So, one time I accidentally said “Noah’s Arch (but sounded like Arsch”) instead of “Arche Noah”. The person looked like they were trying to figure out what on earth I was talking about, and I could tell they were about to burst out laughing. But I kept a straight face and corrected myself like nothing had happened. 😂

Have you ever had a similar experience?

Hallo zusammen! Natürlich bin ich kein Muttersprachler und ich nutze keine KI, also entschuldigt mal bitte, wenn dieser Text voller Fehler ist.

Also, meine Partnerin is deutsche und wir reden auf Englisch, denn ich noch Deutsch lerne. Ich würde sehr gerne sowieso Wortspiele, Wortwitze, Flachwitze und/oder Kalauer lernen, weil Humor sehr wichtig für sie ist. Habt ihr Empfehlungen?

Ich bin interessiert auch daran, Wörter und Beispiele, die ähnlich klingen, zu lernen. Zum Beispiel, neulich habe ich bemerkt, dass Vleisch veganes Fleisch ist, weil V und F ähnlich ausgesprochen sind.

Vielen Dank vorab!

Hey, I am learning German and i found out from previous experience that I learn much better by reading good literature than listening to podcasts and videos on the internet (not saying that one learns better by doing it, but for me it works, because I am generally more invested). I wanted to know if any of you german natives could say to me, whether the following text is useful for modern German speaking. I am interested in this, because my English greatly improved after I read extensively a ancient greek author in English. My hope would be that reading in German a great German speaking author, whose books I read in English, I could naturally absorb German more easily and, in addition, acquire the level of refinement contained in his writing style (which, at least, in English, I am particularly fond of). In this way, I could have like an ideal way of speaking and strive for it, while knowing that it is not too formal and antique. Anyways, this is the text from one of my favourite german speaking authors, Max Nordau:

Was ist der letzte Zweck der Schule, allen Unterrichts wie aller Erziehung? Offenbar, das Leben durch Vertiefung, Bereicherung und Verschönerung desselben angenehmer zu machen, anders gesagt, das Wohlbefinden des Einzelnen und der Gesamtheit zu erhöhen. Darüber kann es nur eine Meinung geben. Die Pädagogen, welche die Aufgabe der Schule scheinbar anders umschreiben, gehen einfach nicht bis zu deren äußerstem Ziele, sondern bleiben unterwegs stehen. So wenn man sagt, die Schule habe den Charakter zu formen. Was heißt das, wenn man dieser Phrase auf den Grund geht? Man formt doch den Charakter nicht um seiner eigenen Schönheit willen oder um das Auge einiger Kenner zu erfreuen, wie man etwa eine Bronzebüste gießt und ziseliert, sondern im Hinblick auf eine Nutzwirkung! Ein tüchtiger Charakter, das ist Festigkeit in den Vorsätzen, Ausdauer in den Unternehmungen, Unerschütterlichkeit in den Überzeugungen, Treue in den Neigungen und Furchtlosigkeit in den nötigen Feindschaften, wird als eine gute Wehr und Waffe im Kampfe ums Dasein betrachtet; man setzt voraus, daß er den Sieg über Mitstrebende und Gegner erleichtert oder, wenn es einmal den Göttern gefällt, eine schlechte Sache triumphieren zu lassen, und die gute sich die Niederlage mit dem Gedanken an den Beifall Catos versüßen muß, dem Besiegten doch die Genugthuung gewährt, daß er mit sich zufrieden und gerade auf die Eigenschaften, die seine Niederlage herbeigeführt haben, stolz ist. Oder wenn es heißt, die Schule sei berufen, den Geist zu bilden, den Willen zu stärken, den Sinn für das Gute und Schöne zu entwickeln. Wozu das alles? Man bildet den Geist, damit er die Erscheinungen der Natur und Gesellschaft begreife, damit er die Freude habe, das Wesen und den Grund vieler Dinge wenigstens bis zu einem gewissen Punkte zu verstehen, damit er Gefahren vermeiden und Vorteile benützen lerne; man stärkt den Willen, damit er Schädlichkeiten aller Art vom Individuum fern halte; man entwickelt den Sinn für das Schöne und Gute, damit er dem Bewußtsein erfreuliche Eindrücke zuführe. Worauf läuft all das hinaus? Immer nur darauf, dem Individuum das Dasein angenehm zu machen.

By the way, I am right now in C1, but no matter how hard it is, I would like to improve my German. So, reading should never be a problem.

Thanks!

Hello,

I am learning German primarily through self-study and I have been trying to step up my efforts but have trouble with motivation sometimes. I’ve been wanting to incorporate it into my leisure time more and I like to read but I don‘t want to read books for small children. It might be too much for me at my current level but something around B1 or maybe even B2 level if books are even categorized in this way? I think reading something above my level would be good for growth if I study the vocabulary in it enough to understand the plot. Any recommendations on books or resources for finding books like this?

Also are there any free websites where I can watch shows in german with german subtitles? I figured that would be a good way to help with listening.

Any relevant resources are appreciated. Thanks a bunch

So i have given exam like 3 times and gotten marks like 55 45 and 42 i dont know where i not performing well because my marks are getting lower and lower i have cleared other three modules so if anyone can help me or suggest me where could i be wrong would be a great help for me.

I’m slowly learning German and I just learned “she fell/she fell down” but the app I’m using taught me it as “Sie ist hingefallen”

I’m not understanding why it’s using ist instead of hat for she has fallen?

Siehe nachstehende Anleitung. Macht euch keine Sorgen. Sie ist keine lange Anleitung. Vielen herzlichen Dank! :)

https://www.zippo.de/pages/wie-man-ein-zippo-feuerzeug-befullt?srsltid=AU7gw4WUwxLHl29V6JdzdJyCDfuzR-eHczgGs30xyxlPwCwJYhE3hVXI

Beispiele:
Der See
Die See

Der Kiefer
Die Kiefer

Der Leiter
Die Leiter

Wie nennt man grammatikalisch den Fachbegriff dafür?

Und gibt es auch solche Wörter für 3 Artikel? Das einzige was mir eingefallen ist:

Der Band
Die Band
Das Band

Wobei man hier "die Band" ja anders ausspricht und nur die Schreibweise gleich ist also zählt das vermutlich nicht.

Hii i have my b2 zertificat mit mir aber i want to start preparing for my telc c1 Prüfung now but i cant seem to find resources and where to begin with , if anyone can help me please do on what can i follow for written stuff and sprechen i would be grateful , also i will be starting my uni in 4 months i mainly want c1 for that but also for internship purposes too so will telc c1 hochschule work or i should appear for normal telc c1 only which is easier and whats the difference and if possible which resources are available for telc c1 online if someone can help please reach out in dm or reply here thank you ❤️

"...,wenn von den eigenen Bemühungen weder eine Veränderung noch ein Ergebnis erwartet wird, kann das..."

Oder

"...,wenn weder eine Veränderung noch ein Ergebnis von den eigenen Bemühungen erwartet wird, kann das..."

ive recently got a assimil german book but found out its better with audio as well to read along with does anyone have assimils german audio? book isbn 978-2-7005-0972-4 or if you have a recommendation of a better way to learn german while reading and listening simultaneously please do

I am just curious, do you guys have any made up german word(s) that made sense to you but actually doesn’t exist?

I had a small Vokabeln practice with my German Teacher and I always Translate Connection to Konnekterien. Why ? I don’t know! Although now I know its Verbindung but my German Teacher at that time was really confused why I kept using this non-existent word in all our classes.

I just need a little laugh while learning this language because I still need my sanity 😭

hello i recently got my b2 zertificat and i wanna start preparing for c1 now, i am 18M and mainly will start my university in 4 months time aber i want c1 exam to be done with for internships and job purposes during my university period so which one should i give? i want to give exam in jan or feb which one is easier i see hochschule has so many available spots in munich when compared to allgemein general so which one should i take? also does having c1 hochschule affect my internship chances when compared w allgemein or its similar only?

Thanks for the help on my past 2 questions.

I have been able to figure out how to talk about other articles of clothing but I am struggling with trainers/sneakers.

In my sentence below, I understand well that I need to use the accusative case when referring to the trainers (being plural) so my guess is that the sentence would go as so (if talking about white trainers/sneakers):

Ich trage eine weißen Turnschuhe

Is this correct?

Thanks in advance for any help

brauche jemanden, mit dem ich deutsch sprechen und üben kann. Also, ich freue mich daraif, neuen deutschen freunden zu finden

Honestly, I think I'm writing this partly for some moral support.
I've been learning German since 2024. Completely self-taught, starting from zero with no outside help, I've made it to B2. Because of that, my listening and reading are far stronger than my speaking and writing. I can follow native-level podcasts without pausing. Learning a language from scratch while working 9 to 6 has been one of the biggest challenges I've ever taken on.
But since August, between things in my personal life and at work, I just haven't been able to find the energy to study. While I'm trying to get through what's happening in my personal life, I also feel like I'm betraying myself. I've been feeling a bit lonely with all this, so I wanted to post here.
I'm not even sure what my goal is anymore. I used to want to move to Germany, but right now things like visa processes and finding a job feel overwhelming. Still, I want to get the Goethe C1 certificate. Achieving that would mean a lot to me, and it would feel like a really important accomplishment.
Have any of you gone through something like this? If so, how did you get out of it? Any advice would mean a lot.

So I want to write the the telc b2 exam.

I have stuided by myself these past 5 to 6 months. I feel and I am at b1 level. I feel I need to take up a course to get b2 level.

Can anyone recommend any such courses online/offline free/paid.

Should I take these courses or do I try hard and self study bymyself?

Will it just be all grammar? And what is meant by 'intensive course'?

i’m trying to learn declension and my issue is not as much learning by them heart, but more about spotting rapidly what the case is.

Is there like an app that shows you a sentence and asks you the role (case) of random words in that sentence so I can get better at it?

thanks

I decided to start with just one module because I’d had a few setbacks with tutors and honestly wanted to see where my German actually stood before committing to the full exam.
For preparation, I mainly used ChatGPT and the Projekt C1 book. ChatGPT helped me a lot with correcting my texts, improving grammar and sentence structure, practicing formal emails, and getting comfortable with useful C1-style phrases and connectors. With Projekt C1, I focused on exam-style tasks and getting used to the structure.
What helped me most was honestly repetition. I practiced the same formats again and again until the structure started feeling automatic, instead of trying to memorize overly complicated vocabulary.
My next goal is Sprechen, and after that I’ll work through the other modules step by step.
I’m still learning and definitely have a lot to improve, but this result gave me a really nice confidence boost 🥹

Hello everyone! I will be taking the B2 Telc Exam in the next Tuesday and Wednesday. I am writing this because I would like to ask for any last minute advice. I am quite nervous and anxious at the moment as the Day is approaching.

I would truly appreciate any advice or experiences you could share. Thank you so much, and good luck to everyone who is also preparing for the exam! 😊

Hallo Leute,

So my Telc A2.B1 exams is coming up. I have no problem with Hören, Sprechen und Lesen but Sprechen.

Does anyone know a way to practice and learn the Sprechen?? I don’t even know where to start from.

Hellllllppppp!!!!!