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Frustration can run pretty high when you take a German class but you just can’t seem to speak it correctly. The baker in Germany doesn’t understand you so you have to point and the person you ask for directions switches to English.
So why is it that you have taken class after class or lesson after lesson, but you still can’t speak German?
There might be more than one reason, and here are five which are common themes amongst German learners.
Which one stops you from speaking German?
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These are the three skills you need as a beginner, as a novice learner, as an intermediate German learner and beyond.
These are perhaps the most important skills I could help you acquire, no matter if you learn German for travel, as a hobby, or for work.
Without these skills, you won't make as much progress as you could make, given the time and energy you have, and you might find yourself increasingly frustrated.
Learning these skills might help you make more progress over time, and you may find yourself more equipped, more empowered, and more communicative.
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This untranslatable German word is one of my favorites, and I hope it becomes one of yours, too!
You'll learn the meaning of Fingerspitzengefühl and there are plenty of repetitions of it so you can get used to pronouncing it.
It's a long word!
You'll learn the meaning of Fingerspitzengefühl in English and you'll learn when to use it in German.
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This used to be a free PDF I would offer to people in exchange for their email addresses. A lot of people signed up for it, however I didn't hear from people much after that. So instead of offering it for free, I decided to expand it and I made it part of tuition for my clients for when they sign up for a class or private lessons.
If you're interested in joining one of the small group classes you can click here to see which classes are currently running. Or if you're interested in a more intense learning environment, then check out private lessons here.
In any case, feel free to sign up for the E-Post by scrolling all the way to the bottom of this page and entering in your full name and email on the bottom right.
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There are a whole host of reasons for learning German, however when I asked my readers, they responded with new and different reasons.
Here are 5 different reasons people learn German (out of the many reasons featured in this episode), in no particular order:
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Ich liebe deutsche Musik. (I love German music.)
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Die Deutschen sind praktisch und das finde ich gut. (Germans are practical and I think that's good.)
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Sprache ist für mich eine große Herausforderung. (German is a big challenge for me.)
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I work with German customers and suppliers.
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I love having a hobby.
Listen here for all the reasons people told me they're learning German:
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