Abigail's Favourite German Resources! | VEDF #12

[@yukouuu]

It's 4am and i am german wtf am i doing here

[@sparda11]

Caeleria Schlaf schön

[@albertosi87]

Watching how to learn German! 😂😂😂😂

[@angeliquecarter3502]

Love how short and sweet this video is! A lot of videos just try to sell a course/book, but this was SO helpful! Thank you:)

[@naomirace5133]

This was insanely helpful for me! Thank you so much! I'm a beginner learning German (very basic) and I wanted to know what books and other resource I could use to self teach and this is by far the best video I've seen on the subject!! Please keep making videos on German and German resources, they seem pretty scarce on youtube :)

[@KnowNoName3]

Naomi Race ich komme aus 🇩🇪

[@samchoi3304]

I love Complete German!! I got it today and i finished almost half of it. Its easy and super fun.

[@lavenderjul]

the peppa pig tip changed my language learning life

[@PolyglotProgress]

Welcome!! I'm glad you found Peppa useful!!

[@PolyglotProgress]

and the teach yourself book too but especially Peppa! lol

[@lucindagrant3588]

Olly Richards short story books have been great for me! I havent read the german ones yet but the russian ones have been great. There are summaries, vocab in each chapter, and comprehension questions to track your progress. The first book is for levels A2-B1 and then the second is B1-B2

[@PolyglotProgress]

I've been meaning to try those books out! Might get the Italian one at some point soon so thank you for the recommendation!

[@giorgiafrigerio933]

I don't even study German, but it's always nice to watch your videos :)

[@leoniee8992]

Giorgia Frigerio I am German and still watch it 😍😂

[@MouaTinMaghribi]

interesting points ,if anyone else is searching for learn German cd audio try Dalz Instant German Discovery (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my m8 got excellent results with it.

[@dipalishroff11]

Same here

[@arunarya8131]

Such kind of persons , nothing has to do with time.

[@litearely_no_one]

👍

[@pooshalok502]

I love this channel , you guys really inspire me to work harder

[@glitterface4504]

got myself the Complete German book a few days ago! ❤️ looking forward to start learning with it!

[@AfroLinguo]

how is your german going?

[@Ahmed-bm9xu]

What is the book name and how os your journey going?

[@arturorafael16]

Thank so much, I love this video, and your message about learning languages. I wish the best for you, have a good day!

[@jenalinguaphile]

I've recently been working my way through a writing style guide totally in Spanish to improve my own broken Spanish and it has helped loads! In the beginning it was difficult to understand, but I eventually got the hang of it. It really helped me understand how to more naturally construct complex sentences so I'm not stuck sounding like a basic robot. Maybe something like that in German would help you too?

[@maxens_is_here]

Hello, could you give us the title of this Spanish writing style guide, please? Thanks :)

[@jenalinguaphile]

Maxens Is Here Too! The one I'm using is Redacción Sin Dolor by Sandro Cohen 6th edition

[@angelsrosena]

I love learning languages by myself and now that my french has improved a lot I can’t wait to start learning German

[@giovanni0908]

Abigail, you (and Matt) would love the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe. It is such a gripping story. Although the first season is from the late 90s, the episodes are available on KZbin.

[@HarrySatchelWhatsThatSmell]

Thank you for getting to the info in a quick and concise manner. Danke.

[@stesan60]

I always found purchasing Langensheidt dictionaries usefull since they go both ways. German-English and English -German.

[@pareshlad7684]

I like your video about German language books . Really helpful. Nice job 👍.

[@PolyglotProgress]

Thank you!

[@DespicableGru]

Hey Abigail, can you do a video on your favorite like German youtuber, french youtuber... 😊

[@nyssatang1173]

My clients are pretty good at engligh, but it will bring me and them way much closer if I'm able to speak 🇩🇪

[@sendingloveandgoodvibes]

Could you do a video like that about Spanish? I really want to learn Spanish but I am so overwhelmed my the amount of resources that are out there. It would be nice to have a video about how you learned it and which books you found helpful 💕 I love your videos

[@SiriusScientist]

I recommend Deutsche Welle for video content and quizes that correspond to whatever level you are. They have videos on KZbin that go all the way to late B2 early C1. There are several other KZbin channels I like that are just native speakers making videos, but at my level I don't understand most of what they say. I have been using some print resources as well as slow German podcast, but for more advanced practice you could see if you have a German speakers or expats group on Meetup in your area. We have a few here in Boston, as well as a polyglot group that practices multiple languages with native speakers of those languages. For structured learning I've also been using the lingoda website, which is small group or one on one video meetings with native speakers. You could try some of those to up your level. Per class is really cheap and I've never had more than three other students in my classes (some group classes end up being solo too). Typical class size at my level has been me and one other person.

[@sheeliekittie9298]

Ciao lovely Abigail! How are your language studies these days? I am so inspired and happy to see this video as I'm taking a 'week challenge' to see how I like the German language. Ugh the grammar seems a nightmare so I've heard. anyways thank you for the book ideas bc they seem the best. How is your ASL BTW I'm so in love with this language =)

[@amanwithoutname4]

Dankeschön

[@polyglotjake]

Thanks for the great suggestions

[@Victoria-qb3dr]

A native speaker who bought the German Tutor book for her boyfriend who is learning German warned that the book contains some Austrian German so just be careful because that could cause some confusion.

[@iamsurvivorgod]

do you have any tips and tricks about germen listening skill? i've been studied german for year but i still don't good at it.

[@kristenmalick-hatta4300]

I just bought the Teach Yourself Complete German book and unfortunately they have started using a new paper for the book which is shiny and hard to make notes on with a pencil...the old books were easy to write in and I miss them. But randomly the Teach Yourself Complete Norwegian is in a bigger book format and with paper that is easy to write on...do you know what edition you bought of the Complete German? I kinda want to look online for the older editions 😝

[@joblessjulia5350]

You should do more videos of you speaking them!

[@metaverseplayer]

Thanks for the video!

[@IRLVaporwave]

Vielen dank!

[@gustavotolaba6836]

A wonderful video!

[@seanlennart4740]

Is there a „must have“ book (series) that is written in German? I look at my GF’s course books and they seem like the educational fart that we had in the German school system. She just recently took the B2 test and wants to strengthen her skills (for example for Japanese language learners, everybody heard of either Genki or Minna no Nihongo, for French there is Assimil…).

[@PolyglotProgress]

I recently started using the Aspekte Neu books and really like them!

[@seanlennart4740]

@@PolyglotProgress Thank you for the tip, I will look into it :)

[@daverd6434]

Can you make a list of the books you like to read to improve your german, not actually learning books, but some like "harry potter" ....

[@akemap4]

I am Brazilian, and I’m also interested in german. This video will be very useful for me.

[@OLee82]

Check out Easy German on youtube if you don't already know it.

[@PassionforDreaming]

I'm not learning German but I was curious to see which books you were using that could be applied to other languages. I really want to check out Teach Yourself since it seems to have good reviews!

[@ricardoestrada5837]

Thank you. 👏

[@divylearns7966]

Omg Peppa Pig!! This was so helpful for me with German!

[@shrutijangra2237]

How to get complete german book online as pdf

[@shanenanigans27]

We watched Extr@ in Spanish 2!!!! I loved it, binge watched the whole thing :3

[@Howtogetfluent]

Always interesting to see other people's favourite resources. I started German (ages ago) with an earlier version of Teach Yourself German - also by Paul Coggle. Do you like Assimil, by the way? I didn't use Assimil for German but have for other languages (but always as a supplement to a more conventional course book). For Upper Intermediate, I've used Mittelpunkt. There's stacks of audio-visual for all levels on the Deutsche Welle website, if you google Deutsche Welle Deutsch lernen you'll get there.

[@Howtogetfluent]

yes, he's been at it for ages as well!

[@Howtogetfluent]

I tend to do the same thing. Just picked up the old version of Catalan on a trip to Aberystwyth over the weekend....thinking of doing a quick "book haul" vlog on my channel :) TY change their format so often but as you say, sometimes it's just the cover/layout. They have too many different books for each lang, though, in my opinion.

[@RTJ9T9]

Thank you this helped me so much !

[@alessiab426]

What do you think about german grammar drills? I am a beginner amd it has been gifted to me, bit I haven't started using yet because I am not sure if it s a good book or if I should use another one...

[@joanp2220]

ANKI is also a good resource. Nice video, thanks

[@alfonsobifulco-of6oc]

Io uso Assimil e colloquial per tutte le lingue

[@armanhrelja8318]

Hey Abigail , i would like you to recommend german101pod , i find it really useful.

[@alessiab426]

I am actually curious to know if it s good or bot. I have read some reviews online criticizing their pronounciation, bit I am a beginner so I don t really know....

[@samwillee4197]

@@alessiab426 Yeah I paid for it I found it to be pretty shit and a complete waste of my time.

[@theShejin]

@@samwillee4197 Could you please explain in greater detail why?

[@susanblawhorne3427]

Great info except u ran threw showing the book and didn’t mention authors. Interested in knowing that😊

[@oscarantoniohenriquezquint2737]

Have you seen the video info?

[@TheJesusNerd40]

I like all these recommendations and was wondering about the tutor book. I've never used these before. What are the strengths and weaknesses?

[@PolyglotProgress]

I have a review of it up on my channel with the strengths and weaknesses!

[@benceerdesz4008]

Great video! :) I'm looking for ways to improve my German listening besides series/films. Do you know any websites/apps/strategies that worked well for you?

[@PolyglotProgress]

Taking conversation classes, watching KZbin videos, podcasts, trying to listen to song lyrics for meaning, and the radio are all great!

[@luisvasquez812]

Pepa Pig FOREVER !

[@PolyglotProgress]

I'm Peppa's #1 fan

[@kimberlynorton]

My Teach Yourself German book looks so much smaller than your book does.

[@forgetthes5824]

Does anyone know where I can get pdfs of these books? They are way to expensive here where I live and my funds are non-existent

[@kimberlynorton]

Abigail, are you liking the German Tutor book now? Have you spent more time with it yet?

[@cloudslady3400]

Me watching this while I still can’t pronounce “ ich ”

[@Ricky-vl8ji]

Any review on collins german grammar book?

[@maxens_is_here]

Abigail, I'm curious, why were you disappointed in Enjoy German? Personally, I liked it, but I've not finished it (mainly due to CDs being awkward to use: I need to turn on my computer every time I want to study or find a working CD player... or put it on my smartphone/mp3 player)

[@markmussunga]

Thanks, poly-friend! :)

[@ProGamer-kj3bx]

How i get that books in Pakistan

[@leoniee8992]

Are the 'teach yourself' books also available for Swedish? Btw cool video😊

[@giovanni0908]

Leonie E Yes, Teach Yourself makes books in many languages. They have Swedish. A new edition is actually coming out this summer, I think. (Although the older books are just as good.)

[@zlayaports2886]

I’d love if Matt could do this for Norwegian because my friend and I want to start learning the language and we’d love the help!

[@kayleenjoy3072]

😍 I have also German phrases and dictionary 🙊❤️ I just started reading and understanding those words.. 😊 this vid so helpful. DANKE ❤️😘

[@Pr1ncessYak]

would you guys recommend the Language Hacking Teach Yourself books by Benny Lewis?

[@petebro5475]

Did you have subtitles when watching those shows?

[@PolyglotProgress]

+Pete Bro No -A

[@kimberlynorton]

I remember the TYS Spanish seemed to have audio that did not go well with what was written. Is it the same with their German?

[@Semmelkopf]

This gorgeous Girl is a angel. Wow!

[@Kender591]

I loove extra,I used to watch it Spanish and it's really funny

[@PolyglotProgress]

It's great!

[@31jameshamilton]

With all these German grammar books that you have been studying, can you speak German?

[@edanclow138]

cooles Video, das ich Deutsch liebe

[@erdemsk3023]

Can someone write the names of tv series that she mentioned?

[@franmoreno441]

Cool video! Ich lerne auch Deutsch. Ich liebe die Langendscheidt Grammatik Bücher. Es gibt ein Buch für jede Stufe. Ich habe A1 , A2 und B1 gemacht. Sie sind kurz und ich finde sie super.

[@stesan60]

Ha! I just posted about the Langendscheidt dictionaries. lol.

[@кек-щ8ь]

It's sad that I'm from Russia and I can't just buy these books from magasin

[@mohamadmerhi9277]

May I recommend a book (novel) called Tintenherz (Inkheart) by Cornelia Funke if you are at an advanced german level (as in B1 ) it's part of a trilogy too if you end up liking it.

[@PolyglotProgress]

+Mohamad Merhi I've heard of these books but never read any of them, and I never knew they were originally German! They look perfect for what I want level wise and since they're originally German, so thank you! -A

[@mohamadmerhi9277]

Herzlich Wilkommmen und viel Glück!😊! Yeah they are originally german stories as so I have recently found out. To be honest it is kind of hard to find foreign books in their native languages because most of them would be already translated into English.

[@luciazito5239]

I read the first book when I was B1 and it was a really good book for that level! It teaches you a lot of words, too, but you don't get lost and you can follow the story pretty well.

[@Dannykhc]

When I first started: the free (now outdated) German language course that was used by the Foreign Service Institute; the old Aufenhalt in Deutschland textbook (2 volumes) What I am using now for listening practice with transcript: For short passages of dialogue: A1/A2 - Prüfungsvorbereitung kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4TdiZiKhKihmLc to be followed by similar listening practice videos What I am using now for longer passages of dialogue for listening practice with transcript:: Deutsch lernen mit Dialogen kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaqkcqFsabOehsk to be followed by similar listening practice videos What I used first for reading practice: the children's novel - Emil und die Detektive What I am using now for reading practice: - The first 12 volumes of Asterix comics German language edition along with the English language version - The German translation of Bill Bryson's book Notes from a Small Island: Reif for die Insel, England for Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene, along with the original English edition All input for now for me, I'm afraid

[@micdrop4K]

those eyes!! left me hypnotised..

[@arsalsingh9516]

I want learn german

[@PolyglotProgress]

You totally should! Good luck!

[@joel230182]

i watched Peppa Pig when i stared learning french!

[@PolyglotProgress]

It's such a great tool!

[@lisettelachat1870]

How long has alibgal been learning German and Bulgarian, anyone know ? :)

[@PolyglotProgress]

+Lis Berryka German on and off for almost 2 years And then I started learning Bulgarian a year and a half ago but it's been more off than on with studying that -A

[@lisettelachat1870]

Polyglot Progress I have so much sympathy for you learning Bulgarian it's a hard language and if you take breaks it's hard to get back on . I'm only studying polish and had so many breaks it saddened me. God knows how you maintain all your languages and college work ... polyglot super powers I think 💪👍💖

[@zacc.7206]

I’m gonna use this video and apply it to my Russian learning... Russian is absolutely killing me at the moment 😀😖😭😭

[@lisettelachat1870]

Zac C. I feel you it the same with polish :)

[@omarsabry9489]

I know I am more than 2 years late, but I have a question. Is Russian harder than German?

[@nanamkheidze2412]

Omar Sabry ofc it is 😄

[@chickenwings273]

this is nice plz make more im learning german now

[@ferreiraisabella]

i loved this video, mainly when you recommended peppa pig haha

[@PolyglotProgress]

Nothing but love for Peppa

[@jukelox9292]

Hi there, anyone with experience with Assimil German can advise if that's Assimil material - y2u.be/tCjfIIPrwSM? I wanna buy this one but don't know what product it is. Thx!

[@megjames895]

I wanna see Matts Favorite resources

[@TauroChuck]

I would say self tutoring is difficult.Atliest for the basic level A1one must take classes to put the basics right. There are two advantages one you get a good head start and Goethe format Deutsche als Fremdsprache courses use a well structured Book for learning so that you learn stepwise and contextwise. After A1 self learning us easy as German us generally read as it's written unlike English. I would recommend Themen Aktuelle and Klett by Heuber Verlag and Langenscheidt as these are books from German course designers and boy they have engineered them well. Audio Video inclusive. One has to reach B1 level to get some fluency in speech.

[@stevens5237]

Hi, where can I watch Peppa the Pig in German? Thanks :)

[@acuervo006]

I got it here in KZbin. Put peppa pig deutsch. I got it for my son we were learning together and I learned a LOT

[@kvn-sb7yl]

Hallo mich interessiert:, stimmt es das es für euch richtig schwer ist deutsch zu lernen ? You can translate this in Google

[@jamesmackenzie1336]

These would be my worse books for German. Although I do like the way your voice goes all croaky at the end of a sentence. Thank you

[@Me-lb8nd]

Jeez, I hate that "vocal fry" that so many young women use. That and their nasal quacking drives me up a wall. I wonder if they carry it over when speaking in a foreign language...?

[@muhinyi]

These would be my worse books for German. -> Agreed!

[@muhinyi]

The505Guys you may start European language studies using the common European Framework (CEFR), from A1 to C2. Search for A1 textbooks and workbooks, with audio listening and writing exercises, and also a grammar book on upper levels. Type “Deutsch A1” on Amazon and you will find good examples.

[@shanenanigans27]

Why did you not like "Enjoy German"

[@moviesync3131]

You look like that boy from the good doctor.

[@Rainerjgs]

Ich vermisse einige Beispiele in deutscher Sprache!

[@zwwx2142]

You are so beautiful 👋 , me gustan tus videos para mejorar mi comprensión en el idioma inglés

[@Евгений-х9д7й]

Ты учишься в университете языкам?) или просто для себя?

[@chelos5]

I think Assimil better than teach yourself.

[@tarshe12]

I watched Peppa pig too! Highly recommend

[@Евгений-х9д7й]

Какая для тебя конечная цель в изучении языков?

[@loydareth1877]

Guten Morgen Lehrerin Ich liebe mich gerne deutsche Sprache lernen. Ich spreche ein bisschen deutsche Sprache . Kann Ich mit dir deutsche Sprache lernen? Liebe Grüße loydareth aus Kambodscha (Angkor Wat Tempel)

[@ares-fe6mm]

u have a beautiful eyes

[@victorstroganov8135]

Lala Boy thanks

[@Tom-ml3tn]

🇱🇷 🇩🇪

[@isaacpalacios8921]

Add English subtitles to all videos I wanna understand better

[@sapphirelewis1389]

Isaac Palacios Press the three dots at the top right hand of the screen and press on captions and it will show automatic subtitles in English. 😃

[@sajidcreativo]

You look sweet

[@Евгений-х9д7й]

Я увидел украинский флаг )))) Спасибо за рекомендации

[@victorstroganov8135]

Евгений я увидел и сразу ушёл

[@mac1024]

If you stick to these books, your German will never improve. I watched your 2020 video where you speak - you are not even close to lower intermediate level. Instead of these kind of books you should work with "Schritte", "Aspekte" and so on. These books are designed for people learning German in Germany and have more vocabualry, exercises, grammar explanations, audio content. Furthermore you should find someone to practise with to tighten what you learn.

[@PolyglotProgress]

I’m guessing this video and that German video you watched might be some of the first videos you watched from me so I’ll clarify some stuff just in case other new people come across this comment! This video is from 2018, I finished these books a long while ago and don’t really use textbooks or courses anymore for my German, it’s all using native content and talking things over with my tutor. I’d be interested in knowing what it is that gave you that impression of my German from my 2020 video! I have an intermediate level based on some placement tests and also the views of multiple tutors, but those are also people that have a better gauge of my speaking etc than just in a short video filmed after not speaking for a long time, so I’d love to know what I could improve! I’m not really using textbooks anymore as I said, but I’ll check out the 2 you recommended!

[@PolyglotProgress]

Also, I don’t ever recommend sticking with the same resources forever. It’s always important to have your materials and methods grow alongside you so you can continue to improve.

[@jameswilliam5247]

German is one of the worst language to learn ! Trust me

[@делина-к1п]

please make video about Italian resources💚🤍❤ especially online and free💖 love you

[@PolyglotProgress]

It's on my list of videos to make!