germanlangblr

[germanlangblr]

So I've been meaning to start a german diary for a while now and I did it today after seeing this post (which is, funnily enough, a screenshot of a Tumblr post, which I couldn't find).

[germanlangblr]

to all struggling language learners out there: keep going!! you are smarter and stronger than you know, just keep on studying and loving culture, and you will achieve all of your goals!

[germanlangblr]

german pronunciation rules

ei, ai - pronounced like “y” in “sky” - mein, nein, dein, kein

ie, ieh - pronounced like “ee” in cheese - lieben, biegen

s is pronounced like “z” when there is a vowel after it - sieben, sie, süß

ch is the /x/ and /ç/ sound - ich, machen, nicht

sch is pronounced like “sh” - schon, schreiben

tsch is pronounced like “ch” in “cherry” - tschüß, deutsch

eu, äu are pronounced like “oi” in “boiling” - neu, neun

z, tz are pronounced like “ts” - zu, sitzen

j is pronounced like “y” in “you” - ja, jacke

qu is pronounced like “kv” - quatsch

sp, st are pronounced like “sh” - spielen, sprechen, stehen, stunde

ck is pronounced like “k” - ecke 

chs is pronounced like “ks” - wachsen

v is pronounced like “f” - viel, vorstellen

ö is like “o”, but pronounced with rounded lips - schön, öl

ü is like “ou” in “you” but pronounced with rounded lips - tschüß

ä is like “e” in “bet” at the beginning of the word and after vowels, and like “ay” in “say” after consonants - mädchen, äpfel

ß is like a long “s” - tschüß, süß

an “h” after a vowel just makes it longer, as well as a doubled vowel 

please correct me if i got something wrong!

[germanlangblr]

Signs of the Zodiac in German

Here is my first vocab list (I´m so happy ;-))

Aries - der Widder

Taurus - der Stier (the bull)

Gemini - die Zwillinge (the twins)

Cancer - der Krebs

Leo - der Löwe (the lion)

Virgo - die Jungfrau (the virgin)

Libra - die Waage (the scale)

Scorpio - der Skorpion (the scorpion)

Sagittarius - der Schütze (the shooter)

Capricorn - der Steinbock (the ibex)

Aquarius - der Wassermann (the waterman)

Pisces - die Fische (the fish)

zodiac - der Tierkreis

sign of the zodiac/zodiac sign - das Tierkreiszeichen/ das Sternzeichen

horoscope - das Horoskop

constellation - das Sternbild

star(s)- der Stern (plural: die Sterne)

astrology - die Astrologie

astronomy - die Astronomie

[germanlangblr]

Common Words

These words may be common, but I somehow always forget every single one of them.

wahrscheinlich - probably

eigentlich - actually

tatsächlich - actually

vielleicht - maybe

vermutlich - presumably

trotzdem - anyway

deshalb - therefore

bereit - ready

fertig - finished

[germanlangblr]

German resources

For anon! (I’m going to leave out the most obvious ones like Memrise and Duolingo. Feel free to add ones that I’ve missed.)

YouTube:

Deutsch Für Euch Easy German Get Germanized Slow German (also a podcast)

Online Proficiency Tests:

Deutsch Lernen Transparent Heidelberg

General Websites:

lyricstraining DeutscheWelle Buzzfeed Deutschland German resources Tumblr tag My German tag (gotta get that self-promo) Goethe Institut deutsch.info deutschdrang Internet Polyglot 1000 Most Common German Words deutsch-perfekt yourdailygerman

Websites specifically for A1-A2

learn-german-online A1 Goethe Institut A1-A2 longua.org A1 longua.org A2 A1 Vocab list deutschakademie A2

Websites specifically for B1-B2

B1 vocab list B2 vocab list longua.org B1 longua.org B2 german-course-vienna B1 german-course-vienna B2

Websites specifically for C1-C2

longua.org C1 deutschakademie C1 schubert-verlag C1 and here schubert-verlag C2 and here Quizlet C1-C2 vocab flash cards

German News/TV

ZDF ORF TLC Deutschland Das Erste ProSieben

German Music

Disney songs Rap Rock My German playlist

Online German Dictionaries

Linguee dict.cc reverso Duden Austrian dictionary Austrian German Glossary Bavarian dictionary Colognian dictionary Swabian - English

Finding people to talk to:

@polyspeak‘s German community list italki

[germanlangblr]

Bookish vocabulary in German

das Buch, Bücher - book lesen - to read

der Bücherwurm - bookworm die Leseratte - bookworm (lit. “reading rat“) der Buchliebhaber - book lover der Bücherfreund - bibliophile (lit. “friend of books”) der Büchernarr - bibliophile (lit. “fool for books”) belesen - well-read, bookish

die Buchhandlung - book shop die Bücherei - library die Bibliothek - library (more formal)

das Taschenbuch - paperback das gebundene Buch / das Hardcover - hardcover das E-Book - e-book der E-Reader - e-reader der Autor - author der Band - volume das Kapitel - chapter die Seite - page das Lesezeichen - bookmark gebraucht - used neu - new

die Literatur - literature die Belletristik / die Prosaliteratur - fiction die Sachliteratur - non-fiction die Lyrik / die Poesie / die Dichtung - poetry der Roman - novel das Sachbuch - non-fiction book das Gedicht - poem der Klassiker - classic der Krimi - crime novel der Thriller - thriller die Biographie - biography die Autobiographie - autobiography der Liebesroman - romance novel die Schnulze (derog.) - very cheesy novel ein fesselndes Buch - page-turner

[germanlangblr]

From Beginner to Intermediate: an intense plan for advancing in language

Introduction

I've studied Spanish at school for 3 years and now I'm at a low B1 level. I can actually understand pretty well while listening or reading but I can't communicate fluently.

This plan will include vocabulary build up, some grammar revision, a lot of listening, reading and writing. And could be used for the most languages, not only Spanish.

Plan

Every day:

Conjugate one verb in present, past and future tenses

Make a list about 10 - 30 words long

Create flashcards with them and start learning them (I use Quizlet for flashcards)

Revise yesterday's set of flashcards

2-3 times a week:

Read an article or a few pages from a book

Write a few sentences about anything in your target language

Listen to one episode of podcast (at least one)

Once a week or every two weeks:

Watch a movie in your target language, preferably animated movie as the language used there is easier. You can watch with subtitles

Grammar exercises

Translate some short text

Once a month:

Write something longer, like an essay or report, on chosen topic

Additionally:

Talk to yourself, to your friends, to your pets

Text with someone

Look at the transcription while listening to the podcast for second time

Repeat what you hear (in podcast or movie)

Check words you don't know from the listening and reading

Read out loud

Listen to music in your target language - you can even learn the text and sing along

Watch YouTube in your target language

Change your phone language to the one you're learning

Think in you target language!!!

***This is very intense plan for self-learners, you don't have to do all of these things in the given time. Adjust it to your own pace. I'll try to stick to this, if I have enough time.***

#language tips

[germanlangblr]

Konjunktionen - Conjunctions

Nebenordnende - Coordinating aka. normal verb placement

aber - but

denn - because, for

oder - or

sondern - but rather, instead

und - and

entweder…oder - either…or

weder…noch  - neither…nor

nicht nur…sondern auch - not only…but also

Unterordnende - Subordinating aka. verb kickers

als - when

bevor - before

bis - until

da - because, since

damit - so that

dass - that 

daher - therefore, thus

darum - therefore, thus

nachdem - after

ob - if, whether

obwohl - although

obgleich - although

seit - since

seitdem - since

sobald - as soon as

solang - as long as 

statt dass - instead of

während - while

wann - when

weil - because

wenn - if, when, whenever

#grammar

[germanlangblr]

Imperative (Sie, du and ihr)

The imperative in German is very simple and easy to get the hang of. You can use the imperative in three forms:

Sie (it is the polite form and used for somebody that you do not know well).

Basically the 3rd person conjugated form of the verb ‘Sie’ serves as both the plural and polite form. However, in the imperative you simply put ‘Sie’ after the verb rather than before it. For example:

Sie schreiben - schreiben Sie bitte (Write, please)

Sie hören - hören Sie bitte (Listen, please)

Du (the singular form of ‘you’ and to be used with somebody you know well).

With the imperative you take away ‘du’ and the conjugated ending of the verb. For example:

du schreibst - schreib! (Write!)

du schläfst - schlaf! (Sleep!)

(Tip: When the ‘du’ form has an umlaut it is never included in the imperative form)

Ihr (the plural form of ‘you’ and used for multiple people).

The ihr form is very very simple, you simply remove ‘Ihr’ from the sentence. For example:

Ihr sprecht - sprecht (Speak)

Ihr kommt - kommt (Come)

#deutschlernen #Deutsch #studyblr #langblr #german langblr #grammar #German language #German #germany #POLYGLOT #language learning #imperative form #language

[germanlangblr]

Ab vs von

Ab and von both mean ‘from’ but they are NOT interchangeable and are used in a specific context. 

von is used when there is a defined period of time that you are doing/or have done something.  

For example: 

Ich lerne Deutsch von 11 bis 12 Uhr - I learn German from 11 to 12 o’clock. 

Ich schlafe von 22 bis 7 Uhr - I sleep from 10 to 7 o’clock. 

(Tip: When speaking about time make sure that Uhr comes at the end of the second time period, saying 11 Uhr bis 12 Uhr is incorrect). 

Ab is used when you do something from a period of time but do not specify the length that the action is completed. It is easy to think of it like the English phrase ‘from then on’ 

Ab Montag, lerne ich Deutsch - From Monday, I learn German. 

Ab 11 Uhr, muss ich meine Mutter anrufen - From 11 o’clock, I must call my mother. 

I hope this helps! Have a good evening all x

#deutschlernen #deutsch #studyblr #langblr #german langblr #german language #german #germany #polyglot #prepositions #language learning #language #grammar

[germanlangblr]

German Trennbar Verbs/ Verben

Hi everyone! I’m currently studying German in Cologne (Köln) and I thought to share a super important aspect of the German language with you as I haven’t really seen it discussed on other German langblr sites. (Correct me if I’m wrong!) 

Trennbar verbs are extremely common in the German language and they are basically ‘separable verbs’. This means that the start of verb has to always be at the end of the sentence. This may sound confusing but it is actually very simple to get the hang of!

Let’s take an example: abholen - to pick up. 

Ich hole meine Kinder von der Schule ab - I pick up my children from school. 

As you can see at the beginning part of the verb or ‘participle’ is always at the end of the sentence while the stem verb is conjugated. I hope this makes sense and I’ll give a few more examples to show you what I mean. 

mitbringen - to bring with 

Ich bringe Bier und Wein zur Party mit - I bring beer and wine to the party. 

ausschlafen - to sleep in

Ich schlafe aus - I sleep in. 

Am Samstag, schlafe ich bis 11 Uhr aus - On Saturday, I sleep in until 11 o’clock. 

You know if a verb is trennbar if it BEGINS with: 

ab- 

abholen - to pick up abstellen - to stop 

an- 

anrufen - to call  anfangen - to begin anziehen - to attract/ to put on anklofen - to knock 

auf- 

aufhören - to stop listening  aufmachen - to open up

aus- 

ausschlafen - to sleep in ausgehen - to go out ausziehen - to take off

ein- 

einladen - to invite  einkaufen - to go shopping

her- 

herkommen - to come here

hin-

hinfallen - to fall down

los-

loswerden - to get rid of

mit-

mitkommen - to come with mitnehem - to take away

raus-

rausgehen - to leave

rein-

reinkommen - to get in

vor- 

vorlesen - to read for

weg- 

wegfahren - to move/to pull away

zu- 

zumachen - close zuhören - to listen/ to listen in

zurück-

zurückkommen - to come back

#langblr #german #germany #cologne #köln #language #languages #verbs #trennbar #seperable verbs #grammar #vocab #german vocab #studyblr #deutsch #language learning #german langblr #german language