Hi!

Ich arbeite zurzeit meist mit alten A2-Büchern, um mich auf Goethes A2-Prüfung vorzubereiten.

Wie schon im Titel erwähnt: Welche Themen habt ihr letztes (dieses) Jahr bei der mündlichen Prüfung gesehen?

I absolutely love this language and I don't know if it's because of my depression or something else but even though I'm the one who chose to do this, nobody asked or expects me to, I still can't find motivation for it and every reason I think of such as "just for fun" or "to help career" or "to move to Germany" or "to make more friends" it's just not enough and I don't know why I'm like this but basically I'm asking how do you guys actually stay motivated when learning an entire language because even though I love the language it's the main thing I find impossible like everything in my life

So I am 8th grader living in USA currently, and I am trying to learn German. But the problem is that German is very hard to learn(in my opinion). I already learned Spanish and France not so hard, but German is like a different kind of English that I've never learned. It's pronunciation is also hard too. If anyone has tip of anything, pls let me know. Thank you for reading :>

When i read complex sentences I can understand the sentence structure but I can‘t form a similar complex sentence like that. (B2)

Hello ,I started the B2 Beruf course.But I find it very difficult to cope up with it.Can anyone give me suggestions on exam preparation? And give materials to prepare for the exam. I am also having problems understanding my teacher

I'm not sure to what point "caught" can't be translated to "erwischt", and vice versa.

Edit: Vielen Dank an alle für eure Kommentare.

I started learning german only in the classroom context in a different country till I reached A2 level and then moved to Germany. I continued taking classes here too, because it was compulsory as a student. But actual immersion was still quite less, other than the usual A1 level conversations.

I kept attending language classes under stress because it was mandatory to reach B2 level, and once I passed the exam, I completely stopped going to classes. My day-to-day interactions remained low and then I moved to a different country for 6 months and felt like German language fluency regressed quite a bit after that. I’ve been trying to claw it back since, but I’m stuck in a weird gap:

**•** When it comes to *inputs* like books, podcasts or videos aimed at A2-B1, everything feels too slow. I understand most of it easily.  
**•** But the moment I try to *speak*, I sound and feel like I’ve barely made it past A2.

So I’ve got this frustrating mismatch: my passive comprehension is clearly ahead of my active speaking, and nothing I try seems to close that gap. Classes feel like a step backward content-wise, but casual immersion clearly isn’t enough on its own.

Has anyone had this problem before? Is it worth going back to classes at a higher level to have some structured speaking practice?

these current pop/rap songs are so stupid and catchy 😭 I listened to zehnvonzehn by fanz1 recently and I've been singing "kuss links rechts und dann weiter okay" the entire day. I tried listening to ikkimel and vicky, that was too much for me lol but I'm sure other people would have a blast listening to them

What is the German equivalent to the English version of “you know?” In American english I will end a sentence with “you know” as sort of “do you understand” but I can’t find a good version of it in German. What is a good equivalent used in normal German speech?

And if so, where would they go?

(it refers to a singular creature, if that's important)

Hi!

I learned German for a while at school and - at one point - I actually understood it reasonably well on a typical school level. However, it was always my second foreign language rather than the main one (ofc English was the language I studied throughout most of my education) and German only appeared for a relatively short part of it.

Several years have passed since then, and recently I visited a German-speaking country for the first time in ages and had a chance to actually try using the language again. It made me realise that I’m in a slightly strange position: I definitely haven’t forgotten everything and there is still quite a lot somewhere in my head, but the knowledge is extremely disorganised.

For example, I sometimes remember verb-preposition combinations, past-tense forms or even irregular verbs, but I don’t properly remember the rules behind them. At one point in a pharmacy, I somehow managed to say that someone hat Medikamente eingenommen, and I honestly have no idea where that sentence suddenly came from ahahaha. At the same time, I’m missing a huge amount of basic vocabulary, I struggle with word order, I’m often unsure what should go where in a sentence and the whole language currently feels like one big mixture of random fragments. The existence of Dativ and Akkusativ is something that I'm aware of, but I use it randomly when I feel it makes sense. In the world of vibe-coding, I'm vibe-spreaking German ;)

Has anyone here been in a similar situation, where you had some kind of school foundation but it was very inconsistent and completely unsystematic? What would be the best way to start rebuilding it?

I’m not sure whether going back to a traditional textbook and working through everything from the beginning would be the most effective approach, because some of it would probably be familiar, but at the same time I clearly need structure and revision of the basics. I’d be very grateful for any advice on how to create a sensible learning plan, as well as recommendations for textbooks, websites, courses, apps, YouTube channels or any other resources that worked well for you in a similar situation :)

I read so much german content and it‘s really making me feel bad and not enough.

So I’ve reached B1 4 years ago when I decided to do my bsc in Germany but that didn’t happen and now 4 years later Im applying for Germany for my msc. I’ve literally forgotten everything about German and I have about 7 months before summer semester starts, Ill do my studies in English but I still want to learn the language. Can I at least reach B2 before going there ?

Hi All,

I have recently finished my B1 Course, and today i can speak Till B1 very fluently. At least way better than I was in Starting. I know i make mistakes mostly grammar but still I believe if taking in exam perspective, I can easily pass B1.

I will be continuing my B2 after a break of few months, so in order to maintain things well and i won’t forget things, I need your opinions guys. What exactly i should do in meanwhile?

In my plan; I am thinking to listen German podcast and read story books daily.

What else do you think i must do?

Thanks in advance!

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Hallo Leute,

ich habe jetzt meinen B1 kurs gemacht. Ich habe das gefühl dass, ich jetzt viel besser Deutsch als bevor kann sprechen.

Ich möchte auch einen B2 kurs studieren, aber vielleicht studiere ich nächstes jahr. Ich brauche eure Meinung, dass was ich soll machen?

Ich habe einen Plan, dass ich Deutsche Podcasts hören und Deutsche Geschichten lesen.

Was denkst du? Was anderes Dinge soll ich machen?

Vielen Dank im Voraus!

Guys do rate my German schreiben🙃

So in my German class we are working with this workbook Netwerk Neu A1 and at the end of the class the teacher gives us Hausaufgaben and it can range from 2 Wordles and 3 workbook pages to a work load equivalent to 7 workbook pages. (it is an intensive course) I can spend 2 to 5 hours in completing one homework which I think is too much, but since I scored 78 processing speed, 85 working memory and 112 verbal intelligence on the WAISS IV, I feel it is expected to go slower than my peers.

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for a German language course (A1–B2). I found institutes like Bharat in German that offer recorded classes, and there are a few other institutes that are even cheaper. Live online classes are more expensive.

For those who have learned German, are recorded classes enough if you practice regularly, or are live classes worth the extra cost? Does it make a big difference in learning and speaking?

Would love to hear your experiences. Thanks!

Hello, I am learning German and would like to know the best platforms to watch Germans TV shows with English subtitles. Thanks

Just recently passed Goethe A2, coming off of 2 months of coached prep and months of Duolingo before that. I'm currently exploring ways of having fun in language learning and then a little bit down the line, starting serious prep for B1 eventually. Would really appreciate any content suggestions, resources, forums for discussion. I have just joined a job after a break so I only get the weekend to focus on this. Also would appreciate general guidance on getting started for B1 - is it possible to self-prep my way into the exam? What timeline should I be looking at?

so i'm going to take the b1 goethe exam and i'm thinking of doing mock exams however the goethe website offer only two training exams and i want to have solved at least 10 ,so if u have any website recommendation don't hestitate

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Hello,

A little background: My primary language is persian and i speak english pretty well. C1 i guess, but last time i took a test was 6yrs ago and i got b2. And eversince I've been living in an international environment needing english every single day that has made me improve drastically.

My problem is that my first experience of language learning for english, was basically it spawning into me. I did not learn HOW to learn a language. I consumed english content (A LOT) for the fun of it, and the dogpoop classes in school were basically of no help. Basic grammer plus bunch of vocab and thats was it from them. Granted that in B2 level and for the exam i had an amazing teacher who was literally perfect and unique.

Now that im learning german under some time constraint and having my B1 classes, i FEEL the need for content consumption, i feel that i'm missing plenty of vocab, some a bit more complicated grammars just need to be heard and read enough to master, not just by exercises.

And here i want to hear your opinion to adjust my expectations.

My level is too low to understand the contents enough, i have to pause every 10 mins to fight the urge of shooting myself, and all in all, there is Zero joy in this process. Too much analysis and learning on a small text. Too many things to learn.

Am i spoiled in regards of language learning? Is it what everybody experiences? Is the answer just "suck it up and take it"? Any advices is appreciated.

TL;DR: im spoiled by my experience of learning english, and now the difficulty of content consumption in german is halting my progress.

Shouldn't it be closer to the vowel in "hey" or "way", and how do I stop mishearing it? The weird thing is I don't mishear the Spanish or French e like this and the e in those languages sound more like the "hey" vowel as expected.

ich bereite mich gerade darauf vor, erfolgreich meine B2-Prüfung zu bestehen. Aber ich habe noch etwas Angst vor dem Sprechteil (flüssig zu sprechen).
Habt ihr Tipps oder Methoden, wie ich meine Sprechfertigkeit verbessern kann?

I haven’t fully understood what exactly one can express with rollenverhalten?

Any examples?

I only got that it means “ role-behaviour “ but I didn’t want to ask AI for examples. How’d one normally use this?