The Learn German channel is conveniently laid out, with the classes for each level (A2-B1) set out separately and in a logical order. There are heaps of channels dedicated to learning German. YouTube is another great place to have a look for self-paced resources. They have also created an app called Deutschtrainer that has ten A1-friendly chapters to help improve your basic vocabulary and grammar. There’s also a forum that has plenty of people seeking a Sprachpartner (language partner). It has content for A1 users of German through to C2 users.
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The Goethe Institute is known to be one of the better providers of German language courses and they’ve made quite a few of their resources available for free on their website in their Deutsch für dich (German for you) section. You won’t be on your way to a conversation by the end of them, but you’ll have a pretty good grasp of the vocabulary you’ll need to move on from pre-beginner to beginner level. There are 38 short lessons for beginners. They use the vocabulary taught (like days of the week) in sentences that contain useful and level appropriate language, but the phrasing is often pretty funny. I quite like the Learn German Easily website for this. Once you’ve got the alphabet down, it’s worthwhile checking out some resources that teach you basic vocabulary and some grammar. It’s very obvious which is which – “Is this Jens yodelling or the German letter ‘b’?” – so don’t worry about getting confused. The site teaches you via a game “What’s That Sound?” which basically tests you on whether the sound is the German pronunciation of a letter or something else entirely. The German Project also has a pretty good pronunciation page. I like this resource because it gives you an approximate English sound for each of the letters, as well as easy German examples. I’ve also made use of the audio available on the Rocket Languages website. They’ve recorded ABC Rap 1 and ABC Rap 2, both of which include lyrics. Instead of using the traditional tune, the alphabet has been transformed into a catchy rap that’ll get stuck in your head (instead of you having to force it in). Rap Art Schule makes learning the German alphabet more fun than I could have ever imagined.
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How to learn the German alphabet (“Das Alphabet”)
UPDATE: I highly recommend this German course for anyone starting out with German (it’s the most comprehensive one I’ve used). That said, I am confident that I’ll eventually be able to get by in German and I want to share the resources I’ve used whilst they’re fresh in my mind. However, as with most things it’s completely possible to get the basics down and be well and truly on your way to learning German with a bit of passion, perseverance and practice.īefore I get stuck into what I used to get started, I want to add that I am by no means a fluent German speaker.
“It is not like studying German, where you mull along, in a groping, uncertain way, for thirty years…” – (Taming the Bicycle). Mark Twain’s various writings on German have me in hysterics every time I read them! To the best of my knowledge, no other language has inspired so many hilarious quotes about its difficulty. Words can be joined together with other words to explain something new (compound words) and the grammar is known to be difficult. On paper German is a pretty overwhelming language. Figuring out how to learn German can be a tough nut to crack.Įnglish has its roots in German but it’s been well over one thousand years since the English twig grew on the German branch in our language family tree – so the roots aren’t of enormous practical benefit.
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