I had a feeling but I still had to ask in case there was some other language out there that cares about ein/eine/einer/einen/einem/eines
Or as we like to say in English: a, a, a, an, a or a.
For the non-German studiers out there: you know how English has He vs Him ? Who vs whom? She vs her?
Germans decided to do that with their "the" (die der das den dem des), a/an (ein einer einen einem eine eines), no (kein, keiner keinen keinem keine keinez), and all their adjectives (alt, alter, alten, altem, alter... all means Old)
The good news you young grasshopper.... It kinda gets easier by the time you've done this for a year..... Kinda sorta.
Also, @Bobby_shmurda@sh.itjust.works, without knowing the language, a suggestion I give is to dump a comically large amount of musics in your target language to your playlist, and listen to them as you do chores, go to your commute, etc. Should help as a secondary method. =)
I'm not the worst one at German lol. Feels good to be "not the worst" today.
On the other hand, the third "newbie" is an older guy who "hasn't used German in 30 years", and was explaining how he went through University of Hamberg. Holy crap his German is near native level (at least by my ears)...Weird for me to meet someone with such strong German skills but feels like he need more practice here at the club.
My mouth/tongue was tired. Physically tired. I haven't felt like this since... I dunno A1 or something.
My mouth was instinctively trying to keep up with the song. And I guess I tried so hard that I actually tired out my tongue/mouth muscles.
Given the speed of the song I feel like this is a true improvement. A few months ago I wouldn't even dream of keeping up with it. But now it's within my grasp, a bit of practice and I might actually build the talking speed to shadow a song like that.
Pretty good, I’ve got a magazine I’ve been reading in my target language and I can understand almost everything given my familiarity with the subject matter and the amount of pictures. My reading speed is still a lot slower than English but that’ll improve as I read more and more. I’d previously read a few books in my target language and maybe understood 70%, but in the magazine it’s probably 90-95% comprehension.
New month, new me: decided to make two changes this week.
First, I'm moving from regular study throughout the week to two big, chunky days that I take off work. I'll still be doing Anki on the regular schedule but since that's been winding down (I'm already down to only 90 reviews a day), it's going to be pretty quick soon. I noticed I was just always exhausted trying to cram together work and study in a day, trying to rush through work so I'd have enough time, and then just being a little fried while trying to study. We'll see how it goes later in the week, but at least work today felt so much more comfortable.
I know there's a bit of debate on being regular vs. not (aside from SRS materials, obviously), so I'd love to hear from anyone that's had success with longer study periods.
And then second, I'm setting aside Shin Kanzen Master's Grammar book this week. I'm two thirds of the way through it with three months to go, and I think I've been kinda leaning on habit by doing it as much as I have. Once I went through the catalog of new grammar forms to give me the foundation for the other books, the plan was to spread time evenly across Grammar, Listening, and Reading. That hasn't happened. Reading in particular I've barely gone through as I haven't been convinced of the book's actual instructional value, but it's still reps targeted right at N2 level. Not like I'm going to find better reading practice.
11 Comments
Bobby_shmurda@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 6d
Pretty bad. I'm not motivated. I dread learning all the different genders and the 9 different indefinite articles.....
But I really need to learn so I can stay here, i do not want to go back to America.
dragontamer@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 5d
Which language?
Bobby_shmurda@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 5d
German. The joke (to me being lazy) is that English and German share the same language family and something like %60 of the words are similar.
dragontamer@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 4d
I had a feeling but I still had to ask in case there was some other language out there that cares about ein/eine/einer/einen/einem/eines
Or as we like to say in English: a, a, a, an, a or a.
For the non-German studiers out there: you know how English has He vs Him ? Who vs whom? She vs her?
Germans decided to do that with their "the" (die der das den dem des), a/an (ein einer einen einem eine eines), no (kein, keiner keinen keinem keine keinez), and all their adjectives (alt, alter, alten, altem, alter... all means Old)
The good news you young grasshopper.... It kinda gets easier by the time you've done this for a year..... Kinda sorta.
Auster@thebrainbin.org · 2 pts · 5d
Seconded.
Also, @Bobby_shmurda@sh.itjust.works, without knowing the language, a suggestion I give is to dump a comically large amount of musics in your target language to your playlist, and listen to them as you do chores, go to your commute, etc. Should help as a secondary method. =)
Bobby_shmurda@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 5d
That's good advice. I try to listen to some of the music when at the gym and also doing chores.
Auster@thebrainbin.org · 3 pts · 5d
I feel like resorting to dictionaries in Norwegian is becoming rarer and rarer, and my Japanese reading is becoming more fluid. =D
dragontamer@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1d
OMFG two newbies at the German club today.
I'm not the worst one at German lol. Feels good to be "not the worst" today.
On the other hand, the third "newbie" is an older guy who "hasn't used German in 30 years", and was explaining how he went through University of Hamberg. Holy crap his German is near native level (at least by my ears)...Weird for me to meet someone with such strong German skills but feels like he need more practice here at the club.
dragontamer@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 4d
So I've been taking it easy recently but I still noticed weird improvements.
Today while listening to Schönen guten Morgen (https://youtu.be/32M8qRGrUE8?is=U1uLBjiEPFPDI-Oe), I noticed something I haven't noticed in months.
My mouth/tongue was tired. Physically tired. I haven't felt like this since... I dunno A1 or something.
My mouth was instinctively trying to keep up with the song. And I guess I tried so hard that I actually tired out my tongue/mouth muscles.
Given the speed of the song I feel like this is a true improvement. A few months ago I wouldn't even dream of keeping up with it. But now it's within my grasp, a bit of practice and I might actually build the talking speed to shadow a song like that.
mylampisawesome@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 5d
Pretty good, I’ve got a magazine I’ve been reading in my target language and I can understand almost everything given my familiarity with the subject matter and the amount of pictures. My reading speed is still a lot slower than English but that’ll improve as I read more and more. I’d previously read a few books in my target language and maybe understood 70%, but in the magazine it’s probably 90-95% comprehension.
Ashtear@piefed.social · 2 pts · 4d
New month, new me: decided to make two changes this week.
First, I'm moving from regular study throughout the week to two big, chunky days that I take off work. I'll still be doing Anki on the regular schedule but since that's been winding down (I'm already down to only 90 reviews a day), it's going to be pretty quick soon. I noticed I was just always exhausted trying to cram together work and study in a day, trying to rush through work so I'd have enough time, and then just being a little fried while trying to study. We'll see how it goes later in the week, but at least work today felt so much more comfortable.
I know there's a bit of debate on being regular vs. not (aside from SRS materials, obviously), so I'd love to hear from anyone that's had success with longer study periods.
And then second, I'm setting aside Shin Kanzen Master's Grammar book this week. I'm two thirds of the way through it with three months to go, and I think I've been kinda leaning on habit by doing it as much as I have. Once I went through the catalog of new grammar forms to give me the foundation for the other books, the plan was to spread time evenly across Grammar, Listening, and Reading. That hasn't happened. Reading in particular I've barely gone through as I haven't been convinced of the book's actual instructional value, but it's still reps targeted right at N2 level. Not like I'm going to find better reading practice.