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00:00 Intro
01:18 German is harsh
05:20 German grammar is hard
07:41 Know English can help you learn German
08:54 Learning German is useless, English is enough
No matter whether you agree or disagree with me on these points, please write in the comments!
If you want to learn German by youself, check out this step by step guidance video:
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If you are interested the history and evolution of the German language, you can check out this video:
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Every Language Sounds Harsh When You Speak It In A Harsh Way
Exactly
Of course
As an Arab I totally agree . Arabic can sound so harsh and agressive or so sexy and smooth depending how and who is speaking
@@fatmedaher6677 انا عربي!
@@fatmedaher6677 انا عربي
I am German and it is very interesting to see our language from your perspective 😉
I study deutsch and i find it beautiful 😊
Ich lerne Deutsch aber ist es sehr schwierig❤😅
Ich mag Deutsch weil eine schöne Sprache ist@@YousefsEnglish
@@YousefsEnglishGerman ist easy
@@CristianoRonaldo-ke7vgthat's what he said
German is a fascinating language, the bad rep comes from the culture and mentality more, and the attitudes German people have towards anybody speaking on a level lower than C2, ignoring the fact that it takes time and practice to reach C2 level. I have found that many foreigners completely lose the confidence and will to speak and learn, just because they're tired of being looked down upon when speaking. This is what I've been told by many foreigners. German interpretation, unfortunatelly, was that many of the forreigners are not interested to learn and not willing to integrate. I find this fact sad, especially because I love the German language, and grammar of German the most. 😊
As a German myself, I suspect what the people you spoke to experienced depends a lot on which area they've lived in. I live in a fairly large city in the north and it's completely normal here to speak to people with less than perfect German on a daily basis. I've had a few friends who were definitely scared of "being looked down upon" when they started using their newly acquired German in the wild, but that something like that really happens I've rarely heard of. But I can imagine this happening in more rural areas or generally somewhere with fewer immigrants.
@@vestvood7333 *cough* east germany *cough*
I’m a foreigner with a B2 level of German and I completely agree with what you said. It’s an isolating experience
Excelent video. Thanks for sharing, you inspire me to learn more languages. You ate awesome!
Danke schön Zoe für Ihre Hilfe.
You are so Amazing Zoe ❣️
Charles V.'s native language was Dutch/Flemish, as he grew up in Gent in today's Belgium. When he was only two years old, his parents left for Spain and left him in the hands of tutors and governesses. There are doubts that he ever spoke what we would call today German. At the famous dispute which he had with Martin Luther at the Reichstag, he needed a translator.
Which, by the way, was totally different as the protestant propaganda portrayed it. For example Martin Luther never used the words „Hier stehe ich und kann nicht anders“-Here I stand, I can do no other
After long waiting you have presented this preccious video dear sister.lovely thanks from bangladesh.stay blessed.
Wonderful video as always! I hope to learn German someday.
Dankeee Zoeee💚
Zoe, can you make videos like this about the languages you have learned?....
BTW, thank you for your video, Zoe; this is very helpful for me🥰
Danke schön ❤
Unfortunately we Dutchies struggle with the 4 cases too ( we don't have them in Dutch) as well as with some advanced grammer stuff🙈. But the syntax is quite similar and it is (usually) easier for a Dutch person to pronounce the German sounds 😅
Thank you 💕 teacher ❤
Zoe looks fit in the video. Keep it up. BTW, German framework is definitely a challenge to me
Danke for the video ❤️
I want learn German language.
Thanks alot for your nice video and wish you all the best dear...
Very good, thank you❤💕
Thank you very much Zoe. I started to learn German because of your help 🫶🏻
Bastante informativo este vídeo para quem deseja aprender o idioma Alemão, ou mesmo outro idioma. Muito bom Zoe...🌟
I am currently learning Spanish and understood this comment completely lol. I didn't even realize it was Portugese until I saw quem
I'm loving learning German !!
Thanks Zoe
Zoe, you are the only polyglot I actually watch. Your stuff is always neutral and informative. BTW. you have the most unique English accent I've heard. Just a slight Chinese leftover but just enough to make it charming ❤ Dein Deutsch ist Klasse !!
That accent thing instead of being a flaw it's really a good point, who wants to learn from someone who makes things look perfect and unrealistic?
@@CrisTryingToBeProductivehe said it as a compliment
@@caiovinicius5204 Am I saying the opposite? I'm able to understand by myself what they meant.
Danke schön
Thanks ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Danke, I agree, that not to be on stereotypes as jokes as for Russian as well, no doubt that Slavic languages are hard but I didn't find it harsh.
I who just started learning Russian and German at the same time
Hey, Zoe. Honestly, I have no interest in learning German at this time but I still found your video delightfully informative. Good to know German has feminine and masculine nouns just like Spanish (and neutral, too!). Peace ✌️
I'm interested in learning languages especially German ones and find difficulty but now know the reality. Thanks Zoe 😊
i watch this because you make it
i live you ❤❤❤❤❤
Great info. Checked the lingoda prices: cost per month about the same as university tuition fees in my country
I have spoken German since childhood. When I started learning German in school I found the German grammar easy, because you only have few exceptions in the grammar rules while in English you have many exceptions when it comes to grammar rules.
When one of the Germanic languages is your native language then German is easy to learn, because you have many similarities in the Germanic languages also in the grammar.
hi zoe 💗
As a German I thought that the stereotype of the language sounding harsh derived from war movies. I don’t know why propaganda was this aggressively pronounced in WW2, but in foreign entertainment it seems to have stuck.
You're not wrong. That's where it does stem from
Im from Brazil and i started to learn german some mounths ago, but im stucked in the german cases right now. If you could share some infos about books, tips, etc that you have used to learn how to use the cases, it would help me a lot
I've just started level B2 in German. And I'm learning German since it's my major and also in my country German speakers have really great job offers.
ig I'm used to German grammar right now, but the biggest mistake i did was delaying practicing speaking.
German is low on my list of languages, but I’ll always click on a Zoe video!
I've been learning German for 2 years with gaps but still I am stuck at B1 level and the reason is not just inconsistency but also the listening content that I don't find on UA-cam meanwhile I have already learned Turkish and Spanish in less time by listening the right/targeted content
I relate to this, if content is not appealing there's certain resistance to have contact with the language.
I'm learning for 3 years english, espanhol, french, italian a little bit japanese and korean
I think the stereotype about German sounding “harsh” comes more specifically from native English speakers, not everybody, and then Hollywood did the rest which is why some other people seem to agree to it at first.
My first encounter with the German language was in poetry not a Hollywood rendition of countless different nazi army personnel who are always screaming and angry …
More Importantly there aren’t enough languages to learn to express just how beautiful this woman is
I am learning German and I should say that it's really enjoyable. But as a Persian whose mothertongue is Persian and second language is English and also knows a lot about Arabic I can say that I've never had any trouble in communicating through my first and second languages which are both neutral and I don't know why many of Germanic languages are obeying the ancient regulations and make everything harder for themselves and even for us who are learning it😂. I mean look at Old English, it was also a three gendered language and too much close too Old German but it has changed and has become an efficient useful and also easy to learn language.
Beautiful Zoe
I love language Germane I wish speaking Germane I’m challenge myself 1year and App duo-lingo
My native languaje is Spanish, Rigth now I learn English.
A lot of people said me that if you can speak English and Spanish, the germany was easy for me.
PD: My level write is very low yet.
2:53 tbf we do have "umfahren" which can either mean driving over something/somebody or driving around something/somebody, so complete opposites. The only difference is in the pronounciation ùmfahren is driving over someone/something, umfáhren is driving around someone/something.
That's an advantage for Spanish speakers, we can tell apart three words that are written the same except for the stress on certain syllable.
EMILY IN PARIS MENTIONED ☺️☺️
Wonderful 💕 nice Sharing...✨ Have a great day...☘
The most important one is how to set time for the language learning.people may have no as much time as you do .
da war wieder der kugelschreiber. ^^
Als Arabischmuttersprachler habe ich von Anfang an herausgefunden, dass es viele Ähnlichkeiten zwischen die Arabische Grammatik und der deutschen wie zum Beispiel . Nom, Akk, Dat, Gen.
مرفوع، منصوب، مجرور، مضاف.
It is probable that across different cultures, especially but not specifically limited to American culture, the German language gets the stereotype it has because of that man (I think everyone should be able to tell who I’m speaking of without naming) and they come to think that many Germans speak with the same tone/same way and therefore come off as naturally intimidating. But I bet that many such people who thought this way before, as soon as they begin to learn and get more familiar and accustomed to German whether through language apps like Duolingo, Busuu or Memrise, etc… or hear German teachers teach them through online personal courses like wonderful Zoe, soon realize how heavily accented his German actually was and that the language isn’t actually meant to be spoken that way unless you’re trying to sound intimidating on purpose. I have had a good experience so far learning German and even took a 10 day trip to Vienna this past October in which I tried to speak German about 95% of the time despite only having learned for around 5-6 months at that time, and I was able to feel comfortable speaking when ordering my own food or asking for help with directions or in shops and attractions. Thank you for making this video ❤❤
Amazing! Thank you for sharing your insight 🥰
Germany isn't small, and there are people who speak German in other countries. Of course there will be different accents, dialects. One person's speech shouldn't define the language
@@galore777 yes of course, I didn’t mean accented in terms of region, as even his southern Bavarian accent was still German anyways, but I mean accented as in adding his own twist to it in order to sound as this prophetic voice who also wanted to intimidate his adversaries at the same time. This is mostly speaking of the heavily dramatic rolls of the letter R that he would do, and many people think that Germans really pronounce that letter this way in words until they start learning the language and how it’s truly naturally spoken, and while it may be done so in some parts maybe (I’m not too sure if there are regions that do so) I just can’t imagine they do it as dramatically because the main reason you would do something like that is to add intimidation to your voice. It would be like if you did the same rolling the r with every word that has an R in it, so obviously and dramatically in English in America even though Americans don’t do that, it would almost sound so fantastical and comical even if such a speaker was himself American, that it would be associated with some accent. I couldn’t imagine anyone then thinking that it would be normal in American or how most Americans speak, as at least I have never heard an English speaker talk in such a way.
i speak fluently german as so like mother tongue beside to my native language Turkish
Ich bin Deutsche und dabei türkisch zu lernen. Und ich weiß nicht, warum man sagt türkisch ist leicht. Es fällt mir soo schwer😩
@@momijiso9535who says it's easy? If you want to know more than beginner level, it's hard
Many people say it‘s easy. And that’s what took my motivation away sometimes. But I still try, because I love the language🫶🏻
@@momijiso9535 i could help. Ansonsten yes, it is easy.
Have you ever learnt Thai grammar? I thought it was hard as the same German although I’m a Thai native person.
german language is the best, I like the german language because of the length of the words
🖤❤️💛
You probably mean the length of the sentences and not the words. Let me show this by comparing german and english with turkish:
1) Turkish: "Ayrılamayacağım."
German: "Ich werde nicht gehen können."
English: "I won't be able to leave"
2) Turkish: "Savaşmamalıydın!"
German: "Du hättest nicht kämpfen sollen!"
English: "You shouldn't have fought!"
3) Turkish: "Bereketlendirilmeseydiler!"
German: "Wären sie nicht gesegnet worden!"
English: "If they were not blessed!"
4) Turkish: "Zıplattırabilemeyeceklermiydiler?"
German: "Konnten sie es nicht springen lassen?"
English: "Couldn't they make it jump?"
5) Turkish: "Acıkmayabilirler."
German: "Sie werden vielleicht keinen Hunger bekommen."
English: "They may not get hungry."
Of course, there are some nouns in German that can be long, but they are rare in normal usage.
The longest German word I know of is "Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft", a fictional word used as a humorous example of long German words. It was coined in the 1930s by the writer Friedrich Karl Waechter.
@@user-ws1tz4zu3l i know the longest german word i knew it before years
Hi
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i liked your video 😍
Ich finde Deutsch seltsam / schwierig. Auch weil es einem die Deutschen selbst, nicht gerade leicht machen. Zum Beispiel ist es relativ schwierig, geeignete Inhalte zu finden, um Deutsch, durch zuhoeren, verstehen zu lernen. In Deutschland wird im Radio oft vor allem englische Musik gespielt. Und Deutsche sprechen wirklich sehr gerne alle moeglichen Sprachen, nur absolut kein Deutsch mit einem... :(
Oh das tut mir leid, aber immerhin, also davon gehe ich aus, dass du trotzdem niemals aufgeben wirst und fleißig weiter lernen wirst. Und dein Deutsch sieht gar nicht schlecht aus.😊
Du findest deine Leute noch! Hast du dich schon auf Discord-Servern angemeldet, um Sprachpartner zu finden? Dort findest du Deutsche, die dafür offen sind.
Im Alltag hat man es als Sprachenlerner leider schwieriger
As an Iranian, it's surprising for me that you found Persian grammar easy. It's hard even for us XD .
i have started learning german recently it seems tough at beginning i wonder how can i speak german one day?
Danke Xiexie merci
Some people might view German as harsh, but i have always viewed it as strong and expressive
when listening to beatrice egli, german sounds pretty mild
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What do you think about learning Russian language
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Did he say : ambulance 🚑😂. I have learn this word today Lmao
What AI tools are better for correcting our journals??
I use chatgpt
What a videooo
Does someone wanna language exchange too learn Dutch by any chances??
Soo i will teach Dutch for exchange teaching me german:)
I see it interesting, but if you don't work there, or study etc then there is no benefits except for saying I speak German as well .
But good luck those who will learn , saayo nabad galyo
Do arabic next please!
why are you so 优秀
Merhaba İngilizceyi sizden öğrenmek istiyorum bu mümkün mü teacher ..
Friedrich Nietzsche, the most influential German philosopher. He deserves to be mentioned in a video about the German language.
For me, German is not so difficult as French. The sounds and spelling of French is so confusing.
good lawd
I am looking for a partner to learn English and I would be happy to help my partner learn Turkish.
Y esta broma título en español y el audio en ingles
kheyli to khoshkeli
Why did u change the thumbnail
She changed the title twice. I think Germans are attacking her
May GOD Enlightens you more ans more
[ with concret contexts , with more practice , they just become natural when you speak
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انا عربية و احب اللغه الالمانيه و اوّد تعلمها، بسبب ابي الذي كان يحب كره القدم الالمانيه فورثت ذلك عنه 🤍💥.
و سأتعلم بعضاً منها في هذه العطله الصيفيه ⭐.
Denmark language is so so insane。
Zoe: German grammar is complicated
Russians: да нет, наверное 😋
“aggressiv” ist OK. Aber, “useless”→“unnutz”, ”difficult“→”schwierig“.
Is there a German interested in Arabic we can exchange our knowledge and teach eachother 😂😂 this is my final option to learn German cause I lack motivation!😑
I'm interest
Here I am fluent in German and I want to learn Arabic we can help each other
@@CristianoRonaldo-ke7vg good, how can I contact you
Zoe, 你是否覺得越複雜的語言，以它為母語的人越聰明？
不一定，不过真有一点这方面
What's with the thumbnail?
このチャンネルで猫ミームみるとは
This is just a commercial for Lingoda. Better to spend the 12 minutes actually studying German.
Is she created by ChatGPT?
Zoe, I think you're wrong. Turkish grammar is way easier than English's and it's easily one of the easiest languages in the world.
As there's:
No irregular verbs
No irregular plurals
No gendered pronouns
And aside from that, the spelling is one of the best (if not the best) in the world. Every letter strictly makes one sound (aside from ğ, which doesn't make any sound), and it may even be considered better than the IPA. You seriously should devote more time to it, it's truly fascinating how logical it is.
It's depends on everyone experience so that's her opinion about it it doesn't mean it's right or wrong it's HER experience
如果你跟我说中文的话，我会帮助你学德语。😂😂
German is one of the easiest languages. More easier is just Italian and Spanish. English has difficult pronunciation.
To be honest learning a language is learning the culture of the country as well .and i dont find any german speaking country fascinating that would ever make me want to learn german
My sister's friend live in Germany and people is rude to her, pretending they don't understand what she's saying. That's why I learn languages just for the sake of doing it, I don't know if I'm ever going to move abroad but it doesn't hurt to have them in my portfolio.
The Lady says she speaks six languages 😅The question is how many words each😂. If I go her route I speak 20 languages😂!!
Zoe is an academic and works & studies in the languages she speaks. Don’t judge too soon
Speak English in America,Do not trust interpreters
先把英語學好，還什麼德語…你們中文這種就叫不自量力。
Weisst du denn überhaupt dass man dein typisches chinesisches Akzent gleich merken kann schon am Anfang?
Okay, so this video is totally wrong! As a German, I can tell you our language sounds super harsh and bureaucratic. Flirting or expressing feelings? Ugh, other languages are way easier for that. German just isn't pretty when it comes to emotions. The sentences are crazy complicated, and it often sounds really aggressive. It's a tough language, wouldn't recommend it. I'd rather speak Spanish or even English, they're much nicer and smoother than our rustic German. Actually, Russian and German are pretty similar in that way.