When to use erst & schon in German | How to emphasize time

In German when we talk about time we often use the words "erst" and "schon" to emphasize if something is late / early or if you still have a lot of time or only a little. At the end it all comes down to perception. Something might be early for you, but for another person it is late. And this is also a reason why it seems very hard to use for German language learners.
The adverb "schon" (already) is used in the same way like in other languages as well. But the problem is the other adverb "erst", which has not only a lot of different translations, but is used in German in a very unique way. Not easy to explain, but hopefully this video will help you to understand the usage of erst & schon a bit better. And in the bonus tip at the end you get to know the difference between "nur" and "erst".

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0:30 Translations & important features
2:44 Simple examples erst & schon
5:34 Conversation examples erst & schon
14:28 Short summary
15:14 Specific examples schon & erst
18:24 Bonustipp

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[alidabaxter]

I have never seen a lesson dealing with this subject and contrasting "erst" and "schon" so clearly before. I think you have exceptionally good English, better than many native English speakers, which enables you to explain subtle differences so well, and I'm very grateful.

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[dexterreyes]

Das ist sehr hilfreich und ganz hilfsbereit. Ich habe keine Idee wann ich, ,erst" benutze.

Heute, habe ich schon viel gelernt aber, ich lerne erst dieses Thema heute.

Es gibt ganz mehr!

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I was about to google the diff between "nur" and "erst" 😀before I reached the Bonus tipp. 👍

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Eine Super Erklärung! Vielen Dank! Lass es mich versuchen: Wir haben erst die Erklärung in zehn Minuten gelernt☺️🤞🤞🤞

[michaelogle]

VIelen Vielen Danke, ich hatte keine Ahnung von diesem Thema und habe es "nur" für alles benutzt. Vielen Dank für ihre großartige Arbeit

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Very easy to understand because you are the Best German Teacher.

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Hallo teacher I have been learning with your videos and I passed my A1 exam😊😊 vielen Dank und I'll keep learning here

[fang_shi_tong]

Excellent and timely video as I have very recently been struggling with „erst“ and „schon“. Thank you!

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Thanks for your helps, waiting for more videos from you.

[kolayhzlyemektarifleri]

Ich habe erst gelernt, erst & schon. Vielen Dank

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I'm in the A1 level and you are right this is a little hard for me to get . and I want to say thank you so much you are really helping this channel is my best

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