as a native german speaker I just wanted to give you some feedback: you did amazing honestly and your accent is surprisingly mild. a lot of americans struggle with the „r“ in german as well as the „ch“ so thats nothing to worry about. :)
@@AbbyASMR Just some additional feedback as a German and an occasional (english) linguist. The pronunciation of the German R as a rolled R is perfectly acceptable , as it is not meaning distinguishing and appears in many German dialects. As for the ch sound ( /χ/ or /ç/ ) that is another story, because those sounds and the /k/ (that you pronounce right now) are meaning distinguishing in so called minimal pairs (think Bäcker [ˈbɛkɐ] and Becher [ˈbɛçɐ] ). There are a lot of excellent tutorials online for approching the sound, which would far surpass my ability to explain it in text. In any way your German is excellent. Kudos for learning such a hard language.
We germans are surprised and kinda thankful when foreigners learn german. Remember that the ch is just like the J in spanish like in Jalapeño. We see it like a "level up" when foreigners are able to pronounce it correctly :)))
I’m a native German speaker and this is always so much fun! It makes me take a closer look at pronunciation. For example I have never thought about the “r” being hard to pronounce for English speakers. But you did such an amazing job, you really don’t have to be insecure about anything!!
As an American who spent 14 years learning the German language, you did a great job with your pronunciation and there is absolutely no reason to be insecure about your abilities, especially when you are still trying to learn the language. Great video and ausgezeichnent
🇩🇪Dieser Bereich ist nun deutsches Eigentum. 🇩🇪 Super Video und auch schön deine Stimme mal auf Deutsch zu hören, gerne mehr. Grüße aus Deutschland. Greetings from Germany.
Sehr schönes video, vielen Dank dafür. Dein Deutsch ist sehr gut, ein leichter Akzent, der aber nicht störend wirkt. Gut gemacht, gab keinen Grund nervös zu sein, auch die Handschrift ist klasse :) I hope this video gets a lot of positive feedback, cause i would love more german / english ASMR videos.
Aw bless your heart for being so genuinely concerned you showed respect and a caring nature here and it was lovely you have nothing to worry about at all from your fans we know you put enough thought and effort in to this and we love you even more for it :)
You crushed it, girl!!!! Seriously, you did so good! I absolutely love hearing you speak German. Well done! ❤ I can't wait for your next German-spoken video.
Aww Abby that was ausgezeichnet! As a german myself I weirdly always avoided the german asmr videos. Idk I just don’t like them as much as the english ones. But you made this video so nice and I enjoyed it. Thank you for your courage 🥰
I understand completly what you're talking about. I always enjoyed english asmr so much more than german. Maybe it's because of the "hardness" of the german language? An english friend of mine once said to me, she was thinking, that we germans are yelling or cussing at each other, because it sounds so rough. :D English ist softer, kind of melodic, i think, so maybe it's easier to relax to. :)
I actually rlly love your accent!! And I admire you for sticking to learning German it rlly isn’t an easy language😅💕 16:05 wait the 3 was perfectly said!!
I’m from Germany I have to say that your German is really good 👍 I heard Americans before, speaking German and your accent is really good so don’t worry
You speaking in German is so relaxing. I've been learning German for 7 years and still don't know much lol but you did so well! Looking forward to another of your German speaking video! ♡
Thank you Emma! Ahhh I saw a post once of someone saying it took them 9 years to finally get their A1 in German and so many people said they could relate so you’re not alone! 😂 We’ll get there! 💪🏼💜
5:12 and on the topic of harsh judgement or even judgement at all: i hope there will be not ONE negative comment, no matter how the video of yours continues. Its just not our cup of tea, how well and which language(s) you speak. I really appreciate your effort and i think it's always good and comforting to speak (and read) at least basics. Our friends from overseas or e.g. UK always force us to speak ONLY german, so they learn more easily. And other way round when we go traveling, at least in english. But, nvm, you will do it your way anyway (😁) and will succeed. Maybe Berlin is a good environment to learn german, idk. In Hamburg, where i live, they say it's kind of easy because notthern people are a bit more stubborn switching to english. As a native i can not verify if that's really true. Good luck for your B2! Edit: i enjoyed it a lot! It's interesting how german is being learned and which kind of influence 'the native tung and throat" has and how to break barriers. 🇩🇪Zu deinen Fragen: Mein Name ist Björn und ich komme aus Hamburg. Ich habe keine Lieblingszahl, aber einen Lieblingstag: der Freitag. Eines meiner Lieblingswörter: der Grossstadthafen. Schöne Grüße aus dem Norden Deutschlands 🇬🇧Regarding your qustions: My name is Bjoern and i am from Hamburg. I have no favourite number, but a favourite day: friday. One of my favourite words is 'Grossstadthafen' (eng. big city harbour) Best regards from northern germany
I love linguistics, it’s so cool to hear what’s similar and different between languages and the different methods of expression in communication. Great video! Also I know it’s easier said than done, but try not to be too hard on yourself! You’re doing great
As a native German speaker I only have to say two things first you speak the language already very well and I liked it watching you for the first time and second sometimes you pronounced the „ch“ a little wrong which isn’t a big problem but as an example on the numbers you pronounced it like a g a little bit but at minute 22 you pronounced it correctly on ich but that’s just something little and you will get it eventually 👍
I'm a native German speaker and are absolutely stunned by your pronunciation and knowledge. Especially considering you're a level A2 and considering you didn't start learning very early. You're so good at translating all these phrases (tbh I didn't know how to translate some of them properly out of total brain lack) and you sound just like you've been practising for ages or even like you spoke German forever. For sure some things in German aren't easy, for example the pronunciation and use of "ü", "ä" and "ö" or the German "R" or the pronunciation of "Ch" but I think you managed them really well and you know, where's the fun when theres's no space to improve? Without further rambling about German and all its hard sides, I just want to tell you that I think you're doing absolutely great. Even despite German being a pretty weird language. So please keep going and since I'm obviously no native English speaker, I'll have to apologise for possible grammar or spelling mistakes. Have an amazing day! :)
I love the similarities in the vocabulary between the german and english language. It makes them so much easier to learn. I often hear that the german language sounds aggressive for none native speaker, but then I hear you speak this words, then they doesn’t sound so bad to me at all. Given the same background of both languages shouldn’t they sound so much threatening to each other. I mean don’t we all have Germanic roots regarding to the language in the end? 😂
That German "r" is so recognizable. As a Belgian we had German classes in highschool. I remember I could say an isolated "r", but wherever a phrase had multiple "r"s, my throat just seized working and no more sounds would come out. Then I stopped doing the German "r" altogether so I could at least practice my vocabulary and grammar.
You know there are multiple [r]'s in German, right? Yes, the standard language requires the "German" r but regionally there are 3 major forms of the r in the various dialects. Don't worry too much :D
@@bobbwc7011 We were asked to speak the school "r", the difficult one. I don't know why they wanted to make it difficult for us. I thought grammar and vocabulary would have been more important than the pronunciation of a single letter.
Du sprichst ausgezeichnet, liebe Abby! Loved it, and you are really doing a great Job! Don‘t forget, languages are there to communicate not to be spoken without any mistake. Helped me a lot with not feeling exposed talking in English 🙈 and German is far more difficult, you should be proud! weiter so! ♥️
To be honest as a native german speaker you really did a wonderful job, you are speaking very well german, the video was really relaxing and thw video could also be used by a tourist who visits germany to learn about the language which i think i just awesome so i think you did a amazing job :)
Never mind your accent, it’ll get better over time. I’m Dutch and I speak English, German, French, Spanish, a bit Malaysian and Dutch of course. It’s very handy to be able to speak a lot of languages. Don’t stop at German!
Your German is so so fluent and good. I love this Video. Would be great to see some more German Stuff on this Chanel in the Future. Love from Stuttgart ! Sehr sehr gut gemacht !
I’m so proud of you love! I got a degree in german and japanese and I am still so insecure about my pronunciation and speaking part, so i totally get what you mean 🥲 Anyway, you slayed!!! i’m not a native speaker but i AM so proud of your improvements. You are always so hardworking and humble! Keep going 💜💜
Sie hat es gut gemacht. Zu mindest, Sie strebt darauf. Bin sicher, Sie wird besser jeden Tag. よくできました。I'm from Kyrgyzstan but I did my masters in Germany and now I live in Japan. Abby 頑張って！
I love that you made this video thank you! I’ve always been super interested in your story as a viewer. I’m an American, who’s taken a few years of German off and on, so I totally get the insecurities and hesitations :)
I'm a native German speaker and I really love your accent, but you're doing pretty good so far. I would definitely have understood you without the English translation. This video was super relaxing and tingly. And let me say I think anyone uploading a video in a foreign language is brave
I love the accent, especially with words that are difficult for non-native speakers. For some reasons that gives me the most tingles. Words like "Nacht" or "Drei" are just great to hear from you... "Ausgezeichnet" being the peak haha. Great video, i am happy that i found this channel on accident.
i kmow you posted this video a long while ago but i just wanted to say how great your german is i was really shocked when you said wunderbar because i did not heard the english pronunciation i was really shocked like you said it sooooooo good! proud of you! keep studying 💕
I feel you- im also American and living in Germany. It took me a long time to learn German even though I lived here for years because most Germans switch to English when they realize I am not german. And once you establish a language (especially with a partner), it’s so hard to switch. But this is so cool that you’re over here too!
Also you absolutely can train your accent through practice! I found the r difficult in the beginning too. It sounds dumb, but it helped me to eat something with cream in it like ice cream or even cheese before I practiced lol
This is peak adorable! I mean this 100% positively. First of all, don't worry about your accent. Although you speak with a noticeable one, I don't see it blocking any understandability. Much more important to get vocabulary up really. But if you want to go for the brownie points, I think you are on the money with what the key point is, with the "r" sound as example. German uses lots of guttural sounds, and getting comfortable speaking those will drastically improve your pronounciation. Everything else is much better than what I have heard from many many other people.. You got this! Give it like 2-3 years and you're going to be super comfortable with german. And again, don't sweat the accent, just give the gutturals a practice if you feel like it. (:
You nailed it! Deutsch ist eine sehr schwierige Sprache, aber du hast das super gemacht! Keep it up Abby and thank you! Greetings from a german who felt in love with your asmr ❤️
you're too cute!! your german is really good i mean you can hear it's not your first language but you can really be proud of yourself! german is really really hard and you absolutely nailed it! ❤️
Abby, this vid ticks so many trigger boxes, thank you for embracing your anxiety and beating it roundly with your efforts! Ich komme den UK und danke schön 😁
So excited when your notification comes up 🥰🥰 Can't wait to watch this later. I took German in highschool so excited to watch this thank you Abby as always 💜
My grandpa was German, so I have always wanted to learn German. Unfortunately he died before i was born so I didn’t get to meet and learn German through him. Now that I am headed to college i finally get access to learn German. Yes, i know there is online apps tht i could learn thru but i learn better in a classroom with a teacher. I have tried online but i never seem to learn that well. Also thank you for sharing your story with us. I cant wait to finish college and be able to visit Germany and actually be able to speak in their language.
4:02 SHE must be living another Berlin I guess🤣🤣 cause the last time I visited Berlin no one spoke English, the only people who did were the shopkeepers and hotel employees.
You’re so sweet and you did great! I study foreign languages at university, in particular English and German, so this video was perfect for me! 🥰 keep up the good work 💪🏻
It’s funny because no one would actually say wunderbar or ausgezeichnet to answer your question: “wie geht es dir?” Germans are more like “oh well it’s alright. I’m ok.” Not really interested in asking that question. I’m living with my Australian partner in Australia and at first it was so awkward that no matter where you’re going people would always ask hey how’s it going? How are you? 😅 but your accent is pretty good. I can tell that you’re American by your accent which I love but yeah I think your pronunciation is really good and you’re doing a great job! 👏🏻
German is the one language I always felt sounded most like English (even with my lack of knowledge of German overall), especially with how much the two share similar terms and phrases or even different terms that both still convey a similar meaning. I wonder if that's something you and your partner ever joke about with one another 😄
Oh my God I can finally flex with my knowledge from my Medieval English studies! That's because English partially derives from a very early form of German, called Anglo-saxon. If you read very early English (Old English) literature, as a German there will be a lot of words that sound kind of familiar or even close/the same depending on the dialect that's spoken in your area. There are some words we use in Cologne dialect that are still similar to Modern English, like the phrase "En Appel und'n Ei" ("an apple and an egg") or the word "Aap" (Ape) :)
Even though you clarified it's not a teaching video I think it might be the most relaxing way to learn some new words till I fall asleep and wake up with little bit more knowledge in my mind haha.
I'm a Chinese and I'm learning German too! I find it quite hard, you know, the "r" pronunciation and all the "die der dad". I'm not even getting the a1 yet but I'll work on it. Your German is just fabulous!
I've been waiting for this video! 😀 No need to be insecure about your accent. It's very sweet. 😊 11:20 The german "ch" seems to be very hard for many foreigners (my GF is from korea, and she struggles with it as well .. and also with our "r"). It sounds a bit like "k", when you say it. Anyways. Really nice video so far! Hope we can hear more of that in the future.
Perfect video to learn new things , you are amazing. I'm glad to know where you from and learn from you. Thank you! See you in the next video , I can't wait!
3:09 Easy on the self-criticism! Your reasons for not going full-tilt-boogie German when you first moved are completely reasonable, and English was probably super easy to come by the whole time. You do excellent work, keep it up, arre, namaste.
Native German speaker Here: Your pronunciation is incredibly good! Honestly? I couldn't tell that youre Not a native speaker from some of those phrases. :) I Hope that you are keep on learning and Sharing it Here, i'll subscribe and See what else you do :D
i don’t speak any german at all lol so this was so interesting and super tingly!! pretty please do another one of these as you learn more! also, the writing sounds on the board are 10/10 and i would love to see another video with it! thank you for an amazing video as always
Thought this was pretty cool and brave to do! I'm in Stockholm 🇸🇪 and the situation is the same here - EVERYBODY can have a conversation in English - so very tough for forigners, especially 🇬🇧 & 🇺🇲, to ever learn Swedish. I feel for you! 😊💙👍
Great idea. I often feel german sounds very authoritarian or even angry, but this doesn't sounds like that at all! 🤯🤭perhaps confusing events like this is something to sleep on 🙃😌
Could you maybe do a q&a, especially about Berlin and how do you feel to live there? I heard so many nice things, but it would be even better to hear those from you :)
I am 17 now but lived in Berlin at age 13 for just one year, and I miss it so much! I’m at a B1 level but my comprehension is, of course, much better than my speaking. I also have had no formal instruction except for 6th grade and 3 weeks last summer, so I just try to talk to my dad (fluent) and my grandma (native) as frequently as possible ❤
Since I like listening to ASMR, UA-cam suggested your channel to me. I'm from Germany, maybe that's why ASMR in German Video was suggested to me 😃 I love your videos and look forward to going through all your videos 🙂 I also think it's great when someone starts learning German; I also try other languages every now and then 👍
I currently still live with my family in germany I am a native german speaker and i still go to school However it was interesting that you chose to live in germany as an american because i want to live in america for like a year or longer when im done with school Already excited
So wie du dich fühlst wenn du deutsch sprichst, ist wie wir uns fühlen wenn wir englisch sprechen. Der Akzent, die Angst etwas falsch zu machen,etc. Man hört zwar, dass du keine Muttersprachlerin bist aber im Vergleich zu anderen US-Amerikanern ist das Nichts! In ein paar Jahren sprichst du sicherlich beinahe perfektes Deutsch🧚🏼♀️
Hallo aus Deutschland :) Maybe I can help German learners with the "r": it's not really formed in the back of the throat but in the back of your mouth. You have to raise the back of your tongue and slightly touch the roof of your mouth. This way you create some friction to the passing air. There are three ways of pronouncing "ch". One of them sounds "back-of-the-throat"-like ("ch" after a, o and u, e.g. machen, doch, suchen), but actually it's formed like the "r". You just have to press the back of your tongue against the roof of your mouth a little bit harder to create more friction.
I feel like Berlin is the city of Europe. Not in a political way, more like a cultural way because you can literally sit in a restaurant and find every language or culture of European countries in there. And i just love that!!! (Of course there are other cities in Europe that are like this too!! Rn I’m just referring to Berlin ♥️ and its also my own opinion! Just wanted to clear that up, in case someone wants to come for me 🥲 love y’all and have a good night 🤍)
I think that more German/English asmr would be awesome, despite living in the United States I took a semester of German in college, but before I could proceed to German II the professor who was teaching it left to return to Germany, thus I did not have the oppotunity to learn as much German as I wished to either.
@AbbyASMR as a native german speaker I love this video so much, well done Abby (as always 🥰) Is there a possibility of an update on your German skills? 😁
Hi ich bin ein native German speaker ;) Du brauchst dir keine Gedanken machen, du sprichst die Wörter wirklich gut aus. Dein dezenter Akzent klingt sehr angenehm, aber du machst das super :)
Love it! Ich komme aus Costa Rica! 🇨🇷🌺 Yeah learning a new language is a bit hard but awesome. Been learning Arabic for the past 5 years I just get lazy with it sometimes 😂 . Danke Abby! 💛✨
as a native german speaker I just wanted to give you some feedback: you did amazing honestly and your accent is surprisingly mild. a lot of americans struggle with the „r“ in german as well as the „ch“ so thats nothing to worry about. :)
Danke! Ah yes :) I’ll continue to work on those haha thank you for the kind feedback
@I am a failure 🤓
@I am a failure proud of you
I know a little German cause my father lived in Germany for a bit.
@@AbbyASMR Just some additional feedback as a German and an occasional (english) linguist. The pronunciation of the German R as a rolled R is perfectly acceptable , as it is not meaning distinguishing and appears in many German dialects.
As for the ch sound ( /χ/ or /ç/ ) that is another story, because those sounds and the /k/ (that you pronounce right now) are meaning distinguishing in so called minimal pairs (think Bäcker [ˈbɛkɐ] and Becher [ˈbɛçɐ] ).
There are a lot of excellent tutorials online for approching the sound, which would far surpass my ability to explain it in text. In any way your German is excellent. Kudos for learning such a hard language.
We germans are surprised and kinda thankful when foreigners learn german. Remember that the ch is just like the J in spanish like in Jalapeño. We see it like a "level up" when foreigners are able to pronounce it correctly :)))
also soll ich spanisch lernen um deutsch zu sprechen? :))
@@agoogleuser-l6u glaub, es ist ziemlich eindeutig, wie’s gemeint ist
@@schlafen1657 ich glaub es ist ziemlich eindeutig dass das ein witz war
@@agoogleuser-l6uIch glaub es ist ziemlich eindeutig, das dies nicht der Fall ist.
Bedenklich, dass er hier von „we germans“ spricht
I’m a native German speaker and this is always so much fun! It makes me take a closer look at pronunciation. For example I have never thought about the “r” being hard to pronounce for English speakers. But you did such an amazing job, you really don’t have to be insecure about anything!!
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@@relaxo2263 servus
I struggle with the "r" in English it always sounds like a "w" when I say for example "relaxation" it sound like "welaxation"
Deutsch ist wesentlich schwieriger als Englisch (der, die, das WARUM, in Englisch einfach nur „the“) aber du hast das wirklich super gemacht. 👍🏻
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As an American who spent 14 years learning the German language, you did a great job with your pronunciation and there is absolutely no reason to be insecure about your abilities, especially when you are still trying to learn the language. Great video and ausgezeichnent
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ausgezeichnet* 😂❤
🇩🇪Dieser Bereich ist nun deutsches Eigentum. 🇩🇪
Super Video und auch schön deine Stimme mal auf Deutsch zu hören, gerne mehr.
Grüße aus Deutschland.
Greetings from Germany.
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Deutsche an die Macht
Nur für deutsche😆🇩🇪
Finde ich gut
Die Deutsche🇩🇪
You’ve made the German language sooo relaxing and tingly, especially 9:05 😍😍😍 Love this one Abby, thank you for sharing this lovely language with us.
Thank you Lisa! That is so very kind of you 💛
Sehr schönes video, vielen Dank dafür. Dein Deutsch ist sehr gut, ein leichter Akzent, der aber nicht störend wirkt. Gut gemacht, gab keinen Grund nervös zu sein, auch die Handschrift ist klasse :)
I hope this video gets a lot of positive feedback, cause i would love more german / english ASMR videos.
Thank you so much :) Vielen Dank!
@@AbbyASMR It was really great, and I had good laugh at 'Dönerstag', we used to do that too when I was at Uni :)
Aw bless your heart for being so genuinely concerned you showed respect and a caring nature here and it was lovely you have nothing to worry about at all from your fans we know you put enough thought and effort in to this and we love you even more for it :)
Thank you 🥹❤️ I appreciate you!!
@@AbbyASMR thank you so much :) much love for you Abby keep up the great job you are doing
You crushed it, girl!!!! Seriously, you did so good! I absolutely love hearing you speak German. Well done! ❤ I can't wait for your next German-spoken video.
That means so much coming from you!!! German queen 😭🙌🏼 Thank you so much!! ❤️❤️
Aww Abby that was ausgezeichnet! As a german myself I weirdly always avoided the german asmr videos. Idk I just don’t like them as much as the english ones. But you made this video so nice and I enjoyed it. Thank you for your courage 🥰
I can understand that! Thank you for being here for this video! :)
Same here. Never found someone German I liked. Maybe it's also because the distraction works better with a foreign language
I understand completly what you're talking about. I always enjoyed english asmr so much more than german. Maybe it's because of the "hardness" of the german language? An english friend of mine once said to me, she was thinking, that we germans are yelling or cussing at each other, because it sounds so rough. :D English ist softer, kind of melodic, i think, so maybe it's easier to relax to. :)
Stark Bro
Ausgezeichnet 😂
Wusstest du das nicht in Englisch?
I actually rlly love your accent!! And I admire you for sticking to learning German it rlly isn’t an easy language😅💕 16:05 wait the 3 was perfectly said!!
Your German is honestly really really good!👍🏻 The pronunciation of the hard word "drei" at 16:05 was perfect! Ausgezeichnet!🙂
I’m from Germany I have to say that your German is really good 👍 I heard Americans before, speaking German and your accent is really good so don’t worry
🙏🏼 thank you!!
Your asmr is so good and I practice my english with it! I'm brazilian and I'm learning german, so this video just feels right :)
Amazing!! Hopefully it helps just a little :) thank you!
I‘m so impressed how good you pronounced „ausgezeichnet“😍
27:48 Your weekdays pronunciation is excellent! Sounds native German!
You speaking in German is so relaxing. I've been learning German for 7 years and still don't know much lol but you did so well! Looking forward to another of your German speaking video! ♡
Thank you Emma! Ahhh I saw a post once of someone saying it took them 9 years to finally get their A1 in German and so many people said they could relate so you’re not alone! 😂 We’ll get there! 💪🏼💜
5:12 and on the topic of harsh judgement or even judgement at all: i hope there will be not ONE negative comment, no matter how the video of yours continues. Its just not our cup of tea, how well and which language(s) you speak. I really appreciate your effort and i think it's always good and comforting to speak (and read) at least basics.
Our friends from overseas or e.g. UK always force us to speak ONLY german, so they learn more easily. And other way round when we go traveling, at least in english.
But, nvm, you will do it your way anyway (😁) and will succeed. Maybe Berlin is a good environment to learn german, idk. In Hamburg, where i live, they say it's kind of easy because notthern people are a bit more stubborn switching to english. As a native i can not verify if that's really true.
Good luck for your B2!
Edit: i enjoyed it a lot! It's interesting how german is being learned and which kind of influence 'the native tung and throat" has and how to break barriers.
🇩🇪Zu deinen Fragen:
Mein Name ist Björn und ich komme aus Hamburg. Ich habe keine Lieblingszahl, aber einen Lieblingstag: der Freitag. Eines meiner Lieblingswörter: der Grossstadthafen.
Schöne Grüße aus dem Norden Deutschlands
🇬🇧Regarding your qustions:
My name is Bjoern and i am from Hamburg. I have no favourite number, but a favourite day: friday.
One of my favourite words is 'Grossstadthafen' (eng. big city harbour)
Best regards from northern germany
I love linguistics, it’s so cool to hear what’s similar and different between languages and the different methods of expression in communication. Great video! Also I know it’s easier said than done, but try not to be too hard on yourself! You’re doing great
As a native German speaker I only have to say two things first you speak the language already very well and I liked it watching you for the first time and second sometimes you pronounced the „ch“ a little wrong which isn’t a big problem but as an example on the numbers you pronounced it like a g a little bit but at minute 22 you pronounced it correctly on ich but that’s just something little and you will get it eventually 👍
Thank you for the feedback! I received lots of comments about this I’m working to improve it :D
i‘m a native german and i love this asmr! we need more german videos!!
I'm a native German speaker and are absolutely stunned by your pronunciation and knowledge. Especially considering you're a level A2 and considering you didn't start learning very early. You're so good at translating all these phrases (tbh I didn't know how to translate some of them properly out of total brain lack) and you sound just like you've been practising for ages or even like you spoke German forever. For sure some things in German aren't easy, for example the pronunciation and use of "ü", "ä" and "ö" or the German "R" or the pronunciation of "Ch" but I think you managed them really well and you know, where's the fun when theres's no space to improve? Without further rambling about German and all its hard sides, I just want to tell you that I think you're doing absolutely great. Even despite German being a pretty weird language. So please keep going and since I'm obviously no native English speaker, I'll have to apologise for possible grammar or spelling mistakes. Have an amazing day! :)
I love the similarities in the vocabulary between the german and english language. It makes them so much easier to learn. I often hear that the german language sounds aggressive for none native speaker, but then I hear you speak this words, then they doesn’t sound so bad to me at all. Given the same background of both languages shouldn’t they sound so much threatening to each other. I mean don’t we all have Germanic roots regarding to the language in the end? 😂
I‘m a german girl and I can tell that your pronunciation is very good 👍 loved it
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That German "r" is so recognizable. As a Belgian we had German classes in highschool. I remember I could say an isolated "r", but wherever a phrase had multiple "r"s, my throat just seized working and no more sounds would come out.
Then I stopped doing the German "r" altogether so I could at least practice my vocabulary and grammar.
You know there are multiple [r]'s in German, right? Yes, the standard language requires the "German" r but regionally there are 3 major forms of the r in the various dialects.
Don't worry too much :D
@@bobbwc7011 We were asked to speak the school "r", the difficult one. I don't know why they wanted to make it difficult for us. I thought grammar and vocabulary would have been more important than the pronunciation of a single letter.
Du sprichst ausgezeichnet, liebe Abby! Loved it, and you are really doing a great Job! Don‘t forget, languages are there to communicate not to be spoken without any mistake. Helped me a lot with not feeling exposed talking in English 🙈 and German is far more difficult, you should be proud! weiter so! ♥️
To be honest as a native german speaker you really did a wonderful job, you are speaking very well german, the video was really relaxing and thw video could also be used by a tourist who visits germany to learn about the language which i think i just awesome so i think you did a amazing job :)
This is just so lovely seeing this side of
you, speaking German =))
Never mind your accent, it’ll get better over time.
I’m Dutch and I speak English, German, French, Spanish, a bit Malaysian and Dutch of course. It’s very handy to be able to speak a lot of languages. Don’t stop at German!
u speak malay? wow
@@helloyoutube7788 my grandfather came from Indonesia after WWII
Your German is so so fluent and good. I love this Video. Would be great to see some more German Stuff on this Chanel in the Future. Love from Stuttgart ! Sehr sehr gut gemacht !
I’m so proud of you love! I got a degree in german and japanese and I am still so insecure about my pronunciation and speaking part, so i totally get what you mean 🥲
Anyway, you slayed!!! i’m not a native speaker but i AM so proud of your improvements. You are always so hardworking and humble! Keep going 💜💜
Sie hat es gut gemacht. Zu mindest, Sie strebt darauf. Bin sicher, Sie wird besser jeden Tag. よくできました。I'm from Kyrgyzstan but I did my masters in Germany and now I live in Japan. Abby 頑張って！
I love that you made this video thank you! I’ve always been super interested in your story as a viewer. I’m an American, who’s taken a few years of German off and on, so I totally get the insecurities and hesitations :)
Aw thank you so much!! That’s so cool! I’m with you there :)
This is such a nice & relaxing way to learn a language. Hope to see more of these in the future!💕
I'm a native German speaker and I really love your accent, but you're doing pretty good so far. I would definitely have understood you without the English translation.
This video was super relaxing and tingly.
And let me say I think anyone uploading a video in a foreign language is brave
One of my favorite asmr artists doing one of my favorite styles of asmr! I’m a fan! 🙌🏼 Super relaxing Abby 😁
I love the accent, especially with words that are difficult for non-native speakers. For some reasons that gives me the most tingles. Words like "Nacht" or "Drei" are just great to hear from you... "Ausgezeichnet" being the peak haha.
Great video, i am happy that i found this channel on accident.
i kmow you posted this video a long while ago but i just wanted to say how great your german is i was really shocked when you said wunderbar because i did not heard the english pronunciation i was really shocked like you said it sooooooo good! proud of you! keep studying 💕
I feel you- im also American and living in Germany. It took me a long time to learn German even though I lived here for years because most Germans switch to English when they realize I am not german. And once you establish a language (especially with a partner), it’s so hard to switch. But this is so cool that you’re over here too!
Also you absolutely can train your accent through practice! I found the r difficult in the beginning too. It sounds dumb, but it helped me to eat something with cream in it like ice cream or even cheese before I practiced lol
It's a blessing to see your notifications Abby! I am excited to watch this video friend!!
This is peak adorable! I mean this 100% positively.
First of all, don't worry about your accent. Although you speak with a noticeable one, I don't see it blocking any understandability. Much more important to get vocabulary up really.
But if you want to go for the brownie points, I think you are on the money with what the key point is, with the "r" sound as example. German uses lots of guttural sounds, and getting comfortable speaking those will drastically improve your pronounciation. Everything else is much better than what I have heard from many many other people..
You got this! Give it like 2-3 years and you're going to be super comfortable with german. And again, don't sweat the accent, just give the gutturals a practice if you feel like it. (:
Thank you so much!! I am determined to practice that “r” sound haha I appreciate the kind words! :)
You nailed it!
Deutsch ist eine sehr schwierige Sprache, aber du hast das super gemacht!
Keep it up Abby and thank you!
Greetings from a german who felt in love with your asmr ❤️
Never knew you learn german. Deine Aussprache ist super!! Danke für das Video 🥰
Leave it to you to keep coming up with fresh ideas ... this was really great, Abby! Thanks & have a good week ahead!
We all waited so long for this type of video. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
you're too cute!! your german is really good i mean you can hear it's not your first language but you can really be proud of yourself! german is really really hard and you absolutely nailed it! ❤️
Thank you Anja!! You are too sweet!💜
Abby, this vid ticks so many trigger boxes, thank you for embracing your anxiety and beating it roundly with your efforts! Ich komme den UK und danke schön 😁
I’m currently learning German, and I’ve been learning for almost a year :)
Thank you SO much for this❤❤❤
So excited when your notification comes up 🥰🥰 Can't wait to watch this later. I took German in highschool so excited to watch this thank you Abby as always 💜
Thank you Elizabeth!! Maybe it will bring back some language memories 😁 have a wonderful evening!💛
That was perfect well done !!! Lots of memories came back thank you so much for that I can't wait for more ☺️💓
My grandpa was German, so I have always wanted to learn German. Unfortunately he died before i was born so I didn’t get to meet and learn German through him. Now that I am headed to college i finally get access to learn German. Yes, i know there is online apps tht i could learn thru but i learn better in a classroom with a teacher. I have tried online but i never seem to learn that well. Also thank you for sharing your story with us. I cant wait to finish college and be able to visit Germany and actually be able to speak in their language.
4:02 SHE must be living another Berlin I guess🤣🤣
cause the last time I visited Berlin no one spoke English, the only people who did were the shopkeepers and hotel employees.
You’re so sweet and you did great! I study foreign languages at university, in particular English and German, so this video was perfect for me! 🥰 keep up the good work 💪🏻
It’s funny because no one would actually say wunderbar or ausgezeichnet to answer your question: “wie geht es dir?” Germans are more like “oh well it’s alright. I’m ok.” Not really interested in asking that question. I’m living with my Australian partner in Australia and at first it was so awkward that no matter where you’re going people would always ask hey how’s it going? How are you? 😅 but your accent is pretty good. I can tell that you’re American by your accent which I love but yeah I think your pronunciation is really good and you’re doing a great job! 👏🏻
German is the one language I always felt sounded most like English (even with my lack of knowledge of German overall), especially with how much the two share similar terms and phrases or even different terms that both still convey a similar meaning. I wonder if that's something you and your partner ever joke about with one another 😄
Oh my God I can finally flex with my knowledge from my Medieval English studies! That's because English partially derives from a very early form of German, called Anglo-saxon. If you read very early English (Old English) literature, as a German there will be a lot of words that sound kind of familiar or even close/the same depending on the dialect that's spoken in your area. There are some words we use in Cologne dialect that are still similar to Modern English, like the phrase "En Appel und'n Ei" ("an apple and an egg") or the word "Aap" (Ape) :)
Your pronunciation is stunning.
Very good job!
Wunderschön gemacht, vielen Dank! Es klingt toll, wenn du Deutsch sprichst! 🥰
Even though you clarified it's not a teaching video I think it might be the most relaxing way to learn some new words till I fall asleep and wake up with little bit more knowledge in my mind haha.
I’m currently trying to learn German in school so this is great.
Good luck I am German and I’m to dumb for my own language 🫡🤧
@@Alissia121 same🥲
I'm a Chinese and I'm learning German too! I find it quite hard, you know, the "r" pronunciation and all the "die der dad". I'm not even getting the a1 yet but I'll work on it. Your German is just fabulous!
I'm German and for me, learning Chinese is quite hard as well. (:
I've been waiting for this video! 😀
No need to be insecure about your accent. It's very sweet. 😊
11:20 The german "ch" seems to be very hard for many foreigners (my GF is from korea, and she struggles with it as well .. and also with our "r"). It sounds a bit like "k", when you say it.
Anyways. Really nice video so far!
Hope we can hear more of that in the future.
Perfect video to learn new things , you are amazing. I'm glad to know where you from and learn from you. Thank you! See you in the next video , I can't wait!
Amazing video Abby I took the 2 year basic German classes in HS and I only knew greetings haha learning a lot.
Endlich ein deutsches asmr video von meiner Lieblings youtuberin! 🇩🇪❤
Das ist das erste asmr Video was ich bis zum Ende gesehen habe. War sehr interessant und angenehm 😍
Thank you so so much! I am behind on your videos, as I was in Mexico for the past week, but I am so excited to relax and catch up!
Hi, ich finde das sehr gut, wie du das machst. Kannst gern öfter solche Videos erstellen. :)
3:09 Easy on the self-criticism! Your reasons for not going full-tilt-boogie German when you first moved are completely reasonable, and English was probably super easy to come by the whole time. You do excellent work, keep it up, arre, namaste.
Native German speaker Here:
Your pronunciation is incredibly good!
Honestly? I couldn't tell that youre Not a native speaker from some of those phrases. :)
I Hope that you are keep on learning and Sharing it Here, i'll subscribe and See what else you do :D
„Danke schön,“ can sometimes mean, “Thank you beautiful.” I’m a german speaker (not native but fluent) I say it to my gf all the time
i don’t speak any german at all lol so this was so interesting and super tingly!! pretty please do another one of these as you learn more! also, the writing sounds on the board are 10/10 and i would love to see another video with it! thank you for an amazing video as always
Thought this was pretty cool and brave to do! I'm in Stockholm 🇸🇪 and the situation is the same here - EVERYBODY can have a conversation in English - so very tough for forigners, especially 🇬🇧 & 🇺🇲, to ever learn Swedish. I feel for you! 😊💙👍
Deine Präsenz strahlt eine positive Energie aus, die sofort Ruhe bringt
The erasing of the board sounds so nice 😌 great job!
Guten Tag! I'm learning German with Duolingo right now.
Hallo! That’s awesome :) Wishing you the best of luck with it!
Sehr gutes Video. Dein Deutsch ist richtig gut. Ich hoffe du lernst noch weiter und hast Spaß an der Sprache. 😊
Keep up the great work💪💪
Great idea. I often feel german sounds very authoritarian or even angry, but this doesn't sounds like that at all! 🤯🤭perhaps confusing events like this is something to sleep on 🙃😌
I can't wait to watch this! Thanks again, Abby! :)
Im german and your german is really good :)
Aw thank you!!
Could you maybe do a q&a, especially about Berlin and how do you feel to live there? I heard so many nice things, but it would be even better to hear those from you :)
OMG I have been waiting for a german video for years, ever since you mentioned you live in Germany
I am 17 now but lived in Berlin at age 13 for just one year, and I miss it so much!
I’m at a B1 level but my comprehension is, of course, much better than my speaking. I also have had no formal instruction except for 6th grade and 3 weeks last summer, so I just try to talk to my dad (fluent) and my grandma (native) as frequently as possible ❤
My girlfriend is in Germany right now as a nanny and I’m going to visit in October! Thanks for the relaxation and some words to use while I’m there!
i'm a native speaker and i have to say that's a very good video and your pronunciation is fantastic,
greetings from finland
You did an amazing job and your voice is so calming❤️ could you please try Polish in future? This language is full of trigger sounds
Since I like listening to ASMR, UA-cam suggested your channel to me. I'm from Germany, maybe that's why ASMR in German Video was suggested to me 😃 I love your videos and look forward to going through all your videos 🙂 I also think it's great when someone starts learning German; I also try other languages every now and then 👍
I currently still live with my family in germany
I am a native german speaker and i still go to school
However it was interesting that you chose to live in germany as an american because i want to live in america for like a year or longer when im done with school
Already excited
So wie du dich fühlst wenn du deutsch sprichst, ist wie wir uns fühlen wenn wir englisch sprechen. Der Akzent, die Angst etwas falsch zu machen,etc.
Man hört zwar, dass du keine Muttersprachlerin bist aber im Vergleich zu anderen US-Amerikanern ist das Nichts! In ein paar Jahren sprichst du sicherlich beinahe perfektes Deutsch🧚🏼♀️
I was sooo hyped when you said you were gonna do this! You never seem to disappoint
Hallo aus Deutschland :)
Maybe I can help German learners with the "r": it's not really formed in the back of the throat but in the back of your mouth. You have to raise the back of your tongue and slightly touch the roof of your mouth. This way you create some friction to the passing air.
There are three ways of pronouncing "ch". One of them sounds "back-of-the-throat"-like ("ch" after a, o and u, e.g. machen, doch, suchen), but actually it's formed like the "r". You just have to press the back of your tongue against the roof of your mouth a little bit harder to create more friction.
I feel like Berlin is the city of Europe. Not in a political way, more like a cultural way because you can literally sit in a restaurant and find every language or culture of European countries in there. And i just love that!!! (Of course there are other cities in Europe that are like this too!! Rn I’m just referring to Berlin ♥️ and its also my own opinion! Just wanted to clear that up, in case someone wants to come for me 🥲 love y’all and have a good night 🤍)
Ein wunderschönes entspanntes Video und super Geräusche und sehr schöne Stimme liebe abby❤️💜🥰
it was a very good video. especially for me as a native german speaker.
Hallo, ich komme auch aus Deutschland! So viele Deutsche hier! :) Du hast das so gut gemacht, deine Stimme ist immer sehr entspannend. ❤️
As someone who loves falling asleep to asmr and is learning German, this was great lol
Gute Nacht, du bist sehr sympathisch wenn du Deutsch sagst. Liebe es 🤩😍🤞🏻
This is the first vid I’ve watched of you and only 2 mins in and love it already. ☺ 😊
I think that more German/English asmr would be awesome, despite living in the United States I took a semester of German in college, but before I could proceed to German II the professor who was teaching it left to return to Germany, thus I did not have the oppotunity to learn as much German as I wished to either.
@AbbyASMR as a native german speaker I love this video so much, well done Abby (as always 🥰)
Is there a possibility of an update on your German skills? 😁
Hi ich bin ein native German speaker ;)
Du brauchst dir keine Gedanken machen, du sprichst die Wörter wirklich gut aus. Dein dezenter Akzent klingt sehr angenehm, aber du machst das super :)
your grrman is so good! I totally did not expect it to be so smooth. hut ab! (kinda like "respect!")
Hey Abby, I am at A1 level learning German. But it's a wonderful language to learn
Love it! Ich komme aus Costa Rica! 🇨🇷🌺 Yeah learning a new language is a bit hard but awesome. Been learning Arabic for the past 5 years I just get lazy with it sometimes 😂 . Danke Abby! 💛✨
Costa Rica! Amazing!! 😄 I can totally understand, it’s so tough to keep at it! But well done for trying! Keep it up!✨