If we’re going on a journey, we going to have some necessaries, right?...so,
let’s check our list:
What tools do we need to help us make this journey as smooth as it could be?
1. Dictionaries:
(DictionarieS…in the plural! …it was intentional.
What tools do we need to help us make this journey as smooth as it could be?
1. Dictionaries:
(DictionarieS…in the plural! …it was intentional.
:) )
(Note: If you’re using GoogleTranslate as the sole dictionary, then you’re going to have a hard time learning some words. GoogleTranslate is not bad. But it is not always accurate & that could be dangerous to you especially as a beginner.)
Anyway, you need at least 2 dictionaries;
1.one bilingual (translates from German to your language & from your language to German.)
2. A monolingual dictionary: (you won’t need this from the beginning but you’ll need it when you reach an intermediate level. A monolingual dictionary translates from German to German. It’s useful because it can give you synonyms, antonyms & accurate meaning(s) of a word.).We’ll talk about some of them later. For now, let’s see:
Top German Dictionaries for Beginners & Intermediate Learners:
2. A vocabulary notebook (or its equivalent.):
There’re so many things you could do when learning new words. So many techniques & tactics and we’re going to speak about them in the days to come. But you need a notebook in which to write new words you learn and monitor how your progress is going. If you’re not much of a notebooks person, you could use a virtual notebook on your phone. But they say that the hand has its memory as well. So, I recommend trying hard to keep a notebook. It makes a lot of things easier.
(Note: If you’re using GoogleTranslate as the sole dictionary, then you’re going to have a hard time learning some words. GoogleTranslate is not bad. But it is not always accurate & that could be dangerous to you especially as a beginner.)
Anyway, you need at least 2 dictionaries;
1.one bilingual (translates from German to your language & from your language to German.)
2. A monolingual dictionary: (you won’t need this from the beginning but you’ll need it when you reach an intermediate level. A monolingual dictionary translates from German to German. It’s useful because it can give you synonyms, antonyms & accurate meaning(s) of a word.).We’ll talk about some of them later. For now, let’s see:
Top German Dictionaries for Beginners & Intermediate Learners:
2. A vocabulary notebook (or its equivalent.):
There’re so many things you could do when learning new words. So many techniques & tactics and we’re going to speak about them in the days to come. But you need a notebook in which to write new words you learn and monitor how your progress is going. If you’re not much of a notebooks person, you could use a virtual notebook on your phone. But they say that the hand has its memory as well. So, I recommend trying hard to keep a notebook. It makes a lot of things easier.
3. Video lessons:
I’ve been on the search for years for lessons where there are conversations about almost everything. So I could learn more vocabulary, I could get used to the pronunciation and I knew that I needed to have a resource where I could listen to native speakers having normal conversations in German. There are several resources out there. But I recommend
Easy German channel on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=easy+german&page=2
We’re going to be discussing some of their episodes every now and then …But the
idea of EasyGerman is very novel and by nature, the conversations are right off
the streets and people don’t even know for what they’re being interviewed so
they just answer normally. They have subtitles in German & translation in
English. So, it’s a perfect resource to listen to German spoken in everyday
life.
I’ve been on the search for years for lessons where there are conversations about almost everything. So I could learn more vocabulary, I could get used to the pronunciation and I knew that I needed to have a resource where I could listen to native speakers having normal conversations in German. There are several resources out there. But I recommend
Easy German channel on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=easy+german&page=2
We’re going to be discussing some of their episodes every now and then …But the
idea of EasyGerman is very novel and by nature, the conversations are right off
the streets and people don’t even know for what they’re being interviewed so
they just answer normally. They have subtitles in German & translation in
English. So, it’s a perfect resource to listen to German spoken in everyday
life.
4. Material to read:
Honestly, I have several resources here & there. I’ve got several magazines that I check every now & then. But they’re a little bit too advanced and we’re going to speak about some of the best places online to read German in later. For now, we’ll skip this part.
Bis morgen, Tschüss!
Next: Day 2: Let's say 'Hallo'!
Honestly, I have several resources here & there. I’ve got several magazines that I check every now & then. But they’re a little bit too advanced and we’re going to speak about some of the best places online to read German in later. For now, we’ll skip this part.
Bis morgen, Tschüss!
Next: Day 2: Let's say 'Hallo'!
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