Learning German - Difficulties and Tips

Full transcript can be found on my blog: https://blog.thelinguist.com/tips-for... Get LingQ's free German grammar guide here: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-reso... Some people wanted more details about the language itself. Motivation is key and the rest will follow, but here are some observations about German. I also hope I solved the audio volume problem. Timelines: 0:50 German may appeal less motivating. 2:29 German is not as difficult for English speakers. 3:09 Hacking German cases. My strategy. 5:10 German pronunciation is not hard. 5:26 You have to get used to German spelling. 5:37 A thing I don’t get about German nouns. 6:09 The biggest problem in German is a word-order issue. 8:22 Listen and read more and foggy grammar will become clear. 9:30 Don’t get to hung up about German declensions. Visit https://www.LingQ.com My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Twitter:   / lingosteve   More German Tips: Learn German using German Songs: https://www.lingq.com/blog/2018/11/23...