These videos are mindblowing... I am working toward my B1 at the moment, and this is the stuff that is so hard to find... clear explanations of why things are the way they are, and breaking it all down so concisely... Brilliant!
I love your courses! If anyone is really serious about learning the core grammar topics of this language. This instructor is the place to start. Hands down the best and easiest teacher to follow.
Agreed! I’m an English teacher who got thrown into teaching German with no formal training and no support from my district and no curriculum. I would be drowning without her course. The best money I ever spent! I’m going to Germany this summer to put it all into action. Thank you Laura! Your number one fan.
I’ve been looking for this kind of explanation: maybe it’s about determining how a learner conceptualizes or prioritizes grammar and structure as a gateway to the core of a language- as opposed to vocabulary memorization that seems so prevalent. I’ve had a difficult time making progress with acquiring language until I discovered this channel, as I had to learn that I need the logic explained first.
When I was growing up they stopped teaching grammar in English classes after the 3rd grade. So, when I started learning Germain in 7th grade my teacher had to first teach us the grammatical concept in English first, before learning it in German.
I studied German in high school for three years. After graduation, I spent a 10 week time with a German family as an exchange student. Two years later I repeated the same 10 week exchange student program but this time as a chaperone. The first 10 weeks were in 1969 and the second 10 weeks are in 1971. The 10 week time in Germany in 1969 was amazing as I learned a tremendous amount that basically you can’t learn in school. I kept up my studies from 69 to 71 and improved darn good. As long as we did not get into scientific or political type discussions, I could really hold my own. This is not meant to be bragging conversely what can be accomplished. The articles, the noun an adjective and adverb etc. endings drove me nuts but I finally got a fair handle on it. What was the most confusing thing learning German was the verbs at the end of a sentence very often. Also, I live with this family both times. In 1969, my first two weeks of my 10 weeks day really had me banging my head. I had been taught hi German, I learned Gothic print etc. the real kicker is that the family spoke a southern German dialect! Finally I began to understand. Lastly, the father in the family had no right leg. It was almost a straight line with his privates. At 13, two weeks before und of WW2, his platoon was caught in a trap of US machine guns. Unbelievably, a U.S. medic began working on him as quickly as possible to save any part of the leg. So bad the best he could do was slow bleeding and get to him to a hospital. A 13 year old kid and war rapidly ending helped also. This German family, to my knowledge, had 14+ exchange students through their lives. Thank you very much for your website and what you are doing. It is amazingly helpful to all especially to me with what I have forgotten about pops back up when I see what you have put out in front of us. Thank you very much.
@@GermanwithLaura I did. My high school German teacher was a US medic and bronze star and a few others. I know he was credited with saving 6 plus lives during the last German offensive (the bulge) He taught only the language but the people also. Fell in love with Germany hands down. My wife is 100% German and I am half the other part English. Been married 45 years with interesting discussion so to speak, ha. Those classes, the trips to Germany shaped my outlook on many things. I sure wish the US would ask Germany for help on two things. -- How to run trains and buses on a schedule that is actually punctual.
I have a whole back story in my head that Laura is this sweet woman from the mid-west who would bake a homemade sweet potato pie and bring it to a new neighbor down the block. We would have pie and coffee and sit and speak conversational German and we would be besties! 😂
Heyyy So nice to see you with brighter color of top! I been watching the same blue pattern top from your paid German Foundation online course 😂. I guess its refreshing to watch you wear something else. And wow, I really like the long-hair version of you. And red lipstick suit you gurl! I know, i know, its nothing to do with Declension, but everyone here knows already how good you breakdown the german-grammar theories into digest-able friendly to every non-german brains. So, the top and lipstick need to be mention.😍
The crossed out flag is all about ein-word determiners and the three situations where they will not receive any declensions. On the chart you can look for those flags to confirm that possibility.
Great question! My 'German Foundations' course exists outside of the A1, B2, etc. framework, but covers essential grammar structures that you need for any level. I chose various topics A1-B2 for 'German Foundations', and the rest get covered in my advanced course. Students from absolute beginner to advanced have all benefited from my course, so, wherever you're at in your German-learning journey, I believe you have something to gain from studying with me!
A língua alemã é tão rica como a portuguesa/ brasileira. Não é por nada que temos Goethe, Rilke, Brecht ( meine favoriete)..en Karl Marx!!!🎉❤🚩🇧🇷 Danke! Grussen aus NL
Mi lengua nativa es el español, aprendi ingles por el trabajo, ya con 20 años escuchando y hablando ingles, ahorita estoy tratando de aprender Aleman, y el tema de los "generos" es curioso, por que el Aleman igual que el español tienen esos famosos "generos" que luego de pensar un poco en realidad no son "generos" como tales, si no es cierto yo mismo llegue a esa conclusion al menos en español que por ejemplo que tiene una por mencionar algo, una pizarra para decir que es femenino, por citarla como: La pizarra... que tiene el objeto en si mismo que la hace femenino? La respuesta es nada! es un asunto propio de la lengua, y la conclusión seguida por mi linea de razonamiento fue que es un asunto más como de fonética, y así con todas las palabras que tenemos en español, por ejemplo: La bicicleta... que tiene la bicicleta para decir que es femenino? Pues nada... es la fonética del lenguaje lo que nos indica si lleva tal o cual articulo que ... Creo que como hablando nativo de español me siento mucho más identificado con este asunto de los "generos" que los de habla inglesa.
Por cierto, pude haber escrito en ingles mi comentario anterior, pero mejor en español, para que la profe sepa que la entiendo mucho mejor de lo que piensa, ya que mi lengua tiene esos "géneros" ya dentro del lenguaje.... soy de Costa Rica.
You are so right. The idea of words having genders is a new concept for English speakers, so you definitely have a jumpstart! Happy learning! - Nicole, GwL Team
Sorry for the delayed response! I believe Laura briefly talks about creating flashcards in this video if you want to check it out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fCYQ1WBTt-w.html
This is what Laura would call the 'weak' declension going on the adjective. You can read more about this here -->> germanwithlaura.com/declension/ Nicole GwL Team
I gave up on learning this hard language. Why would you use so much confusing nouns and pronouns. You have to find a solution or your language will die 😅
You really need to stop starting all your videos by telling us how hard learning german is. Idk If your doing it as part of some Marketing scheme or if it's just supposed to be funny, whatever the reason, it really needs to stop.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! If learning German doesn't feel hard to you, that is really great. A lot of people WOULD say learning is hard, because that is really common feedback we hear. Laura has no marketing scheme here, she is just trying to empathize with the students who are struggling. We celebrate that you are doing so well in your learning! - Nicole, GwL Team
no, it's not discouraging at all. she's expressing how the beginners feel when they start learning german and this is what I actually felt. His methods of learning is really awesome and helped me alot. I wish she could help us more to learn grammar here on this channel cause me and many people cannot afford her paid course, I would enroll it ofcourse without thinking if I could
It is hard and I can relate to her. She says it's hard and then breaks it Doreen so it's not hard anymore. She literally provides the solution to it being hard.....
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