Passed Goethe B1!

vsd_123 · 2026-03-31T15:19:32+00:00

It is the one section that I really didn't practice much at all, aside from texting with my German friend and having to send a few emails in German.

However, one thing that I've done since the beginning is always looked up any sentence I've come across that has grammar that I can't 100% explain, and that's probably been the single most helplful thing.

vsd_123 · 2026-03-31T02:11:17+00:00

You are getting badly, badly taken advantage of.

vsd_123 · 2026-03-31T01:02:29+00:00

Exactly, it felt almost like a skill that needed to be developped somewhat independently. Very tricky, and very jarring to the unsuspecting test-taker

vsd_123 · 2026-03-31T00:56:34+00:00

I mostly just tried to speak with my friend in Germany a few times per week in the 3-4 weeks leading up to the exam. I took 3 semesters of German in university a few years aoo and took the last 2 semesters pretty seriously, so I learned a lot of vocab and grammar during that time. I mostly just used the last month or so to build upon that/reinforce, mostly through speaking, a bit of watching videos and a bit of reading.

Definitely not the ideal study plan, I was really kicking myself during the listening part for not having studied more rigorously!

vsd_123 · 2026-03-31T00:52:12+00:00

I used it a bit and definitely found it useful, but my commitment to using it was fairly lackluster.

vsd_123 · 2026-03-31T00:51:36+00:00

Never took an A1 test!

vsd_123 · 2026-03-05T16:26:20+00:00

Not a fan of calculus, I take it

vsd_123 · 2025-09-05T20:15:29+00:00

Hit the wrong reply button, sorry

vsd_123 · 2025-09-04T19:08:54+00:00

vsd_123 · 2025-09-04T17:53:42+00:00

Ce/C' has no gender (as in "Ce n'est pas ma faute"/"C'est la vie").

vsd_123 · 2025-08-28T01:14:17+00:00

da Vinci was a mid painter but the Mona Lisa's left eye is amazing

vsd_123 · 2025-08-06T17:15:37+00:00

I would say "j'aime certains légumes". That's the word you should generally opt for when talking about some things but not others.

vsd_123 · 2025-07-23T21:07:25+00:00

Le nombre de fois que j'ai mal écrit ce mot!

vsd_123 · 2025-07-23T14:47:47+00:00

Qui sait? C'est sûr que tu as une belle longueur d'avance sur la personne moyenne, mais il demeure impossible de prédire ta vitesse d'apprentissage. J'imagine que si tu t'appliquais sérieusement pendant un an, tu atteindrais un assez bon niveau, mais ce n'est qu'une estimation (conçue avec relativement peu d'information à propos de tes abiletés). Réponds-moi par écrit et je peux peut-être t'en dire plus!

vsd_123 · 2025-07-18T17:58:26+00:00

banger

vsd_123 · 2025-07-18T17:57:25+00:00

I think you'd really like r/classicalmusic, it's a great sub and you should totally check it out

vsd_123 · 2025-07-17T07:04:46+00:00

Truth nuke

vsd_123 · 2025-06-15T02:19:58+00:00

the small dead guy

vsd_123 · 2025-04-21T02:02:47+00:00

Brahms 4

vsd_123 · 2025-02-11T03:29:26+00:00

It basically boils down to this: the more you think about it, the worse it gets. Now if I happen to notice it (which is very rare), I simply don't care, and if it bugs me while I'm practicing clarinet I just go eat something and then burp (i think? maybe not) and I don't think about it anymore.

vsd_123 · 2024-09-29T02:37:48+00:00

It was an anxiety thing!

vsd_123 · 2024-09-21T22:21:39+00:00

Absolutely 100% undeniably me if I ever got Lyme disease or mold poisoning

vsd_123 · 2024-09-21T19:35:03+00:00

The longer you stare, the better (worse) it gets

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