Fake it till you make it - German for beginners (1)

Learn German with Easy German: Even if you are a TOTAL beginner and can´t yet string a sentence together let alone understand 99% of what people are saying, Alice shows you that you can fake it until you make it....in German. This is the first episode of a new show, run by Alice on a weekly basis. Each week she will share her progresses in learning German with you, from A1 till B1 level :)

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Easy German/ Easy Languages is an international video project aiming at supporting people worldwide to learn languages through authentic street interviews and expose the street culture of participating partner countries abroad. Episodes are produced in local languages and contain subtitles in both the original language as well as in English.

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[Kralle]

A: Hallo! Wie geht's Dir?
B: Natürlich.
A: Alles in Ordnung?
B: Genau!
A: Hörst Du mir überhaupt zu?
B: Schade...

[ElectricityTaster]

"My mother just survived cancer"

Schade, schade.

[situtroleasyotmb]

This is great i have been doing this all my life and now i can proudly say that i speak level C1. it took me only 1 year and i started from zero baby. Kudos for the beautiful smile and great attitude.

[SilentMover]

The problem with English speaker learning German is that you can't forget English totally and pick up German. Both have the same root. I still tend to get confused sometimes even though I have learned for a year, still much better than 3 months ago. Übung macht den Meister. Another tip : Look for a friend on Tandem Partner

[flybyguy]

There was some Vietnamese man in my neighborhood who I caught going through my garbage looking for recyclables. I walked up on him and asked what he was doing and his reply was, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, " with a big smile. I said, "I don't like you going through my garbage cans and he said, "Yeah, yeah, Yeah." I yelled, "NO, NO, NO! I SAID, GTFO!" He kept repeaingt his fake it phrase, but I can definitely say he didn't make it.

[joellakoslowski]

I appreciate the speed with which the presenter speaks German!

[VenusMyrtea]

I love the idea. It's a bit cringeworthy, though.

[Juniorfoxnetdude]

I'm literally dyinnng 😂😂😂😂 this is hilarious! She keeps nodding and pretending she understands everything when she clearly doesn't get shit! But what if someone turns the question on her? What's she gonna say? "Ach so? Schade!" 😂😂😂 I think it's a great way to build up confidence in your target language and to actually try and interact with real people since day 1.

[semisara]

Hilarious!! This "fake it until you make it" attitude is fantastic——so many
polyglots preach the virtues of speaking from day one no matter how
little language you have under your belt. I've been studying German on and off as a hobby for almost three years and even though I can get the gist of conversations and pick up lots of details, I'm **terrible** at speaking because I know 9/10 times the other person can understand English (at least here in Berlin!). I'm going to follow Alice's lead from today and try to speak more. Looking forward to seeing how she fakes enough grammar to get to B1 level ;)

[chessplayer]

I have been learning for B1 for months.

[femikryeziu]

Hallo,

Ich bin student und komme aus Kosovo.Nachdem ich sehr interesiert Deutsch zu lernen bin, habe ich ungefähr die ganze episode geschaut.
Ich finde eure job sehr spannend.Ich habe mich eine Deutsche kurs besucht bis B1 stufe aber das hat mir nicht geholft in vergleich was habe ich von euch gelernt.Ich habe mich vorbereitet genug ich hoffe als ein anfänger damals war.Ich werde kommen in Deutschland in sommer und ich hoffe euch zu treffen.Wielicht wir konnen uns eine episode zusammen machen, weil Ich finde mich eine gutte vorbild für andere zuschauer.
Ich bedanke mich sehr für alles und ich hoffe Ihr werdet kommen mit andere sachen in der Zukunft.Ich möchte mehr Deutsch lernen !

Freundliche Grüsse
Bahri Kryeziu

[Syneh]

This is a great idea! I'm excited for this series!

[TheBniles]

Interesting idea, can't wait to see how your learning progresses! Alles Gute mit Deutsch zu lernen!

[VickiBee]

I've ALways known SOME German. My dad was born in Germany in 1930, but you wouldn't want to say what he used to say. Believe me. Besides that all of it is from the 30's. He called people Fräulein & never saw it become obsolete. He also called my mom 'weib' and it wasn't a bad word back then.

[Masterskills]

If this person is like Alice a scotisch accent or british for us is very good

[martinchin]

oh my God this was the funniest video of Easy German i have ever seen. jaujaujauajuajuajuajua

[FulanitaReeds]

now you know the secret, put on a big smile keep nodding and say ach so every other minute not knowing if what they just asked was your name...

[macronelmacron]

Those conversations sounds kind of weird but I like that new idea for this channel. Also, that girl look so cute and would be very interesting for us to be able to follow her progress. In conclusion she should make more videos no matter what people say.

[MBGBTBCPUGeek]

German is, in my opinion, my strongest foreign language and I have 2 other foreign languages under my belt as well. Never once have I used this technique. I find that if you do not know what the speaker is saying, try and ask him / her to simplify or slow down e.g. "Ich verstehe das nicht" or "können Sie langsamer bitte sprechen?" Using "Ach so" when someone asks you "Wie geht's Ihnen?" is going to throw them off completely and they'll know almost immediately that you can't speak the language and if it's with a stranger it may make them feel awkward.

[fbara]

Wait until they turn around and ask you the same question HAHAAHAHAH