained. It's not fast but it worked for me for Swedish. I now have better habits so my German is going much faster. Thanks for the tips!
I myself have ADHD symptoms, the most prominent symptom is that I easily get distracted. Reading your comment made me realize how similar we are, I thought I should share my thoughts aswell, I wanted to start with swedish aswell but I switched to German because I have some friends who can speak it.
@@user-tj1xi5op1m that's awesome none of my friends spoke any languages. I've been using how to sell drugs online fast for immersion it's a fun show about real guy from Germany it's on netflix. Id also say don't be afraid to pick up learning more than one language. If you get bored on German sometimes another language can be inspiring. Swedish is my strongest and I'm getting to a great point in German and British sign language but I'm also studying Korean, Swahili, ānal pena, Cherokee sumerian and Kabyle.eachwere inspired by ADHD fuled distractions lol
@@jokerzyo thanks for the response, it's quite inspiring assuming from the first comment 11 months ago you were starting out and you are still going strong and moving on to new languages. Thanks for preferring a tv show I'll definitely watch it!
@@user-tj1xi5op1m it took much longer than that. I had been studying german for probably a year at that point. I've been studying swedish for close to 10 years at this point. Swedish after about 5 years was when i could more easily follow swedish content so i didn't have to always study because i would be watching or reading it on social media or UA-cam. I actually lost interest for awhile since I left this comment and only recently got back to learning languages in January. BSL i started in January that is still English based so was not as difficult as an actual foreign language but had ended up being really fun. Having fun with BSL got me studying german again and getting to a level im proud of and getting farther.
You are most genuine and helping teacher here... Thanks for all your suggestions. Abhishek (India)
My pleasure 😊
Danke schön. Das ist sehr gut.
Thank you sooooo much for sharing this precius informations!!!
Greetings from Greece
pretty much nailed it. thank you a lot Herr Antrim
Glad to help. :)
Thanks a Lot for sharing this wonderful information..👍
Also the beauty of your videos is....you mention the link in description box..👌
Thank you very much, this helps a lot!
Great tips!!! I don't find your channel boring at all.
consistency is key, yes!
Thanks for your content and suggesting other YT channels. 👍
I found that video by chance, while I'm trying to find a video about learning German. It was a perfect guide. I noted everything, and I think I will be using it all the way up. Awesome video
Glad to hear. Viel Erfolg beim Deutsch lernen.
Im 17 and German is gonna be my second language after English, thanks for all the tips! I will make progress
Danke!
This is brilliant. Thank you for clearly stating a lot of important aspects and also giving good recommendations!
Glad you enjoyed it! And thanks for the tip!
thanks for your advise
This video is just perfect. Thank you for clearing my doubts! 👍
You are very welcome.
Learning German with Jenny and Ajna is good
Thank you very much.
I always like all your videos. They are very informative. 😘
This man is so humble, I love it!
Anyone can pretend to be humble for a few minutes in a video. 😂 I try to stay humble, however. I tried arrogance and narcissism when I was young. It never worked out.
vielen danke
I’ll be coming back to this video every Wednesday with updates on my German progress
you didn't came!
@@biohacker7968 I’ve bought German grammar books and am taking it seriously this time
I just want to say thank you for this and I wished I would have found this before I started learning German through Duo. "ooooh duo is great!" they said."learning there is fun!" they said... I wished I would have watched this before hand. 3 years and stuck at level 6 because, CASES. But I do send this video when I find someone whom within the first week or so of learning German, and I find them. ~.o thank you and you're welcome. ALSO, Thank you for teaching me my new favourite German word. I have only used it once. AUFNIMMERWIEDERSEHN! I love the German language.
Thanks 😊
My favourites are Rocking German Grammar, Deutsch mit Rieke, Your German Teacher, Learn German with Jenny, Learn German with Anja and Easy German. I haven't listened to some others that you've recommended, but honestly I've found that the tutors are all of a very high standard. We are spoilt for choice when it comes to German tutors on UA-cam !! ❤
There is definitely a great selection of awesome channels available now.
I like assimil
Herr Antrim, you are my Herro. These are wonderful recommendations. On amazon I found a long list of vendors for used copies of "German in Review". I bought a copy for $10, including shipping. I look forward to getting this. Thank you so much for the learning tips and the list of resource. To paraphrase Buzz Lichtjahr: To Fluency and Beyond!
Thanks for sharing! That is a great deal on that book. I have never seen it for $10.
Hi. Thank you very much for this video. I wish one day I will be able to write these sentences in German.
Danke.👍
thanks
Learn German is also a very great video. Very well structured and the revision at the end is prefect. One of the best channels for learning german. Do have a look!
I'll check it out.
Learn german my way is also good ..though at a very starting stage. But for beginners it is great!!
herr antrim, could you tell us about what level in the cefr correspond s with the full German demystified course? I've taken the immersion route but now I'm thinking of sitting the TestDaf so I'll need to polish up my grammar and output. Do you think this is the right book (+ German Grammar in review) for that or should I take a different approach? Of course many thanks for all the good advice you give us learners :)
" Education isn't always glamorous, flashy and entertaining " 👌
very useful !! thank uu
Thank you Much Herr Antrim...for the tips
My pleasure!
You can only improve your speaking skills, if you have someone to speak the language with that you're learning.
Secondly, you can connect the education with entertainment by for example watching your favourite movies in German.
Totally agree. To learn a new language you need to practice and study. It shouldn't be always an entertainment.
1:58 I think you wanted to say "Importance of consistency cannot be OVERSTATED."
Languages are hard... Even if it is your native language. 😂
your videos aren't boring. i am really enjoying them!
Danke! Das freut mich.
Education must be fun always. In that way brain works. I say that as a ex professor who worked in a University in my country.
Amazing sir
I like Duolingo because it teaches you to think and analyse but the repetitions gets to me. It slows you down
U earned my respect❤️
Good tips!
Great great great advices
Well guys, wish me luck cause I'm getting all into it, hopefully, in around 7 to 14 years from now I'll be fluent or at least anything close to it lol, not to mention that I'm still working on my English, but you know the say, the earlier you begin the better it is
Waiting for your next vlog
Danke für die tipps , beginner übrigens
I missed the chance to take german in school, now i'm learning it on my own. Im using the combination of duolingo, textbooks and youtube, with alot of motivation and a few german friends to help me
Good luck. I hope my videos can help along the way. If you have questions, you can always just ask them in the comments. I'm usually pretty good about getting back to people.
Now it maked sense why I'm almost a year in and still A1
Question. Currently Im only two weeks into learning German, and Im setting around heaps of time towards it, as initially there is so much I learn and I love seeing that progress. What Im worried about is study/learning burnout, since Im self teaching myself. Ive got books on the way and Im eaager, but would you say with self learning there is a good time frame to set each day? Like An hour, two hours? Cause atm I sink in possibly up to three each day, drilling things to try retain that info, it works, but, for how long :P
Great video btw, answers all my questions in one pack video, and I now have a goal, things to try and milestones to reach it
In my experience (I've learned English and German, neither are my mother tongue) you shouldn't choose a time frame. What's better is telling yourself eg. I will study Modalverben today, sit down and learn it, repeat it for a few days until it's stuck in your head. Look for videos, read, write etc. as said in the video. Or tell yourself Today I'm going to study farm animals or whatever. Imo it's much more efficient. If you don't know which words to learn, write a short 100~ word essay or something like that in your native language, then try to translate it, make a list of all the words you need for it. That's the only way you'll learn words that you yourself actually use and need (you still should learn other words)
Hope this helps!
Hi Thank u for your tips! I am new asyl seeker in germen and want to learn germen fast so what do you rekommend to me to do from your experience? Or what should i do at the beginging?
Danke. While being entertaining isn't a prerequisite for education, I do appreciate your ability to entertain--through your humor--which keeps me engaged. I'm wondering what you think of taking in films/TV shows to learn German? Do you have techniques for how to fully use them as learning tools? Das ist alles. Zum wohl!
Thanks. I think watching German videos/movies is a great way to advance your language skills. I have a few tips on how to get the most out of this experience here: ua-cam.com/video/IZAe5Ysogds/v-deo.html
@@MrLAntrim Vielen Dank! Also, really liked your recommendations re other sources. Considering some of them are in essence your competition, I thought it was a pretty classy thing to do.
Very usefull😍
i suggest typing your notes into an organized document, with sections, colors even. then you can add new things, and move them around, without disrupting it.
I would recommend writing them by hand first, as the motor movement of writing notes by hand stays with your brain better than typing. Once you are done with the notes, you can transfer them to a computer, which allows you yet another opportunity to look over your notes, plus you can rearrange things and add color. Honestly though, it really comes down to what works best for you. Some students have a hard time writing notes and typing is their best option. Also there are some great apps out there for note taking and organizing your notes.
Sir everything you teach is entertaining and qurious nothing is boring in your vedios they are brilliant . And also celery helpful
So nice of you. Thanks.
Vielen Danke für es
Seher toll!
Gerne.
Gerade abonniert ! Ich mag deinen Charakter . Mach's gut 👋🏻
I've been learning French since I was in grade 6. I took a few summer courses but none of them was useful. They gave me more hope than my school 🤣🤣🤣, but I didn't feel any significant improvement from them. I guess- actually, I'm sure the reason why this happened is that in my country anyone who can speak a foreign language- which is a common occurrence here in Egypt because we have a lot of international schools or schools that teach sciences and other subjects in foreign languages instead of Arabic, it's a long story to why this happened- is allowed to teach. WHICH IS FREAKING WRONG. Being fluent doesn't mean you know the rules of a language or phonetics, and put a lot of bold lines under this. Most of these people know these rules by heart, whether it be grammar or phonetics. Of course, we get grammar taught at school but because we acquire a second language at a very young age the grammar is rarely explained *deeply* to us, not like it should be explained for an adult learning the same language.
Anyway, I started a journey of self-learning. I learnt grammar and phonetics on my own. It wasn't a smooth journey, though! I did a lot of mistakes that prolonged that journey that I was contemplating making a UA-cam video about them. But you nailed them all! Every word is true: buy books to tell you *what* to learn and *when* to learn it, don't ignore a language branch and leave the other and Duolingo is a waste of time unless it's used as a supplementary tool,..etc. The only things I would add is:
• Do not start by reading children books! They're usually written in advanced grammar and relatively hard vocabulary for a learner.
• Look for books *for your level* . If you're A2, look for a book that has A2 written on it. This will help vocabulary and grammar stick. Especially vocabulary cause they'll use the same range of words over and over and that's what makes words stick fast and efficiently: repetition of words in different scenarios or in the same scenarios with some rhythm added to them, like songs.
• Only read books beyond your level if you know the author, cause hilariously, you'll be able to expect the vocabulary. Or a series you've read some of it. Or a book you've already read in your native language. Other than that, don't waste your time. Even if you learn some words, you won't hear them again at your level, they won't be repeated, they'll be forgotten.
• The internet is amazing only when you know the specific topic or lesson you're looking for. It's an immense sea of knowledge and you don't know what you don't know to search about it. So again, get a book. Just take care it's designed for self studying not for teaching.
• Lastly, it's easier and more effective to learn vocabulary from books and novels than from listening or watching films. In films, you can still continue watching even if you don't understand the dialogue because of images. In books, there's no shortcuts. Regarding listening, don't try to practice unless your vocabulary allow you so. The only case this paragraph isn't true is when you listen and practice both at the same time, like when you live in a foreign country for example.
Anyway back to the journey, during my high school, I took IGCSE French. It was a game-changer! It allowed me to practice my writing and skyrocketed my vocabulary. My self-learning years didn't go to waste, though. My pronunciation was more than proper and I didn't have difficulties forming sentences, two problems that were faced by most of my classmates and that hindered their progress. The syllabus and the teacher really improved my gaps in French to the point that I ended up taking a placement test and getting a result of B2.1 (the placement was lacking tbh I'd prefer to say that at the time I was near but not quite there).
I'm already finding that, as I begin to actually USE what I've learned from Herr Antrim, it's HIS voice I hear in my head.
Yes... Give in to the darkness. Let the Antrim flow through you.
Wonderful compilation of all the relevant steps for gaining mastery over a foreign language.
Is dreaming in German easier than speaking in German? When everything else recedes to the background in deep slumber, the new language appears to be more dominating in my thoughts and dreams! Do I dream of speaking in German while awake and dream in German while asleep?
Education will become entertainment once we gain mastery in what we learn - be it an art or a language or any other skill. Thank you for making this very useful video. God bless!
Dreaming in German happens in a few stages. If you spend a while before bed studying German, you are more likely to dream in German. This stage is basically your brain trying to organize what you learned while you were awake. It is one of the reasons that the myth of learning German in your sleep exists.
The second stage is when you actually know enough of the language to speak mostly fluently. When you spend a while speaking only German, for example if you are in Germany, your brain will naturally switch to the language you use all day long.
Of course you can also train your brain to think in German and thereby change your dreams into German, too. I have a video about thinking in German here: ua-cam.com/video/TetVOGhgpLQ/v-deo.html
Lol my very first day of learning German I spent like 3 hours studying it right before sleeping and that night all my dreams were about German
@@sparkle0859 Very true Indeed!
Now I am learning Español and believe it or not I speak Spanish so fluently in my dreams.
( Bla bla habla!)😉
I already speak English,French,Arabic and I want to learn German language so bad ❤️🙏🏻
i mean you can't get bored if your actually serious about learning something, if you're looking for fun when learning, chances are you really aren't that serious.
edit: so far i've been self learning German for about 4 or 5 months, but i didn't have a pan written out, i was just learning vocabulary and nothing else, this video has helped me create a plan, i already had a set goal but no plan to follow, so i basically was learning slowly, this is the first step towards major progress, thank you :)
That is a great point about boredom. Also, I'm glad I could help you get your German learning onto the right track.
Seems fair, a lot of videos say you can learn languages without studying and that's just a lie. Thanks for your honesty :3
Geniaaal!!
Hallo Herr Antrim. I prefer Memrise than duolinguo to learn vocabulary. Easy German step by step is a good book to learn grammar too. I like grammar but I don't spend too much time doing the exercises, I read the rules and do the exercises out loud and check the answers so it is less boring. When you read, listen, write you learn grammar anyway I know it because I speak 6 languages and I'm now learning German. By the way Antrim your grammar videos are great! I love them! danke schön
Thanks for sharing!
Perfect Perfect Perfect
" I am not here to entertain you , I am here to educate you"
I'm not sure that was the perfect line to illustrate what I really believe. I think education should be entertaining as much as possible. There are ways to make lessons more interesting without compromising the educational merit of them, but if we are judging a lesson's efficacy on whether or not we were entertained by it or it made us smile, we are missing the point.
Great tips!
Glad it was helpful!
This was a phenomenal video, Herr Antrim. Specially the part where you recommended the books. I've been looking for good books to improve my german but it was proving a rather difficult task. So far, I have bought Living Language's Ultimate German books. What do you think about those?
I have limited experience with Living Language's materials (books and software), but what I have tried has been well written. On my Amazon store page I have a ton of other suggestions.