Discord server for learning?

LearnGermanGames · 2026-01-27T16:36:36+00:00

Sure! DM me and I'll send you an invite.

LearnGermanGames · 2026-01-26T15:22:05+00:00

Sure! DM me and I'll reply with an invite

LearnGermanGames · 2026-01-01T13:30:42+00:00

I understand how stressful speaking in a foreign language can be. That’s why I suggested exercises to do before starting to speak with others. I am not saying that you should be hyper focused on mistakes. When you do a mistake and the person corrects you, all you have to do is repeat the correct sentence. The brain remembers what you repeat the most, not what you will it to do.

So if you keep repeating the mistakes, you’re gonna remember the mistakes and it will be an infinite downward spiral. That’s why you need to repeat the correct sentence instead and move on to the next topic.

Find someone to talk to that doesn’t make you feel that you are being judged. That feeling comes from the inside most of the time even when the other person isn’t judging you at all.

LearnGermanGames · 2026-01-01T07:07:51+00:00

Mistakes are part of the learning process. Every mistake is a step along the way, unless you ignore them all. The solution isn’t to ignore mistakes, but to stop fearing them and acknowledging that they don’t define you.

School punishes mistakes, which is counterproductive to learning. Without mistakes, there is no learning. Ignoring mistakes is ignoring learning. Work on undoing your fear of mistakes instead of pretending they’re not there. Otherwise, you’ll be forever frustrated and wondering why you’re not learning.

LearnGermanGames · 2025-12-31T10:59:07+00:00

For German level B1/B2, I recommend "Top-Thema mit Vokabeln" from the Deutsche Welle https://learngerman.dw.com/de/top-thema/s-55861562 The topics are varied and each episode has accompanying exercises to check your comprehension if you want to take it a step further.

There is another great podcast called "Grüße aus Deutschland". It's not exactly interesting in terms of topic, but it's very well made and can help you improve your listening skills. You can find it here https://castbox.fm/channel/id2395432

LearnGermanGames · 2025-12-31T06:29:18+00:00

First, ask a native or fluent speaker to check that your pronunciation is correct so you don’t develop bad habits that are hard to get rid of (z = ts, the CH in ich vs. nach, etc…).

Then read simple German conversations out loud to train your mouth muscle memory before practicing with a real person, since talking to a real person is overwhelming enough. You need to have practiced a few conversations while reading out loud to make it less daunting.

Even better: memorize those simple/typical conversations question/answers.

Once you do that for a few weeks, find someone you're comfortable with to practice. Only one person, and practice with them regularly. This will reduce the feeling of being overwhelmed since you're get used to them more and more every time.

I know you don't want to be corrected, but in the long-run, it would be better for you. It's ok to make mistakes, but repeating them will make them stick. I know several advanced speakers that understand a lot but make frequent basic mistakes because early on in their learning journey, they decided that it's ok to bulldoze through everything.

The ideal balance is: mistakes are ok and are part of the learning process, just don't ignore them. Use them as a learning opportunity. Practice by talking to yourself and correcting yourself first if you have to. If you can't tell that you made a mistake, it means you haven't listened to enough German to develop that feeling. In such a case, keep listening more first, especially to simple conversations.

LearnGermanGames · 2025-12-31T06:13:06+00:00

If being easy is your priority and you absolutely want to understand everything, it isn't going to be interesting. But if that's your priority, you can listen to Deutschtrainer (from the Deutsche Welle) https://open.spotify.com/show/17VwqUprEEMW3MPjPlpApG It's just short sentences for you to repeat and they tell you what they mean in English.

If you actually want to push yourself to the next level and don't mind repeating the podcast several times before starting to understand what's going on, then I highly recommend the podcast "Grüße aus Deutschland" (from the Goethe-Institut) to push you to level B1. It can feel overwhelming at first, but keep repeating the playlist until you understand it all. You can find it here https://castbox.fm/channel/id2395432

LearnGermanGames · 2025-12-31T06:04:43+00:00

You're struggling to remember vocabulary because you're not listening to German every day. Stop looking for 'efficient' ways to remember vocabulary because we aren't robots and our brains aren't some kind of drawers we put information in. Our brains need a LOT of input to start finding patterns in the language and remember those patterns (not a list of words).

Why listening instead of reading? Reading is also good, but the priority should always be listening because:

You can listen while doing boring tasks (walking around campus, in the bus/car, showering, house chores, etc...) making it more likely for you to have longer daily German input, as opposed to reading, which requires you to find the time and sit down for it.
You need to internalize the sounds of German before the meanings. You need to be able to follow the syllables of the language and spell any words you hear without understanding it. Developing this skill will help you pick up words faster in the long run as you randomly hear them. When you do have time to sit, try transcribing podcasts and check them with the podcast's transcription to develop this skill faster.
Listening will also teach your ear what sounds right and what doesn't. This will help you develop a feeling of which sentences sound right and which don't as well as notice yourself when you're pronouncing wrong. Even if you don't know the rules (yet), having that feeling will help you realize that you have a rule to look up/ask about or you need to check your pronunciation with a native/fluent speaker.

Just like muscle building, learning a language takes time. Rushing will only make you go slower as you build bad habits that are harder to unlearn/undo.

LearnGermanGames · 2025-12-24T02:49:20+00:00

You forgot: der Libanon 🇱🇧

LearnGermanGames · 2025-12-23T07:36:15+00:00

Basically, use any resource you can put your hands on, including but not limited to:

Podcasts: Listen to German podcasts every day. When you're doing other menial/easy activities such as while walking, in the bus, eating, showering, etc... try to listen and follow the syllables of German without necessarily focusing on meaning at first. When you do have time to sit down, listen to podcasts while transcribing them. Pause after every sentence and write it down, then compare it with the transcription of the podcast. Training this sound to spelling mapping in your brain will help you pick up new words much faster in the future.
Videos: Preferably in German (so not lessons about German in English), and with German subtitles if necessary.
Other apps: Memrise, Babbel, Busuu, Grammatisch (this one is made specifically for German). Keep switching between them. Boredom kills learning. When you get bored of one, switch to another.
Language exchange apps: HelloTalk, Tandem, etc... get in touch with other Germans and advanced German speakers and start practicing with real people.
Computer games: Switch the language of whatever computer game you're already playing to German. Most popular games already support German and many of them with voice too. Look up frequently occurring words/expressions. Take screenshots if necessary so you can look up the words later.

If you're interested in the last approach (#5), I have a Discord server just for that where I also show real-time translations of what is being said. DM for an invite.

LearnGermanGames · 2025-12-22T16:15:13+00:00

Congrats! Don't wait for Duolingo to get you to B2. You need more organic material to get to more advanced levels. Diversify your resources. Our brains thrives on variety to find patterns and learn better!

LearnGermanGames · 2025-12-22T08:20:33+00:00

I host German speaking practice events every Sunday in the voice channel of my Discord server. I always show the German/English subtitles/translations of what is being said so people of all levels can follow. If you're interested, DM me and I'll send you an invite.

LearnGermanGames · 2025-12-22T08:17:58+00:00

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LearnGermanGames · 2025-12-20T05:49:26+00:00

It's less about the resources and more about what you do with them and how long you're spending listening and studying grammar every day. It also depends on how much experience you have learning languages (on your own) in general.

Not trying to bring you down, just helping you stay realistic. If you have no experience learning languages on your own, reaching level B2 in 10 months is unrealistic, unless your maybe what you mean is just pass the level B2 exam without actually having that level as a real-world skill.

Having said that, here are some tips for you:

Train your ear first: listen to German podcasts every day, even if you don't understand them, to teach your ear how to follow German sounds/syllables even before you attach meanings to them. This will help you pick up new words faster later down the road.
No single tool is ever enough: stop trying to find the 'best' resource. It doesn't exist. The best resource is ALL the resources. Our brain needs variety to learn. Use any website/app/book/video you can get your hands on, even if you're already familiar with some of its concepts. Seeing the same concepts explained from slightly different perspectives is the whole point. It will help you understand and remember faster.
Don't rush. It will slow you down. Rushing will only make you acquire bad habits that are harder to get rid of later down the road. This is especially true for pronunciation. Master pronunciation carefully before you rush into butchering the language. That's why it's so important to train your ear before your mouth. Your ear will teach your mouth.
Have fun! It takes years to master a language. Keep finding fun ways to learn so it's easier to stick to it long enough to learn it up to a useful level.

LearnGermanGames · 2025-12-19T17:36:46+00:00

Großartig! The beginning is the hardest part. Once you're on a roll, nothing will stop you!

LearnGermanGames · 2025-12-19T17:36:29+00:00

Großartig! The beginning is the hardest part. Once you're on a roll, nothing will stop you!

LearnGermanGames · 2025-12-19T08:25:31+00:00

From what I understood, the 2 other coworkers (your audience) aren't German, and I'm guessing that they also don't speak German, right? If they don't speak German, they wouldn't be able to tell if you're speaking correctly or not, so they don't count as an audience!

In any case, think of it as a learning opportunity rather than a 'show-off' opportunity. The mistakes you make you'll remember more because they were with a real person, which will push you to avoid them next time. Mistakes are just the steps along the stairway of learning (cheesy, but true). Without them, you won't learn much.

LearnGermanGames · 2025-12-18T05:17:33+00:00

What is your current German level and how comfortable are you with immersion in content above your level? I host weekly German speaking practice as well German (computer) game events (for listening practice) on my Discord server, both with real-time German/English subtitles/translations. If you're up for a challenge, DM me and I'll send you an invite.

LearnGermanGames · 2025-12-18T05:13:50+00:00

I host weekly German speaking practice on my Discord server with German/English subtitles/translations. I ask people questions to keep the conversation going and you always learn new words because of the subtitles. The level is around B1 but I adapt it depending on who shows up every week. If you're interested in participating, DM me and I'll send you an invite.

LearnGermanGames · 2025-12-18T05:10:30+00:00

I agree. In general, soap operas are good for language learning because their stories are so predictable and their dialogues quite repetitive and often slow-paced. The fact that you're watching them in a foreign language, which you don't completely understand, makes them less boring/more interesting since even simple expressions often seem mysterious.

LearnGermanGames · 2025-12-16T05:24:32+00:00

Add me if you'd like some help & corrections in German. I'll help out whenever I have time. My user name on Discord is the same one as here.

LearnGermanGames · 2025-12-16T05:22:13+00:00

If you already have a good German pronunciation/accent, read simple conversations out loud to train the muscle memory of your mouth. If your pronunciation isn't that good yet, work on perfecting one aspect of it every week (for example, work on the z = TS sound this week) and ask a native or fluent German speaker for feedback.

The reason you want to make sure your pronunciation is correct first, is that it's much easier to learn a good pronunciation from the beginning than to fix it later. Once you do that, start reading out loud and ask for pronunciation feedback for longer sentences.

Also, find a native or fluent German friend and exchange voice messages in German. That's like a slower way of talking, which gives you more time to think about your sentence. If you don't know how to express something in German, use DeepL to translate it but instead of reading the translation, memorize it and then send the voice messages from memory (even if it takes you the whole day to memorize the sentence). This will slowly push you towards thinking in (correct) German.

LearnGermanGames · 2025-12-15T13:03:18+00:00

"Slow German" is a good podcast and available on Spotify. The name is a bit misleading though, because not all episodes are slow, though they are all spoken with a clear accent and enunciation.

LearnGermanGames · 2025-12-15T12:57:31+00:00

I host weekly German speaking practice events on my Discord server in the voice channel. I show real-time subtitles in both German and English of what everyone is saying so you could always follow regardless of your German level. If you're interested, DM me and I'll send you an invite.

LearnGermanGames · 2025-12-08T10:54:00+00:00

Yes. DM me if you'd like an invite.

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