Do ALL Germans Speak ENGLISH? | Easy English 156
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You should interview Japanese instead of European
Super interestng how many conversations are going on in English where none of the participants are using it as a first language. German and Spanish, or German and Danish and "all sorts of nationalities". Give it time and it will be the standard language of the world :)
One of the funniest things about Germans is that they often say their English is terrible or that they don't speak well, and then they end up speaking flawless English with perfect grammar. 😁
I agree!
most germans are perfectionists
@@martip2736 100% true. I am German myself BTW :-)!!!
I find the opposite. A lot of my colleagues, friends and family in GE claim that their English is oh so great, but when they speak my husband, daughter and I almost cringe because there are so many mistakes and the accent is so very German. I'd rather have someone say that their English (or any other foreign language) is communicative rather than perfect because in the end the most important thing is that you get your message across.
I totally agree!
The Germans are one of the nations that speak English most fluently and their accent is just amazing!
Such a huge contrast if you compare them with the French, who are terrible in this aspect!! 🇩🇪♥️
The German English accent is the most low-key and "natural" sounding among non-native speakers to my ear. Whether it's them learning it in school at a young age or what I don't know but it's quite impressive. I had to strain listening to a few of these interviews to even detect their accent.
Dude the teacher has a flawless American accent and casually says she barely speaks English 😂😂
Almost every german when being asked if they speak english:
"Just a little bit"
💀
As a Japanese, I envy German because it belongs to the same Germanic language group as English, so there are fewer cultural differences when learning it.
That’s true but speaking English doesn’t help learn German most of the time…
Yeah but English is still barely mutally intelligible with other Germanic languages. Too much French influence.
As a Japanese, your English is very good! Good on ya, mate.
For someone who learnt both French and German, I say, the knowledge of English helped me a lot more in studying German than French. The basic/every day vocabulary and grammar you need to use German is quite similar to English.
@@Meowie765not true, german word order is totally different than English and very backward
I would say that Berlin does not "represent" all of Germany just like London does not represent the rest of the UK. The smaller a city/town the less people will speak English; the older generation i.e. people in their 70s/80s speak less English since many of them did not learn it in school. Then the level of English people speak depends on their level of education as well and their interest in keeping up with English after they leave school. For my generation (born in 1966) it was hard to come by English books and newspapers let alone videos. You had to be in a larger town and go to the train station to get the Times or Guardian for example, and it might not have been a current issue either. As for books in English, only specialty bookstores would carry them. I used to stock up on books whenever I visited England in the 1990s :-). Now, with the internet the whole world is at your fingertips.
I think it is nonsens to think people in the cities speak better english... why? The schools teach the same content, the companies act worldwide as well... maybe there are not as many visitors/tourists - I give you that.
@@michaela114 Of cours there are exceptions, but in general the smaller the city, the less often you have to use english. Because there are lesse visitors/tourists, like you said. And if you don't use english, you doesn't train your skills as often as someone who lives in a bigger city.
@@michaela114 You are way less confronted wuth English if you live in the countryside. I'm from there myself and especially the older people that never leave their bubble never learnt English. It also applies for younger people that only hang around in their village and don't use the english speaking side of the internet a lot.
This is actually true and sad. It's scary how many young people really can't even do smalltalk in english...
@@Bloom_040 huh
Probably the best tip I've ever received for learning English is from my English teacher in college. Read Harry Potter in English.
And here's why: Book 1 The Philosopher's Stone is written in English for first and second graders, that is, young people who are just beginning to internalize literacy. it is extremely simple English. With each book, the level of English increases so that Book 7 The Deathly Hallows is written in the understanding of 16-17 year olds. With this series of books you can gradually expand your understanding of the language because you can only get better if you actively use English.
In Portugal we are taught British English spelling and pronunciation but TV is British shows and american shows in its original form with subtitles. Some kids lean into British English others into American English. From what I have heard Portuguese people, as Dutch people do quite well with speaking foreign languages, I say because we are a small country and have no budget for dubbing! Sometimes it pays off to be poor! (Although that doesn’t apply to Holland). Nowadays people just hate dubbed anything! We love reading and watching movies 😄
Can’t you watch Brazilian shows
@@l_vwv_l we do consume a LOT of Brazilian soap operas but we refuse to watch anything dubbed, which does exist in Brazilian Portuguese for Brazilians. In fact, the translation comes in European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. I, personally, if there is no Portugal Portuguese prefer to read the English subtitles.
@@klimtkahlo wow I didn’t know there was that big of a difference
Actually my German English teacher is Portuguese
In Berlin a lot of people speak English.(especially in touristy places) I was there for two days and talked to many people, only one girl didn't want to talk. If I can I speak German I respect every country and if I visit a country I think I need to know some vocabulary in their country
that dude who said he prefered british english was crazy the differences are so small its just accent and some slang tbh
he was speaking english like an american would bc its the same english thats whats so confusing to me
Though it could be that is more used to British English and it makes it easier to listen. Listen to an unfamiliar accent can be quite exhausting if you have to do it for work or there is also a challenging topic.
Hello Easy english. Here is mark from Cameroon. Central africa. We were first of all administrated before the 2 worldwars by Germany. Then France and England administrated simultaneously cameroon during both wars till the independances..so we have as official languages frenxh and english. Just like canada. But honestly speaking,only 35% max of the population speaks good english. Am from the frenxhspeaking part of cameroon. But i just love englisj and foreign languages. I qtudied german too
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I am German, I learned English from my fifth year at school onwards (dates me a bit as children today start with English classes in their first year), learned Latin then from year seven, French for the ninth and tenth year (alongside English and Latin) - and started Spanish for a few weeks in an evening course.
My interest for the language came with me listening to the Beatles. Music does so much for the English language. Later it was books. The odd movie. All long before the internet had taken off. Later the internet had a huge impact, too, but that was a decade after I had my Cambridge Advanced Certificate (somewhen in the early 90s), for which I had to attend evening classes.
I liked Genesis' old music, 74/75 - the story teller albums - and I was very happy that my English was good enough to understand what they sang.
So I would probably not say "a little bit" when asked on the street, but "yes, but viz a veRRy heavy DjeRRRman Eggscent".
Ze Eggscent iss no pRRoblem to hier it, but to smell it!! 😅
I like English only as a national language, and the mostly exactly because of old "Genesis" songs. But I don't like English as "international" language - as international language I prefer Esperanto (I also speak Esperanto except of English).
Try learn Hungarian or Finnish 😂
It is my opinion that Germans are the best non-native English speakers in the world. Their education system is light years ahead of the American school system.
Lol you been to Scandinavia or the Netherlands? Far far better than the Germans. Far better
@harryd7047 :
The Netherlands and Scandinavian countries speak English better than Germans because there are not many people who speak ttheir languages!
This is not the case for Germany since many people from throughout the world learn German language nowadays!
The demands of learning German are growing robust recently!
We should not forget that Germany is the power house economic of Europe and now in 2023 become the third biggest economic country on earth (Germany has surpassed Japan by GDP this year)!
That's why Germany has big influences in Europe even in worldwide!
This makes Germans don't really have to speak English on their daily life!
In contrast, Dutch and Scandinavian people have to adopt English as their second language and speak it every day because they REALLY NEED TO DO IT!
They completely realize that their languages are unpopular, rare and very difficult to learn!
Almost nobody in this world speak their languages except themselves!
Haha :) D
I am not white or German but someone said I spoke English like I am German. I’ll take it as a compliment.
"don't really caring about, like, not really caring about making mistakes"
that was something😂
I'm 13 years old and live in Germany and I use english almost every day on the internet. I leant much about the grammer of english and some words in school but a big part of my vocabulary comes from youtube videos I watched about many different topics and video games I played.
That’s great! I also sometimes play FIFA with German commentary to learn 😁
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well for the Question which english we are speaking in Germany, we learn british english early in school but we also learn american english, so its more of i mixed between both. Like for example most german use the word trash in english, but on the otherhand we say Football and not soccer or garden instead of yard, but it actually depends on what is easier to remind for the individuelle person.
We just made a new video about this subject 😉😅
English is so easy 😊👍from 🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴
German people: My English is not very good
(then they speak in near native accent and fluency) lol
😆😆😆
I was thinking the same thing. Where I live in the US, when a Spanish speaker says that, they literally can only say 3 or 4 words.
Meanwhile here in Indonesia the government removed english subject in elementary school because they think that it could hamper student's ability on Indonesian speaking ability.
I wonder if anyone in Berlin even speaks german
We dont speak that much here,just the normal 12 years in school,after that most of the people forget everything.Saludos
It's a double-edged sword and cannot be generalized, there's Germans that do it fairly good and there's those that absolutely don't. Plus, it does depend on the individual and to what extend they were willing to expand their knowledge of English beyond basics in school. Some will be able to converse about absolutely everything while the average person you meet in the streets will have their limitations in terms of vocabulary and grammar and be much less articulate then others. German is the main language and those that grew up in Germany and went through the German education system, regardless of their ethnicity, Turkish, Arabic, African, most are all Germanized and therefore live and breathe German, even if some wont admit it. Same like the people of France. It would certainly help to define what "speak" means in this context. Saying "how are you" "fine", most will be able to say it, but how long will the conversation last would be another story.
I grew up in Berlin and learned from 5th to 10th grade English. I have one memory where I was asked where the Naturkundemuseum was. I froze, and I'm sure I had some trouble to say one sentence at all. This was after my 10th grade, and I was really horrible at English. 6 years past without me speaking any English than I did my Fachabitur and was reintroduced. I passed with a 3 I guess, so not really better after 10th grade.
3 months later I started at a university and was introduced into an online game, where you were able to write and so the journey of me getting better at English started. Nowadays, I read and watch movies/TV shows in English.
So the school English did nothing for me except maybe a little basics.
it's just so much better here than in many other countries. In fact, better than in most countries. At least under 50 years of age. And Berlin is the capital of international folks, so there's that
When the teacher lady started speaking I thought I had the playback speed set at double time
No one wants to speak English when you need something, even though everyone understands it. But when a German needs something, he speaks very well.
3:29
"Don't really caring about, I mean not really caring about making mistakes"
It’s rather funny that the gentleman who prefers British English sounds much more North American than British when he speaks it.
My Grandma can only understand and speak german. My Grandpa, my father and obviously myself can understand and speak English.
When I see these types of videos from Germany I always wonder if all those people signed the DSGVO
No i did not 😂
Well thats berlin, try it in east germany again 😂
Berlin is in East Germany for all friends of geography.
i am a native E nglish speaker!
I am Italian , and i speak English with my hands 😂
😂😂😂
English is a national language. Esperanto is an international language.
For me, I use English on a daily basis, whether it is educational or recreational ,And I speak British English btw.
When I am travelling through Europe, I try to learn some words of the country, where I am. English is only spoken by younger people. My wife speaks a bit Turkish. That helps all over Europe. I hope you understand, what I wanted to tell. But I am old and did learn English only four years at school.
Denken Sie, dass die türkishe Sprache überall in Europa gesprochen ist?
@@AFBLYS ja, in Westeuropa Türkei türkisch, in Osteuropa Bulgarisch türkisch
@@thomaslauterbach5404 Interessante! Viele Grüße aus Dubai…
Just a Little bit 😂😂
THE GDR IS LEARNING RUSSIAN TO (people who born in the GDR!☭) AND A FEW CAN SPEAK ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN!✌😉 (in germany you learn american and british english both of them and bussines english to !)
Engish is a national language. Esperanto is an international language.
now do this in Paris
english is teachead from grades 4-13 in german schools. It has the same importance as math or german lessons
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some speak English very well , but a lot speak very little English. The French speak English very well , but WILL not speak English ,because they regard English(or should I say American) as the number 1 International language , as an insult to French which in the 19th century was THE international language . Its position , they say , was usujrped by American English.. The Spaniards think the same , with regard to Spanish
I have a question. On the HelloTalk app, Ive chatted with 4 people and mostly 2mo ago and 1 recently, but... I see many Germans on there learning English, but not one of them has a profile that says British English preferred, however... no one ever approaches me first and rarely answers me when I offer help. Are Germans not interested in American Englush but wont say it? 🤔
I'd say most people don't really care. We are aware there are regional differences, and in school we are taught the british variety. But the moment you start to watch movies, listen to music, go on he internet the vast majority is probably american. It all blends and doesn't make a difference if I'm learning english in germany.
I really don't get the first question of the video. Do you prefer british or american english? In what context? hearing? speaking? writing? There are english accents that sound really nice, some sound horrible, and some that are almost impossible to understand. But I'm not trying to imitate any of them when speaking so again it doesn't matter. As for writing I'm probably inconsistent but again I'm not pretending to be from either side of the ocean.
If I'm going to live there, I would probably have a preference to blend in. And that would come quite naturally with the experience of living abroad. But ask me in the streets of Berlin and I couldn't care less.
@Na Ri Thnx so much for the answer. As far as preference, I would say it's for accent/ pronunciation and maybe vocabulary. Also because it relates to using the app, since I get very little interaction, almost 0, so it seems to me people prefer help from a Brit, that's why I asked. Also Im learning German, but I dont think that is an issue(some people don't wanna teach). Thanks again.
@@bobsmith471 I never used an app to learn english, so I don't know of this one in particular. If I had to guess... it's english we want to learn. not british or americanish. It's simply not that of an issue you both countries seem to make of it.
I'd concede though british sounds more 'posh' and thus may be preferred when learning. Although very few can replicate it in practice :)
Yes, Euro English, is what we speak in Europe! No Anglo-Saxon/WASP English, ( British, American, or Australian, etc)!
Young generations speak fairly well English I suppose everywhere in German and much more in big cities. Todo business is enough
Spoke to a lorry driver from Bremen about 30 years ago at work, I asked him if he spoke English. He said "a little, not that great" and then proceeded to talk to me in perfect English for the next ten minutes.
Hi, ich bin das Deutsche Kommentar dass du suchst, du seist gegrüßt.
Well atleast more people understand english instead of speakin ^^
I would stumble for sure if anyone tries to speak with me :D
Speaking foreign languages is some sort of overrated. For my part... having lived in the UK for some years (a medical field) English was an absolute must. In the beginning it was quite hard for me to tackle the local dialects and slangs. In those days British pupils still jad to learn foreign languages - a scheme which was completely abolished from 2005 onwards.
Considering the bad performance of German pupils in subjects like maths and physics more efforts are needed in these fields. Most people have a good chance to improve their English skills even long after having finished their college years. Movies, social media and all sorts of things - scientific subjects and maths are less likely to get better later in life. 😅
Myself German mother tongue, English, some middle level command of Chinese, Spanish beginner... 😮
Hi I’m Bianca. I’m German and I come from the south. But I lived for almost two years in Berlin.
Fun fact Berlin is not Germany! It’s a country on its own like every other metropolitan. You can’t go to Berlin and say “Oh that’s how Germans are” or “ Oh that’s how Germany is”. I had a culture shock in Berlin. Also like every other country it depends where you go. Like not every American or Italian or.. are the same.
And I can confirm, you don’t need Germany in Berlin English is enough. Even if you don’t speak English you can find a job. I had plenty of friends only speaking Spanish but found work. Btw I’m not mad about that video or something. Just wanted clear that out.
Best wishes,
Bianca
I’ve to make an additional comment. I also Euro englisch- a mix of both. But I say trousers not pants. I hope my friend Joe from England is proud of me😂. In Berlin I only spoke English and almost never German. And I learned English in Berlin. In one point I even thought in English 😂
Considering that our schools have been teaching English from elementary school upwards since the 1980s, it always blows my mind how many people still don´t or very badly speak English.
Especially since it had become more and more important over the past two decades for international communication, be it in private or buisness.
Curious to know how many people said they don't speak English! When I was in Berlin a few years ago, locals generally seemed annoyed to speak English, either because they couldn't do it or didn't want to 😐
We got lucky, only one person felt uncomfortable as his English wasn’t “that good”.
@@EasyEnglishVideos Interesting! I'd be curious to see a video on how Germans feel about English usage in their country in general -- again, the vibe I got was that they were not happy to hear it so much
As a German student I can say that all German students learn English at school because there is compulsory schooling. It may well be that older people have little or no English at all, as there was no English in their school at the time, which is why most of them probably didn't understand what you meant and it came across as if they didn't like English.
@@gobabawonan2199 we dont talk english that much, because the language itself is boring and shit lmao
I visited Germany back in 2015 and I found most Germans can speak decent English especially among the young people. It’s only the old people, at least those who are above 50 years old, don’t know English or struggle to speak English. I think Germans find it easy to learn and speak English as compared to French or Spanish people.
Im speaking english every day but my english is realy realy bad, im from germany bdw
It is/must directly go for "ordinary German people" who can only one language speak: "So I think, it is really good to have an accent and then, you know, that shows that you are interested in different languages and different cultures." Alter! :)
I always find this so funny because none of my German family in Berlin speaks almost any English, even the millennials 🤣
As a German I'd say that a large number of Germans can communicate well in English even though they end up translating literally. A number of grammar aspects are very different between German and English (the present perfect, continuous, gerund or infinitive) so their English us far from flawless but they manage to communicate which is the most important thing when speaking a language. Many others are really good at speaking.
why didnt no one speak in UK german?
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I am from Germany and I needed to write full texts in English in the third grade. Not having basic english knowledge doesn't allow you to pass primary school here haha.
I taught English in German Industry and Commerce in the Cologne area for 35 years and my impression is that few Germans speak English fluently unless they have lived in an English-speaking country or speak it on a regular basis at work. The younger generation are now very much aware that having good English skills often leads to better jobs and better pay.
As a Latinamerican who speaks English, German and Spanish, i can't relate having a better job.
You lived in cologne right, so are the germans tall there?
@@mcmerry2846 It depends where you live. I was referring to the German jobs market. Anyway,. I did write "often", not "always".
Yes, speaking English you can sell sausages in the streets from now on instead of just Würstchen, toll.😅
eritrea , 75%
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5:28 There's a Wikipedia page about Euro English
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_English 😊
Everyone speak good English in Germany
That's not true.
false!
I think it's closer to the truth to say that Germans can speak English surprisingly good when looking at the big entertainment and dubbing industries in Germany. The need to speak English for non-work related reasons is less than in other countries like Netherlands or Scandinavia.
English is a national language. Esperanto is an international language.
Absolutely incorrect, Akira. You have probably never been to Germany.
Long live the empire.
Nah, you are just lucky you have found someone who speaks English. At my work, as a Pflegefachkraft, it is very seldom (1-5٪ i guess) to find someone who can speak English. Sometimes my patients can speak more fluent than my colleagues. So nah, when you're in Germany, du muss Deutsch sprechen, coz you will not have a choice...
Or you were unlucky. I am German and finished school last year. We had English class for the whole 12 years (unless it's more common in Germany that you have it since the third class and not the first). I don't know anyone who doesn't have at least basic English skills. Elder people sometimes can't speak English but in my case my grandmother even helped me and my siblings with English homework.
I definitely wouldn't say I'm fluent or very good at English but most of the time it's sufficient to express what I wanted to say and many Germans are on a similar level.
@@light2004 ja, i find myself unlucky for sure considering the fact that i work here in one of the largest Hospital in Berlin and my Hauptsprache ist Englisch. I just find it quite amusing coz i really thought, majority of population in Germany can at least have A2 knowledge of English. But es ist mir egal, I still prefer living here in Germany than UK or US.
I have just moved to Germany and absolutely NOT! The majority do not or will not speak any English at all. Not a word! Maybe in Berlin it's better. I am just outside Frankfurt.
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Germans always complain about how their accent sounds in English. Personally I think it sounds cool as hell. Very distinct.
I also like it
Very cool video, just like my cooking channel. :)
When you see germen people say i speak a little bit English then you will know he/she will speak more fluent than you 😀
0:35 the German Fernando Alonso 😀
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
99% of germans speak english
Almost a quarter of Germany's population is over 60, so the claim, while deliberately exaggerated, is just ridiculously unrealistic.
Nahhhh
Definitely not, because I’ve been learning it for a while and speak with many of them, but hardly any of them speak English and a lot of musicians don’t.
Why germans leran english... but english people dosen leran german
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That foo fighters guy is American, there is not even a bit accent
Of course third and fifith person aren't german really.
Berlin should officially adopt english as second language.
And forbid German as well, put non English speakers into English Re-education camps, Germans are submissive minions for the most part. The flag in their hands can sway from one side of the political extreme to the next. Shame on them
but i have to ask why you britains dont speak german?
direkt aggressionen bekommen...
my english is not the yellow from the egg
Ju ahr on ze Vudvay I zink.
I think I spider…🤔😂
Ich verstehe kein einziges Wort!
Almost all Germans can speak English, however many of them outside of Berlin don't like to speak English.
I've been going to stammtisch events a lot and some people are very welcoming to an English speaker like me, and some haven't been welcoming after six and a half years of me going to the same stammtisch. And some Germans didn't want me to go to a particular social event so that started spreading lies about me.
Every German is different, some Germans are really nice, but some of them are not nice and some of them are really evil scum, you get a full range of people here in Germany.
English is a national language. Esperanto is an international language.
Surprise, surprise...
No english. If they go to Germany. They sound learn German. Thats how life works.
half of todays english language is german lol...and english is not full german origin, its just 50% german just with dialect cause last 500years german colonized todays england and asimilated them and than gone to america 400years nonstop sla very, south africa same, australia same...later than established sovyet but all faild cause its türkish origin. those who ruled and leaded the german and white people were not about the ethnic, they wanted just capitalism and to get power for their freemason ideology but they didnt knew who türks was, cause they learned that themself are türkish origin... xD but they are still freemason which means they are against türk...freemason means freewaller; from the walls in scandinavia etc there are runes on walls and these runes are readable in türkish and theres written to believe to god and that they are 1origin etc, so freeeemason are against this origin...türk means those who believe to god; this is a culture but not ethnic and from that culture they expressed their feelings on walls as pictograms oldest 40.000years central asia or better known as türkistan(before sovyet geno cid sla very asimilation and today china is on turn..) so from those pictograms on walls they created after time runes and red them in türkish, whereever they migrated and whenever; so the languages became individuall cause dialect to dialect...doesnt matter native american or chinese or arabic or persian or portuguise or greek or most languages in india or scandinavian indogerman slaw language; its all türkish origin. soon you learn to read.
go-git
cut-kes
oath-ant
to MAKe-yapMAK, sorMAK, dalMAK, cakMAK...
push-bas
much-kac
top-tepe
...english is türkish origin and this english is native english which isnt indogerman origin, idk what they tell and teach you like its german origin but its not even german lol its sümerian türkish origin, they came from anatolia but german came from north like scandinavia and before that from kafkaz and before that from central asia...
As a german it's often hard not to sound british by accident
I noticed this too
was the teacher german? JESUS LOVES YOU ALL🙏🏻❤
British English is the default form of English taught in Europe.
Though Germans, like every European, are exposed to Hollywood. So, most Europeans develop an International Accent (mixed Anglo-American with Euro influences), which is a good thing since English is a world language; therefore, we should not sound purely American or British.
It's a double-edged sword and cannot be generalized, there's Germans that do it fairly good and there's those that absolutely don't. Plus, it does depend on the individual and to what extend they were willing to expand their knowledge of English beyond basics in school. Some will be able to converse about absolutely everything while the average person you meet in the streets will have their limitations in terms of vocabulary and grammar and be much less articulate then others. German is the main language and those that grew up in Germany and went through the German education system, regardless of their ethnicity, Turkish, Arabic, African, most are all Germanized and therefore live and breathe German, even if some wont admit it. Same like the people of France. It would certainly help to define what "speak" means in this context. Saying "how are you" "fine", most will be able to say it, but how long will the conversation last would be another story.
English is a national language. Esperanto is an international language.
As a german i can confirm that we all speak "a little bit" of English 😀
thanks for the kind remarks I was in Germany back in 1980 did not speak much German but all of the German citizens talked to me were very kind and help me greatly thank you.
nur ein bisschen
Sprechen Sie Englisch?
-a leetal bit. ❤
That's not true though
That is simply not true. Especially the young Germans, not a word! Customer service if you buy something online not a word! Banks supermarkets etc you need to speak German to stay here.
The english teacher has such an amazing voice 😂
rightt i love it
unfortunately she is not teaching french
@Eric Lange, It would be too hot to handle.
Ey Thats My Teacher
@@cooleslama4397 really?
I have known and had many German friends over the years. Without exception, their English was flawless. But not just Englidh...most spoke at least three and many five or more languages. Cheers to Maik from Stuttgart and all the Deutsch friends I have known. Prosit!!!
There might be a bias since those whose English is not the best or their confidence is truly low, will show up less in places with many internationals :D
@Hayati I would agree with you in that all my friends were/are highly educated so yes a bit of a biased sampling. Good call on your part!!
I am from germany my grandparents are from turkey but moved to germany back in the 60‘s/70‘s my parents were born in germany so I learned turkish german of course english is a major subject basically from the 2nd/3rd class till you graduate sometimes childs learn a little bit at the kindergarten:D and as a skateboarder who watched many interviews I wanted to learn english so bad to understand them so I started to learn it more when I was 10 I had it at school but wanted to learn more and faster :D And my minor was spanish! And I thought myself french so I’m speaking 5 languages :D I’m trying to learn swedish at the moment :D and I can read and understand dutch (netherlands) but I can’t speak it 😂if I read it I understand like 90% same as if someone’s talking to me in dutch 😅 sorry for my grammar I’m a little bit drunk at the moment 😅and people from the netherlands understands us germans too :D it’s almost the same language it’s a mix of german french and english :D
Prosit mein Freund 🤌😂
Yeah also wanted to mention that those people you met are probably above average, especially for knowing 3+ Languages. Id say i know quite a few people with good education, but being able to speak more than 2 languages is still pretty rare. Often result of international families.
The english teacher is actually freaking beautiful and blessed with a real soothing voice
that english teacher has way better english than my english teacher...
😂
Not all in Germany. if you have a bad teacher your english is bad. My english is not good but I'm learning english now. with Movies and youtube videos. the sentence structure and grammar is difficult for me.
The younger People are better in speak english. But i can order a coffe in the uk or usa. This is important! 😂
Hahaha what more English do you need? ☕️😆
@@EasyEnglishVideos haha 🤣 I can read and understand some english if you speak clearly (not all vocabulary). When I have to write or speak English freely, all knowledge is gone.
I use the translator for writing because I feel more confident. 😅
I have never been to the uk but someday I would like to go there for a weekend. (i was also never in the us)
@@EasyEnglishVideos Well, she is better in English then than I am in French, I always say my French is good enough for asking for "une tasse de café sans beurre, s'il vous plaît" - which is useless as I do not drink any coffee.
I had the same problem as you, i think 2-3 Xears ago, but it will come with the time try to be open minded and mistskes are okay i mean my english isnt perfect or fluently.
they often say "A little". But when they speak most of them don't even have accent. That's what I find funny, some of them speaking better than I.
Classic German saying "just a little bit" speaks almost perfect english lol
A few days ago I saw a comment in tiktok like"im Deutschland muss Mann Deutsch sprechen" I thought things are probably different in Berlin because of its global working environment.
I think the best way to learn english is to watch youtube videos, because im only 13 and i understand english perfectly.