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00:00 Intro
01:18 German is harsh
05:20 German grammar is hard
07:41 Know English can help you learn German
08:54 Learning German is useless, English is enough
No matter whether you agree or disagree with me on these points, please write in the comments!
If you want to learn German by youself, check out this step by step guidance video:
• How to learn German? R...
If you are interested the history and evolution of the German language, you can check out this video:
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[@marco_time2relax]

I am German and it is very interesting to see our language from your perspective 😉

[@raniericampos9050]

I study deutsch and i find it beautiful 😊

[@YousefsEnglish]

Ich lerne Deutsch aber ist es sehr schwierig❤😅

[@arieltineo7392]

Ich mag Deutsch weil eine schöne Sprache ist​@@YousefsEnglish

[@CristianoRonaldo-ke7vg]

​@@YousefsEnglishGerman ist easy

[@caiovinicius5204]

​@@CristianoRonaldo-ke7vgthat's what he said

[@user-nq6hy2tm2z]

Every Language Sounds Harsh When You Speak It In A Harsh Way

[@zoe.languages]

Exactly

[@Icarus_falls-by2eb]

Of course

[@fatmedaher6677]

As an Arab I totally agree . Arabic can sound so harsh and agressive or so sexy and smooth depending how and who is speaking

[@user-nq6hy2tm2z]

@@fatmedaher6677 انا عربي!

[@user-nq6hy2tm2z]

@@fatmedaher6677 انا عربي

[@afjo972]

Languages aren’t judged based on their sounds but based on how the image of their countries

[@arnodobler1096]

no it´s Hollywood

[@bojanapavlovic294]

German is a fascinating language, the bad rep comes from the culture and mentality more, and the attitudes German people have towards anybody speaking on a level lower than C2, ignoring the fact that it takes time and practice to reach C2 level. I have found that many foreigners completely lose the confidence and will to speak and learn, just because they're tired of being looked down upon when speaking. This is what I've been told by many foreigners. German interpretation, unfortunatelly, was that many of the forreigners are not interested to learn and not willing to integrate. I find this fact sad, especially because I love the German language, and grammar of German the most. 😊

[@vestvood7333]

As a German myself, I suspect what the people you spoke to experienced depends a lot on which area they've lived in. I live in a fairly large city in the north and it's completely normal here to speak to people with less than perfect German on a daily basis. I've had a few friends who were definitely scared of "being looked down upon" when they started using their newly acquired German in the wild, but that something like that really happens I've rarely heard of. But I can imagine this happening in more rural areas or generally somewhere with fewer immigrants.

[@TheSteakLP]

@@vestvood7333 *cough* east germany *cough*

[@Bobby56288]

I’m a foreigner with a B2 level of German and I completely agree with what you said. It’s an isolating experience

[@alfredotejedaortiz304]

Excelent video. Thanks for sharing, you inspire me to learn more languages. You ate awesome!

[@anisgx4203]

You are so Amazing Zoe ❣️

[@Deutsch285]

Danke schön Zoe für Ihre Hilfe.

[@mustafakamal642]

After long waiting you have presented this preccious video dear sister.lovely thanks from bangladesh.stay blessed.

[@ekesandras1481]

Charles V.'s native language was Dutch/Flemish, as he grew up in Gent in today's Belgium. When he was only two years old, his parents left for Spain and left him in the hands of tutors and governesses. There are doubts that he ever spoke what we would call today German. At the famous dispute which he had with Martin Luther at the Reichstag, he needed a translator.

[@markschoning5581]

Which, by the way, was totally different as the protestant propaganda portrayed it. For example Martin Luther never used the words „Hier stehe ich und kann nicht anders“-Here I stand, I can do no other

[@williamhehemann3887]

Wonderful video as always! I hope to learn German someday.

[@ligonapProduktion]

Eine sehr gute Einführung bzw. Überblick über unsere großartige Sprache. Dafür einen Daumen rauf. 👍

[@user-ii2zb2vq7b]

Dankeee Zoeee💚

[@kesyanavli708]

Zoe, can you make videos like this about the languages you have learned?.... BTW, thank you for your video, Zoe; this is very helpful for me🥰

[@stucky101]

Zoe, you are the only polyglot I actually watch. Your stuff is always neutral and informative. BTW. you have the most unique English accent I've heard. Just a slight Chinese leftover but just enough to make it charming ❤ Dein Deutsch ist Klasse !!

[@CrisTryingToBeProductive]

That accent thing instead of being a flaw it's really a good point, who wants to learn from someone who makes things look perfect and unrealistic?

[@caiovinicius5204]

​@@CrisTryingToBeProductivehe said it as a compliment

[@CrisTryingToBeProductive]

@@caiovinicius5204 Am I saying the opposite? I'm able to understand by myself what they meant.

[@YousefsEnglish]

Danke schön ❤

[@diegoreif9215]

Danke for the video ❤️ I want learn German language.

[@user-zj5hz5ub9y]

Bastante informativo este vídeo para quem deseja aprender o idioma Alemão, ou mesmo outro idioma. Muito bom Zoe...🌟

[@lithiumpoisoning8677]

I am currently learning Spanish and understood this comment completely lol. I didn't even realize it was Portugese until I saw quem

[@Wen-KC]

Zoe looks fit in the video. Keep it up. BTW, German framework is definitely a challenge to me

[@languagecollectionchannel9682]

Thank you 💕 teacher ❤

[@Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge]

Danke, I agree, that not to be on stereotypes as jokes as for Russian as well, no doubt that Slavic languages are hard but I didn't find it harsh.

[@tatli2]

I who just started learning Russian and German at the same time

[@protonmarine3047]

Thanks alot for your nice video and wish you all the best dear...

[@trinidadbaranao7728]

I'm loving learning German !!

[@elinaebrahimi679]

Very good, thank you❤💕

[@mirjamm4282]

Unfortunately we Dutchies struggle with the 4 cases too ( we don't have them in Dutch) as well as with some advanced grammer stuff🙈. But the syntax is quite similar and it is (usually) easier for a Dutch person to pronounce the German sounds 😅

[@word20]

I have spoken German since childhood. When I started learning German in school I found the German grammar easy, because you only have few exceptions in the grammar rules while in English you have many exceptions when it comes to grammar rules. When one of the Germanic languages is your native language then German is easy to learn, because you have many similarities in the Germanic languages also in the grammar.

[@hamzireal9119]

i watch this because you make it i live you ❤❤❤❤❤

[@ayushmourya2831]

I'm interested in learning languages especially German ones and find difficulty but now know the reality. Thanks Zoe 😊

[@Emmanuel_with_Friends]

Thanks Zoe

[@Tinyy-Bubbles]

As a German I thought that the stereotype of the language sounding harsh derived from war movies. I don’t know why propaganda was this aggressively pronounced in WW2, but in foreign entertainment it seems to have stuck.

[@patriceesela5000]

You're not wrong. That's where it does stem from

[@mgr1go]

Thank you very much Zoe. I started to learn German because of your help 🫶🏻

[@user-wq5kn4cz2v]

Thanks ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@AlonzoLuceroSalazar]

Hey, Zoe. Honestly, I have no interest in learning German at this time but I still found your video delightfully informative. Good to know German has feminine and masculine nouns just like Spanish (and neutral, too!). Peace ✌️

[@mutyabanduggu8399]

Danke schön

[@landersonmiguel2255]

Im from Brazil and i started to learn german some mounths ago, but im stucked in the german cases right now. If you could share some infos about books, tips, etc that you have used to learn how to use the cases, it would help me a lot

[@anyway0._.0]

hi zoe 💗

[@fromsamuraitoscience7184]

Great info. Checked the lingoda prices: cost per month about the same as university tuition fees in my country

[@Fatmaelzhraa4]

I've just started level B2 in German. And I'm learning German since it's my major and also in my country German speakers have really great job offers. ig I'm used to German grammar right now, but the biggest mistake i did was delaying practicing speaking.

[@raychat2816]

I think the stereotype about German sounding “harsh” comes more specifically from native English speakers, not everybody, and then Hollywood did the rest which is why some other people seem to agree to it at first. My first encounter with the German language was in poetry not a Hollywood rendition of countless different nazi army personnel who are always screaming and angry … More Importantly there aren’t enough languages to learn to express just how beautiful this woman is

[@dancastro78]

I'm learning for 3 years english, espanhol, french, italian a little bit japanese and korean

[@maxducoudray]

German is low on my list of languages, but I’ll always click on a Zoe video!

[@turkishentertainment5309]

I've been learning German for 2 years with gaps but still I am stuck at B1 level and the reason is not just inconsistency but also the listening content that I don't find on KZbin meanwhile I have already learned Turkish and Spanish in less time by listening the right/targeted content

[@CrisTryingToBeProductive]

I relate to this, if content is not appealing there's certain resistance to have contact with the language.

[@ismatsalmanov7574]

B1is the level of German which most of learners stuck in. If you pass it you will have progress very fast in next levels.

[@turkishentertainment5309]

@@ismatsalmanov7574 Thank you for your reply at least I get to know that I am not alone

[@marinasales6482]

hii, nice video! could you share the link of your anki decks related to german?

[@ziyadasmr6182]

I love language Germane I wish speaking Germane I’m challenge myself 1year and App duo-lingo

[@alanlee3809]

Beautiful Zoe

[@TheSteakLP]

2:53 tbf we do have "umfahren" which can either mean driving over something/somebody or driving around something/somebody, so complete opposites. The only difference is in the pronounciation ùmfahren is driving over someone/something, umfáhren is driving around someone/something.

[@CrisTryingToBeProductive]

That's an advantage for Spanish speakers, we can tell apart three words that are written the same except for the stress on certain syllable.

[@persian639]

I am learning German and I should say that it's really enjoyable. But as a Persian whose mothertongue is Persian and second language is English and also knows a lot about Arabic I can say that I've never had any trouble in communicating through my first and second languages which are both neutral and I don't know why many of Germanic languages are obeying the ancient regulations and make everything harder for themselves and even for us who are learning it😂. I mean look at Old English, it was also a three gendered language and too much close too Old German but it has changed and has become an efficient useful and also easy to learn language.

[@PayiloGonlo]

My native languaje is Spanish, Rigth now I learn English. A lot of people said me that if you can speak English and Spanish, the germany was easy for me. PD: My level write is very low yet.

[@ingilizceyebiradm9167]

The most important one is how to set time for the language learning.people may have no as much time as you do .

[@kylegrubb3531]

EMILY IN PARIS MENTIONED ☺️☺️

[@boujaddouabdellah8036]

Als Arabischmuttersprachler habe ich von Anfang an herausgefunden, dass es viele Ähnlichkeiten zwischen die Arabische Grammatik und der deutschen wie zum Beispiel . Nom, Akk, Dat, Gen. مرفوع، منصوب، مجرور، مضاف.

[@eyenille]

da war wieder der kugelschreiber. ^^

[@TIKRelaxingMusic]

Wonderful 💕 nice Sharing...✨ Have a great day...☘

[@murata.k.3264]

i speak fluently german as so like mother tongue beside to my native language Turkish

[@momijiso9535]

Ich bin Deutsche und dabei türkisch zu lernen. Und ich weiß nicht, warum man sagt türkisch ist leicht. Es fällt mir soo schwer😩

[@galore777]

​@@momijiso9535who says it's easy? If you want to know more than beginner level, it's hard

[@momijiso9535]

Many people say it‘s easy. And that’s what took my motivation away sometimes. But I still try, because I love the language🫶🏻

[@murata.k.3264]

@@momijiso9535 i could help. Ansonsten yes, it is easy.

[@kamolnomnaithum8566]

Have you ever learnt Thai grammar? I thought it was hard as the same German although I’m a Thai native person.

[@ArifKhan-pz8dd]

Hi

[@scvrvmxuche]

german language is the best, I like the german language because of the length of the words 🖤❤️💛

[@user-ws1tz4zu3l]

You probably mean the length of the sentences and not the words. Let me show this by comparing german and english with turkish: 1) Turkish: "Ayrılamayacağım." German: "Ich werde nicht gehen können." English: "I won't be able to leave" 2) Turkish: "Savaşmamalıydın!" German: "Du hättest nicht kämpfen sollen!" English: "You shouldn't have fought!" 3) Turkish: "Bereketlendirilmeseydiler!" German: "Wären sie nicht gesegnet worden!" English: "If they were not blessed!" 4) Turkish: "Zıplattırabilemeyeceklermiydiler?" German: "Konnten sie es nicht springen lassen?" English: "Couldn't they make it jump?" 5) Turkish: "Acıkmayabilirler." German: "Sie werden vielleicht keinen Hunger bekommen." English: "They may not get hungry." Of course, there are some nouns in German that can be long, but they are rare in normal usage. The longest German word I know of is "Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft", a fictional word used as a humorous example of long German words. It was coined in the 1930s by the writer Friedrich Karl Waechter.

[@scvrvmxuche]

@@user-ws1tz4zu3l i know the longest german word i knew it before years

[@DanyCruzSaav]

It is probable that across different cultures, especially but not specifically limited to American culture, the German language gets the stereotype it has because of that man (I think everyone should be able to tell who I’m speaking of without naming) and they come to think that many Germans speak with the same tone/same way and therefore come off as naturally intimidating. But I bet that many such people who thought this way before, as soon as they begin to learn and get more familiar and accustomed to German whether through language apps like Duolingo, Busuu or Memrise, etc… or hear German teachers teach them through online personal courses like wonderful Zoe, soon realize how heavily accented his German actually was and that the language isn’t actually meant to be spoken that way unless you’re trying to sound intimidating on purpose. I have had a good experience so far learning German and even took a 10 day trip to Vienna this past October in which I tried to speak German about 95% of the time despite only having learned for around 5-6 months at that time, and I was able to feel comfortable speaking when ordering my own food or asking for help with directions or in shops and attractions. Thank you for making this video ❤❤

[@zoe.languages]

Amazing! Thank you for sharing your insight 🥰

[@galore777]

Germany isn't small, and there are people who speak German in other countries. Of course there will be different accents, dialects. One person's speech shouldn't define the language

[@DanyCruzSaav]

@@galore777 yes of course, I didn’t mean accented in terms of region, as even his southern Bavarian accent was still German anyways, but I mean accented as in adding his own twist to it in order to sound as this prophetic voice who also wanted to intimidate his adversaries at the same time. This is mostly speaking of the heavily dramatic rolls of the letter R that he would do, and many people think that Germans really pronounce that letter this way in words until they start learning the language and how it’s truly naturally spoken, and while it may be done so in some parts maybe (I’m not too sure if there are regions that do so) I just can’t imagine they do it as dramatically because the main reason you would do something like that is to add intimidation to your voice. It would be like if you did the same rolling the r with every word that has an R in it, so obviously and dramatically in English in America even though Americans don’t do that, it would almost sound so fantastical and comical even if such a speaker was himself American, that it would be associated with some accent. I couldn’t imagine anyone then thinking that it would be normal in American or how most Americans speak, as at least I have never heard an English speaker talk in such a way.

[@Learn_with_me281]

i have started learning german recently it seems tough at beginning i wonder how can i speak german one day?

[@zooropa414]

Some people might view German as harsh, but i have always viewed it as strong and expressive

[@streetsarecold]

when listening to beatrice egli, german sounds pretty mild

[@user-id6lk4do5c]

What do you think about learning Russian language

[@DE-iv8if]

Ich finde Deutsch seltsam / schwierig. Auch weil es einem die Deutschen selbst, nicht gerade leicht machen. Zum Beispiel ist es relativ schwierig, geeignete Inhalte zu finden, um Deutsch, durch zuhoeren, verstehen zu lernen. In Deutschland wird im Radio oft vor allem englische Musik gespielt. Und Deutsche sprechen wirklich sehr gerne alle moeglichen Sprachen, nur absolut kein Deutsch mit einem... :(

[@Syinwaq]

Oh das tut mir leid, aber immerhin, also davon gehe ich aus, dass du trotzdem niemals aufgeben wirst und fleißig weiter lernen wirst. Und dein Deutsch sieht gar nicht schlecht aus.😊

[@Tinyy-Bubbles]

Du findest deine Leute noch! Hast du dich schon auf Discord-Servern angemeldet, um Sprachpartner zu finden? Dort findest du Deutsche, die dafür offen sind. Im Alltag hat man es als Sprachenlerner leider schwieriger

[@eliezair]

i liked your video 😍

[@alizhsz3163]

As an Iranian, it's surprising for me that you found Persian grammar easy. It's hard even for us XD .

[@jyh9307]

Does someone wanna language exchange too learn Dutch by any chances?? Soo i will teach Dutch for exchange teaching me german:)

[@anvarsayfullayev2514]

❤❤❤

[@starnino-mj4yg]

What AI tools are better for correcting our journals??

[@Kulak-tr]

I use chatgpt

[@craftingweirdo6498]

Do arabic next please!

[@sanazintheuniverse]

Danke Xiexie merci

[@Hebamagdy43]

For me, German is not so difficult as French. The sounds and spelling of French is so confusing.

[@Purplegiant1997]

Why did u change the thumbnail

[@epifanee344]

She changed the title twice. I think Germans are attacking her

[@Demir673]

Merhaba İngilizceyi sizden öğrenmek istiyorum bu mümkün mü teacher ..

[@behzadparsa]

👍

[@AyaanleCabdi-nt4dy]

I see it interesting, but if you don't work there, or study etc then there is no benefits except for saying I speak German as well . But good luck those who will learn , saayo nabad galyo

[@Ayden9705]

🎉❤

[@inhchiennguyen8103]

Did he say : ambulance 🚑😂. I have learn this word today Lmao

[@Bohmati]

What a videooo

[@AthanasiosJapan]

Friedrich Nietzsche, the most influential German philosopher. He deserves to be mentioned in a video about the German language.

[@joshuaking5236]

why are you so 优秀

[@Zhra_0825]

انا عربية و احب اللغه الالمانيه و اوّد تعلمها، بسبب ابي الذي كان يحب كره القدم الالمانيه فورثت ذلك عنه 🤍💥. و سأتعلم بعضاً منها في هذه العطله الصيفيه ⭐.

[@bugrametekaya1299]

I am looking for a partner to learn English and I would be happy to help my partner learn Turkish.

[@zeiddouak9833]

May GOD Enlightens you more ans more [ with concret contexts , with more practice , they just become natural when you speak

[@tonytecnology9333]

Y esta broma título en español y el audio en ingles

[@takuitoh2504]

“aggressiv” ist OK. Aber, “useless”→“unnutz”, ”difficult“→”schwierig“.

[@Aminbathat]

kheyli to khoshkeli

[@that1guy335]

good lawd

[@khaledzaki11]

What's with the thumbnail?

[@takutoazia3185]

Denmark language is so so insane。

[@elizabethvhwong]

Zoe, 你是否覺得越複雜的語言，以它為母語的人越聰明？

[@alessiii58]

不一定，不过真有一点这方面

[@akinokage21]

❤

[@ismailogrenir1781]

Is she created by ChatGPT?

[@arpofrain1212]

Is there a German interested in Arabic we can exchange our knowledge and teach eachother 😂😂 this is my final option to learn German cause I lack motivation!😑

[@ZouhairAmadlass-vt5ic]

I'm interest

[@CristianoRonaldo-ke7vg]

Here I am fluent in German and I want to learn Arabic we can help each other

[@arpofrain1212]

@@CristianoRonaldo-ke7vg good, how can I contact you

[@bedwalia]

I can exchange my bhojpuri language.. I know arabic

[@andrewshepitko6354]

German is one of the easiest languages. More easier is just Italian and Spanish. English has difficult pronunciation.

[@CRM-fv9zk]

Zoe, I think you're wrong. Turkish grammar is way easier than English's and it's easily one of the easiest languages in the world. As there's: No irregular verbs No irregular plurals No gendered pronouns And aside from that, the spelling is one of the best (if not the best) in the world. Every letter strictly makes one sound (aside from ğ, which doesn't make any sound), and it may even be considered better than the IPA. You seriously should devote more time to it, it's truly fascinating how logical it is.

[@hourahmed__]

It's depends on everyone experience so that's her opinion about it it doesn't mean it's right or wrong it's HER experience

[@user-ok8cr7jt4q]

このチャンネルで猫ミームみるとは

[@freeeeman2011]

Zoe: German grammar is complicated Russians: да нет, наверное 😋

[@user-gs4fh4ow1m]

如果你跟我说中文的话，我会帮助你学德语。😂😂

[@kevinjoseph2650]

To be honest learning a language is learning the culture of the country as well .and i dont find any german speaking country fascinating that would ever make me want to learn german

[@ramylagabry]

Speak English in America,Do not trust interpreters

[@user-og1nu5pb8c]

先把英語學好，還什麼德語…你們中文這種就叫不自量力。 Weisst du denn überhaupt dass man dein typisches chinesisches Akzent gleich merken kann schon am Anfang?

[@CrisTryingToBeProductive]

My sister's friend live in Germany and people is rude to her, pretending they don't understand what she's saying. That's why I learn languages just for the sake of doing it, I don't know if I'm ever going to move abroad but it doesn't hurt to have them in my portfolio.