#german learner

[jasmine-jane-stuff]

From now on I will try writing posts only in Korean and German. (Pls forgive my mistakes, but I am still a beginner at German and beginner to intermediate at Korean).

지금부터 한국어하고 독일어로만 써 볼게요.

Ab jetzt werde ich nur in Koreanisch und Deutsch schreiben.

#language #language learning #language learner #korean learning #korean language #study languages #study korean #한국어 배우기 #한국어 공부하기 #koreanisch #Koreanish lernen #german language #german learning #german learner #study german #독일어 배우기 #독일어 공부하기 #deutsch lernen

[im-a-demon-i-lied]

im rewatching good omens to prepare for the long-awaited July 28th. But i’m watching it in German to help me with learning the language-

halfway through episode 3 rn and laughing my ass off

yknow in Ancient Rome when Aziraphale tells crowley „let me tempt you!“

the German subtitles say

„Dann verführe ich dich“

which translates directly to

„then I‘ll seduce you“

look i know this was just a translation issue cuz the german word for tempt is „verführen“ but i like to think that some way, some how, michael sheen put this in there on purpose

#good omens #german language #aziraphale #crowley #good omens series #german language learner #mistranslation #ineffible husbands #aziraphale x crowley #neil gaiman

[lilyliveredlittlerichboy]

I'm curious.

if u want, tag this with whether you're a native speaker of English (im not!)

#polls #linguistics #english language #english #langblr #jsyk i have some Opinions on this same question in German #but English has like. different nuances. #native speakers and learners please chime in for this im interested #personally i feel like there is a difference but i wouldn't be able to describe it #is there a difference in which context they're used for? is there a difference in the feelings they evoke? #pls tell me #i need a tag for my own rambles

[langernameohnebedeutung]

Was reading a very fun article about why English is such an odd language and wanted to share this bit with you

This is really interesting! I also noticed that even when words come from the same language family, German and English often emphasise different syllables like-

tradition

Tradition (my students really struggle with the "-ation" ending in English)

modernity

Modernität

notice

Notiz

unclear

unklar

tragedy

Tragödie

scandalous

skandalös

Sarcophagus

Sarkophag

Japan (eng)

Japan (deut)

Television

television

minister

Minister

automobile

Automobil

congress

Kongress

article

Artikel

(yeah, my trauma/Trauma of 'I learnt a lot of complex/komplex (🎉)English words through reading rather than listening' is shining through here. Like. You can read most of these if you know either language. But it's not all that intutive (intuitiv) how to pronounce them.)

Generally/generell, though I think the key difference/Differenz is that German prefers to stress the penultimate syllable of a word and English likes to stress the first syllable. (Which is why my students love to literally insert syllables towards the end of English words and trip over words like 'prestigious' - because there is no nice, long stressed syllable to take a rest on while racing through all those unstressed syllables.)

(though I also feel like German is a bit more liberal about changing the stress when you feel like it? This might just be me, but I definitely more comfortable changing the stress of a word in German depending on context at least when it comes to additions such as un-, -less/-los, -voll/full, -arm/-reich.)

#I feel like there's definitely a lot of blame to go the vowel shifts and consonant shifts #which shortened/lengthened different parts even of equivalent words (blood vs Blut) #but also I feel like english is generally more comfortable to leave a vowel 'dangling' at the end (-ity; -ly) #while we like to run face-first into our reliably firm final-devoicing wall to know we successfully completed our mission/word #which is I suspect the reason why a lot of German learners of English like to emphasise the -ing in progressive forms

[loudgaybug]

watching the vod and its so cute how as she's being put to bed em says in german I love you (hab dich lieb) :') to niki and she enjoyed building then niki says hab dich auch lieb !! (I love you too) and her bouncing on the bed w happiness

#qsmp #im a german learner so if i made and mistakes in understanding lmk #qsmp empanada #qsmp niki #q!empanada #q!niki #empanada the egg #niki nihachu #its so cool them speaking together !!!

[randomberlinchick]

Celebrating Thirty Years of German

In January 1994, I started a German language class in San Francisco at the Goethe Institut, which met three times a week in the evening. I had a very demanding full-time job in a publishing house, and taking night classes after work didn't make life any easier.

That said, by August of that year, I had sold most of my stuff, quit my job, and moved to Austria for an intense German class at the University of Vienna. By January 1995, I had secured a fellowship to work at a German publishing house in Frankfurt. The rest, as they say . . . 😊

I often think about the decision to learn German and how much fucking time and energy it took. If I could go back in time, I would tell my exhausted self doing homework at the kitchen table until midnight, not to worry. The hard work would change my life, opening doors for me I had no idea existed.

So shout out to all of the adult learners out there struggling with something new. It takes courage, patience, and stamina, but it's fucking worth it! And if you ever need a cheerleader, hit me up!

#goethe institut #san francisco #vienna #german language #memories #lifelong learning #adult learner

[steffigraf]

Hello ☺️

2, 7 and 8 for the ask game ✨

2. how did you come to choose your favourite player(s)?

gonna talk about the two men who’ve been my urls haha

so casper was. literally just bc he was hot in a suit. yeah whoops lmaoooooooo. but then bc of how pretty this guy was i went on youtube to look at how he plays and i fell in love with his forehand

jannik was bc of the vienna open final! it was like midnight here and when he started speaking german in his winner’s speech i had a Moment. and as a german learner hearing diff dialects is truly soooo fascinating so like i ended up going on a jannik youtube binge and that became this crazy obsession skdhdkjdksjdks

7. in a sentence, how would you summarise your experience as a tennis fan re: this year's season?

it was a big learning experience for me!

(speaking as someone who’s honestly just very new to this all)

8. favourite on-court moment this year?

let’s give a shoutout to jannik’s bambi on ice moment during the davis cup final. loved that shit <3

#once again in my missing casper hours #tho tbf jannik was already fuelling my italian learner spirit #but the german sealed the deal #ask game #schumi-nadal

[chiara-klara-claire]

Fact: 🌙 is m and ☀️ is f in germanic languages, while in romance languages it is the opposite! I can tell why :)

#germanic languages #scandinavian #nordic languages #polyglot #language blog #foreign languages #language lover #language learner #langblr #studyblr #german #dutch #swedish #norwegian #icelandic #danish #frisian #frysk #faroese #mine #false friends

[buniipo]

The hard part about journaling: forgetting to do it 😓 I decided I wanted to practice my german this evening, so i opened my drawer of resources and started looking through. Decided to take a look at my journal and see what was in there, turned to the bookmarked page to see I completely forgot about the “Ein Satz pro Tag” challenge i made for myself. I’ve missed most of March! Haven’t even made the header or numbers in pen! Funny thing is, the last time I wrote in it was March 8th and the sentence is “Heute schreibe ich “Ein Satz pro Tag” von 18.02 bis 08.03” because i forgot about it in February too!

Truth is journaling is still new to me and not a habit I have. it’s hard to keep up with. I do have a log I keep for every day, marking how I’ve interacted with German (studying, listening, reading, etc).

I made this challenge to get comfortable using more complex language, and to talk about my day. I am okay with not writing in it every day, but i Do want a sentence for each day. Whether I write that sentence the day of or a week later doesn’t matter to me. The “rules” I set for myself are simple:

One sentence for each day of the year

Sentences are entirely from my own head (no outside help)

No corrections the same day as writing. I’ll go through when I’ve learned more and correct them

No repeat sentences

Anyways, i’ll get the hang of this sometime. For now though, I have 2 weeks of sentences to think up 👍 (and if anyone has any tips for a forgetful neurodivergent brain…)

#bullet journal #bujo #2023 bujo #studyblr #help how do i journal #journaling #writing #schreiben #deutsch schreiben #deutsch lernen #german learning #study blog #self study #language learner #neurodivergent learning #learning #study bujo #buniipo #language challenge #language learning #deutsch studieren

[sillyvampireboi]

since I started learning german, I sucessfully understand 'mein Sohn Herbert' now, in Tanz der Vampire

#sillyvampireboi says #pls feel my sarcasim thru this shit post #im a beginner german learner its fun! #tdv #tanz der vampire

[kutyozh]

"Renée is ne coole Socke" I'm sleep deprived

#. ok disclaimer if you are a german learner. IF i post in german it's usually colloquial #. esp if i tell something from daily life #. so if u need anything 'translated' to high german hmu #. ANYWAY f1 said this about me today and it's kinda sweet but also my communication w ppl gets #. 200% better when I'm sleep deprived and/or in emergency mode #. both were the case today #. communication as in social skills #wg life #personal #r.txt

[crazycatsiren]

"Waldeinsamkeit" is probably my favorite German word.

#langblr #german #language learner #polyglot life #multilingualism #languages #life in germany

[verbalbridgesllc]

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[supercantaloupe]

“but sasha you just spent like the past hour complaining about having to talk to other people in french why would you want to go back to europe” easy. i don’t speak german or italian or spanish. and the awkwardness of being an english speaker in austria or italy or wherever is far better than trying to speak subpar french to a french person

#sasha speaks #have you ever spoken to a french person. in french. it's one of the most intimidating experiences in the world. it's like bomb diffusal #joke. sort of. but it's really hard :( esp cause a lot of french people will just talk to YOU in english if your french is bad #once again i apologize deeply to maxime from cameroon for my horrible french today but he was very nice and patient about it #non-french francophones tend to be more patient and forgiving about the language and with learners in my experience... #although i know he was probably like. trained to talk to learners. and not just anybody would have that kind of helpful attitude #also i think west african french accents are easier to understand a lot of times than france french or quebecois accents SORRY #idk why but i do #also for the record when i travel somewhere even if i don't know the language i do TRY to learn at least a few common phrases and words #i do TRY to be polite and learn a bit. i don't want to be an ignorant self-centered american #(my gd i am embarrassed to be american when i travel) #and in most places people seem to be cool about that #i can actually get by a bit reading italian but spoken italian is pretty much useless to me #but german. sorry guys. hopeless

[suplanguages]

sneaking back on here like i haven't ghosted this blog for years oops

in the meantime i've acquired my bachelors in linguistics, moved across the country, and am now in the midst of a computer linguistics msc, which is eating up all my time. i miss studying my languages so much ... hopefully i can get back to working on mandarin in the break. sadly my grad school does not offer B-level classes, so I'll have to study on my own when I can find the time

#sorry guys #probably won't be making vocab lists anymore #but i'm still always happy to answer any questions german learners may have to the best of my ability