I'm sturggling with German in school and so I thought that consuming any media that is German must help. It actually doesn't, but occasionally I manage to somehow translate a meme and then I get the funnies.
It's usually also not that good. But Germans dub everything. The German dub of Cowboy Bebop is actually really good. (IMHO: better than any sub-translator)
Also, if you're into old games: The gothic series is from Germany and therefore full of fully voiced German.
I have experiences opposing this to the point where I don't think I can get myself to watch anything with German dubs ever again. Most words spoken in English will have an equivalent in German that's three times longer so the lipsync always looks very weird. At least as far as I've seen.
I'm actually working on a startup idea that is exactly this. But i get lazy sometimes, it has been in a "just a couple more weeks and it's ready" state for a few months now. Maybe ill share it with you once i manage to finish it
Consuming media in the language you want to learn is a great tactic. If you want to look for something at an easy to understand level, try looking for "[language] immersion" or "[language] comprehensible input".
I can't really judge how hard they are for a non-native speaker but this channel (Easy German) has a lot of nice videos, all in german.
Try language reactor, let's you have both subtitles (original + translation) at the same time. It's really great! It's a plugin on chromium browsers. Works with YouTube and Netflix.
Ist es? Ich bin halb Deutsch aufgewachsen, auch mit Unterricht ist meine Grammatik Scheiße, und ihr spricht alle Englisch lolol.
Wenn jemand sich überlegt ob sie deustch lernen sollten, über eine andere Sprache, dann sage ich immer: Ja, aber nur aus Spass oder wenn du planst dort zu wohnen.
Für Urlaub, bitte, danke, tschüß/ciao/ auf Wiedersehen und Google translate reicht 😅
I enjoy trying to puzzle posts and comments put from my Duolingo tier knowledge and context clues. On the few occasions I've asked about something grammar wise everyone was very polite and helpful. Top tier community
What we do is called "Zangendeutsch", which means, that we force translate everything into German, even if the translation is absolute bullshit or completely wrong.
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elvith@feddit.org · 102 pts · 2y
halvar@lemm.ee · 89 pts · 2y
I'm sturggling with German in school and so I thought that consuming any media that is German must help. It actually doesn't, but occasionally I manage to somehow translate a meme and then I get the funnies.
Onionguy@lemm.ee · 55 pts · 2y
Believe me, it's a good tactic, I got quite profficient in english that way, you just need to find interesting media, you'll learn it in no time!
halvar@lemm.ee · 26 pts · 2y
Yes, it's literally the way I have learned English. But German media is so scarce it's not even funny.
Prunebutt@slrpnk.net · 24 pts · 2y
It's usually also not that good. But Germans dub everything. The German dub of Cowboy Bebop is actually really good. (IMHO: better than any sub-translator)
Also, if you're into old games: The gothic series is from Germany and therefore full of fully voiced German.
Onionguy@lemm.ee · 17 pts · 2y
I reccommend the tv show "der Tatortreiniger", it's a scarce example of good original german Television.
fallingcats@discuss.tchncs.de · 13 pts · 2y
German dubs are pretty much the best there are
halvar@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y
I have experiences opposing this to the point where I don't think I can get myself to watch anything with German dubs ever again. Most words spoken in English will have an equivalent in German that's three times longer so the lipsync always looks very weird. At least as far as I've seen.
just_an_average_joe@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 2y
I'm actually working on a startup idea that is exactly this. But i get lazy sometimes, it has been in a "just a couple more weeks and it's ready" state for a few months now. Maybe ill share it with you once i manage to finish it
Thelie@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 1y
Consuming media in the language you want to learn is a great tactic. If you want to look for something at an easy to understand level, try looking for "[language] immersion" or "[language] comprehensible input".
I can't really judge how hard they are for a non-native speaker but this channel (Easy German) has a lot of nice videos, all in german.
Wofls@feddit.org · 5 pts · 2y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnUc_W3xE1w
dubyakay@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y
MisterFrog@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Try language reactor, let's you have both subtitles (original + translation) at the same time. It's really great! It's a plugin on chromium browsers. Works with YouTube and Netflix.
AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com · 69 pts · 2y
Onionguy@lemm.ee · 24 pts · 2y
Come here brother, let me give you a god ol' english hug.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 2y
Lernt deutsch. Es ist praktisch
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 16 pts · 2y
Nein, du kannst nicht macht mir.
PlexSheep@infosec.pub · 7 pts · 1y
Was?
ZonenRanslite@feddit.org · 10 pts · 1y
Das heißt wie bitte.
MisterFrog@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Ist es? Ich bin halb Deutsch aufgewachsen, auch mit Unterricht ist meine Grammatik Scheiße, und ihr spricht alle Englisch lolol.
Wenn jemand sich überlegt ob sie deustch lernen sollten, über eine andere Sprache, dann sage ich immer: Ja, aber nur aus Spass oder wenn du planst dort zu wohnen.
Für Urlaub, bitte, danke, tschüß/ciao/ auf Wiedersehen und Google translate reicht 😅
instantnudel@feddit.org · 66 pts · 2y
100% englisch? Dünnes Eis zwiebel. Dünnes Eis!
Quittenbrot@feddit.org · 50 pts · 2y
7x "Sprich" ergibt immerhin eine Deutsch-Quote von ~27%
instantnudel@feddit.org · 31 pts · 2y
Danke mein lieber Hofmathematiker. Das eis hat sich damit um 27% verdickt.
Aber zwiebel pass trotzdem auf 😤
EherVielleicht@feddit.org · 12 pts · 2y
Zwei dumme, ein Gedanke...
EherVielleicht@feddit.org · 16 pts · 2y
19 zu 7 ist eine Reduktion um 63,15789%
instantnudel@feddit.org · 20 pts · 2y
c/ertatdiemathematik
Thelie@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
c/ertatdiemonstermathematik
BlackLaZoR@fedia.io · 50 pts · 2y
I don't follow this sub, and still getting german posts on a regular basis
50MYT@aussie.zone · 56 pts · 2y
Legit tempted to learn German because the meme pool is so dam high
zakobjoa@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 2y
Tu es.
dogsoahC@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 2y
*Tau es.
zakobjoa@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Für das höhere Wohl, Shas'o!
nichtburningturtle@feddit.org · 28 pts · 2y
abfarid@startrek.website · 18 pts · 2y
If some volunteers always translated and explained the posts on this sub that go over 100 upvotes I would've known German by now.
EherVielleicht@feddit.org · 11 pts · 2y
Heartwarming, isn't it?
pezhore@lemmy.ml · 11 pts · 2y
Google translate is a lifesaver.
These German folks have funnier memes.
PlexSheep@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 1y
And you probably don't even get the puns by translating, right? If someone doesn't know German, they wouldn't understand how much it störs?
CertifiedBlackGuy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Same, God just wants me to see y'all
Acrimonious@lemmy.world · 42 pts · 2y
I like trying to figure it out. It's one of my favorite things about Lemmy that I can find non US focused communities.
Onionguy@lemm.ee · 15 pts · 2y
Stay curious, it's a nice quality! :)
ZonenRanslite@feddit.org · 4 pts · 1y
kerrigan778@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 2y
I don't even follow the sub lol, it just hits my front page anyways, y'all are great though.
pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 34 pts · 2y
I enjoy trying to puzzle posts and comments put from my Duolingo tier knowledge and context clues. On the few occasions I've asked about something grammar wise everyone was very polite and helpful. Top tier community
ZonenRanslite@feddit.org · 3 pts · 1y
Top tier homie.
Azrael@feddit.org · 33 pts · 2y
kuberoot@discuss.tchncs.de · 31 pts · 2y
As a non-german-speaker, I feel like I get plenty of good laughs out of ich_iel. I only feel like I'm missing out on some of the best posts.
dubyakay@lemmy.ca · 17 pts · 2y
No worries. As a near-native German speaker, I struggle.
Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz · 8 pts · 1y
As a native German speaker I struggle too
nichtburningturtle@feddit.org · 30 pts · 2y
Sprich
oberstoffensichtlich@feddit.org · 26 pts · 2y
frobeniusnorm@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 2y
Du
Prunebutt@slrpnk.net · 26 pts · 2y
Saupreuss
loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 2y
HURENSOHN
federalreverse@feddit.org · 19 pts · 2y
🛑🫷 Wir tun das hier nicht.
loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 2y
Warum nicht?
federalreverse@feddit.org · 3 pts · 2y
Because, after all this time, we realized it's a pretty harsh insult.
Tja@programming.dev · 5 pts · 1y
Waaaas?
Tja@programming.dev · 5 pts · 1y
Was?
loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com · -4 pts · 1y
Does it hurt your feels?
PlexSheep@infosec.pub · 4 pts · 1y
Ich find das schade
voodooattack@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 2y
Danke schön! Ich lerne immer noch Deutsch und finde die Memes lustig!
notsofunnycomment@mander.xyz · 12 pts · 2y
Michmichs
PlexSheep@infosec.pub · 5 pts · 1y
Mai🌽
mitchty@lemmy.sdf.org · 24 pts · 2y
I thought I knew German decently, this place has made my brain hurt.
cows_are_underrated@feddit.org · 15 pts · 2y
What we do is called "Zangendeutsch", which means, that we force translate everything into German, even if the translation is absolute bullshit or completely wrong.
RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 18 pts · 2y
FTFY
pumpkinseedoil@mander.xyz · 8 pts · 2y
Ihr übersetzt es nicht, sondern ihr erfindet ähnlich aussehende deutsche Wörter.
cows_are_underrated@feddit.org · 6 pts · 2y
Auch, aber oft sind es nur dumme Übersetzungen.
mitchty@lemmy.sdf.org · 0 pts · 1y
LOL ok, sehr toll…
mitchty@lemmy.sdf.org · 5 pts · 1y
I got some of that, but there are posts in here where I have zero idea what’s going on even knowing the source English meme text.
It reminds me a bit of engrish aka English texts in Japan. Though those are more generally humorous at their literal meanings.
Aber, Danke für die Erklärung!
match@pawb.social · 21 pts · 2y
i like looking at your funny word memes and imagining what it could be about
instantnudel@feddit.org · 29 pts · 2y
If you have two possibilitys what a meme could be about, its always the one thats more stupid.
zer0hour@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
such is life
QuantumLiterate@feddit.org · 20 pts · 2y
Sprich
tiredofsametab@fedia.io · 20 pts · 2y
I studied German around 20 years ago, but have forgotten most of it. It's fun to see what I can still understand when posts pop up.
Thcdenton@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y
Pretty close to learning German so I can shitpost here
rotkehle@feddit.org · 19 pts · 2y
SPRICH!!!
Amonshi284@discuss.tchncs.de · 14 pts · 2y
Quatsch
Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de · 7 pts · 2y
DU
einkorn@feddit.org · 7 pts · 2y
UND
Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz · 4 pts · 1y
FRISS
PlexSheep@infosec.pub · 3 pts · 1y
EINE
federalreverse@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
MELONI
ZonenRanslite@feddit.org · 17 pts · 1y
Onionguy@lemm.ee · 16 pts · 1y
Feathercrown@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2y
Thanks. I love this place even though I only fully understand like one post a month lol
morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de · 15 pts · 2y
Sprich
DmMacniel@feddit.org · 15 pts · 2y
Sprich
EherVielleicht@feddit.org · 13 pts · 2y
Sprich
zakobjoa@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y
Sprich
Caitlyynn@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 13 pts · 2y
Sprich
cows_are_underrated@feddit.org · 13 pts · 2y
Sprich
grrgyle@slrpnk.net · 12 pts · 2y
Danke
Tyfud@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
Onionguy@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 2y
rekabis@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 2y
Sprich oder scheiss bustaben dammit wir dir lesen kann.
Johanno@feddit.org · 4 pts · 1y
*damit wir es lesen können.
Buchstaben groß.
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Sprach
madcaesar@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
I always wondered what the meaning of this sub was, what is ich-iel?
whenyellowstonehasitsday@fedia.io · 24 pts · 2y
me irl but ich im echten leben
RagnarokOnline@programming.dev · 7 pts · 2y
Been wondering this for YEARS
madcaesar@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Oooh thank you!!
Thelie@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
Sprich
improbablypoopingrn@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 2y
🫡
PlexSheep@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 1y
SPRICH
Facebones@reddthat.com · -2 pts · 2y
Idk fuck about German but I wonder how many people joined thinking it'd be a Rammstein thing.
I saw it alot with babymetal, people learn a few lyrics than join Japanese communities thinking they'll all join in.