My Top 8 Tips For Learning German (or any language!) | Feli from Germany

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Do you have any tips for learning German? Would you recommend Duolingo? How did you become fluent in English? You guys ask me these types of questions ALL THE TIME so I decided to dedicate a whole video to this. I hope you guys find my tips helpful 😊 I’d also like to add a disclaimer that I forgot to mention in the video: Everyone is different and that applies to learning languages too. We have different strength and weaknesses and study methods that work for other might not work for you, so it’s important to find the right way for YOU and also making the language learning process as much fun as possible to stay motivated!
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:14 Tip 1
2:15 Tip 2
5:20 Tip 3
7:13 Tip 4
9:33 Tip 5
11:28 Tip 6
12:37 Tip 7
13:26 Tip 8
15:15 Outro
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ABOUT ME: Hallo, Servus, and welcome to my channel! My name is Felicia (Feli), I'm 26, and I'm a German living in the USA! I was born and raised in Munich, Germany but have been living in Cincinnati, Ohio off and on since 2016. I first came here for an exchange semester during my undergrad at LMU Munich, then I returned for an internship, and then I got my master's degree in Cincinnati. I was lucky enough to win the Green Card lottery and have been a permanent resident since 2019! In my videos, I talk about cultural differences between America and Germany, things I like and dislike about living here, and other experiences that I have made during my time in the States. Let me know what YOU would like to hear about in the comments below. DANKE :)
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[mr_bottomtooth]

People learning German: Man, learning that language is freaking hard!

Turkish: Haha, I accumulate entire phrases into one super-compound word!

Polish: Haha, I have grammatical cases like German, but I have seven instead of four!

Hungarian: Haha, I basically do what Turkish and Polish do COMBINED!

Icelandic: Haha, I'm basically Ancient Norse with all the grammar rules that come with it, but my pronunciation is also total gobbledygook!

Finnish: Haha, behold my super-massive gramatically diverse compound words and vocabulary that is totally different from any other European language! (sad Estonian noises)

Arabic: Haha, my standard language is virtually never really spoken and my dialects are almost unintelligible to each other! "Vote now on your phone for your dialect of choice" go

Chinese: I'm a freaking TONAL language so even if you know every single sound, depending on your voice pitch you could say "horse" instead of "mother".

All of the previously mentioned: Man... that last guy's scary...

[richardtodd]

Always talk to your cat in the language you're learning. They may think you pronunciation is terrible, but they don't expect anything more from you anyway.

[danielkeough]

My biggest regret is that when I was endeavoring to learn German, was not writing down the words. There was a fellow soldier in my unit who carried a small note pad and pen all day and disciplined himself to write down five different German words, each day, each word 20 times. Consequently he learned faster than the rest of us and developed his reading and spelling skills. That I didn't do that, I think is the reason I have lost so much of the language. I am trying to re learn and endeavor to at lest return to the skill level that I once had, not so much that I intend to have an opportunity to use it, but mostly as a brain strain exorcise because I am now at the age when I could start to lose mental cognition. So hopefully it will be an exorcise that keeps the neurons firing in my brain lobes.

[thepensivedragon]

As a Mexican trying to learn German it’s really hard not to roll my Rs. 😂

[loganclark]

My favorite saying is “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is today.” I think that fits well with the first tip :)

[not-a-theist]

Spreche schon Deutsch. Schreibe trotzdem mal nen Kommentar für den Algorithmus

[karlhering]

When I get discouraged I imagine my great grandparents looking down at me saying "Now Karl, we spoke German so you can too. Just keep going".

[mae]

6:30 - Feli grows up learning English listening to English songs on the radio.
David Hasselhoff: "You're welcome..."

[stevenbi]

Thank you Feli!!! I'm taking a German Class in college the spring semester!!! Wish me luck 🍀

[AB-C]

It's easy, just marry you! 👍❤️😎
Best wishes from London England

[SonjaMGFX]

Imaginary arguments in the shower, haha 😂 I’m not the only one!

[theopuscula]

Stops are always voiceless in German. So the same goes for t, d p, b and k, g although a final -ig is often pronounced as "ich"

[stevemiller]

I'm taking Polish lessons😬After lesson I have smoke coming out of my ears!

[williamhitchcock]

Good tips. 40 years ago, I had a job with a german company. I was needed to communicate with americans and sound like an american. German was not a requirement, but I knew it would be better for me and more fun if I picked it up. When I had time, I read what german I could find and listend to my mitarbeitern. When I had a break, I would speak with a german who needed to improve in english. We both improved in each others language as we stumbled through our conversations. This was a great opportunity. Another tip was singing Oktoberfest songs and drinking beer.

That was 40 years ago. Since then I have noticed some of my german has been forgotten, a sort of lingunistic.alzheimers disease. The songs are still there but I need to brush up on my conversation.

[brennathompson]

Regarding tip #5, I write out my shopping lists in German. And if I forget the English translation while in the store, I have to guess (What recipes did I meal plan for? Am I missing something I usually buy?) or not buy it at all.

[rayeneidjet]

I'm trying to learn German and English and this video is so useful ❤thanks

[michaelhurley]

I took German in high school and didn't do too well, I didn't have a good teacher. How much for a private lesson?

[jillioruh]

I am learning Spanish. These tips were so helpful!! I did take 2 years of German in high school. That's what drew me in to your channel.😄

[MaxG]

There's an amazing moment when you're learning a language when your favorite songs suddenly start to make sense.

[CaptainOnePocket]

"You know how you have imaginary arguments with people when in the that sounds like such a german activity....