My brain on German 🤯(an update)

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What is going on in the German language that makes so many of the Germans I meet so…cool? For example: here are three of my German-speaking friends.
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[@damondominique]

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[@BeastMaster228]

So very ready!!!! Berlin is where I hope to live in the future so bring it on.

[@skybluegirl878]

Na sicher!!!

[@danisji1856]

YESSSSSSSSSS WE ARE

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[@alipenm5631]

omg yes please

[@damondominique]

Okkkkkkkkkkkk but are we ready for the 38 min Berlin mini-doc next week? 😬

[@Selma-fx7vg]

Yes.

[@ginovamos1752]

Damon Dominique Ja bitte! Ich lebe in Berlin!

[@sunjiyoo_]

YES.

[@liza4342]

Hell yeah

[@bonnieallaut2002]

Ich freue mich schon darauf ✨

[@JeLollyJe]

Boy you’re talking German with a Swiss guy, that is next level, wait till he talks Swiss German, I don’t even get that shit 😂😂😂

[@bananeboum]

Dafür sprechen wir schön langsam ^^

[@babewynbabewyn6962]

The Swiss friend is speaking very clear standard German with an ever so slight Swiss lilt. Any German speaker would do well to speak standard German as clearly and concisely as he does.

[@saschahornauer1019]

He does a good job of speaking standard German though if you train only with Swiss it could be like learning French from a Quebecois. Every now and then you are going to baffle people with funny words.

[@user-ms8kf7ud9h]

Ahhah

[@LuCarooo]

yeah, just don't talk about work with him, he'd be bound to say 'schaffen' instead of 'arbeiten' - happens all the time 😅

[@lostmybadger]

I’m a C1 German speaker and I fully just mumble the adjective endings if I’m not sure and hope for the best

[@bethallenia]

same sis as far as i'm concerned adjectival endings don't exist

[@wanitooo]

lmaooooo

[@shaynexiao8132]

hahaha same here, also with gender of noun....

[@marianneholm1399]

I feel this to the deepest end of my soul yo.. same goes for Kasus endings sometimes lol

[@HugoPerezNeto]

That’s so truee, mumbling always works, when you’re talking fast people don’t even realize hahahahah

[@ReynaSingh]

It amazes me how quick Damon is able to pick up all these languages

[@Ac-he6eu]

Well, he said he started learning German 3 years ago, so not that quick lol He can speak so many languages, though. it's so impressive!

[@chriscze6153]

His german is really bad.....

[@adamschultz3799]

He dabbles in a lot, which is fine 😁

[@Nanancay]

I thin it's due to the fact that he's not scared to just go out and talk to people, a lot of people don't learn past a certain level because they don't go anywhere or talk to natives, they just learn it at home with no immersion.

[@matttaekicakes3937]

@@chriscze6153 lmao, is it supposed to be good??

[@jamiesophiepostler1452]

Swiss guy: "I would never start learning german" Every german speaking person ever:"Understandable, have a nice day"

[@Walnuss3]

Du hast meinen Tag gemacht :D

[@mishka.mishka7653]

😂

[@et8596]

Omg I can’t with the German girl and her date story she’s so cuuute. Hei fra Norge!🇳🇴

[@xx-hh4fe]

hei fra trykia! jeg lærer tysk og norsk! 🤭🥰

[@katinkaaa2951]

hallo

[@jayden6361]

I lost it when she said "I hope it's ok for you if I bring my mum" 😂😂😂😂

[@strawberryfields5573]

Neimen så hyggelig å se en annen nordmann her!

[@juliab.2966]

I'm German and you have definetly a French accent. Verrückt. 🤔

[@okja733]

Das hab ich noch nie erlebt, ein Ami mit so einem französischen Akzent haha Liebs

[@WeheartPEACE_helene]

My German friend told me the same thing 😂. I learnt French before German. And I’m when I tried to communicate with my friend in German, he said you have the French accent!! 😂 yeah verrückt

[@palepuppet]

Sein Ex ist ja (wie er oft erwähnt haha) Franzose und spricht auch deutsch. Er imitiert ihn wahrscheinlich, das Phänomen habe ich oft auch mit anderen Sprachen erlebt..

[@theGoldjey]

To me it sounds like a mix of a French and American accent

[@kaiburian]

Das habe ich auch gedacht, besonders dieses isch macht.

[@iris6975]

I love how german speakers can’t pronounce „squirrel“ and english speakers can’t pronounce „Eichhörnchen“ (the german equivalent of squirrel)

[@ilincaflacau4540]

literally same with the french écureuil lol

[@nonore03able]

@@ilincaflacau4540 ahaha i just read casually in english and german, and then the french hit me. I was like eeek "écureuil" ??? So weird. And I'm a native French speaker !

[@annitendo]

What do you mean, it’s Squiwwl - is that not how you pronounce it 😂

[@Kristina-fl4dn]

KARMA

[@fleur7472]

🎶Her name is Nele and she's dating around 🎶

[@damondominique]

She deserves her own spinoff series cuz that story had me dyin'!

[@ajisanoldsoul1049]

Omg I love that😂

[@TheMsPants]

Hahaha I hope it is ok for u if I bring my mom . 🤣

[@missrelaxed3872]

“Time to learn German ... I am just kidding, it’s my tinder”.... I laughed 😂

[@DaniArt]

So did i 😂

[@justarandomgirllol7428]

1:29

[@justvibin5315]

Nobody: Me when I visited Germany and barely spoke the language: "NINE"

[@yassirawmohamed6577]

SAME! I kept saying "NEIN" because it was pronounced as '9' in English. Plus the word means 'No' so it got me out of awkward situations. Shout out to 'NEIN'

[@zyler578]

YEAAA I ONLY KNEW NAIN CZ OF DARK

[@naessaw]

Hahaha 😂 true tho (agreed as a German)

[@ispeaktoaster6671]

Is being drop dead gorgeous a requirement to be Damon's friend?

[@LuanaJoelle]

I really love the fact that you're studying German. I feel like the language has such a bad image and is often portrayed like we're always shouting and being aggressive when we're really not - and it's such a beautiful language. Also I've never heard anyone say that people from German speaking countries are cool but I feel quite flattered. Mach weiter so, dein Deutsch wird wirklich immer besser! Liebe Grüße aus Wien 😀

[@warricklow4218]

And the German efficiency

[@88ashjen]

I will admit German sounds aggressive to me and I’ve never enjoyed listening to people speak it. This is coming from someone who’s never been to German or seen it from anywhere outside of the TV. It’s such a nice language and now has me interested in visiting Germany or learning the language.

[@kellenbenetua5943]

this comment!!!! my high school german teacher told me something that stuck with me: she said that the reason we think of german as a harsh language is bc most people have only heard it when it's being yelled by h*tler and n*zis to spread hate, when in reality it is a beautiful language. my german teacher spoke in such a soft voice that german always sounded cute n sweet when she spoke to us

[@noeheit2324]

I've always found German pleasant to hear.

[@missrelaxed3872]

I love the fact that you are encouraging people to learn different language

[@danijeljovic4971]

I can’t tell if Damon has a French or American accent when speaking German either way I love how he pronounces the words edit: ok his German tutor also said that Damon has a French accent. I think he’s the only person outside of Québec who has this (north)American charisma and a French accent lmao

[@cheeta21156]

Both lol

[@michable100]

Nice profile pic @weilin :p

[@alexger85]

I thought the same thing!

[@orakachee]

it’s definitely more of a French than an American accent :D

[@sv-bd5em]

both! more american imo... maybe french canadian then?

[@elenabriffa982]

I love how he has so many foreign friends and they’ll study together once they call 🥺

[@BlueClarinetKitty]

it took me years. YEARS. to feel comfortable with the language, and i'm still not even fully fluent. not until i lived in germany for an extended period of time (like a year or so) did i start to feel comfortable calling myself a german speaker, and that was after studying it in middle school, high school, university, AND independently for ten (inconsistent) years... and spending two summers here. german is hard as hell and your german has improved so much; i'm really proud ^^ and keep it up!!

[@peanutgallery123]

@@ChaoticTrack i can't remember much from my middle/high school lessons, but it made picking German up again much easier - remembering some vocab was easier, and sentence structure wasn't as big of a hurdle. it's going to take a little more effort to get a natural feel for the language when you're only starting now, but it's not impossible! you're only a few little steps back, and all that matters is the persistence to make up for them and carry on.

[@peanutgallery123]

@@ChaoticTrack no problem, and good luck! it sounds like you're a great student. things that really helped me get a better feel for the grammar was writing, but also listening to a lot of German media. TV shows (in German, with German subtitles) are the best - you kind of learn like a baby would, from context and constant input. i'd suggest that instead of constant drills and exercises as you kind of get a feel for what structure and grammar sounds "iffy" when you're trying to formulate your own sentences. sorry, i'm a big language nerd 🙈🙈

[@0700andrea]

And I’m over here feeling confident because I already went through a couple of modules in Duolingo 😂

[@kumpelblase_]

your german is SOOOO good!!! also: very cute that you’re learning a language just because you like the people

[@Marta-xk4wr]

That blonde girl is hilarious 😂

[@MattAndImprov]

Yeah... more from her Or link to her channel

[@sofiatorresaranda8963]

The attitude with which Damon approaches learning languages is soooooo good and wholesome. He is genuinely comfortable with making mistakes because he knows it's part of the process! love that

[@lotaerinne]

yannick: did you go outside today damon: i’m in paris ❤️

[@mariesasse1903]

I am German and I am so impressed by your effort and progress!! And it makes me so happy to see that people are learning my language :))

[@selenehernandez8279]

That's so sweet :3

[@audreysopoco]

i just want to know how he disciplines himself learning all these languages. i’ve literally forgotten the spanish i learned last week. 😩

[@pagegrav]

take a shot every time he pronounces it “EESH”

[@kylesimmons6718]

HAHAHAHAHA it's so cute though

[@binyu02]

Mad respect that you're willing to study German. I'm a native speaker but I do have to say that it's a really hard language. Mach weiter so, ich liebe deine Videos!

[@StephanieLuff]

"did you go outside today" "What floor is my apartment on?" 🤣🤣🤣 I know the struggle

[@alexger85]

Nehmen Sie Kreditkarten an? Die korrekte deutsche Antwort ist immer: nein.

[@SS-lp4lg]

😂😂

[@Hueshanlilia]

Watching this video as a native German speaker is hilarious and I caught myself correcting Damon's German even though he can't hear me 😂

[@fio6291]

im thinking of taking deutsch next semester 🥺 should i............

[@Hueshanlilia]

@@fio6291 if you want to, but be prepared to how hard it is

[@momosaku16]

@@fio6291 I would recommend watching a lot of German TV. Also a neat trick is watching something that you know by heart (for me it`S Harry Potter) with German dubbing. so you`ll know what they`re talking about but at the same time you`ll be like " so that`s how they would say that in German!". Of course it`s great to learn grammar, but getting language input outside of class will only help you. Especially when you enjoy the learning process itself (watching movies, readiing books, etc)

[@booksbyleynes]

Damon trying to pronounce Eichhörnchen has me dead 😂😂😂

[@babewynbabewyn6962]

But telling someone they look like an "Eichhörnchen" is not a compliment. The young lady would know that if her German were better. "Ein Häschen" perhaps, even "Ein Hündchen". But "ein Eichhörnchen"!? (Womöglich auch wie das frisch ge****te! Also nä!)

[@Louisa536]

Babewyn Babewyn Hahahah, it's also not a insult😂 definitely a weird thing to say but I've called my little sister that and I (think) I meant it in a very loving way😅 the girl is a native speaker by the way.

[@maekino6042]

You really do have a french accent when speaking german (for some words at least) 👌 but thats kinda good I guess? Also feeling honoured to be called a "cool / chill" person based on the language I'm speaking😂. Keep going you're doing such a good job at literally every language you attempt (I am half french but sometimes I feel like your french is more french than mine if that makes sense? - Anyone else feeling that way?) . You are an inspiration to me and I love your videos ✨✨

[@theyaremyParamour]

me: just moved to Germany Damon: makes videos about learning German love u

[@Kareragirl]

Willkommen in Deutschland!

[@Madetha2301]

Wow. You have the thickest french accent in German!

[@linavollrath7522]

That French guy missed out, I'm sure she (and her mother) are an absolute hoot!

[@larissadlvi]

Everyone in the video embodied your definition of cool (or germans being cool) and i sort of developed a crush on someone too whilst watching 👀 might even start speaking german!

[@lizzymillymizzy2680]

Damon, of the languages you've been speaking & learning to speak (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian and German) which have been the trickiest? Can you rank them in order of your proficiency? 😁 Also, your arms are great as always! Love from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@aaryab7069]

That's crazy I'm a South African too! 😂 Hi!! 😊🌼

[@fio6291]

or anyone else 👀 im trying to see sumn

[@workofivory]

I’m thinking German is the trickiest by this vid no? 😂

[@takentoinfinity]

fio zack I am a native English speaker learning German, Portuguese, Spanish, and French. I would say the easiest is Spanish & French, then Portuguese (esp european, brasiliero português is much easier for me), then English, then German. Portuguese & German are the most fun to speak though so I like practicing them. French is soooo boring to me now but learning it helps me learn other languages, and I default to a french accent in all the new languages i learn. I am blessed to speak English natively because it is terribly difficult to me, my mind works differently in English vs other languages if that makes any sense 😂 y me encanta el Español, es muyyy hermoso 😍

[@workofivory]

XGOLDVN I think Portuguese is beautiful bc it sounds like French and Spanish combined! I used to not appreciate Spanish that much, but am realizing how much fun it is. Just Romance languages in general. Goes for Italian too. Love them all.

[@booksbyleynes]

Es ist so cool, dass du Deutsch lernst! 😍🙏🏾

[@theycallmeMego]

studied German in college, and then studied abroad in Vienna and literally did not know how to have a conversation with anybody haha hardest language!!

[@theGoldjey]

Girly vienna is the worst place to learn German the dialect is HEAVY. I would suggest cologne or hamburg

[@momosaku16]

in Vienna they don`t speak German, they speak Austrian :D lol (was actually told this by locals)

[@piaburbock1592]

@do you like pizza? cuz I want a pizza dat ass Well, I am from Austria and I can tell you that Austrian actually doesn’t exist and people in Austria speak German. However, people living in Austria like to point out that Austria isn’t the same as Germany. And because the German that’s spoken in Austria is a bit different than the German spoken in Germany, we sometimes say that we speak Austrian.

[@momosaku16]

@@piaburbock1592 I know, it`s obviously a joke :D still, the Austrian dialect is different enough to confuse somebody who`s only learned mainstream German. btw, I`m from Slovakia and I remember once I offered to help some foreigners who were having trouble in Bratislava. I might have asked them if they spoke German, but I distinctly remember them saying `no we speak Austrian` (as a half joke)

[@piaburbock1592]

@Diana Sasahara Yeah, I know :) Oh, that's weird, I would never say that I don't speak German (not even as a joke). And did you end up helping them?

[@iankahn6426]

Hey man! Good job. I'm like you with French. I'm from the US and I taught myself German and moved to Germany. My German is at a level where people don't know I'm not from Germany unless they spend a lot of time talking to me (Or I tell them). So... it's definitely possible! You just gotta get that 'Sprachgefühl' from using it and listening a lot. After a while, you'll realize that German is so "literal" that you reach a certain level where words you've never heard of before already make perfect sense to you. Viel Erfolg!

[@memento81]

"Nehmen sie Kreditkarte an" is a phrase you don't really need for German restaurants or bars, because in 95% of all cases the answer is: "NEIN, nur EC-Karte." And that is a very different thing. So always bring cash if you go out for dinner, bars or clubs

[@naessaw]

HAHAHA ...but yes, please bring cash!

[@cdralston1]

Pro tip: that “ch” sound at the end of “mich” or “ich” sounds like the “h” in “huge.” Also, don’t think of the grammatical gender as changing in different cases - the gender stays the same, it’s just the ending that’s changing! What awesome progress you’ve made!

[@suckfimon7006]

The "ch" sound also exists in the English word "cute"! For German learners: Try saying "cute" a couple times and then recreate the "ch" when you're saying "ich" in German

[@marvinlei2210]

@@suckfimon7006 No way. That's the most obvious speaking mistake that native English speakers make! (After getting their ü's and ö's totally wrong, but those sounds don't really exist in the English language, so that's understandable) Take the op's advice! Do not pronounce it with a "kj" or "k" sound. It should be like "hj" or "h" following an "e".

[@suckfimon7006]

@@marvinlei2210 Well yeah, of course not the "k" sound at the beginning of "cute" but what comes right next helps you pronounce "ich"

[@tslur]

I would say it's more like the "sh" sound in English. Like "dich" is said like the English word "dish". so "ich" is "ish" and "mich" is "mish"

[@marvinlei2210]

@@tslur that is pronounced like that in some parts of Germany -I am not a native speaker of German and I realize now that maybe you are- but if we're talking about Hochdeutsch, no "sh" in "ich", or no "sh" as pronounced as in wash.

[@jojo_f-wn5be]

As a german I can honestly say: Dein Deutsch ist wirklich gut😂man konnte alles verstehen, selbst wenn man mal der/dem/die/das oder so verwechselt. (Nicht das Genus wechselt, sondern der Kasus - nothing is going from formale to Male, just the case is the problem😂)

[@zarialynita9498]

This made me want to start learning German again. I have 2 German buddies 1 Italian buddy 1 Lithuanian 2 Brazilians IM NOT USING MY RESOURCES!!!!!

[@marikamontanari7288]

Go for Italian 🚀🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@durimehoxha]

Here to practice Italian or French, if you want, or Spanish :))

[@rachelorrebecca7338]

When his friend said "Mein Leben ist sehr langweilig" I felt that 😂😂 immer nur lernen

[@tatianamayr2353]

as a native german speaker that video is super amusing to watch. and wow, your german is really good! :))

[@CloudyWithABitOfRain]

8:06 The gender of the noun never changes. "Die Frau" (the woman): here the "die" is a definitive article because "woman" is female. When you have the sentence "Ich gebe der Frau Blumen" (I give flowers to the woman) the "der" is not a definitive article. We have the wonderful yet horrible thing to foreigners called the four cases in German. In this sentence, you have to ask yourself WHO are you giving flowers to and that is the third case "Dativ"; so the "der" is part of the Dativobjekt (object of the sentence). If you ask, however, WHAT is being done in this sentence/given to the women, then the answer is the flowers. This is the fourth case called Akkusativ so there is a second object in this sentence, the Akkusativobjekt (akkusativ object). Not sure this makes sense but hope it does lol.

[@TariqueAli]

Damon's got a very specific posting time, its 6:40 pm in India, guessing that's 3:10 pm in Paris, if that's in fact where he is

[@ipaintinfluencers1597]

yes 2:10 in UK x

[@closedeyesart.studio]

8am Belize -Central America

[@quidditch1991]

10 am in East coast US

[@Clara-gl1gv]

Hey Damon, ich verfolge deine Videos schon seit längerem und bin beeindruckt! Du sprichst nicht nur perfektes Französisch fast ohne Akzent sondern auch schon richtig gutes Deutsch (avec un accent français mdrrrrr) :)) thanks for uploading la crème de la crème de KZbin en anglais, français et même en allemand, you are the best!

[@petramilic7509]

Damon admire your determination,you tackled the language in a short period of time.When you pronounce the word ich you say iš but you need to pronounce it ih.You have an accent of course, I had it when i first started learning Deutsch.The ich is the most noticeable so just work on that,it will get better overtime.

[@ajisanoldsoul1049]

DAMON UPLOADING IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY DAY I need to get a life

[@rainuhface09]

Most inspiring thing in this video is how many friends you have

[@krystynakurytsyna514]

Unpopular opinion: I love the way german sounds

[@anujakhadatkar9697]

5:37 his hair looks so great here

[@bellalexander1707]

Been learning German for three years, still don't know declinations but I can tell you my name

[@flutefreak8290]

American in Germany here! :) I've been mostly successful with learning the articles but there are always a few that I forget. One tip: Especially helpful when you're starting out, you can sometimes AVOID the article completely using words like "etwas", "ein bisschen", "einmal" and "(so) eine Art". The first three are great for ordering in restaurants. ex) "Ich hätte gerne etwas Milch dazu." "Kann ich ein bisschen Zucker haben?" "Einmal Pizza Margherita, bitte" ex) "Wir brauchen (so) eine Art Vertrag" (We need some sort of contract). Don't worry though. Germans are very understanding if you get the article wrong. Eventually, if you stick with it, the table of articles will become implanted in your head and will totally make sense! The great thing about German is that once you get the logic down, it feels, logically, very logical 😄.

[@vanni6923]

I found your channel through Ashley's recent Paris video and I've been so enchanted by your content ever since. You've helped me learn more about what I want in my life, like living in many places, and have inspired me to pick up Spanish again. But for real this time! I'm trying out Italian too. It's nice to just know random words in many languages. I haven't been feeling like I'm mentally growing since graduating highschool in May, and I'm glad I found you now instead of much later because I feel like I'll be using my time wiser.

[@kellyboenisch]

Me in my German class this morning: "I should go back and watch Damon's German videos now that I actually know some German." Goes to his channel and he posted a new German video that morning🤩

[@Minale__]

So many KZbinrs that I watch have been sponsored by Rosetta Stone lately and I gave in and got it for myself as well. Been using it for over a month for Korean and Italian and damn, it's actually great. I don't expect to be "speaking" once I'm done, because I don't think you can truly learn how to speak without talking to natives, but I'll definitely be able to watch movies and "consume" all sorts of online content once I'm done, for sure. It also made me a lot more comfortable pronouncing the stuff, teaching my mouth how to make those different sounds, because duh, adult brain keeps telling you "nah bitch, this is wrong, this is not what you've been saying your entire life so far", except that's just how learning works and I'm so happy it forces me to say *all* the things. If there's one thing I don't like it's that the website-version "deactivates" when it's not your active tab, so I can't really do things on the side (which is good for learning new things, but I like doing things on the side during repetition because I should eventually be able to understand the things without actively focusing on them, right?). The app versions work great for that though. I will add though, I'd say unlike Duolingo or other free options out there, it doesn't feel so much like a game but actual learning. It won't always be fun, it will be frustrating at times, there are no constant pop-ups telling you you're doing great and activating your happy hormone processes like many gamified language options do. But damn, it is effective.

[@roflingme]

This was so interesting to watch!! My dad moved to berlin in the late 80s from england and never actually took a language course (he wishes he did now) so he basically just learned the language by ear, in contrast to your german learning expirience. He is literally fluent now and understands most everything, I often speak with him in german, but the daaaamn articles and prepositions.... he still gets those mixed up all the time. So I think even when you have a pretty good grasp on the language, the missing grammar base lines can sometimes make it seem like you don't to outsiders (which is kind of stupid but that's what i've noticed)

[@adieodds]

I love your videos whether it's a little documentary, or just you hanging out with friends, or you recording your language journey ... you always manage to put a smile on my face. A real smile. Thanks for that. it really means a lot. And for the language learning, I tried to focus on only one language for a week, only watching videos and TV shows in that language (without subtitles even though I don't understand at first), actively using my HelloTalk account, keeping journals in my target language .... and the result was incredible. At the end of the week, I was able to write and read and understanding videos and vlogs etc in that language. And the only thing I knew was saying hello and how are you a week ago. Maybe you should make a video, a challenge video where you try to focus on German for a whole week. That's just me trying to help if you need any. Thanks again, Damon!

[@christinast]

Your “Eichhörnchen” made my day. 😂 Greetings from Austria!

[@rodneysproul4698]

Just discovered your Channel and I’m loving it, you should be on Netflix! I also love you because you sent some respect to us old boys much love. Keep being you!

[@carleycrossman09]

I feel this whole video in my soul lmao I've been trying to learn German for the past year, I still can't pronounce the German R. I've been walking around my apartment saying "grün rühre rot brot frühstück" my neighbours probably think i'm crazy hahah

[@apfelmus1747]

You're doing amaaaaaing, Damon!! The best advice I would give you as a German native speaker is to work on your 'ch's, for example you pronounce 'Ich' 'Ish' but it should be a 'CCHHH' sound if you know what I mean hahah it's hard to describe.

[@LuisPortelles]

King of learning foreign languages! I still have nightmares about my German classes in university haha

[@JesseTechJess]

Damonnnn I just moved home from berlin back to Canada and I survived with ein bisschen deutsch and english but I needed the motivation to study and go back once I save again. Watching you learn is so inspiring we're like the same North American kinda boys and to see the push and the fun in you is amazing. Thank you if you see this!!!!

[@TristanSimpson]

As an American living in Germany trying to get by with as little German as possible, die der das has NO relevance in my life. As long as I got the noun and the verb I’m proud of myself 😂

[@sarahfife7096]

I'm in my third year of german in college and GIRL the key is just to speak confidently like you're already fluent and people start to think you are

[@Dawn-bl8ze]

Haven’t even watched yet, but I’m commenting because I love this man

[@michelle7363]

I moved to switzerland around 3 months ago, and i LIVEEEE for your german videos!! I feel your pain! IT IS SUCH A STRUGGLLEEEE! thank you for spreading the awareness and making me feel better about the whole thing hahaha

[@helloyellowginkgo7551]

I literally couldn’t stop laughing when you talked about the weird German gender forms of words and the Eichhörnchen 🐿 😂 it’s so incredibly funny to see how other people think about our language. And your German is so gooood I was already damn impressed in your last video but you got even better so quickly ! 👏👏👏

[@MariahAlvesCovers]

your videos made me want to learn french (and now i know), now i’m starting german but i’m having some trouble with it, so seeing this is helping me so much

[@ajisanoldsoul1049]

The German in the start, I felt like I was drowning in German words😂 I am also trying to learn mandarin and Korean❤️

[@oliviawallisjackson337]

I love seeing someone else learning German (cos I am too) and being perpetually confused and intrigued by the word order grammar situation they got going going on in Deutschland. Tolles und schönes Video, Damon!

[@verocastro6104]

I literally started my lessons yesterday and man it’s hard ... but I think it’s a beautiful language so we’re good haha

[@lorabotka1555]

I'd really love it if u made more of these German related videos, cuz I'm just like you, trying to learn German but the process is sooo slow and watching these give me that boost.

[@CroxasWorld]

As someone who speaks german...this was very entertaining

[@helenbaer797]

Rosetta stone was the first tool I ever used when I started learning German about 10 years ago. Damon you are making great progress with your German, and you are drawing on your general language learning experience! You're calling me out with your question at the end - " For English speakers who have learned German, when you speak German, are you just throwing out one and guessing and checking" - UMMM yes, that is 100% me!! You eventually figure out which ones fit in which places of the sentence, come after certain prepositions, etc, but I am often guessing. I feel certain that I make tons of mistakes, and when I do look up the genders of nouns, my first instinct ends up being wrong a lot of the time. I say this to native speakers when I'm chatting with them, and they say "Nonono, your German sounds great! You don't make very many mistakes at all!" So that still puzzles me to this day.

[@datkeks24]

My favorite german word is "Ohrwurm". It means to have a song stuck in your head. "Ich habe einen Ohrwurm" = i have a song stuck in my head.

[@esme_6369]

like earworm !? it sounds so much cuter in german omg

[@WillsCamera]

i recently moved from America to Germany, and i've been watching your videos as i study german! literally makes me feel so much better about the whole abroad situation, and honestly helps me have a deeper understanding of the language. keep killing it

[@alishastokes3990]

I've been studying German for 4 years in university and I'm still only like B1 lollll

[@merlemo9662]

wow your german is actually really good :o i mean it’s funny too hahah but regarding the fact how hard german grammar is you’re doing great! I think this is also the reason why every german speaker is so forgiving as u said, because not even we get how it works... Mach weiter so! funfact: i just came to Paris for a year to learn french and now there’s u one of the you tubers that inspired me learning german hahah

[@hannahprince3512]

Is it just me or is the way he says "ich" so cute like "eesh" haha.

[@mariahcanton8]

yes!

[@singleplantparent]

I study German at uni and I still get all my cases and adjective endings wrong all the time I swear, at least when speaking you can kind of mumble and get away with it though- so seeing your progress here is really amazing plus I love that you’re bringing more awareness to the German language, one that isn’t learnt or appreciated enough!

[@beko____]

Bruh, I’m trying not to get distracted by how cute he is. It’s difficult 🤯

[@allisontan4088]

your videos are such a treat they’re literally like mini movies

[@drinkmoreagua8984]

"how do we NOT say it in English, that's how i'm gonna say it in German" lololol me but with Portuguese

[@michellegurnth4833]

Im German and have seen your Berlin video first. This is the way I found your channel. Im very bad at learning other languages (you might noticed that) but your content inspired me to finally start learning Spanish.

[@racheleboodhoo20]

Let's be honest, Damon's French accent makes the whole thing better 😅

[@toni7288]

You can't imagine how FUNNY this video is for a person who grew up speaking german! I just never realized how difficult it is But you're doing amazing, it's insane 👌

[@einfachmia204]

I’m so glad that German is my native language, so I don’t have to learn all this weird grammar. 😂😂

[@zn.6621]

I never commented, but I really love your videos. I was supposed to study a semester in Paris, but because of Covid-19 it's no longer possible. Im really sad about that, but seeing your videos in Paris make me kind of live that parisian life with you! I would love to see a video where you talk about how you found your friends in Paris and if it's hard, because a lot of people say that it's difficult to friend( french) friends in paris! Oh and your German is great! I did see on insta you were in Berlin! Next time you should do a meet up, that would be so cool! Grüße aus Berlin

[@vch2511]

As a German I’d never recommend someone to learn our language lmao I don’t even understand it myself sometimes

[@lomie17]

This was so fun and interesting to watch!! I grew up speaking German with my mom, but my grammar is TERRIBLE. I 100% guess and fumble through my endings. German grammar is a beast. I’m so impressed by how much you have learned!!

[@krisu3441]

Let’s talk about this red hair 👀💕

[@lya__]

Thank you so much for the nice compliment about German speakers :) Viel Erfolg noch beim Deutschlernen! You are doing great so far

[@carlosheehee46]

Ughh I told myself I needed to perfect my French before learning German and you come up with this? I’m out

[@ImnotsureifIwanthis]

I’m in a exchange program in the german part of Switzerland right now. 2 months ago they said I have to learn a bit before I come here and they send me a mail with an app that I can learn but before checking the mail I saw your video and watch it. I thought Rosetta Stone was cool and I might buy it after doing their app because it seem really helpful. I watched your video then open the mail and saw that they send the login information for rosetta stone, I was shocked. So we started to learn german at the same time with the same app. I assure you that you learned really fast and good for the time you’ve been practicing. I’m still struggling with german:/ But you give me hope and will to study with these videos so thank you very much:)

[@kw9158]

Damon: "Every german-speaker has been nice and cool" Me: *spits out water and laughs sadly in immigrant* Sigh… just wait til you live here and then you’ll realize the real german culture. Young, travel-savvy germans are NOT the same as the rest of the country.

[@louploup]

I guess that's more or less true for every nation though...

[@AwkwardExpression]

Thank you for this. Really trying to work on my Spanish (and eventually French, Italian, Mandarin...) But it is so helpful to see other people learning languages and how hard it is in the beginning. I'm so shy about trying to find a language partner but I just need to do it!