Learn German (AT LEAST) 2x Faster by Going From PASSIVE To ACTIVE Learning
Are you a beginner German learner? Are you 'just not quite getting it'? If so, this German course is for you!
👉 FREE course ‘Unlocking German Grammar’: free.germanwithlaura.com/beg
In this course video you'll learn:
1. How to learn German vocabulary MUCH more efficiently.
2. What beginner learners do wrong ALL THE TIME (and how to fix it)
3. The core concepts of German grammar that students get stuck on (and the best way to actually make progress).
4. How to learn German BETTER and FASTER.
JUMP AROUND:
MAIN CONTENT
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:03:55 - Passive Learning
0:12:12 - Active Learning
0:21:23 - Applied Learning
BONUS MATERIAL
0:48:23 - Does the 'instant immersion' method really work?
0:57:14 - When will I be ready to have a conversation?
1:04:26 - How fast can I learn German?
1:11:04 - Is translation good or bad?
1:15:20 - What's the best way to get started?
Do you know what ZONE of learning you're in right now?
So many German learners make the mistake of just following popular advice and try to learn using KZhead, apps, and software programs.
These resources aren't bad or wrong, but ... HOW you use them matters!
If you're not very careful, you'll be merely PASSIVELY or ACTIVELY learning, which is slower and less effective.
You NEED to be in the zone of APPLIED LEARNING if you really want to learn how to speak German!
Discover the pitfalls of low- and mid-efficiency passive & active learning (so you can avoid them!). Then, learn what makes for true APPLIED learning --including a step-by-step walk-through on how to do a particular exercise called a 'sentence drill'.
Finally, we'll address important questions beginners have about learning the German language:
• Does the 'instant immersion' method really work?
• When will I be ready to have a conversation?
• How fast can I learn German?
• Is translation good or bad?
• What's the best way to get started?
This video series (all spliced together for your convenience!) takes you through the pros & cons of our three ZONES OF LEARNING -showing you how to TRANSFORM how you use any resource!- to how to do your own sentence drills to common misconceptions that need to be corrected!
Get ready for some tough love advice you're probably not hearing anywhere else. If you're serious about not spinning your wheels and wasting your time, this is the place to be! Let's learn some GERMAN!
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I found learning German overwhelming until I found you… Laura. I sat through your videos and watched them repeatedly and I went from overwhelm to calm! You are a fantastic teacher with so much spirit and verve in your explanations. I now look forward to your videos and learning German. I’m now going onto your next course with much excitement ❤
Excited to have you continuing on with me!
I believe Laura's technique here is far better than the others, this channel deserves more and I hope it grows
Your wrong. 👍👋📝
I wish I had used a similar approach when learning Spanish. I initially wasted a lot of time passively learning useless vocab via various apps and watching YT. Taking paid online conversational and grammar classes has made a huge difference for my Spanish. I still watch a lot of YT and Netflix too. Spanish also has gendered nouns and articles. Subjunctive too. But, Spanish nouns don't change based on case, altho pronouns do. I like that German speakers don't speak as fast as Spanish speakers. Also, German words sound less soft and more crisp. To my ears, anyway. I love how German sounds. I think immersion is more useful if you're at B1 or higher. Total newbies in my Spanish conversation classes are completely lost, become frustrated and then drop out. Plus, they drag other students down.
I took German in high school, ages 13-16, where my teacher didn't teach much grammar that I remember. Then I moved to Germany age 24 and studied intensive German classes for about 4 or 6 months, where the teacher[s] almost exclusively taught grammar, and in those classes I colour coded everything in the exact same way you are, down to the square brackets/underlining. I'm glad I did something that's considered helpful to my learning.
This time I feel I finally got on the track!!! Thanks a lot for such clear and smart course!
Once again - excellent material Laura - You're the best. I will continue to share this with all my lost friends in berlin
I’ve been watching tons of KZhead vids, signed up for Duolingo, Primsleur, etc, but Laura’s teaching speaks to me. I use her “All-in-One” declension chart all the time and it’s essential. I learn more from one video of hers than hours of other stuff. Highly recommended!
Hi Laura, this is extremely useful and has never seen it anywhere. I have signed up for your free grammar concept course which I am sure will give a very good foundation to start learning the correct and useful way. Thank you !
Let me say this. Laura's courses are THEE BEST way to learn German. I took 4 years of German in HS, did very little for me learning the language. I found her courses a couple years ago and buy every course she offers. It is unbelievably effective and, more importantly, fun!! VIEL SPASS!!!! I use Duolingo as well and listen to German music, radio stations, newscasts and other sources. My confidence has skyrocketed and I recently went to Germany in Okt 2022...my 3rd trip there. My German friends all said my German is very good...that made me feel great. One new friend said "Your German does not sound American". I thought that was a great compliment. Seriously, check out Laura's courses. Compared to other courses I've seen online or at local universities, her courses are VERY affordable and you get them for life. I keep repeating the courses as it helps me greatly. DANKE LAURA!!! BTW, like Don Herman said, her all in one declension chart is pure genius. You will absorb the declension patterns over time and no more memorizing all 16 ways to say "the". lol.
Thank you so much for your kind review! I'm thrilled to hear how much use you have gotten out of the lifetime access. You're doing such a great job. Keep up the awesome work!
Hi Laura, I am currently taking your grammar course (with workbook) and although a little overwhelming, largely I feel confident that I'm grasping what you are teaching, which is a great feeling as mostly German usually goes like this: learn basic greetings, then vocabulary, then the ich, du, er, sie, es, Wir, Ihr, Sie personal pronouns, then straight into general vocabulary. Many courses make outrageous claims such as 'learn German in 45 minutes, but my experience has taught me that it takes up to three years. ( I appreciate that you are honest about expectations, and emphasize taking time). Half my trouble was I skimmed. Then, as you point out, one learns hundreds of new words, perhaps learning a few rules like swapping Subject + Verb in a question, etc. But then full of confidence you watch a German film, try to read an article or have a conversation and it all comes crashing down. This happened to me multiple times over an eight-year period having studied at university, personal tutors, audio lessons everything, I downloaded lots of so-called 'cheat-sheets', read books, still nothing really changed. Eventually, after 8 years I took a test to see where my proficiency level was within the European framework of languages. A2! I couldn't believe it. I made excuses about my early schooling, most people were ready to agree with me that German was 'just too hard'. But I didn't want to give up and realized that I could either keep practicing the way I had been or start with the one core concept I didn't understand: Grammar. I came across Laura's channel and recognized straight away that I had approached learning another language in a very messy way. Thank you so much for creating the course, the material, and the videos - I finally feel like I'm on track. Prima!
Just curious have you applied this techniques to learn the grammar as Lora teach them, and have it helped you?
I am so glad I found your channel., what a wonderful resource . Thankyou Laura
Thanks so much Ms. Laura. This helped me a lot.
I appreciate the real discussion about learning German. I agree with the pitfalls of other methods, and so far everything you’ve mentioned here makes sense. I watched your “Learn German the smart way” which totally made me want to know what more you would share about learning This language. Really glad I met you “virtually”. Your energy shows you’re passionate about teaching and that makes me excited to listen to your videos and planning to sign up for your other courses. See you on your website!
This is exactly the video I needed ten years ago! Thank you for this!
Laura, you are a real teacher and very systematic! I am glad I found you
I am really enjoying your German course on YT. Thank you 🙏
Thank you just Thank You. This is exactly what I needed.
amazing advices Miss. Laura. 10/10 video
Wow Laura you are a star, I’ve probably learnt more about grammar on this video than I have with three years learning on Duolingo. Thank you very much for your efforts.
I've tried many times over the years to learn German, starting as a soldier in Germany in the '80s. When I was working on a project in Vienna and flying in and out I asked one of the sectaries who taught English as a foreign language to help me with my German. After a couple of lessons she made a comment that the problem with the English learning foreign languages is that they don't know the grammar of their own language. She was right, I know feel much more confident learning German now that I understand the structure of sentences and the rules around word order etc. I saw one of Laura's ads in January and watched her free videos on English grammar and then signed up for her courses, which I really enjoyed and have now conpleted and amd going back through them. This is the best progress I've made and am now reading beginner/intermediate German books with ease and not only reading them but I understand the grammar when something looks odd. I also get a lot out of other German resources such as Slow German and Nachrichten now I've done the her courses. Declaration: This comment is unsolicited and I don't benefit from making it.
I'm giggling here like a child while watching and notetaking. I must admit that I've been to passive and active learning style recently but I just feel something's missing and have the urge to change my strategy in learning foreign languages such as German.How lucky I am ( as well as the others) that you made this! You're awesome. Looking forward to your new great teachings. Ich möchte mich recht herzlich bedanken.🙂
She is just so lovely and reasuring! ❤️ This feels like a fun little secret club where learning German is a game of how to learn it the most efficiently! Such a great teacher and such a cosy way to spend this evening 🤗
So glad I found Laura! Now I know why I thought German was too difficult to learn in school. I've been taught to listen to German, translate in my brain, think of an English answer, translate it to German in my head, then say it. Throw in unfixed word group orders from German and now it's crazy hard. Why are we still teaching like this?
Sehr, sehr gut, vielen Dank
I am a huge fan of teaching/learning psychology/tactical approach to conveying information in the the most effective way. Like gamification of functional real world results. I teach martial arts, but a ton of concepts here are easily applied to teaching other concepts and even movements. Great job, Nailed it and more plz.
What an amazing explanation ... Makes is it so easy ... Thanks.
I really like the way this is taught i have fought with the language and stopped at grammar. Could not rap my head around it. Until now. I will subscribe and take this course. Thank you Laura.
amazing video Miss. Laura
Thankyou Laura. This is awesome.
Thanks for this amazing videos! German is the fifth language that I'm learning but you always found useful tips!
You are exactly correct!
Excellent teacher
Hy Laura I appreciate for helping as for learning German language thx a lot bless you
Hallo! Nett Sie kennenzulernen! I am relieved I found your channel Laura. I took a German course in college and had basic exposure to German from family growing up but I have not yet fully mastered the language. I do my best to practice on my own but with life, I have slacked multiple times in the years( I am being honest). Yet I am determined to change that and be consistent and make progress. It is my goal and I love your energy and enthusiasm. I already signed up for your free course and have gone through most of it already. You break things down well and I wish my professor in college taught the way you do and she was from Germany. Anyway, I look forward to continuing to learn with you. I am definitely including your teachings in my German studies. 😊
Thank you so much Kristina! I'm so glad that you've found my videos and free course so helpful. You can absolutely do this, and I'm thrilled to be able to walk alongside you on the journey!
@@GermanwithLaura I sent a message on Facebook( I understand if you barely check that) where I mention the German Foundation course I saw on your site after the free Grammar course. Should I e-mail you my exact inquiry regarding the Foundations course instead?
This is the best instructor you will find here on youtube hands down, please watch this video and then sign up or her free mini course , you will not be disappointed. If you really want to learn German for real then this is it. Take it from someone who knows. THIS IS THE BEST. Hands down.
Great, GREAT video. You just got a new subscriber. I've studied German off and on for DECADES and have had to speak it a great deal in my work (opera singer - singing many operas, arias, and lieder in German, so needing to understand what I've been saying. I've also performed a bit in Germany, so had to be able to communicate with my colleagues as well.) But all the business about the changes for nominative, dative, genitive, and accusative cases has left me completely flummoxed, and limping to get to the next level of understanding. I have felt so stupid that I haven't been able to get beyond that. I'll be visiting Germany in a few months and have decided to use your videos to prep for that trip by helping me get over this hurdle that I never thought I'd conquer. Thank you so very much for making this content available here. PS: I'm also a teacher (not of languages, but of singing and acting) and I know how important it is to break down things *just so*, so that information can be digested as easily, painlessly, and efficiently as possible, and I'm painfully aware of how many "teachers" don't actually understand how to--or don't bother taking the time to--really break something down for the learner. You are clearly doing it, and are clearly a *real* teacher. Thank you again. ❤❤
Thanks for such a kind message! Thrilled to have you and can't wait to hear of all your success. A trip to Germany is a GREAT motivator! :) - Laura
Thank you for this!! I'm so glad I found this just as I started learning German!
Ótimo vídeo, ótimas dicas! Eu pretendo aplicar no aprendizado de outros idiomas também.
In a few words: Teacher Laura, you are simply the best!
Very kind. Thank you!
Thank you.
I've been doing Rosetta Stone for the last 6 months, and don't feel I know as much as I should. SO far, with you, I like what I'm hearing!
Loved the part about concept learning. Thanks, that help to clarify how I can learn better. It make a lot of sense. Now I will watch out for translation learning. - the path I was heading down.
Always watched your videos... But this is why I am subscribing
Thank you so much
amazingly helpful
Refreshing to find a teacher with the old-fashioned belief that we should learn like proactive intelligent adults rather than the trendy idea that we should learn like passive babies. Some of the best advice I've seen on KZhead. Glad I found you even though I'm not learning German. Here's another applied drill I find very productive once I've reached a mid-A2 level. You work up scenes for relevant scenarios like setting up at a campsite or discussing a particular political topic. Specifically you create a sheet with columns for actors (nouns/adjectives), actions (verbs/adverbs) and props (nouns/adjectives). You might also add a grammar pattern or two that you want to apply. Then you use these elements to improvise or write down a story. You can enrich this setup multiple times as your skills develop, and it's a fun way to revise - beats the tedium of flashcards, that's for sure, and much more directly related to real-life conversations. Another applied exercise for media is to note down the elements that interest you and rewrite them into a text about your life or interests. Then you learn it off by heart till you can rattle it off fluently.
Great suggestions! Thanks for sharing!
thank you
I watched your serie of 10 videos . You really have a unique technique. I have subscribed to your lessons.
from chile my regards to the best teacher i ever seen in my life......!!!!!! auf wiedersehen........!!!!
This Woman is just Awesome ! Thanks for all sweet Laura
Thanks so much for your videos! I’ve been searching for many years for a way to learn German that’s not simply words or something for tourists, but rather like a college course that teaches sentence structure and grammar. I’ve never been able to learn through memorizing vocabulary! Looking forward to watching all these vids and finally learning!
It's very interesting thanks
I always come back to your videos when I need accountability and a reminder of what authentic learning is supposed to look like. Thank you Laura!
Love that!
What a wonderful and easy way of explaining German grammar. THANK YOU for the work you do! I understand 99% of what German natives might ever say to me, I studied it in college and university. I took tests, exams, did oral presentations. What I didn't have was a good teacher. She was a neo-Nazi German who would favour the ONLY blonde and blue-eyed student in the class and who had a bad experience learning English (still couldn't speak it properly), and decided to take it out on English-speaking German learners at the university level. She was an evil person and the reason I have serious gaps in my speech. My pronunciation is really good! But my grammar is a mess. I have started again with my own online native tutor and will also be taking a look at your material. Thanks again.
Sorry to hear about your university experience! So glad you are still searching for answers - once you understand the rules and patterns for grammar, I am sure such much will fall into place for you. Looking forward to all your success!
I am also a language teacher (English) living in Germany and find your approach to German both systematic and easy to follow. It always surprises me how people avoid grammar when learning a language (Often depending on translation) and then wonder why they never make progress. Yes, you need vocabulary, but you will never truly speak the language (esp German!) without learning the grammar. You teach grammar much in the way I approach teaching English grammar. I see that someone mentions a grammar workbook...is there one you can suggest? Thanks also that your videos are free and yet also so valuable.
So glad you are enjoying Laura's content and have a true appreciation for learning grammar! There isn't any one book Laura recommends, and that was a big motivator for why she created her own course. The traditional way grammar was being taught was missing the mark! Laura did create workbooks to go along with her courses, so many that is what the other person was referencing. Laura does have three online courses, and the first one is free! germanwithlaura.com/unlocking-german-grammar/ -Nicole, GwL Team
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Thanks 😊
....dear Laura..... greeeeeeeetings and hope you are keeping well many thanks for the care and the energy that you put in teaching.......I like your method.....and I shall follow your advise. lots of kind wishes
You are brilliant teach. Very very relief to stumble on your channel. I need to learn German to level C2 and beyond. Right now A1 going backwards. Was using Duolingo. Help.
I would love to help and the best way to get started would be to check out my free mini course: germanwithlaura.com/unlocking-german-grammar/
Great point about immersion - As far as I can tell, living here in Berlin is that the general consensus is that immersion - deep diving - is the best way to learn German. But not surprisingly this is because most of the people who espouse this method are the people who suit this way of learning .Therefore there is quite a bias here - and of course immersion is a way more 'sexy' way of talking about learning. However after my years of struggle I have found that in languages, as in other things like music, it is best to learn the way that suits your learning style. If you are someone who is prone to becoming overwhelmed easily, then using immersion is a surefire way to information-overload, and becoming overwhelmed. Once you are overwhelmed (i speak with experience), your brain shuts down and no information will be retained.
So, true. Definitely everyone needs to learn in the ways that work best for them, and there will be differences! In my teaching experience, though, I would say the patterns are quite clear and the conclusion is that there are very few students who truly do well with the 'instant immersion' approach (and even then, I would question if it's truly the fastest & best way). When it does work for those few people, it's because they have experience learning multiple foreign languages AND (connected to this level of expertise in language-learning) because they consciously/subconsciously know how to parse out the rules and patterns (including quickly developing hypotheses and knowing how to test them out) without being explicitly taught them. So, absolutely 'cheers!' to those few! But normal folk don't need to feel bad (much less stupid) for needing to learn differently by explicitly learning the necessary rules & patterns. Much better to be pragmatic and embrace how YOU (and, again, most!) can learn as efficiently and effectively as possible.
Am happy to have as my teacher Laura
So good. I cannot even conceive a better approach to german so far.
I have learned more in a few hours than I have in months using apps I will definitely be doing the course
Wonderful to hear! See you there!
Thank you teacher
Good teaching .
I don't usually write KZhead comments but I had to thank you for this great video and making learning German much less overwhelming!
So glad it's been helpful! Thanks for the comment!
You are amazing.
The first thing I want to do is learn the German alphabet. I like to start with the basics because that was how I was taught to study Spanish by an informal acquaintance. But immersion techniques do hold merit.
Thank you teacher 🙏❤❤❤🇬🇧
You are Just waoooo.i call Germán made easy❤❤❤❤
Great! Yet cannot agree about learning alphabet. I am bad at catching words by ear. I need to see it written. This helps both to pronounce and remember it. To pronounce I need to learn how letters do sound in different combinations. To learn this one needs to know the alphabet. This here lesson shows a lot of written words. Being able to read them coŕrectly helps a lot
I can understand that need. Everyone has a slightly different learning style, so I'm a big fan of finding what works best for you! :-)
This video just answered all the questions I had (while researching all that is out there for learning languages) about why I maybe shouldn't try to learn German by just watching Netflix, or by using an App that just pounds sentences into your brain, or KZhead on its own, etc. Laura, thanks for the thorough video!
Merci beaucoup!
too many mannerisms.. simplify
I very enjoying it too 🙏
💐🖐️💐 In order to learn a language we must listen to it first, then build up some useful vocabulary and phrases and it is better to know how to write them. Studying grammar is important to speak a correct language and be fluent, checking out how to say words from the native speakers will correct any accent. For me to start learning English, I began with cartoons when I was a kid so in school, learning English was much easier. In university, I took classes in French which was a bit difficult because I wasn't familiar with it. As a beginner, I was good but I didn't put more effort to master the language. German was a bit harder for the same reason but when I started to know how to say German words and sentences and devide the long word, I have become interested to learn more but it isn't easy in my age, I am not the teenager who is ready to spend hours studying the language 😁
It absolutely makes a difference whether you're learning a new language as a child or as an adult. I focus primarily on teaching adults and they are much more capable than children to look at the information objectively and make conclusions about the patterns they are seeing in grammar. :-) I have seen so many students succeed using my method after struggling through learning vocabulary and sentences that would change without a given reason. The nice thing is that there is so much content out there that you can find whatever study method works best for you. :-)
Frankly to speak not her fake student. She has a lot more potential as she knows exactly which area German learning candidate face difficulty and how it can be solved completely. I was searching a dozens of tabs and Frau Laura solved with her single Website. And bonus is now video.. For Laura " Quality matters not Quantity"
Ma'am you are an absolute blessing. I've been scared to touch German because I didn't know where to start but you've motivated me to begin my journey to fluency. Thank you ever so!
Same
Aberdeen, Scotland 🏴. Thanks 🙏
This is the real introducción to Germán, every one who is learning Germán should be aware of, I am glad I found Laura, the other people just repeat the samethig and you go nowhere. Now after watching some Laura videos I feel much better than the 2 years I was making all the mistakes she describe jajajaja thanks Laura
So glad it's been helpful! Would love to have you continue on with me. You can get into my mailing system or updates an coupons by taking my free mini-course here -> germanwithlaura.com/unlocking-german-grammar/
meine neime ist Marco and the way I learned to say this is by context watching a beginners German lesson so another tip is always try to understand by context, Context is king
Too right 😘
Alot of what you are are getting at is learning with INTENTION throughout. Actively using the learning while imagining a real world, context rich enviroment. Intention Imagination Context Expectation analysis Shadow box like you mean it, learn like you will use it.
Can you please make a list of 100+ 2000+ most important german words to learn with their translations in English . I am trying to teach my American wife some german and your videos have helped me a lot
there are these frequency dictionaries for all languages (german, french, japanase,...) that have the most common words after usage frequency, but they are a little bit pricey :/ perhaps you can find one cheap used, they are called Routledge Frequency Dictionaries
@@tante4dante great info. Very interesting
helo! my teacher Laura In future I thing visit German ok hugs this moment I continuous studing .
Dear Laura, Do you have a course suitable for A1 beginners, I feel safe learning German with you, much love ❤
Absolutely! German Foundations, Laura's main offering, is for beginners and will give you all the basics! Check it out here -- germanwithlaura.com/german-foundations/ -Nicole, GwL Team
Hi Laura, I have difficulty located these sign up,s you mention that are below,,what exactly should I look for, I see nothing regarding unlocking German , please help,,
Here is the free mini course! germanwithlaura.com/unlocking-german-grammar/
I don't understand the not using translation. How will i know what the word means if i don't translate. I agree with the link german words with the image and remember the inage so you can know how the word should be.
I think we're on the same page here. What we don't want to do is take the extra step of translating a word into our native language. So, say you're learning vocabulary about furniture, instead of looking at a table and thinking 'table...der Tisch' try to immediate jump to seeing the table and thinking 'der Tisch.' Does that make more sense? There will absolutely be times where a full translation will be necessary, but when learning vocabulary I would recommend using imagery instead.
Hi Laura I have a small question, I am watching your other full video on German grammar in tandem with this one. In the grammar video you mentioned that fruits are feminine with no exceptions. And then in this video I'm seeting der apfel and das gurkchen. Could you clarify this for me?
Hey Dillon, Would you be able to point me to the video where I said that? I definitely want to make sure to write a note if I did misspeak. There are a few exceptions to the feminine noun of fruit, just as you found!
Yes it is in your full length german grammar video. 24:20, Under the noun genders section. Thanks for clearing that up!
I'm sorry for that confusion. Do you happen to know which video includes my saying that there are no exceptions to fruit being feminine?
I've studied German a few decades ago, but it's interesting to see how others approach language learning. I've never caught on to these apps and "Listen to 3 hours of 1-to-1 German/English word translations!" (the latter would make me fall asleep). I've watched a few of those style of videos, and sometimes, the accents aren't even native speakers (half the time, it's Windows Narrator), and when they do have sentence translations, 20% of them are wrong (mostly for the sake of trying to make it sound like natural English). 10:30 - Then there's me with the Polish surname in a business teleconference when someone wants to know our names, and they're like, "Uhhhh.... how do you spell that???", and it isn't even the scariest looking Polish name. But yeah, the only time I've found the need to study an alphabet in any language is if there's a new script (Kanas, Cyrillic, etc.), and even those get a grammatical phrase/new vocabulary attached to it (when I took Japanese, this is how my Japanese teacher taught it. Basically, Applied Japanese.). The only other way I could see it being useful is if you just want to practice the accents (attach a German phrase to each letter). With the active learning, that's just how we were taught in high school (I'm from the US). Many little vocabulary games like "Connect the Word", and "Fill in the blank". Schools here seem to be focused on training you to be a translator rather than to converse. I do like the analogy of how we learn as babies - this is exactly the analogy that was used in a memory course my family and I took way back in the late 80s/early 90s (mnemonics and memory palaces, essentially). I remember taking German 201/202 (intermediate) classes and being annoyed that the textbook was not only still in English, but we hadn't even started describing new words in German yet, much less never read one short story in German. I think the only reason I did a lot better than other students in my high school classes was that I had German family members that I could write to in German.
Sounds like you have a great history with German, Jennifer! Thanks for checking out Laura's content. Nicole, GwL Team
Sehr gut du machst sehr gut
Hallo, Laura ich liebe deutsche sprache ich wuensche ich hatte eine Lehrer wie Laura
How do you learn German in English?
Where is the discount code for your course! :)
You can sign up for my free mini-course here: germanwithlaura.com/unlocking-german-grammar/
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Laura, good morning, how do we build sentences in German? 👍
Hey Rogerio! There is definitely too much information to write that down in one response. I'd highly recommend starting with my free course, here --> germanwithlaura.com/unlocking-german-grammar/
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I do passive learning when I go to sleep. I have to call asleep with some kind of noise on, so I usually just put on something entirely in German and go to sleep. I feel like that’s the best way to utilize passive learning. If anything, it’ll train my ear to be able to hear what the language sounds like more efficiently.
Laura is 100% correct. If you come to Germany and take the German language course, it is spoken only in German. If you are at a beginner's level, you don't understand most of what the teacher says and there is no way you can learn grammatical rules. Plus, you can't ask questions because you don't know the words to ask a question; and, even if you could ask a question, you wouldn't be able to understand the explanation. The entire class has been a total nightmare!
This is the immersion method. I have taken A1 bis B1, as well as the Integrationskurs with people from all over the world in Frankfurt, Germany and it really does work. Everyone has a different learning capacity, process, and time frame. It took me repeating A2 twice to fully understand the grammar concepts. Now hearing Laura reiterate in English everything I learned in Deutsch is so helpful. I feel so lucky to have had all these immersion classes.
My daughter is Laura ❤
Guten tag Frau, am new to ur KZhead channel and I have subscribed and I so much love ur teaching.please ma, am learning German currently but I don't quite love the way my teacher is teaching me,he doesn't explain why there are changes in some words and its confusing.i really want u to tutor me more.i have registered for ur free course but how can one interact with u and ask questions as well?
Sorry for my delay in responding! I do have discussion threads where you can ask content related questions in my paid courses (German Foundations). I hope you'll jump into those when you're ready!
Halo Laura , as with grammar knowing how , why and when to use is explained but i was wondering how , why and what makes nouns masculine , feminine or neuter ?
Unfortunately, there's not a great 'why' outside of the intuitive group. They are definitely not based on characteristics. That is why I've worked hard to assemble the best endings and groups to help learn the nouns correctly. :-)
@@GermanwithLaura so challenging language to learn but that's also what makes learning German so intriguing so keep up the much appreciated work ; )
How do I register with you laura
I would love to have you as a student! You can start with my free course here: germanwithlaura.com/unlocking-german-grammar/
I have taken German in high school and college. I never could understand how to correctly structure a sentence. I always get confused on how to structure a sentence. Ich verstehe Duetcsh aber meine sprache ist shclect. Ist das richtig?
I would say "Ich verstehe Deutsch, aber ich spreche es schlecht." I would love to have you join me in my free course - Unlocking German Grammar so you can start to learn sentence structure in an easier way! Here's the link for that course. germanwithlaura.com/unlocking-german-grammar/