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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:
If you are interested the history and evolution of the German language, you can check out this video:

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[nqhytmz]

Every Language Sounds Harsh When You Speak It In A Harsh Way

[marco_timerelax]

I am German and it is very interesting to see our language from your perspective 😉

[dermathe-boller]

Noch ein Tipp: Die korrekte Reihenfolge der Fälle ist: 1. Fall Nominativ 2. Fall Genitiv 3. Fall Dativ 4. Fall Akkusativ. Funfact: Ich habe in der Schule 6 Jahre Latein gelernt und der Versuch Latein zu beherrschen, war für mich eine Niederlage: Ich saß irgendwann hilflos vor Texten von Cäsar oder Tacitus. Aber für das Erlernen der deutschen Grammatik und die Erweiterung meines deutschen Wortschatzes war Latein Gold wert. Diese Erfahrungen haben mir später auch im Umgang und Erlernen der russischen Sprache und Grammatik geholfen.

[heros]

German is also the language of JS Bach, Beethoven, Mozart. Listen to Jesus Joy of Man's Desire ("Jesus bleibet meine Freude") sung in German.
Look up Christmas carols in German. Look up poems by Eduard Mörike, Theodor Fontane, quotes by Heinrich Heine and many others.
Not a single word shouted, precise words that will touch the insides of a native speaker.

[zooropa]

Some people might view German as harsh, but i have always viewed it as strong and expressive

[Tinyy-Bubbles]

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.

[mizapf]

German's worst is not the genders, it is the plural: We have seven different plural forms. I would recommend to learn the gender and the plural explicitly. We even have words with two different plural forms with different meanings: das Wort (the word) - die Wörter (the words, countable) - die Worte (the speech, uncountable).

[alfredotejedaortiz]

Excelent video. Thanks for sharing, you inspire me to learn more languages. You are awesome!

[thomasreiche]

Little funfact: German is also one (of nearly 30) official language in Namibia.

[ligonapProduktion]

Eine sehr gute Einführung bzw. Überblick über unsere großartige Sprache. Dafür einen Daumen rauf. 👍

[DEUTSCH-kurzundknackig]

You are right: context is key. Read and listen as much as you can, when learning a language. And speak whenever you can.

[mustafakamal]

After long waiting you have presented this preccious video dear sister.lovely thanks from bangladesh.stay blessed.

[williamhehemann]

Wonderful video as always! I hope to learn German someday.

[aplassmeier]

She is absolutely right! my mother always said "Der Ton macht die Musik" (The sound makes the music)!

[zjhzuby]

Bastante informativo este vídeo para quem deseja aprender o idioma Alemão, ou mesmo outro idioma. Muito bom Zoe...🌟

[ekesandras]

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.

[Fatmaelzhraa]

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.

[afjo]

Languages aren’t judged based on their sounds but based on how the image of their countries

[raychat]

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

[stucky]

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 !!