@ Stefan Bohr: Ob "amerikanisch gefärbt" oder mit anderem Akzent ist relativ egal. Schließlich klingt es auch unterschiedlich, wenn ein Bayer, ein Ostfriese, ein Schwabe, ein Westfale oder ein Rheinländer deutsch spricht. Der Akzent oder die "Färbung" gehört zum Menschen dazu und macht Sprache interessant. Wenn man beispielsweise bei einer Französin den Akzent beim deutsch sprechen heraus hört, empfinde ich das sogar positiv. Entscheidend ist, dass man die richtigen Vokabeln im Kontext wählt und das macht Nalf schon sehr gut. Seine Aussprache ist auch nicht schlecht. Grammatik kann so mancher in Deutschland Aufgewachsene nicht richtig und die lernt man bei einer Fremdsprache ohnehin im Laufe der Zeit, wenn man tägliche Übung hat. Nalf, weiter so, das klingt schon ziemlich gut! Conner Sullivan oder Silas Nacita haben das beispielsweise bei weitem nicht so gut drauf.
You are much more relaxed and chill ( one of the boys)in English and more timid and humble in German. This is pretty normal. I still get this way after 20 years here. Your German is greatly improving. Keep it up!
Ein Tipp an NALF : Watch more German TV and listen to Talk-shows in german ! Das hilft auch . Und wie Don Ronaldo schon schrieb : " Du brauchst eine Deutsche Frau !"
Oh Gott, bloß nicht! Wenn er anfinge deutsches Fernsehen zu schauen, würde er nach 5 min schreiend das Land verlassen und zurück nach Amerika ziehen. XD
7shinta7 wenn man Familien im Brennpunkt und den ganzen Quark schaut vielleicht aber es gibt neben RTL auch noch andere Sender oder schaut einfach Serien und Filme auf deutsch. Auch wenn sich viele mit ihrem „ ich schau nur OV“ brüsten: deutschland hat eine sehr gute Synchronisations-kultur.
@@hapijacob Nope, ü is harder because (at least I can't think of any and I've thought about that a lot) there's no such sound in English. ö? Work? Worm? Not *quite* the same phonetically, but close.
This goes for every person that speaks languages other than their native tongue. Personality changes depending on the language that you’re speaking. Realising that makes it easy to change though :)
I don't even mind my personality changing tbh... they are just little nuances. Since my thoughts and opinions don't change, just because they are thought in a different language, my overall actions stay the same! It's the same head afterall ;)
Its weird for me, watching almost exclusively dubbed or english original content and then struggling to find words or ways to express things like "relatable" in german, Just like english sometimes struggles with equivalents to german words and idioms
Yeah I'm spanish and when years ago when i lived in Ireland and talked english my personality changed and the tone aswell. It was really weird when i found out 😅😅😅
...singing obviously is not his strengts - people with a "musical talent" generally learn languages fast, and hardly have such difficulties with pronounciation.
highly appreciated this vid because it reminds me of exactely the same things I struggle with when trying to talk to people in English. Writing is, as you can see, another story, as I`m used to have English correspondence on an every day bases. Hats High for you Nalf, bist `n netter Typ, bleib so!
“Ich hatte einen Unfall mit dem Auto und mein Zeh ist jetzt kaputt. Aua!” 😂 That was adorable, Nick! And also very good!!!Von heute an nur noch Deutsch! 💪🏻
Oh I'm so happy you did this!😃 Bravo!👏👏👏 There is NOTHING to be embarrassed about! I understood everything you said. The grammar is very difficult to understand even for germans. And most of all: it is way to hard to just practice it like that on your own - you'd need someone to talk to you in German... so much easier. But the most important thing is: I hope it's not only anstrengend but also a bit fun for you!😊
Ich freue mich auf = I'm looking forward to... Ich freue mich für (Person X) = I'm happy for (person X) Ich bin aufgeregt = I'm excited -> Das hattest du richtig erkannt. ;-) Liebe Grüße
Ich finde dein Deutsch garnicht so schlecht. Hier gibt's Leute die schon immer hier wohnen und deutlich schlechter Deutsch sprechen als du 😂. Und es ist doch ganz normal, dass wenn man in seiner Muttersprache spricht, viel entspannter und selbstbewusster ist als wenn ich in einer mir fremden Sprache spreche. Good Job Nalf and keep going 👌🏻💕
Deine deutsch Sprachkünste werden doch immer besser.:) Aber ich muss dich korrigieren (typisch deutsch) - mit 27 Jahren ist man doch noch kein alter Mann ;D
Wow I'm impressed! your German sounds great and I didn't know you play piano as well! you are truly talented! Loved that video looking forward to your next post! Tchüss👋
Dein Deutsch is richtig gut geworden! Du bist sehr einfach zu verstehen, dein Akkzent ist nicht schlimm. :) Your verb placement and conjugation is off in places, but that's understandable at your level. Like others have said, watch movies and TV shows in German! German TV is often of.... questionable quality, but our dubs are actually quite good and not anywhere near as bad as us English-speaking snobs like to complain they are ;). From my own experience, just watching tons of media in the language you want to learn does wonders for your listening comprehension and your feeling of the natural flow of the language. Having subtitles (in German, not English) turned on is also a really helpful tool. Re-reading books that you're really familiar with in your native language can help a lot as well, especially for your grammar and vocabulary (I started out with Harry Potter for example). It's also normal and natural to develop a kind of "voice" or "personality" for any language you speak apart from your native language. I think it's just a part of our inborn social instinct to try and imitate the native speakers we interact with. My Japanese voice is like half an octave higher than my German voice XD. Though I think in this case this was just your inner perfectionist being frustrated and not necessarily your development of German NALF, so don't worry. ;)
Es ist spannend, dir beim Deutsch lernen zusehen zu dürfen :) Mach weiter so, du sprichst sehr gut Deutsch und dein Akzent macht nichts! Es ist auch ganz normal, dass du dich beim Sprechen von Deutsch anders verhältst als beim Englisch-Sprechen. Übrigens hast du "aufregend" genau richtig verwendet ;-)
"Baden-Württemberg" und "Oberschwaben" sind nun wirklich nicht die leichtesten Wörter, aber Du hast sie perfekt ausgesprochen. Ohne groß drüber nachzudenken! Mach's mit der Grammatik einfach genauso - nicht zuviel drüber nachdenken, sondern einfach reden ..... keiner erwartet perfekte Grammatik, und das Wichtigste kommt mit der Zeit und der Übung 😉😀! Wie immer ein echt nettes Video 🙃☺️
Dein Deutsch ist schon recht gut! Du hast gute Fortschritte gemacht! The change of personality is because you think in english and translate it to german. That's hard work. When you become better, you'll start thinking in german- and be yourself. Go on thinking of conversations like you did in the video. That helped me a lot. And listening to english songs while reading the text.
Your German is actually an interesting mix that, instead of all being on the same level, sometimes sounds totally native German and sometimes very American - and I mean both the grammar and the pronunciation. I am guessing that the best parts are ones you picked up from people around you.
Nick das muss dir gar nicht peinlich sein, du machst das schon super :) Think of it that way, would you ever think someone making an effort speaking english to you and not being perfect at it would be peinlich? ;)
Man, your German is really good! I am also a bit different when I speak English because it’s not my mother tongue and I have to be way more concentrated on what and how to say things, so don’t worry too much about that :)
Es ist überhaupt nicht peinlich. Es ist immerhin eine sehr komplexe Sprache. Bleib am Ball ;) Can only recommend to read or listening to audiobooks... E.g. I often switch between german, british and american english audiobooks ^-^
It has been said that while learning a new language there always comes a point where it "clicks" and from that point on you get how everything works and the only thing you need to improve on is the vocabulary. From what little we have seen you communicating in german in your videos I have the feeling that moment is not too far away from you any longer. I have seen it at work multiple times where non native speakers usually took about a year until that moment came. We also contributed to this after realizing that talking back in english is not helpful unless you need to translate what was not understood. And so we try to only speak german with our foreign co-workers to help them adapt faster. And it does work.
Hey Nalf. Ich folge dein Kanal schon einige paar Monate und ich muss ehrlich sagen dass dein Deutsch sehr viel verbessert hat! Mach weiter so :) Das hört sich schon gut an. Ich bin auch nach Deutschland umgezogen und ich verstehe das total wie das ist wenn du dich nicht wie auf Englisch ausdrücken kannst. Das ist für mich immer noch das nervigste, aber mit Zeit und Geduld, wird das immer besser :) Viele Grüße aus Düsseldorf :)
"Aufgeregt" is perfect (vox media, can be excited as in looking forward AND excited as in anxious). Aber "sich auf etwas freuen" also: "ich freue mich (sehr) darauf".
Ich denke, "aufgeregt" wird viel öfters im Sinne von "nervös" benutzt. Ich würde es daher in diesem Kontext nicht verwenden. Bei "aufregend" sieht es schon wieder anders aus...
@@martinbinder2534 Ich finde schon, dass man das sagen kann... zum Beispiel "Bist du schon aufgeregt?", "Seid ihr schon aufgeregt?" ist doch ziemlich gängig... und damit ist positive Aufregung gemeint.
@@silkwesir1444 Es geht schon, aber das würde ich einen kleinen Jungen fragen, vor seiner ersten Flugreise oder so. Oder jemanden vor seiner Hochzeit, wo Nervosität schon eine Rolle spielt. Ich persönlich würde es für Vorfreude nicht verwenden.
Aufgeregt can be both. It can be used for nervous or for being excited. The context shows us if the meaning is positive or negative. So your sentence was absolutely perfect. personality shows differently when you are talking German because you feel more comfortable with your own language. This is pretty normal. We say in German "Übung macht den Meister" so just watch your favourite movies and TV shows in German and talk as much as you can in German. Even force your friends to do it as well. Deine Aussprache ist bei vielen der Wörter sehr gut und das Gefühl für die Grammatik kommt automatisch, je mehr man Deutsch hört und selbst spricht. Weiter so!
Ich geh auch auf das Konzert von Dermot Kennedy am Freitag in Stuttgart. Freu mich darauf (excited). Vielleicht sieht man sich ja. Dein Deutsch klingt super! Weiter so !! :)
Try to speak the same modulation as you do in English. At the moment you speak a bit higher than in your mother tongue. It would then sound more authentically to you. Just enjoy speaking both languages.
i also speak in different modulations in german and english. english lower. it's a back in the mouth kinda thing i guess - i mean coz american english is spoken so far back in the mouth and austrian german is almost in the front.
@@lizvlx I speak Viennese dialect and that is spoken with a lower voice, or as you say with a relaxed jaw and my English has a bit of Scottish accent which fits well with my Viennese *ggg*
Also, save the best for last. In subclauses, the verb moves to the last position. And the verbal bracket in splittable verbs... (it is totally ok to end the sentence with a preposition).
Nervousness frequently results in a different pitch, so that's gonna even out over time. What appears to be a different personality is also probably more an effect of your proficiency and vocab knowledge limiting your conversational range. Quitck wit is hindered by a slow tongue. For practice: Get a German boyfriend/girlfriend. But one who's steadfast about not switching to English. If switching is cemented as a habit, s/he'll be lost for all everyday spoken language purposes.
My tip to learning a language: buy old (German) films on dvd. Old films have usually a better and more understandable language than modern films. Allso they are rather cheap. If you wamnt to look up words use the undertitle for the hearing impaired or if available the english translation. Heinz erhardt, Heinz Rühmann, Loriot ....
"My Personality Changes When I Speak German " I def know this! Everytime Im hanging out with my american friends Im a totally different person compared to when I hand out with my german friends
Btw, have you seen Evan Edinger's video on the German language? I think it's called "If English was like German" or sth like that. It's so so funny 😂 (Why do I always leave multiple comments on NALF videos??)
As a German i can say i appreciate everyone learning Deutsch even if its not perfect. Nothing to be embarrassed about. You learn the most while trying to speak a foreign language :-)
Nalf... that's completely normal. From my point of view as a German native speaker I behaved in the same way as you are doing it right now when learning/speaking a foreign language. I had been concentrated so much on perfect pronounciation and grammar that I could not express how I felt. It took me a long time to feel comfortable in your language without even having to think about it... right now you concentration is focussed on learning German. I can really see it! You have done well so far!
I was born and raised in America and moved to germany when i was 8. so i‘m fluent in both. I definitely noticed that i have like 2 different personas when i speak english or german. Even my gestures are so different. Aber mach weiter so! Dein deutsch ist sehr gut!
Ich wünsch dir viel Durchhaltevermögen Nalf! Das Beste wäre du und deine amerikanischen Mannschaftskameraden ihr sucht euch ein paar einheimische Kumpels, denn in der Praxis lernt es sich leichter. :)
This comparison is really interesting. You should do this again sometime to see how far your German has progressed! :D Also: sometimes your German is super on point! - like at the end of the video. I also believe that you're pretty good at "Umlaute" in most cases which is quite astonishing. Only your grammar is a little bit off from time to time since our verbs have different positions than in English. Even Germans can really make a mess of it - as you can see in school very often when the students butcher their German (or English) grammar in their homework depending on which subject they dislike more. Regarding your personality I'd say that you are more hyped while speaking English and calmer when you speak German because you have to actively think about what you're going to say. But that really happens to everyone.. xD When I speak in English I tend to talk way too fast because I seldom have the opportuntiy to talk to a native speaker. I guess I feel a bit awkward and don't want to bore the other person. If I ever get to visit an English speaking country though I'll have lots of fun using my speaking abilities.
Speaking German is work for you, speaking your mother tongue is just that. Being at home in it and being relaxed and safe with it. The hardest part of getting " at home" with a language is being humorous with it and really enjoying yourself during talking it. If you achieve having fun with talking the language, than you are at home in it.
Hey, I watch your videos already for quite a while. I liked watching you trying to get into that German thinking, and you are doing quite well. I have a couple of American friends, and for the exception of one (and she is a professor for German art at Harvard Art Museum), noone did better. Since I am at the moment trying to get into Dutch, I can really understand how difficult it is to think into that special way each language is structured, but I'm sure it is worth it. I never forget when I was as an exchange student in Indiana when I was sixteen. At the end of the stay, I dreamt several night in English. Next February, I will be for a few days in San Francisco and am going to meet some old American friends, and there will be again that moment when I try to express something in English and I don't know how to say it properly... But that's just normal. Keep on learning, it will acompany you a life long.
@@mojojim6458 He brushed so hard that I think German is now a secondary language in Schwäbisch Hall!! I DON'T scrub the wheels on my SUV that vigorously!! :-)
I learnt German in the black forest region. I didn’t study it really but picked it up over time. Standard High German is very common all over but I guess I picked up a few Alemannisch words, accent, tone of expression etc. My German friends from Berlin always say I speak German like a farmer!!
You’re doing a great job! My personality changes when I speak English. I would like to speak more fluently. It’s so much easier for me to write in English than to speak, because I have to react immediately. I believe in you!
First of all, utter rubbish or “Schwachsinn” your German is not "schlecht" at all. Second, don't blame everyone talking in English to you, some can't speak German as good as you do ever thought of it that way? 😉 But one minor detail is bugging me- explanation in English: You're an old CHILD but not an old MAN. You’re a Man-Child! Besides, German is a helluva difficult language and you managed it pretty good so far. As long as you don't order a "Fischbrötchen" instead of a "Schnitzelbrötchen" you should be fine.
Agreed. You speak both fluently. It’s almost impossible to figure out what your native language is. But I know and therefore I disagree with you, it’s a little embarrassing that his German is so bad.
Nele Hiphiphooray if anything it’s not bad. I just don’t know how much of an effort he’s making to really speak to someone in German when everyone’s able to understand English.
ItwasEllinotme do you always have to make sense? I want to be right, for once. He’s in Germany for what? 4 years? A little lazy, huh? Someone should drag him out of his comfort zone.
Sweetiedums, your German is really ok. Focus on lexics and grammar, the accent will get lost on the way (the more you speak, the more it's gonna fade out). Fun thing I've noticed is that you, Swabian that you are, say "bischt". Fantastic.
Dein Deutsch ist doch schon ganz gut! Ein Tipp: in subordinate clauses the verb does not come second as in main clauses but last -> Ich freue mich, dass du deutsch lernst.
One rule for making German sentences: 1. write down the verb you want to use on a piece of paper. 2. Then put everyhing that comes to mind in your sentence. 3. When you have run out of words read your note an add the verb. And thusly you made the perfect German sentence.
I think this is completely normal. In your native language you don't have to think about the words to use and grammar... it just flows and your brain is more free to concentrate on expressions and feelings... you need too speak german more common and don't think about it. Don't get me wrong but in your videos it seems that you do have a huge comfort zone, language wise. ;) You surround yourself a lot with your american teammates and the germans around you speak english to you as well... ;) listening to a foreign language is the first an most important step to learn it. You need a german girlfriend and you will speak german in no time. ;)
Sei nicht zu hart zu Dir selbst. Dein Deutsch ist völlig okay. Die Leute im Supermarkt oder beim Döner-Imbiss werden Dich gut verstehen und sich über Deine Bemühungen freuen, Deutsch zu sprechen. Es wird immer besser 👍 On the other hand, I totally understand what you mean. I learned basic English at school, which gives me a slight advantage when it’s about language skills. Later in my life, I had the pleasure to live in Chicago for eight years. And it’s true, you become a little different person when you totally immerse into a different language. Your perspective on things, even your way of thinking changes. You feel a different person. Same way back, when I returned to Germany. Feeling totally in between. I think it’s one of the greatest and most amazing experiences of my life. All in all, it makes you grow as a person. Greets to Schwäbisch Hall from Cologne ✌️
Ich denke deine Fähigkeiten, beim herstellen von Videos sind sehr gut. Es gibt Filme die sclechter editiert sind. Denkst Du manchmal darüber nach Regie zu führen??
