Entire German Grammar Course: Learn German Smarter Not Harder | German with Laura

In this ‘German for Beginners’ grammar lesson video series, the German language will be DEMYSTIFIED. Principles & patterns will be uncovered! Grammar will actually make sense!
👉 FREE course ‘Unlocking German Grammar’: free.germanwithlaura.com/grammar
(👆 UPDATED VERSION of 'English Grammar for German Learners')
1. Check in and make sure you’re not spinning your wheels by being stuck in the 3 common traps German learners fall into.
2. Do a mindset shift to ensure that you’re on track to learn German as efficiently and effectively as possible.
3. Systematically tackle the most essential German grammar topics.
4. Learn about concrete, practical tips for how to continue learning German smarter, not harder!
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JUMP AROUND:
0:00:00 - 3 Classic Pitfalls
0:10:06 - 3 Key Solutions
0:16:41 - Noun Gender*
0:32:09 - Noun Plurals**
0:44:50 - Case System
1:02:53 - Declensions
1:14:36 - Declension Patterns
1:40:12 - Personal Pronouns
1:58:32 - Word Order
2:18:46 - Study Tips
2:40:52 - [BONUS] English Grammar for German Learners
So many German learners make the mistake of trying the ‘instant immersion approach’, which includes a focus on vocabulary and completely ignoring German grammar.
These same students ultimately discover that you can have all the vocabulary in the world, but without the grammar to ‘glue’ it all together, it’s relatively worthless.
Your ADVANTAGE as an adult learner of German is that you can ANALYZE grammar structures, which means you can understand how German works (it’s often quite different from English) in a FRACTION of the time you’d otherwise spend.
The Pareto principle applied to German grammar means that there are 20% of the grammar topics that do 80% of the work for you! This is where you need to start. The ESSENTIALS. The FOUNDATION.
In every aspect of how you learn German, you need to work with PRINCIPLES & PATTERNS (our brains love this approach! it works!). If you understand the WHYs, the HOWs become a whole lot easier!
This video series (all spliced together for your convenience!) takes you from the very beginning of how are you approaching German through the CORE grammar topics you MUST understand to a set of tips that will empower you to continue studying German as efficiently and effectively as possible.
Get ready to JUMPSTART your German learning! It’s time to LEARN GERMAN SMARTER, NOT HARDER.
I’ll show you how!
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IMPORTANT NOTES:
* (NOUN GENDER) Around the 24-minute mark, I reference countries being a neuter noun group. There ARE exceptions! A handful of countries are masculine (e.g. der Irak). A few are feminine (e.g. die Schweiz). A few are plural (e.g. die USA). But the DEFAULT is neuter and this is important in any instance in which you might use a determiner or adjective before the country's name (e.g. In dem französischsprachigen Kanada ist das Gericht "Poutine" sehr beliebt").
* (NOUN PLURAL) Around the 35-minute mark, I give 2 sets of examples of common nouns that take the 'no change' plural, but several of nouns I chose to highlight were poor examples because *after 'getting off the train' at 'train stop #1' (with my system that you'll learn in this video), these nouns are further shunted to short, easy exception lists (but I don't specify this in the video).
Firstly, 'Vater', 'Mutter', 'Bruder', and 'Boden' do indeed take the no-change plural ending, as I say --BUT they also belong on a list of 24 nouns that additionally take an umlaut in the plural (Väter, Mütter, Brüder, Böden).
Finally, all feminine nouns ending with -el and -er (there are none that end with -en) ALSO get off the train at train stop #1 and take the 'no change' ending as the first step ... but, then you learn (just not in this video!) that this particular body of nouns also has to add an 'n' (Gabel becomes Gabeln, Schüssel becomes Schüsseln, Schwester becomes Schwestern).
So, sorry! My apologies for not using clear-cut examples and/or not clarifying the essential nuances of the examples I did use. But hopefully it all makes sense to you now. And REMEMBER: smarter learning is always about learning the rule first, exceptions later. :-)
And grab your free download of the All-In-One Declensions Chart here: germanwithlaura.com/declension/

[@Manu-se5tx]

"these are the mistakes new learners should absolutely avoid" *proceeds to list everything i've done*

[@reudig123lol4]

Just eat a Bratwurst and it will already become easier for you to learn German

[@sheikhaalkaabi9761]

@@reudig123lol4 loooooool

[@thefriendlyorcnextdoor9346]

@@reudig123lol4 what about beer? Is a german without a beer even a german? After all you have to wet your throat after all this rolling „Rrrrrrrr“s...

[@orcundemirturk]

@@thefriendlyorcnextdoor9346 If this was the case, i would be a german instantly. :D

[@alonzoperez2470]

I disagree. You should make such mistakes in order to get corrected by someone who knows German. This way you brain can learn properly. We learn through mistakes..

[@caramelvictim193]

Me, a german native speaker: 👁️👄👁️ //takes notes

[@nehadivikpushp3164]

Help to learn it as i left it after 2years struggle

[@flutterwind7686]

Even as a native English speaker, I still like learning about my own language analytically. I know how to construct and use grammar intuitively, but there's a benefit to learning something from an outsider perspective as well. I find that it improved my formal writing, far beyond what I normally could do.

[@freifreiheit1330]

Drei Monate habe Ich gekämpft

[@maggiekgreen]

She’s so good!

[@camialvarez3215]

Me interesa

[@SailingDrew]

My God why do I only see you now, I was learning German for so long and I never knew about this. I have only watched 30mins but i did learn a lot. Thank you very much.

[@SailingDrew]

Thank you..

[@akemdam9824]

HI, i highly recommend downloading a book called ''German Grammar drills'' , there is a free pdf just google it. it's great to learn systematically ;)

[@haslinjas1075]

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[@travelandliveingermany7295]

You can learn german on my channel

[@HassanAhmed-rf9xr]

@@SailingDrew u r welcome

[@alexandershushkevich6884]

What I can say - I'm a Russian-speaking Ukrainian/Belarus doctor who is learning the German language. I know English, but my level is far from fluent. Laura, you are the best online tutor I've ever seen (trust me, I watched dozens of different online channels on KZbin). Even the fact that you give all materials in English it is more understandable for me as I heard the same information in Russian. Vielen Dank. Please don't stop doing what you do!

[@stela_solar]

I fully agree! She breaks it down so easily that we learn without realizing it. There are people who have this natural gift, and she definitely is one of them. 🤩✍

[@ruslanmigory565]

Hello Hello))

[@mikatu]

No, she is not the best! Get a grip mate!

[@poshanita7193]

I wish I knew her much more earlier.

[@lucianluca7059]

I totally disagree. Horrible explanations. Reminds me of my university studies on german... Grammar without understanding a message is not knowing a language. One can know all the grammar of a language without being able to communicate in any way. Learning to communicate is an ability that takes from months to years without having any relation to learning grammar. Language acquisition is supposed to be fun and interesting, grammar while not understanding the language is not fun.

[@Nojon-cy5bc]

French, Italian, Spanish are perceived as beautifull right from the start. German like English becomes beautifull as one masters the language, so beautifull.

[@sk8_bort]

That's pretty accurate.

[@ferhat5986]

I could't get the point. Though I am not native eng speaker, I am an advanced eng speaker so I am supposed to understand what you said. Well, I will check your comment again like two days laters.

[@FEzgi-kx3to]

@@ferhat5986 he said for french, Italian and Spanish case it is beautiful even when you know too little. But in German you realise the beauty when you learned it completely.

[@ferhat5986]

@@FEzgi-kx3to Thank you 👍

[@BigSavageG]

@@FEzgi-kx3to french for me is horrible

[@kausarmahmud6580]

I came here to learn German; finally, I learned how to speak English properly. Not bad at all.

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Nice one 😁

[@andrelinares8512]

Me too!

[@elfulminador7321]

ME TOO

[@EscapadeS1]

😅😅I thought the same

[@bungalarasati2248]

Mee too hhahaa

[@samsherie]

I literally got to that "i am stuck", "where am i going wrong", "i don't understand this anymore" stage of learning german on my own and came across your video. Lets just say, by the end of the day i was signed up for the course on your website. You made understanding the basic concepts so easy and relatable. Thank you for taking the time out to give back what you have learned and interacted with while on your learning german journey.

[@GermanwithLaura]

Absolutely love hearing this!

[@user-em6xn3rq3p]

Hey can u help me

[@TheBlackLungBandit]

She’s a badass!!

[@Twisted_Logic]

I took three years of German in high school (a little over 10 years ago) and this has honestly really made me appreciate my high school German teacher, as she used a lot, though not all, of the methods you used here. And because of that, despite a decade of atrophy and large holes in my vocabulary, I was able to premptively answer nearly all the exersises you showed in this series. I still have a lot to learn before being fluent in any appreciable sense, but you're not kidfing about how learning like this really gets you to internalize the language. Thanks, Laura, and thanks, Frau Schultz!

[@Steevee5k]

Being a native German myself, I remember so well, that when I started to learn English in fifth grade, I was so relieved, that I wouldn't have to learn the gender of every noun there is, or that, apart from some very rare exceptions I could conjugate verbs with ease. Of course English is not completely void of booby-traps, as well, but in direct comparison with German, you are far less likely to get stuck in one.

[@MrVarunparmar]

Why would a German native search for learn German videos ?

[@Steevee5k]

@@MrVarunparmar Well, first of all I never searched for this video, it was on a list of suggestions. Maybe because I had watched some language-videos in the past (Japanese and Russian mostly). However I soon found out , that it can be very interesting to have a look at your own language from the perspective of an outsider. As a native speaker you mostly use your language, without giving much thought to grammatic details, and believe it or not, some of the grammar in this video here was quite a revelation for me as well.

[@anabeatr1x]

same in portuguese

[@ronrossbach8449]

Speaking of booby-traps: you used German punctuation. In English, punctuation doesn't work the same way. ;)

[@gokitrimi]

english is a learner friendly language and german is not, it's simple as that.

[@vincentsaysno1510]

I’m only 21 minutes in and it’s already more understandable than my highschool German class. I can tell this video is going to be a HUGE help.

[@zhengwang1402]

@N Ynaturlich

[@HassanAhmed-rf9xr]

@N Y im very late was it helpful?

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

I am so happy to hear that, my friend. I hope you can learn easily. Good luck

[@yuddhveersingh710]

thanks for this comment i was getting mad my mind is like it's gonna blown up it's been 4 days i hope this video helps

[@user-is9yv2gl3n]

bro, it took her 21 minutes only to get out of that bog of useless information that we call 'foreword'. Americans are absolutely the most talented people in speaking on nothing and yet doing it with a very smart and serious face as if actually giving a lecture out to the audience lol. The most ridiculous thing about it all is that other Americans who are listening to the speaker are nodding their heads thoughtfully giving the impression of doing a very hard mental work while in fact, again, all they listen to is some banal homogenious crap containing literally no information on the subject. In other words: laboring the point is what Americans do best

[@birachel477]

This series not only recharges my enthusiasm for learning the German language, but it motivates my interest in English grammar as well. I didn’t realize how lazy I’d gotten with my native English grammar and vocabulary. Thank you for this video!

[@noahwoodmusic]

it’s insane this is free as this is the best explanation about the declension system I’ve yet to find and it seriously has maximized my understanding of the language. I feel wayy more confident now

[@wales2815]

I am German, but struggle to explain grammar to my online language exchange partners. So I guess this will be very useful

[@Andrew-DEF]

I am learning german! Do you want to exchange?

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@@Andrew-DEF i am a beginner to.

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I'm learning german, I speak Spanish and English. If you're interested in an exchange, let me know!

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[@nicolawilliamsonphotograph5836]

I'm attempting to learn German using Duolingo and I have been practicing for at least 30 minutes to an hour each day for the last 75 days and I really feel like I'm hitting a wall in my understanding especially when it comes to word orders. I came across these videos and oh my god this is a god send. Everything is finally starting to make sense! Thank you so much!

[@copsarebastards]

Busuu is better, it has all the same shit basically but does a way better job with grammar instruction, at least when it comes to introducing concepts.

[@leila_de_hautjardin]

@@copsarebastards I absolutely agree ! I made more progress with 2 months of Busuu than with 6 months of Duolingo.

[@jackierubinstein548]

Same thing happened to me. You need a professor so you can understand the grammar, also practice with busuu, it’s WAY better

[@regalo1979]

Language transfer is amaaaaazing!

[@regalo1979]

I was able to construct a spanish and french sentence within two days.

[@cherubprince9039]

Before this video popped up in my suggestions, I had never attempted to study German. That was two and a half hours ago and I am now fluent in German. Good teacher.

[@nwaokorojohn82]

This is mind blowing, how Laura could teach German language like this. My interest to learn German language was so strengthened just about 50minutes into this video. Definitely I will watch and rewatch again to really get every sentence of what Laura explains here. 🙏 Thank you Laura for this sacrifice

[@poshanita7193]

Yeah. She is good

[@benhu3557]

idk who would be so hateful to dislike this video. thank you for using your time and energy to make this!

[@GermanwithLaura]

Thank you. :-) It was my pleasure!

[@aleksandraczylok8161]

They were too busy making notes, so they missed the like button.

[@roxss6538]

@Christoph 1945 you have been very misinformed lmao

[@eddiesmurfy]

Hateful? lol I'm going to use my crystal ball and make a prediction here. You are young in age and absolutely an American liberal Democrat.

[@rc7625]

@@eddiesmurfy Stfu.

[@dreamytaleshub]

The best German teacher in youtube for English speaker to learn German, although my native language is Chinese, I still believe Laura's way to learn German is the most efficient way, thanks to rebuilding the confidence not to give up learning German

[@femscorpt8127]

I am black Chinese too

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As a Chinese, I second it.

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❤❤👍👍🤗🤗

[@Lusifer__]

I have been learning German for a year now and at certain points it’s really easy to get unmotivated, so I’m 10 in minute and reading the comments and I’m already feeling so much better! Your overall vibe just makes me feel excited to learn more

[@BClancy]

I’m less than 5 minutes in and I’m hooked - your energy is so motivating, and your organization just makes this so much less intimidating. You explain things so very well! Thank you for making this and all your effort that went into sharing your knowledge with us 💕

[@dvsvengador-6763]

Normal people: Learn german with help in english(native) Me: Learn german with help in english speaking spanish, so in this way I will Inprove my english and learn german 🤙

[@user-jo5rv9jf7b]

My friend, you're not alone

[@fusiondog77]

I'm learning Japanese and Spanish through German since it's my best second language

[@pedrocaceres7076]

Me too, we aren't alone

[@Strawberry_champagne203]

Same

[@hannah-yi2su]

Same, Im just glad the cases are something we see more in spanish compared to english

[@ginismoja2459]

This is actually how I learnt German. I didn't make it into a chart, just mental notes. It's great to see it done that way, makes more sense and is logical.

[@juliosalgado956]

Can you tell me about your journey mister Gini?

[@sophiafigueroa2228]

Yes please do

[@travelandliveingermany7295]

Cool

[@MrTyui987]

You are so incredibly helpful & energetic. Not only is it wonderful to understand material that is being presented, but when it is plain that the teacher has a passion for their subject--this is the most a student could ever ask for!

[@krishnanRan]

I'm now 28 minutes into the video, and I'm noticing the subtle way in which Laura is teaching us the pronunciation of the words in her example lists while, side by side, she's teaching us the smart way to learn German grammar ! Amazing and eloquent teacher.

[@Steevee5k]

When you learn German grammar as a German student, you are being taught, that the four cases can be designated by the interogative particle, you would use to ask for it. The four cases would be: Wer-Fall (who-case) - nominative Wes(sen)-Fall (whose-case) - genitive Wem-Fall (whom-case) - dative Wen-Fall (whom/who-case) - accusative Examples: Der Mann geht nach Hause - WER geht nach Hause? - Der Mann (Nominativ) (The man walks home - WHO walks home? The man) Das Portemonaie des Mannes ist leer - WESSEN Portemonaie ist leer? -Des Mannes (Genitiv) (The man's wallet is empty -WHOSE wallet ist empty? The man's) Der Mann geht mit dem Hund Gassi. - Mit WEM geht der Mann Gassi? - Mit dem Hund (Dativ) (The man walks with the dog. With WHOM does the man walk? - With the dog.) Ich habe im Wald einen Mann gesehen. WEN habe ich im Wald gesehen? Einen Mann (Akkusativ) (I saw a man in the forest. WHO did I see in the forest? A man.) Of course this system is only practical when you know, what question word to use in the first place, and since the english language doesn't discriminate between "wem" and "wen" , this will not help much, if you are an absolut novice. But perhaps later in your learning career, this may be of some help to distinguish the cases.

[@sleeplesshead602]

I screenshot this for the reference. Danke.

[@lvl76hobo11]

I wish you were my neighbor.

[@emaan05]

I briefly read over this first and I was really confused. Read over it properly and it's one of the most helpful things I've come across. Thank you!

[@rubyvampiredean.]

ALL LANGUAGES are remarkable with respect to their spellings, pronunciation, grammar, cultures or cuisine, worth learning 🥰🥰😇😇 From Vietnamese love, Jacqueline

[@ortalamaataturkcu1092]

Thanks from Turkey

[@elatdemonhead6577]

I'm a spanish native speaker who studies Translation & Interpretation and I just started learning german for my degree this year. I've been looking for sooo long for this concept's explanations and I swear there is no better one than this serie!! I'm incredibly thankfull for these videos!! You're an amazing teacher Laura!!

[@lillianrobins84]

Since listening to you for the first time this evening, I have a much better understanding than I've done in years. You are a brilliant teacher!🙂

[@MOAMA82]

Hands down the best German language mini course on youtube.

[@rst7379]

The best resource I've found so far and you are a brilliant teacher. Your memory tips are awesome. Thanks for your generous contribution to German language learners. May God bless you Laura!

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

What a beautiful messsage

[@janesantos4559]

Yours is the best German foundations course I have ever taken. I recommend it to everyone who seeks to understand the underlying structural principles, and to apply that framework to building their language proficiency. I commend you for your generosity in offering such a helpful resource for free.

[@GermanwithLaura]

That is so kind of you, Jane -- thank you! I'm privileged to help others learn German and I truly love what I do. I'm glad you found me!

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@pinkymasih8233]

What is the total fee of the German course by ma'am?

[@piermorarias]

You really got me at the explanation of declensions. So easily understandable - honestly a great job, Laura!

[@wafaaalmutawa4645]

I’ve been saving this video for a long time without watching it! But I’m really shocked how amazingly your presentation and explanation clarifies some ambiguity about masculine,feminine, neutral nouns and the whole topic of acquiring German as a second language! Thank you ,Laura 🙏

[@heyitsfazex4171]

I can't believe I watched this video for free 🤯 Thank you so much! 💜💐

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

Me too, my friend. We are so lucky

[@SamWhitlock]

It's videos like this that make me love the internet. Seriously I can't imagine trying to learn German from a book all by myself in the 70s or something!

[@julchni3189]

These videos are really helpful, I watch them with my friends on Voicely whenever we practice German. We all agree that we learned more from KZbin videos than from the German "lessons" we have at school

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

I totally agree with you, my friend. She is really good teacher

[@mariuszleszczynski2567]

I am so grateful and lucky that I've stumbled upon your KZbin channel at the beginning of my journey with German. You're an excellent teacher and I love that the content that you upload is so logical and structured. You've been a great help, thank you so much!

[@Anonymous-cn6zl]

Ich bin so glücklich, dass KZbin mir dieses Video empfohlen hat. Vielen Dank für die Hochladen

[@Alexp37]

*das Hochladen. You're welcome. Greetz from a smart-ass German :D

[@Anonymous-cn6zl]

@@Alexp37 Oh vielen Dank für Ihre Hilfe. Ich habe vergessen, dass "das" das richtige Wort ist.

[@Alexp37]

@@Anonymous-cn6zl Sarcasme? In any case: I didn't mean to offend you. Have a nice day!

[@Anonymous-cn6zl]

@@Alexp37 No, why would I be offended? You are nice and you helped me :) Für Sie auch, bleib Gesund und einen schönen Tag noch 😇

[@Alexp37]

@@Anonymous-cn6zl Ok danke ebenso! :)

[@NickOnTheNet]

Back in the day, when the Internet was just a twinkle in his dads eye, l came to Germany and made all of the mistakes you listed. 40 years on, I'm still learning! The declension chart is a really good idea and the explanation of cases was the best I've personally heard. Excellent for beginners! 👍👍👍

[@prashantambali5011]

Hi buddy have you enrolled to german foundation course?

[@ulisirius9027]

Listen music. Rammstein "Deutschland", Udo Jürgens, Reinhard Mey, Doro Pesch, for example. Than: Listen good voices: Thomas Wangenheim on YT, Martin Sellner on Odysee, Digitaler Chronist on Odysee, Reiner Füllmich on YT or Bitchute. Dialect: Olis Witze, Mani Matter, for example. Study on wikipedia on the hochdeutsche Dialekte.

[@alonzoperez2470]

I didn't know that "internet" was a "he"

[@ElzevereBlock]

Just come across this girl and am hooked from the start. I am a former Gast Arbeiter (1979) and have been speaking German like a five year old for 40 years. This time I'm determined to speak it properly. Thanks Laura.

[@jaimestrain6727]

Had a eureka moment watching this video regarding the All-in-one declensions chart and it amazes me that anyone would resort to using 10+ charts instead of this very straight forward chart that makes you feel a lot more capable of formulating sentences so simply! Thank you so much for such an informative and concise lesson! You rock!

[@karolszymon3638]

Wow. Me as a German I am impressed. I don’t normally think about those declinations and nouns and I do appreciate you have put so much effort into that to learn how to use them.

[@martinsaavedra5669]

As a spanish native speaker , I must say that learning German declinations are a terrible headache 😭😭

[@Parami.Sandachaya]

@@martinsaavedra5669 😂

[@guidobaron5844]

Laura, you are wonderful. I am a German native speaker teaching German as a second language online. I really like your way of explaining. I also admire your passion for my native language.

[@travelandliveingermany7295]

EHA great

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

Very great, my friend

[@VyinaJF-ld5hk]

Halfway through and I perceive that you are an absolute genius, Laura. I’m thrilled to have found you. Thank you.

[@krishnanRan]

I'm just 9 minutes into the video and am highly impressed with the fluency with which she is bringing important points across to the audience. Really a smart teacher. So glad I found this video among so many millions of them.

[@annabellesoe7623]

i m learning German by myself and damn I Love u so much.

[@JPilsonSumbo]

How long did it take you to learn German on your own ??

[@bethwamaitha4984]

@@JPilsonSumbo wondering the same because i find it hard to know the meaning.reading am a bit fare but come to knowing the meaning 😭

[@sylviacpearl]

@@JPilsonSumbo they are in present tense, my love. reread their comment. they are in the process of learning.

[@JPilsonSumbo]

@@sylviacpearl I think he edited the comment.

[@catharperfect7036]

Calm down.

[@Frankium]

I like how she always seems so excited about teaching germen, it really makes me feel motivated to listen through and learn together! Thank you for all of the efforts you put in for the videos!

[@AnthonyL0401]

"It's merMAN, pop"

[@SB-lc5qg]

Very glad I found this after just starting to learn German! I’ve only been studying for a few weeks, mostly learning German phonetics (by mimicking natives) and some basic words and phrases. I took copious, color-coded notes on this video-those charts are incredible. I feel like I’m taking a great college lecture! Thanks so much for providing clear, concise, and uniquely useful information. I’ll for sure be doing the grammar course.

[@momac8394]

This is brilliantly explained and Laura is a star! Thank you from someone who has lived in Germany for a l-on-g time but still treats grammar with a potluck attitude. It's basically hit or miss if I get it right (which I often do but regularly don't)

[@Natalanium]

I've been learning German for over 2 years and have always struggled with word order and knowing which words were in which case + which endings they take etc., but after watching these videos I feel much more confident! I don't know how you did it, but it's actually starting to make sense to me now. Thank you :)

[@jeanscott5341]

good evening to you. chat me up okay

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

I hope you can learn it, my friend. I am proud of you and I believe in you. Good luck

[@watermelon3679]

Don't give up german is hard but we can do it.

[@pazabaza1]

Where the hell have you been all my German learning life!!! 😍🙏

[@hanstone2662]

Years ago when I was a kid I remember taking a German class and crying my eyes out during a test on cases and declensions because no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t understand it. I understand it now. Thank you!

[@dailyfrog7867]

I’ve been wanting to learn something during quarantine and learning german and greek has been an interest i’ve had for years, this series has helped me so much! Thank you!

[@shredwarfare5446]

Ok I can't restrain another comment, just finished first 9 videos and I will be rewatching them all. This teacher is truly brilliant and I am so grateful to her for having put this content out for free. I can tell how much passion she has for her craft, and I can clearly perceive her care for her students' progress. She is also super interesting and unique, and I can see that she is vibrant and successful not only in German but in her life, family, even her psychology is wise and healthy to my eye based on the sentences she makes. I am just so impressed by this and it is exactly what I needed. So THANK YOU, Laura!

[@GermanwithLaura]

Thank you for the kind words! You made me smile. :-D

[@ronrossbach8449]

"You're only going to need a third of the words a native German speaker understands to appear fluent." Let me introduce you to German compound words, the best way to make up words as you go along while not only appearing much more fluent than you really are but also seeming incredibly smart AND confusing the heck out of German natives all at the same time. :D

[@ronrossbach8449]

@Mar Genau! Äh, keine Ahnung. :D

[@pyro7521]

@Kosch GM i think you will be more disappointed to know that the french are more rude and crude about their language too. They always correct with arrogance :(

[@happyjellycatsquid]

@@pyro7521 Wow chill fella

[@taniadinis4103]

Hi there! Portuguese girl here, who is trying to learn German language. I came across with your videos and I have to tell you how happy I am. You're great explaining the content, it is very easy to listen you and we just want to continue doing it, over and over. Danke Schön Laura!

[@-LAVAMPIRA]

Since I'm half German from my mother's side, I wanted to learn German and this is by far the best video I've come across. I know my grandfather is happy in heaven watching me learn his language.

[@GermanwithLaura]

Love this! Happy learning!

[@sacha8896]

I feel actually excited to learn the German language now! I am nearly at the end of A.1.1 but feel like I was still getting confused even after 18+ hours a week. Laura clears up the cloudy haze of Gender nouns and gives meaning to sentence structure. (In German and English) and has awesome resources!

[@nueyable]

This is SOOO inspiring. Every time I come across someone who can really make me understand something, it's just like a big discovery with tons of appreciation. I swear it feels so good and it somehow makes me wanna become a teacher (even though I know I can't lol)

[@travelandliveingermany7295]

Yes you wanna learn more?

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

I totally agree with you, my friend. She is the best teacher in the world

[@ApoloMoreira-tj1hm]

As a chilean struggling with German learning, I coudn´t be so much grateful with you, TY

[@marenz2009]

I love the way how you explain in English and German. I am grateful that I came across with your channel. You are such an amazing woman. Superb! Clearly explained!

[@mohantys.r.3767]

You have truly uncomplicated the German language training. Your narrations are so engaging that it really builds up the tempo and confidence in a learner's mind. I feel so blessed to have watched your video series.

[@gigglehertz]

A couple of minutes in and I'm loving it. No jingle, no graphics, no b.s. just straight to the point. Gender and case are my kryptonite, so if you have an easy way to learn it I'm ready.

[@Amanda-gl9nq]

You are a lifesaver! I have taken German classes at a German Language School, at College, and at University at various times over the past 7 years and no one has ever explained the things that you do in the way that you do. It makes so much more sense now. THANK YOU!!!!

[@cazzzacz]

This is hands down the best German course I've ever taken. Laura owes herself many claps on the back for these lessons. Finally someone who teachers in my language learning style (stories, mnemonics etc.) Thank you Laura.

[@GermanwithLaura]

You are so welcome! I'm glad that it's working for you.

[@uabbas007]

Dear Laura, thank you for this course. I am neither English nor German native speaker. The reason why I watched this video from the beginning till the end almost without a break is that the clear method. There are a lot of videos about learning German which ​I would call just trash. However, I am happy to find this treasure. I am going to check your website for the details and recommend you to my friends.

[@stephennewberry5723]

Hi Laura Your lessons are fantastic. I’m now 52, living in Australia, and trying to revitalise the German I learnt in high school. This has been prompted by a first ever trip to Germany late this year. I thought I could skim over grammar and all the little details but now I see the importance. You actually make it interesting and satisfying to learn.

[@GermanwithLaura]

A trip to Germany is wonderful motivation. Thanks for watching!

[@farewellgovinda6724]

Hi Laura, I'm not even a native english speaker but I found your videos super useful, way more than the german lessons I've been taking for 5 years, so thank you for the excellent job!

[@LawrenceAaronLuther]

youtube has been recommending this to me for a while, and I thought "I've watched enough 'how to learn german' videos, my time is better spent watching German programs etc.," but I'm very glad I finally checked this video out. Fantastic work and thank you very much!

[@vallewis9926]

You are an incredible teacher! Engaging and friendly and informative! I love your lessons!

[@rosadelatorre6658]

You are an amazing teacher. I have been studying German for two and a half years now and just now after watching your video, I have finally understood the case system and the endings on adjectives. Your at a glance chart is fantastic!. Thank you so much for creating this video and sharing your wisdom.

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

I totally agree with you, my friend

[@shobithmathew5666]

I have been learning German for over 6 months now, but this video cleared all my confusion, thank God this video came into my feed. Thank you for making this video.

[@kendiemixx1]

I am a beginner in Deutschkurs and I came across with your charts online. It's so nice to see the person behind it and explain everything so well. I am very thankful for you putting effort to this. Spending most of my time now watching your videos

[@popoye5154]

Hey Laura! The way you break the concepts down and the way you explain the nuances of the grammar is simply amazing! Love you so much!

[@RTWest-kn5fr]

Hi, Laura. I just subscribed. I am a 73 year young, 3rd generation German-American from Hamburg, New York. When I was in the US Navy as a Lieutenant and Navigator of our guided missile destroyer, the Captain volunteered me to be the NATO program patron of a West German Naval Oberleutnant and his family. Why? He said he didn't need a reason, but that my being German-American was good enough. I give free American-English lessons here. I learned Spanish starting in 2014 when I moved to Mexico (to live better on my veteran medical-based pension). I was in international level B2 intermediate French taught here in Spanish at the time of the Plandemic. Meine Oma und meine Tante me hablaban auf Deutsch when I was a kid. My goals? I want to speak German well enough to take over VW of Puebla, México, find a nice German babe here, and maybe travel. Even if you don't share my goals (like be my 'babe') from what I've seen, you seem to be the 'best'. Any encouragement would be appreciated. Robert Thomas West, Colonia Centro Histórico, Puebla, México...

[@GermanwithLaura]

Welcome! You can absolutely do this. Feel free to start here with my free mini course -> germanwithlaura.com/unlocking-german-grammar/

[@garthhunt7238]

@@GermanwithLaura 😂👍

[@valeriagavrilasenco]

I absolutely loved every second of this video. All the explanations and tables are on point! Thank you so much for your hard work! You made me look at the German language from a different, logical perspective of view and I cannot thank you enough for that!

[@user-em6xn3rq3p]

Hi would u like to help me

[@tfpp1]

As a trained musician, your lesson on sentence structure and how the various elements can be "transposed" for emphasis, my brain was lighting up with glee at the novel concept from a linguistics perspective. I totally get that! =D

[@anadulce2726]

I could subscribe to your channel a thousand times! I'm Portuguese and I live in Germany, Bavaria. This video is absolutely great. Your explanations are amazing, and you gave me energy and motivation to study German again. I'm so grateful. Thank you!

[@geminitwix]

HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED THERE ANA? HAVE YOU TAKEN ANY EXAMS? HOW LONG BEFORE YOU HAVE TO EXAM WHILE LIVING THERE? DANKE😊

[@anadulce2726]

@@geminitwix Hi :) I live here for around 8 years. I took the exam level B1 after making what's called an Integration course. I took the exam because I wanted too. I'm not obligated to make this exam because Portugal belongs to European Union. Bitte :)

[@carollecoulombe653]

Content is well organized and delivery has just the right balance of ebullience and academic gravitas. The language used is simple and clear making the lessons flow very naturally. Very professional delivery and excellent use of technology. As a retired teacher of French and Spanish, I have been trying to teach myself German using online resources. This one is by far the best I have found to date. I listened to all 12 videos in one sitting and will certainly look at the other resources. Thank you so much for making this available. Your students are very lucky indeed.

[@GermanwithLaura]

Thank you for your very kind words. Much appreciated!

[@IreneBobis]

Very stimulating lectures and brilliantly taught. Magnificent work! Thank you Ms.Laura.

[@onetiftif8626]

Thank you Laura, studied German in high school many years ago, now I’m ready to relearn! 😊

[@comprehensibleGERMANi]

That sounds so great. Something similar happened to me and my french.

[@Drawingb]

That's fantastic!!! Wish you all the best, I'm trying to go back as well, had started teaching my self earlier last year.

[@cedric3973]

Great video, as someone who grew up speaking german but never learned to read or write it living my whole life in the US this is perfect.

[@bakingnaturally3996]

I can’t even say how helpful this all-in-one declension chart is. I can remember the words for the, a, that, etc. I can even figure out which case each noun is in. But remembering which declension goes where is my downfall. But this chart I can remember. I sat down and drew it out from memory a few times and now it’s in my head. DANKE!

[@brunorobles5571]

I have 2 months learning German, this is the best content I ever seen on youtube and the website is awesome. German is easy having you as a teacher, Thanks!!!

[@GermanwithLaura]

You're very welcome! So glad you're enjoying it! I also have a free mini-course you can take if you'd like. Just click here -> germanwithlaura.com/unlocking-german-grammar/

[@Strawberry-df3ig]

Laura’s explanation is much easier to digest than my teacher. I am having a hard time with declensions in my class but in here she makes it sound so easy. Thank you ❤️

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

True, my friend

[@gusslx]

I love how in the whole Study Tips section, you give tips for learning German, but in reality you give life-changing ways to learn any language and avoid the bad practices everywhere in other learning media or software. Thank you very much!

[@bg0]

Natural Talent + Hard Work !!! For near 3 hours I was learning English and German for the first time! As well as Psychology and Pedagogy. (I am not a native speaker of English nor German). Thank You LAURA!!!

[@karenaadams5988]

Vielen dank 😊 Laura, this is by far the best approach to learning a language that I have come across. I am loving the way you simplify such complicated content, (in fact, it has improved my comprehension of English as well….. as you say, English grammar was not taught to any great depth when I was in primary school). I first started learning German in my 20s way back in 1974 with a self-administered linguaphone course and to this day, I can still re-run the audio tracks in my mind…. Now, I am getting a much fuller understanding of how to extrapolate from those scripts for specific applications. Your thorough explanations and repeated examples are taking me to new levels, not to mention your charts and colour coding, both of which really work for me…. much appreciated. 💃🌷🍾💝

[@GermanwithLaura]

So great to hear! Thanks for the message.

[@alexwhite7756]

I studied German in high school decades ago. Now I’m starting again. I have found learning the case endings in phrases is more helpful than learning them with single words. Examples: The German equivalent of ‘the strong man’, ‘the opportune time’, ‘the clever girl’ in four different cases in singular and plural, plus, simple sentences containing a nominative phrase, an accusative phrase, a genative phrase, and a dative phrase. When memorised, these sets of sentences put patterns in one’s head to copy.

[@kirstenallen1900]

I’m amazed and pleased to see how you are presenting here. I was a German lit major and spent my German year abroad and now 40 years later I’m reviewing and moving forward. This fills a niche that I haven’t seen offered before.

[@adventureswithbea]

OMG. Had to come on to give you massive props. I did 1 and half hours of this and studied the accompanying blog posts. Fantastically clear and concise.

[@KrisReagan-sc1ph]

Thanks so much for bringing clarity to a difficult subject. You are a wonderful teacher!

[@DS-xt5hi]

My Perfect teacher! I was looking for some online tutorials to learn German and found Laura and tried listening to her clip "Just one clip" AMAZING!!!! She is teaching not only German but English too. They way she teaches the language is just how I want to understand and take it into my brain. Best teacher ever! ❤

[@GermanwithLaura]

Danke!

[@sibonokuhlejadedanster3304]

I so loved this, she simplifies it all and make it easier to understand, she totally made me love German and would recommend her to many. Thank you Laura you rock.

[@nieldooley2906]

i have been struggling with German for years mostly because of the amount of grammar in various grammar text books. This videos are like a weight lifted Thank you.

[@omeira6182]

I'm so happy I found this video. From an English teacher to a German teacher I say: you are amazing! Congratulations, you should be proud of how many people your job positively affects and its quality. Vielen Dank!

[@GermanwithLaura]

So kind. Thank you!

[@lyydia.davenport]

This video was SO helpful. I’m only 30 mins in and I have learnt WAY more than any German teacher has taught me. I used to always struggle with the gender and have had German teachers tell me there is no patterns, but the noun groups and endings will help so much with my writing skills. Thank you so much

[@mohantys.r.3767]

Your explanation on determiners, adjectives and the resultant declensions is absolutely wonderful. The All-in-one declensions chart is really " the Game Changer ". This chart is already getting embedded in my sub-conscious mind. It should now be smooth henceforth while framing or understanding any large sentence. Danke vielmals. 👍🙏

[@josefranciscoalvarezmelgar3227]

Well, I'm a native Spanish speaker, from Mexico, and I find this series very helpful in two ways, first of all, practicing English and second, learning German. Very clear and simple, and also effective. Congratulations.

[@MerveBulut]

I´ve been watching only for 16 mins but I had to stop and tell this, I love your energy! Oh my God! You have an amazing vibe and everything you talked about so far makes so much sense! I´m so excited for the rest of the video

[@GermanwithLaura]

I'm so glad!

[@Merajmohdkhan]

Its amazing...i am learning german since 7 years but never found so comfortable... you are awesome specially declension topis is mind blowing ...