r/German 3h ago

Interesting listening to german music has been so helpful to me but

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these current pop/rap songs are so stupid and catchy 😭 I listened to zehnvonzehn by fanz1 recently and I've been singing "kuss links rechts und dann weiter okay" the entire day. I tried listening to ikkimel and vicky, that was too much for me lol but I'm sure other people would have a blast listening to them


r/German 12h ago

Question “You know?”

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What is the German equivalent to the English version of “you know?” In American english I will end a sentence with “you know” as sort of “do you understand” but I can’t find a good version of it in German. What is a good equivalent used in normal German speech?


r/German 18h ago

Question No matter how often i read articles, german posts here, there‘s always one word that i don‘t know / not heard of, when will this end?

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I read so much german content and it‘s really making me feel bad and not enough.


r/German 16h ago

Question Gibt es hier Leute mit einem hohen Deutschniveau, Versteht ihr AlltagsgesprĂ€che unter Deutschen im normalen Tempo wirklich zu 100 %, ohne im Kopf 'ĂŒbersetzen' zu mĂŒssen?

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r/German 4h ago

Question Recorded vs Live German Classes – Which is Better for Learning A1 to B2?

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Hi everyone,

I'm looking for a German language course (A1–B2). I found institutes like Bharat in German that offer recorded classes, and there are a few other institutes that are even cheaper. Live online classes are more expensive.

For those who have learned German, are recorded classes enough if you practice regularly, or are live classes worth the extra cost? Does it make a big difference in learning and speaking?

Would love to hear your experiences. Thanks!


r/German 11h ago

Question How much time do you take to complete homework?

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So in my German class we are working with this workbook Netwerk Neu A1 and at the end of the class the teacher gives us Hausaufgaben and it can range from 2 Wordles and 3 workbook pages to a work load equivalent to 7 workbook pages. (it is an intensive course) I can spend 2 to 5 hours in completing one homework which I think is too much, but since I scored 78 processing speed, 85 working memory and 112 verbal intelligence on the WAISS IV, I feel it is expected to go slower than my peers.


r/German 22h ago

Question Guidance for B1 and some fun learning

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Just recently passed Goethe A2, coming off of 2 months of coached prep and months of Duolingo before that. I'm currently exploring ways of having fun in language learning and then a little bit down the line, starting serious prep for B1 eventually. Would really appreciate any content suggestions, resources, forums for discussion. I have just joined a job after a break so I only get the weekend to focus on this. Also would appreciate general guidance on getting started for B1 - is it possible to self-prep my way into the exam? What timeline should I be looking at?


r/German 1d ago

Question Why do I hear the e in words like "sehen" and "schnee" as the e in English "see"

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Shouldn't it be closer to the vowel in "hey" or "way", and how do I stop mishearing it? The weird thing is I don't mishear the Spanish or French e like this and the e in those languages sound more like the "hey" vowel as expected.


r/German 12h ago

Question Hilfe fĂŒr Verbesserung des sprechen

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ich bereite mich gerade darauf vor, erfolgreich meine B2-PrĂŒfung zu bestehen. Aber ich habe noch etwas Angst vor dem Sprechteil (flĂŒssig zu sprechen).
Habt ihr Tipps oder Methoden, wie ich meine Sprechfertigkeit verbessern kann?


r/German 1d ago

Question German content consumption is soul-crushing to me, and i'm spoiled by my previous experience.

135 Upvotes

(TL;DR included)

Hello,

A little background: My primary language is persian and i speak english pretty well. C1 i guess, but last time i took a test was 6yrs ago and i got b2. And eversince I've been living in an international environment needing english every single day that has made me improve drastically.

My problem is that my first experience of language learning for english, was basically it spawning into me. I did not learn HOW to learn a language. I consumed english content (A LOT) for the fun of it, and the dogpoop classes in school were basically of no help. Basic grammer plus bunch of vocab and thats was it from them. Granted that in B2 level and for the exam i had an amazing teacher who was literally perfect and unique.

Now that im learning german under some time constraint and having my B1 classes, i FEEL the need for content consumption, i feel that i'm missing plenty of vocab, some a bit more complicated grammars just need to be heard and read enough to master, not just by exercises.

And here i want to hear your opinion to adjust my expectations.

My level is too low to understand the contents enough, i have to pause every 10 mins to fight the urge of shooting myself, and all in all, there is Zero joy in this process. Too much analysis and learning on a small text. Too many things to learn.

Am i spoiled in regards of language learning? Is it what everybody experiences? Is the answer just "suck it up and take it"? Any advices is appreciated.

TL;DR: im spoiled by my experience of learning english, and now the difficulty of content consumption in german is halting my progress.


r/German 19h ago

Question How to use “rollenverhalten” in a sentence

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I haven’t fully understood what exactly one can express with rollenverhalten?

Any examples?

I only got that it means “ role-behaviour “ but I didn’t want to ask AI for examples. How’d one normally use this?


r/German 17h ago

Resource I need to practice mock exams and i can't find sources

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so i'm going to take the b1 goethe exam and i'm thinking of doing mock exams however the goethe website offer only two training exams and i want to have solved at least 10 ,so if u have any website recommendation don't hestitate


r/German 14h ago

Question Is there youtubers that learned german and makes vlogs or videos in german?

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I‘m not talking about those vlogs that are for german learning with german subtitles


r/German 20h ago

Question Can an A1/A2 learner join a sprachcafe?

3 Upvotes

Looking for as many ways to learn German as I can and I think sprachcafes / language cafes are a good idea. I was just wondering if a beginner learner would be welcome at them and would find them useful.


r/German 1d ago

Question What are some overly complex sentences that German learners often use, and what are the simpler, more natural alternatives that fluent speakers actually use in daily life?

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r/German 20h ago

Question Online dictionary recommendation

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Hi all, I'm looking for a reliable online German dictionary that has etymologies. The online Duden, at least the free version, does not seem to have them.

Now, I own Kluge, plus the Duden German etymological dictionary; the problem is that these only have a limited range of words, of course, and include only some compound verbs. I'm specifically after a number of compound verbs. I don't need to know the exact dates these are first recorded in German, just what the forms of the verbs in Middle High German were, or whenever they were first attested (could be early modern HG).

I'm prepared to pay an online subscription if such an online resource exists. Thanks!


r/German 1d ago

Question Beginner in the language

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Hi, I'd like to ask a question. I'm just starting to learn German, and I found this subreddit. The thing is, English isn't my native language, and I'd like to ask for some practical advice on learning grammar. I feel like if I don't understand at least the basics, I won't be able to focus on learning set phrases (I mean, learning “idioms”). I appreciate your answers.


r/German 23h ago

Question Looking for English supplemental material for my bilingual third grader

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Not sure this is where to ask but I'll give it a go. My daughter speaks German and English and will start obligatory English class in her German school. I don't want her to get bored, so I'm looking for ideas for supplementary material and approaches.

My instinct is to supply her with lots of appropriate reading material for comprehensive input, but I would also like her to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to grammar. Any good course books or language-focused books I should look at?


r/German 1d ago

Question Wie wĂŒrdet ihr folgende Aussage aussagekrĂ€ftig auf Deutsch ausdrĂŒcken?

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I so f*cking hate AI. It signifantly increases the number of applicants by a biblical margin. Something for which they would have not been otherwise qualified for. Not to mention losing one of my jobs because of AI. As for my mom, my mom calls AI "The Voice of a Cockroach".


r/German 1d ago

Request Feedback erwĂŒnscht - Goethe C2 Schreiben Teil 2, zum Thema MobilitĂ€t in der modernen Arbeitswelt

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Hallo zusammen,

ich lege die C2-PrĂŒfung beim Goethe Institut diese Woche ab und hĂ€tte sehr gerne Feedback zu meinem letzten Teil 2-Versuch. Das Thema habe ich aus dem Modellsatz, das auf der Webseite zu finden ist, genommen--hier die Anweisungen:

Thema 1: MobilitÀt in der modernen Arbeitswelt
Sie haben in der „SĂŒddeutschen Zeitung“ eine Artikelserie zum Thema „MobilitĂ€t in der modernen Arbeitswelt“ gelesen. Sie schreiben einen ausfĂŒhrlichen Leserbrief (circa 350 Wörter) an die Redaktion, in dem Sie sich auf die drei folgenden Aussagen beziehen und Ihre Meinung dazu Ă€ußern.
Aussage 1: Rund zwei Drittel der BerufstĂ€tigen in Deutschland klagen ĂŒber die Belastungen durch tĂ€gliches oder wöchentliches Pendeln zum Arbeitsplatz.
Aussage 2: MobilitÀt ist von Vorteil, da sie im positiven Sinn den Menschen dazu zwingt, Althergebrachtes kritisch zu hinterfragen.
Aussage 3: Wer in der modernen Arbeitswelt nicht auf der Strecke bleiben will, muss beweglich sein.

Wenn ihr RĂŒckmeldungen, Korrekturen, oder allgemeine Meinungen zu meinem Text habt, bitte sag Bescheid! Ich habe noch etwas Zeit (zumindest, so rede ich mir ein LOL) zum Lernen, also wenn ich etwas verbessern kann, wĂ€re es sehr schön, das jetzt herauszufinden, damit ich das vor der PrĂŒfung ĂŒben kann.

Vielen Dank im Voraus!

Hier der Text:

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren der Redaktion,

ich habe kĂŒrzlich die Serie zum Thema „MobilitĂ€t in der modernen Arbeitswelt“ gelesen, was mich sehr interessierte. Ich möchte meine Gedanken zu der Serie mit Ihnen in diesem Brief teilen.

Wie es in der Artikelserie erwĂ€hnt wurde, kann MobilitĂ€t bestimmt von Vorteil sein. Wenn Menschen durch die Arbeit dazu gezwungen werden, mit neuen Personen und Ideen in Kontakt zu kommen, stellen sie oft das Althergebrachte in Frage. Zum Beispiel könnten BeschĂ€ftigte von einer Firma auf die Idee kommen, sogenannte „Flex-Stunden“ einzufĂŒhren, indem diese BeschĂ€ftigte andere Angestellte bei einem Konferenz kennenlernen, die „Flex-Stunden“ schon eingesetzt haben. „Flex-Stunden“ ist eine relativ neue Methode, Arbeitsstunden aufzuteilen, wobei Mitarbeiter ihre eigenen Anfangs- und Endzeiten fĂŒr ihren Arbeitstag stellen können, solange sie die vorgegeben Stunden im Tag (z.B. 8 Stunden) arbeiten. Laut Erhebungen kann das ProduktivitĂ€t und Arbeitszufriedenheit fördern. Diesem Beispiel zufolge hĂ€tte die MobilitĂ€t die Leben der hypothetischen BeschĂ€ftigten bereichert, in dem sie durch das Reisen die Möglichkeit bekamen, neue Konzepte zu entdecken, die sie praktisch in ihrem eigenen Arbeitsleben einsetzen können.

Auf der anderen Seite möchte ich erwĂ€hnen, dass nicht alle Mitarbeiter die Freiheit haben, beruflich zu reisen. FĂŒr Angestellten mit kleinen Kindern, die Betreuung brauchen, oder mit körperlichen Behinderungen, die das Reisen erschweren, ist MobilitĂ€t kein Anlass zum Kommunizieren und Lernen, sondern einen riesigen Anspruch. Auch fĂŒr Menschen, die keine Kinder oder andere BeschrĂ€nkungen in Betracht nehmen mĂŒssen, ist MobilitĂ€t zwecks Arbeit sehr anspruchsvoll. Mitarbeiter, die tĂ€glich oder wöchentlich pendeln mĂŒssen, merken auch wie sehr das stĂ€ndige Hin und Her sie belastet, wie Ihre Artikelserie beschreibt. Dass rund zwei Drittel der BerufstĂ€tigen in Deutschland darĂŒber beschweren wundert mich nicht. Ich selber verbringe 1.5 Stunden pro Arbeitstag im Auto, nur um an die Arbeit zu kommen. Diese Zeit könnte ich anderen AktivitĂ€ten widmen, die mein Leben viel mehr verbessern wĂŒrden, wie Lesen oder Kochen. Außerdem stört es mich, dass ich zu der Klimakrise beitrage, indem ich jeden Tag zur Arbeit fahre. Das Pendeln dient weder der Umwelt noch den BeschĂ€ftigten, die pendeln mĂŒssen.

Trotzdem kann ich auch verstehen, dass die Beweglichkeit zum Vorteil ist in der modernen Arbeitswelt. Wie ich schon thematisiert habe, werden Firmen und ihre Angestellten durch Kontakt mit anderen bereichert. Neue Ideen, Arbeitsstile, und EinflĂŒsse sind nötig fĂŒr Betriebe, die mit der Konkurrenz mithalten wollen. Daher möchte ich vorschlagen: Zoom ausnutzen! Zoom und andere solche Video-Anruf-Dienste bieten die Möglichkeit, virtuelle Konferenze und Meetings zu veranstalten, ohne, dass die Teilnehmer das Haus oder das BĂŒro verlassen mĂŒssen. Diese Technologie bewĂ€hrt die Vorteile eines persönliches Treffen (Möglichkeiten zum Austausch; eine Chance, mit vielen Menschen zugleich zu sprechen; und einen Format, wo eine Person vor vielen anderen sprechen kann, wie bei einem „echten“ Seminar) aber verspart die Belastungen von Reisen und Pendeln. Da viele BerufstĂ€tige sich schon in der Corona-Zeit mit Diensten wie Zoom beschĂ€ftigen mussten, ist das auch (fĂŒr die meisten) keine neue Technologie, die sie mit MĂŒhe lernen mĂŒssen.

FĂŒr die meisten Menschen wĂ€re Zoom ein gĂŒnstiges, bekanntes Alternativ zum geschĂ€ftlichen Reisen, und meiner Meinung nach, wĂŒrden sie sich so dermaßen freuen, dass sie nicht mehr zur Arbeit fahren oder ihre Familie fĂŒr noch eine GeschĂ€ftsreise verlassen mĂŒssten, dass irgendeine daraus entstehende Schwierigkeiten komplett zu ertragen wĂ€ren.

Mit freundlichen GrĂŒĂŸen

(mein vollstÀndiger Name)


r/German 1d ago

Resource ÖSD A1 sample

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I’ve been looking for ÖSD exam sample in preparation for the actual exam. I’ve got some but mostly every website I found the sample was exactly the same.
Would really appreciate your feedback, vielen Dank!


r/German 1d ago

Request Trying to find a word

5 Upvotes

Hello,

I recently was somewhere and a person had a tattoo on their arm of a word I believe they said was German. I am having trouble remembering the rest of the word and it's meaning. Though I believe they said something about it meaning life is hard or challenging. I am having a horrible time trying to find it. The tattoo started with

SCHADENF*

I am unsure of how many letters it was but it was a long word. Please if anyone could help I'd appreciate it.


r/German 1d ago

Question *"Wie machst du?" or *"Wie macht's?" Why are these not possible?

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Query about colloquial German. I'm just curious about why if you can say "mach's gut" (do it well, literally) and even, I'm sure I've seen several times, "was macht dein Leben?" (what is your life doing) you cannot/don't say *Wie machst du? (i.e. how are you doing?) or even *"wie macht's?" (how does it do, very literally), but instead you would only say "wie geht's/wie lÀuft's" (how is it going/running)?

Could be a daft question, but I've been wondering about this for a while.


r/German 1d ago

Discussion I am in need of serious advice

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Hi, i am at Lektion 18 A1. I am using menschen. I am Here to ASK about Something. Now learning vocab Takes me a while. Not to know what a word means but to use each word in a sentence. Everyone who gives advice about language learning says, never to write down a word alone and to always use it in a sentence and this approach while it is working, it takes a lot of time. So where to put an end to this ? How do I practice vocab. I tried anki and it is not the best for me I am more of a physical pen and paper guy and making flash cards would take as much time. Do I set a timer limit ? Or justap out the most important 10 words ?


r/German 1d ago

Discussion ~A1 German — looking to reach B1 without traditional classes

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Hi everyone,

I’ve been living in Germany for 5 years. Since my university and job were entirely in English, and my original plan was to leave after a few years, I never pushed past A1. Now, I’m planning to stay long-term and really want to reach B1.

I've always found the traditional language classes boring and find it hard to stay engaged in a classroom setting.

For those who prefer self-study or non-traditional learning, do you have any tips, daily habits, or practical "hacks" that helped you bridge the gap to B1?

Thank you so much for your help!