How I Study German 🇩🇪📚 (Resources + Tips)
Hallooo zusammen! It has been a while, I know. I'm glad to bring a well-prepared video to you guys about how and why I study German. German is not an easy language, but that just makes reaping the benefits 1000x better! I've been focusing a lot on Spanish and Portuguese this year, so it's good to make a change. I can't wait to keep improving. Hopefully this gives you a full comprehension of what works for me and why, but if there's questions feel free to ask :) Hope you enjoy!
Soon I'll release a video about my travel plans for the winter (they include Germany!) I'm so excited.
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Hellooo! My name is Elysse, I’m from the USA and I study digital media production. I have an undying passion for linguistics, language learning, and all the beautiful experiences it has brought into my life ♥️ I hope you enjoy my videos about my journey in language learning, as well as diaries about my travels and life as a curious tree-climber.
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How old are you?:
20 years old
What languages do you speak?:
English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, American Sign Language, and now Chinese (all at varying levels!)
Where do you live?:
The United States, in the south.
#polyglot #learngerman #multilingual
"everybody loves grammar" well, you're the lucky one
I hear you
"Lucky one"? I hated grammar when I was young but now I understand that grammar is a foundation of forming sentences. Does that make me lucky? NOPE, Just get your ass on internet or any book and just simply brainstorm than even youll be able to be the "lucky ones". Its so sad how people just negelect other peoples efforts and attribute it as "being lucky". Thats so immature.
I do like grammar, not in practise, but gramar is super cool.
@@AR-vb4xy WTF Are you in your period?
@@laciverdem637 Did you even understand what was written or are you just triggered for nothing?
idk why German is so easy to forget. I forgot 4 months worth of German after a TWO WEEK break...lol
Hope Ouapou you’re so right 😭 that’s why it’s always on weekend maintenance when i study other languages!
😅👍yeah, so (atleast) keep listening smthn in German
Same experience... Due to some obligations I needed to take a pause from Deutsch for about 6 months. Before that I reached almost B2 level. After 6 months when I decided to continue I've realised that I forgot almost everything... So I've started from the beginning... It is not literaly that I forgot everything but most of the things YES.
Wiederholung Wiederholung 😁😁 I have the same issue but now l keep going through the syllabus over and over.Keep reading and doing German exercises.
Umm Idk I continued learning German after a 3 years break, and while I think I forgot it mostly, it's still a lot easier to relearn, plus sometimes words & sentences just randomly pop out of nothing in my head.
fun fact: many people say german sounds angry but as a polish native speaker i can say that germans speaking polish sound sooooo soft and i realised how soft german really is after hearing it
Same! I think German sounds very elegant and posh but i also believe it has the potential to sound very intimidating when necessary. That is what pulls me to the language ;)
German and Polish are both really beautiful! I love Polish... greetings from Germany❤️😊
wait till you hear semitic languages like arabic and aramaic (nearly extinct)
@@linajurgensen4698Can you please tell me what living in Germany is like? It’s my dream to move and study there. I live in the US right now and I have been dying to get out and move to a country with rich history and beautiful landscapes. I’ve only heard good things about Germany and German people from friends so I became interested.
@@melmelyn3877 well its pretty normal for us so its kinda hard to describe and depends also on the region you're living in I guess
Everyone must learn German, so DarK’s cycle can continue!!
A.M. Lawrence I don’t even know how to speak German that well, but I knew what you said straight away!
@sad girl We've only just begun the new Zyklus.
@A.M. Lawrence wait, re-explain your explanation again...
thats what got me excited to get started.
LOL. I am learning it now.
I'm not English, that's why my English isn't good, I'm German. I just wanted to say that I know that German is a difficult language. I have a hard time with English, although it is an easy language compared to German. But I'm always impressed by how enthusiastic people are about my mother tongue. A tip for everyone who wants to learn it, read books, try to integrate German into your everyday life and don't be afraid. Everyone in Germany/Austria will be impressed by your language skills, whether you have problems speaking or an accent. What I personally find very funny is that almost no German knows the right grammar, so don't stress yourself too much, it's not bad to make mistakes.
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Oml why is your English so good 😭😭 Teach mee
As a native english speaker, your english is beautiful
bruh, ur english is amazin
This is very good to hear. I started learning german recently as my 3rd language and I'm a little nervous. By the way your English is so good
Hello! I’m a German person watching this! I love your German! I agree with the tips and stuff! And I hope you all have fun learning the language German! Und ich wünsche euch alle noch viel Spaß beim Deutsch lernen! 💕💓
Charlotte Sophie aww thank you for the sweet message!
Oh my god! I didn’t expect you too answer! Your very welcome! Have a good day!
I'd like to learn german but I want to speak with someone who speaks it :((
Schön
@@marionroelens7890 same...
Everyone: loves grammar Me: really hating grammar
I thought everyone hated grammar 🤔
@@dorothypilgrim Nooo
@@dorothypilgrim exactly lol
Count me in too
I feel the further I'm into the grammar, the higher the probability of constantly getting things wrong.
I grew up in Germany as a child and moved back when I was 12 and left again at 17. My German is so rusty and being American I lost it since no one in my family speaks it but when I hear the language I feel so warm and cozy. I’m excited to pick it up as an adult in my 20’s. Thank you for the video! Xo
Ist es nicht viel cooler in der USA zu wohnen, als in Deutschland?
Same my mother never bothered teaching me German even though she knew it and we moved to Canada. Ну зато я знаю Русский. (At least I know Russian) Bc she was
Hey
@@endless.summer5420 Ich liebe Deutschland so viel mehr!❤️
@@endless.summer5420 deutschland >>> america
When I started learning German, I couldn't understand why everyone kept saying that it sounds aggressive, it's so pleasant to listen to... Maybe cus I'm native Russian speaker?😺
Haha
To me Russian and German are probably the most beautiful and pleasant to the ear languages ever, but also I'm an Arab lmao so it's just as intense 😭
I'm Persian and am learning German, many people say me learn french it is more beautiful, but still I like German more 😃
@@baranvabaharan exactly
Hahaha maybe... Btw, I think the Russian language sooo pretty! 😍
So glad I found you, I had no idea that there is actually a whole community of people that are eager to learn not only one but several foreign languages. That is amazing! And your tips are probably gonna help me a lot with my attempts on learning new languages.
I love your pronunciation and your taste in music. BTW the artists she mentioned are: BAUSA, CRO, Alligatoah, Namika and Shirin David. In case y'all were wondering ;)
Omg thanks 😭
Danke schön
Thank you!!!!!!! I came here looking for that.
Danke schön! I’ve only known Tokio Hotel 🤣
Was looking for this comment 😛
Hello, In Germany we had in 1996 a reform of orthography. I advice everybody who wants to learn German to use books, that are made AFTER 1996, or probably better after 2000. As I don't know how long it took the companies to change their books. Or look for a remark that it was adjusted.
They did the final change on 2001 I think.
Thank you for sharing these resources! I've decided that I miss learning German, so I'm getting back in the game! :) You've encouraged me.
Gracias por la recomendación de ambos libros! Me identifique mucho con la manera de hacer las notas, creo que resulta muy bien! Está genial tu canal! 😀
Watching this almost three and a half years after it's uploaded and I have still found some solid advice and resources for learning German! Thank you so much Elysse for the great job that you are doing! All the best
Thank you for this video, the resources you've mentioned and the books helps and are so easy !!
Looks like I found a left-handed study buddy! Thank you Elysse.
Been dragging my heels for years not knowing how to tackle this language. This video has really helped me get a plan together. Thanks so much!
You can do it!
She's so calm. Awesome video btw hahah DANKE
Wow thanks for such video! In most of videos that talk about how to learn and become fluent in German, they just literally tell how was their own story... And you actually gave really useful tips and resources! Thaaaanks! 😍👏
In the right moment. I'm trying to learn German too. Thanks for the video, Elysse.
No problem, I'm glad you enjoyed! Good luck!
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From where are you learning German??
OMG i'm swiss and your german is SO GOOD! i'm really impressed
your video is one of the best when it comes to advices in learning german! danke 😊
Thanks for the resources! they're super useful, I'm waiting for my German Grammar Drills to come in the mail and in the meantime, I'm listening to your german playlist on spotify, it's lit!
As a foreigner who’s lives in switzerland (where they speak german and swiss german ). I think your german is pretty good and so is your pronunciation:)
I was very surprised when you said you're learning portuguese because as a brazilian I don't see many people studying or getting interested in portuguese. I'm very glad you're learning this beautiful language and I hope you enjoy it and appreciate it, if you need any help, I'm here💗 And your video was so amazing, I love it!!!
ohhh thank you so much! brazilians are always so encouraging
Are you from Brazil?
Eu aprendi portugués a causa do meu trabalho em Moçambique...
That's because almost everyone goes to spanish lol
i really want to learn portuguese especially Portugal portuguse, can you reccomend me some youtube channels, musicians and movies please?
You helped me a lot! thanksss, i didn't know how to put everything together but now i do
Thanks, you're inspiring me and you are soooo young! That's fantastic. Well done, girl!!!
Ich habe sehr viel Respekt vor jedem der die schwere deutsche Sprache lernen will. German is not easy to learn, but you seem to be learning German quite well.
Ja, es is nicht so leicht, aber ich werde mir Zeit nehmen hahah
@@elyssespeaks You're in college now? Have you ever been to Germany and why are you learning German at all? I'm always interested in the reasons why someone wants to learn my language.
@@gerdipediaTV Gute Fragen!! Ich war noch nie in Deutschland aber in Januar ich werde in Koln eine woche bleiben. I started learing German when I was 15 in high school, just a random interest :)
@@elyssespeaks Cool, einfach Interesse zu haben ist doch der beste Grund etwas lernen zu wollen. I hope you like it in Germany. Cologne is a very interesting city and the cathedral there is really big. I hope you make KZhead videos of your trip. By the way, my hometown is Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria. It is a beautiful medieval tourist town. Das kannst du ja mal googeln falls du willst.
@@gerdipediaTV Toll, ich werde sie googeln :)
Thanks u, learning German is one of the things I ever wanted to learn, but I didn't do because y didn't how to start, now I can start this new project uwu
Thanks Elysse. This is really helpful 👍
Just found your channel and I am so hyped ❤️
I love your videos, because I can listen both English and German:) It’s pretty useful, thanks👍🏻 I also have one good tip, it’s listening children podcasts and fairy tales:) It works for me very well, the texts are easy to understand and when you hear different voices/accents/tones, it’s more interesting.
Very grateful for this video, thank you sooooo much!
grateful for YOU! thanks for watching :)
Viele Danke Elysse!! You give very helpful advices! Louis
THx these are really helpful tips that I needed 3 years ago !
Thanks a lot for the tips! I've started learning German recently, and I think most tips will definitely help :)
Matheus Carvalho i’m glad to hear that!! good luck, thanks for watching :)
@@elyssespeaks Vielen Dank! Good luck to you as well in your much more advanced studies haha
Wow, i just found your channel and you give me so much hope! I love how down to earth you are too :) Wish we could just hang and learn together haha! Thank you so so much for all of your tips! The internet is overwhelming as i learn German! This seems much more helpful! xoxo
Thank you Elysse! This is super useful!!
great tips, thank you and Merry Christmas.
one thing I must say that the enthusiasm you show in your video is of next level. It made me smile while taking that information from you. and your smile is contagious. Thank you
pawan shinde best comment ever!! :”) thank you so much, i’m glad i could make you feel that way! ❤️
@@elyssespeaks yep, thanks
This was really helpful. Thank you.
i'm here to help! thanks for watching :)
What an incredible advice❤️
Thank you for this great video🌼
I started learning German on dulingo just for the laughs but recently I started to get more serious. I hate to learn grammar and the German grammar is super hard. It doesn't help that I learn German in English. While not being a native speaker. But your video motivated me even more to one day be profound in 3 languages. And who knows, maybe more! I'll definitely use your tips
I like your ‘language board’ concept!
Thank you! I recommend it 100%
@@elyssespeaks Just a quick question. Is the grammar book by Ed Swick suitable for low beginners who only know few greetings and really basic grammar points? I want to make sure that this book is not only tailored for intermediate learners who want to make a swift review about beginner grammar points, but also for beginners who just started learning German from a blank slate. Is this a great book to start with considering my level?
@@seoulmate1360 Yes, of course! It introduces a lot of good vocab and gives you a lot of chances to practice with the exercises (it has almost 200 exercises!) It's best for beginners and intermediate learners.
Ive been learning German for 2 years but I still learnt so much from this video. thank you
Yess word reference is amazing!! It also has conjugation along with translations
Your tips are so helpful. I’ve been studying German, Arabic, and Korean; but, I’ve had so much difficulty making it stick. Thanks for your advice.
"Die Sendung mit der Maus" is tailored to children, teaching them about various topics. As for music - recently I came across songs by "Kapelle Petra", and their music might help you learn as well...
Ich lerne Deutsch seit einer Woche... Als ich anfing, konnte ich dir, natürlich, night verstehen aber ich kann jetzt! Das freut mich ganz! Danke schön für deine Tips!
Ich danke Ihnen für das Teilen! You are so Kind
This was an amazing video, thank you for sharing!! I’ve been studying Deutsch on my own for about a year now, Duolingo only and it’s definitely not the best. I’m only A2/B1ish and have been looking for Deutsch active workbooks so thank you!
I’m glad I’ve found your channel.The learning materials you’ve mentioned are so great for leaning a new language.Can you please recommend any other tool for practicing German speaking ? Vielen Dank in Voraus !
Such a great tips. Thank you!
Thank you for this video !! ❤️
Vielen Dank. This video really helps me to learn German well
Fanny Theodora fantastisch!
I was actually just trying to improve my English with some English videos, but let's try to improve German thanks to an American person.
A very informative video. I picked up few tips about books and Apps that I can use. Thank you.
That was really really HELPFUL, so thank you for this vid trust me u help me a looot.
For listening to German music: The Girl group "Tic Tac Toe" made German Rap in the late 1980s. Look for songs you like and look for the lyrics - like the song "Ich find dich scheisse". A German Songwriter is Reinhard May. He is very easy to understand. Look for "Über den Wolken" or "Der Mörder ist immer der Gärtner".
Could you suggest more please?
late 1990s ;)
@@yara.abdelhamid Sido: " mein Block"
@@yara.abdelhamid Panzerlied or listen to some music, movies and other stuff that is dub in german.
@@yara.abdelhamid I love Namika for German music, but it is a lot of fast songs/rap so it can be a little tough to understand if you don’t translate the lyrics first. I also like Julia Scheeser’s new album, and her songs are a bit slower, so easier to understand.
me: being German, having German as my first language, lived here my whole life also me: coming to this video to improve my German....
Same xD
Haha I would never do that, I hate my first language XD I don't wanna improve, I don't care about it, I wanna learn other languages✨ (I'm Hunagrian btw) I came here because I need to study German in school since this year...
Probably the best video on how to self study German i have ever seen. THANK YOU
Great video, thanks for sharing your tips!
Hi I am from Japan and you gave me exactly what I needed to know for studying Germany. Thank you !!!
I can teach you german and you teach me japanese
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I am speaking german and learning japanese! I am from Austria but we speak german.
なんでドイツ語を勉強したいのですか
regarding the outdated grammar book: I think it should be fine for the most stuff, but there have been some changes it the last decades mostly to when words are divided by a space or not and whether some words are written with a capital letter or not. Additionally there were some attempts to standardize spellings of words using s, ss or ß. As far as I know these are the mature changes (there are also a lot of minor changes once in a while), so it should be still fine using it for most grammar, but be aware that some words use old spelling/grammar rules.
its like 200 dollars tho :(
Okay gurl, literally SLAY!! Your video gave me more information than the last 200 videos I watched these couple of weeks. Liked and subscribed 🥰❤
The whiteboard idea is genious honestly!
Ich liebe es! Du sprichst sehr gut deutsch! XD
I love watching SKAM DRUCK because it's not difficult to understand and the phrases and vocabulary are useful on a daily basis
omg yes. I watched it like two months ago but with eng subs, so I didn't pay that much attention to the german. i should rewatch it without subs.
Thank you so much. It's a really helpful video
Thank You for your tips!!
Hallo! I use Pons to translate texts and words, it has also a "vocabulary" section where it gives you different examples of the word you are searching the meaning! I think it's pretty complete and I love it Sorry for my English, I hope you can understand! :)
The song translation is such a good idea, I might try it out myself 😊
try it both ways, both native > target and target > native! :)
i love doing this !
There is app on playstore called learn german with music
Thanks for you. I'm trying to learn both German and English in the same time. I can already speak Swedish which helps me a lot :)
@@xxlalbatross3287 nämen tjena
Thanks Elysse ...this helps me alot I was really waiting for this .
True, my friend
very nice tips! thank you so much!
I normally lose attention by the first minute of videos, very few things keep my attention but you were so simple and genuine that i just found myself listening and absorbing everything you said. amazing video :)
I started learning German TODAY aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa I'm so excited and nervous I can't breathe ahahha
Havva Nur 😂😂 Viel Glück!
@@elyssespeaks danke 😂😁
How’s it going so far?
@@Isaac-eg3um good for now 👍😄
If you need someone to talk to in German i'm native from Switzerland :)
This helped so much “danke”
Currently working through "German Grammar Drills" based on your recommendation. Super useful and has really helped fill in my knowledge gaps. Danke!
Could u please do one of this for French? 😭😍
After learning English I decided to study Geman. But it's pretty hard to repeat both of them. So, sometimes I just give up on German, because I don't know it as well as English. Anyway, thank you for a good video!
Amazing!!! Thank you so much, I really feel ready to start now!
You go!! You got this!
BRO IVE BEEN SPEAKING GERMAN FOR 9 YEARS (im12) und ich finde echt das dein Deutsch SEHR gut ist, mach weiter so :)
Also just to let you know , when I don’t know a meaning of a word in German , I use PONS . Don’t worry , you can fully trust it 💕 I love your study tips , you helped me a lot 🌸
Thanks for the tip! I use Duden typically
"what's the difference between Einsamkeit and allein sein" - That caught me off guard :D I didn't expect anything so poetic at this point.
Well, first off "Einsamkeit" is a noun and "allein sein" is an adjective. So im gonna explain you that with the adjective form of "Einsamkeit" which is "einsam". If someone is "einsam" that means this person is (almost) constantly alone and thus have a bad feeling resulting out of this loneliness. If someone is "alleine" that means he is physically alone at a certain moment. I come from Germany so you can believe me that im right.
@@keanudutado4127 Jo da kann ich nur zustimmen.
Here is and example: "Er ist einsam und ist deswegen depressiv" and for "allein sein" : "Er ist alleine in der Bücherhalle." However here comes the tough thing: "Er einsam, weil er alleine ist" (He´s lonely bc he is alone)
@@keanudutado4127 ja bro ich komme auch aus Deutschland 😂
Thank you for your tips! I find them very useful
I'm so glad!! Viel Gluck with your studies :)
Thank you. IT WAS SO HELPFULL. 💋🖤
I learned German in the Kindergarten. As far as I remember it was quite effective and mostly free. I wish I could do the same for Finnish but they won't let me in. Ageism! >.
9:56 I just recommended my German friend Nanika! "Je ne parle pas Francais" is my favorite song of her's. And also her singing the German national anthem is must see.
boy was this helpful. awesome video
Thanks girl, it was amazing
Hi! Do you have any tips on developing the correct accent? I find this helps me in learning languages (vocab especially). I've had a hard time in how I should pronounce my words, and since I've studied French/Danish I'm finding it even harder to make a distinction between my Danish/German speaking inflections, accents, pronunciation, etc
4:17 I like vocabulary more than grammar haha
Hey Elysse! I'm not much of commenting on KZhead but you really struck my inner linguist so here we are :D I'm native portuguese and speak english fluently. I also learned french and german but it's so hard to keep up without practice so now I feel like shit with both, specially german. I can handle spanish because it's similar to portuguese but I never really learned it. Anyway, your good vibes inspired me to get back to it and I followed you here and on instagram to make sure I don't fall off the wagon ahah and I'm probably moving to Estonia soon so that'll be another language I'll REALLY have to learn to basically live my life there! No pressure but you'll be my reference
Brazilian here ! Great video!
(year 2019, Elysse): -- So if you're still using Google Translate in 2019... (year 2020, me): -- Huh, I mean, pfft, who would, right? (hastily makes bookmarks for 3 dictionary sites he's never used before)
I kid you not I'm studying german rn as a part of my curriculum in school(I'm a senior), and when ever i have to write an email or aufsatz google translate is my best buddy😂
"What's the difference between "Einsamkeit" and "Alleinsein". Simple things like that." (7:48) Also, als simple Frage würde ich das nicht bezeichnen :D It could get quite philosophical or psychological there. But I really liked the video! Viel Erfolg! :)
I NEEDED THIS VIDEO
really helpful, thank you a lot!