Speaking is usually the #1 weakness for all German learners. This is a common issue among language learners everywhere. The reason for this is obvious: When language learners first start learning a language, they usually start with reading. They read online articles, books, information on apps and so on. If they take a class, they spend 20% of their time repeating words, and 80% of the time reading the textbook, doing homework or just listening to a teacher. So, if you spend most of your time reading instead of speaking, you might get better at reading but your speaking skills never grow. You get better at what you focus on. So if you want to improve you speaking skills, you need to spend more of your study time on speaking. Here are... Show more

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Is Your Coffee as Strong as Your German Apologies? One of the most important things to learn about a language, aside from introductions, is how to apologize in case you find yourself in the unfortunate situation that you need to do so. In the case of German, the most general word of apology is "Entschuldigung“. This literally means "apology“, and it's used in most situations: when you've accidentally done something bad when you want somebody's attention when you want people to make room Keep in mind though, that you should not use it when somebody tells some sad news about themselves, because that is not something you should apologize for – unless you had any stake in it. If you need something stronger than... Show more

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