🇦🇹 🇩🇪 German Recommended Material

Hallo!

Here’s our selection of content for language learners.

This is the place where you do the listening practice and learn about the language.

Here are some basic first phrases (click to expand)

It’s a bit cringe to watch myself, but if not me, who then (for now).

Here are introductions of phrases. Watch it once and then open the phraseset on your phone so you can practice it anywhere during the week.

You can start by yourself with these two sets of phrases.

  • Basic phrases with greetings
  • Basics for introducing yourself

You can use these phrases in your first lesson and conversation. And they’ll help you get a first feeling for the language.

Follow the phrases link. Download the app. Create an app account. Re-open the link. And then you can download and practice the phrases.

https://phrases.lingophant.com/5d195458-d7fc-468d-a270-a87df4ab3f6d/deutsch-1-basic-phrases

https://phrases.lingophant.com/2e5919b1-b612-4a7d-99d4-6a5bdee10969/deutsch-2-introducing-yourself

Intro to language context by LangFocus

Here’s our favourite language nerd from the Lang Focus with a perfect explanation of the history and context of the German language. You’ll know more about the language than many native speakers after this.

It’s just a nice intro and not fully necessary for your German journey.

Pronunciation

Musicians and sportspeople know: unlearning mistakes is quite difficult.

Luckily you’re working with phrases and audio from the beginning, using our method. But it helps to get an awareness about the details.

Learn about the pronunciation with these long videos by Fluent Forever. Come back every now and then when you feel like it.

And here is a video about the most annoying “R” sound, you can fix it if you’re unsure.

And one extra one for the Umlaute: Ä, Ö, Ü

And here’s Listening-Reading

Here’s a (slightly cringe) overview in German about L-R. Can you understand some parts already? Try watching it 3-4 times, and then just listen. Can you already follow along? This is how we will train your listening skills!

How to watch German content and learn to understand words and sounds:

Start right away with one of these videos:

You can watch it two times, read along in both languages. There’s a certain brain state of being able to focus on two languages at the same time. Try to get there.

So watch, rewatch, write down words. Anything that helps your brain process the sounds. Though most of it happens subconsciously.

Try to spend 30-60 minutes with videos like this each week. After like 6-8 weeks you’ll noticeably start understanding a lot.

And when you’ve watched a video 3-5 times, you can also listen to only with audio while doing something else.

Listening-Reading Channels

On a computer, it’s more fun to watch content made for native speakers (more fun).

Check out the following channels:

Content for learners:

Content for native speakers:

Documentaries:

Politics:

Trivia:

If you found videos and channels you like, put them in a note that you can access from both your computer and phone. That way you can quickly train listening without much thinking. And review old videos and useful words.

Recommended Language Teachers

Since private German language teachers usually cost like 20-40€ per hour, I recommend learning with me, Alex. You can have lessons for 15€ per lesson, or also for free if you cannot afford it and I like you. It would be nice if you can donate at the end or when you have the money.

About Alex: Went to linguistic gymnasium with 6 years of old latin, and French. Studied Spanish for a year at university. Grew up bi-lingual (Dutch and German). And doesn’t really like learning languages, but absolutely loves speaking in a foreign language while traveling.

Anyways, here’s a link with my available dates, just book a lesson and we will meet on Zoom and discuss everything 🙂

Schedule time with me