Hello People,

I have been continously taking three months of courses in DeutschAkademie and I have found practice the best way to improve. It doesn’t matter how much time you spend studying the books and reviewing your notes, if you do not go out and practice what you have learned in the classes, you will not be able to improve.  My husband now he starts to speaking me in German.

Also when I go to the supermarket, shops, or retaurants I only speak German. Of course it would be easier to speak in English, and almost everyone would understand faster, and of course I make mistakes and have made a fool of myself a lot of times, but I think it is only my making mistakes that you will learn from them.

You can always take a look at your notes or ask the teacher to see where you made a mistake and how is the proper way to speak. In real life this is not the case but I have found people really patient and helpful, since they know I am trying hard to speak German and want to see me suceed. I have found the courses very complete but if you do not work outside the class and actually use the knowledge you have been given, all the work inside the classroom will be in vain.

Now I am really happy because I can start talking in German with my husband or write emails. Today I went to make an appoitment to do my nails and I only spoke in German with out making any mistake!!!

Lookig forward to make my nails and have a relax time for me!!

LG, PAO

Hello People,

One thing that I really like about DeutschAkademie is that you get to know a lot of international people and for that is really amazing. I had the opportunity to meet people from Venezuela, Brazil, Spain, Australia, Japan and MEXICO. I am so happy that know I have a Mexican friend because that make feel not that far from my country.

We planned a picnic and we had a lot of fun playing Volleyball but unfortunately we did not take pictures. I had always a lot fun meeting people from around the world because we always share our customs.  One thing that I really like is that we played and studying at the same time.

When I had a class with the girl from Venezuela, Mexico and the guy from Spain was so funny because we ware able to share how we say in our own “Spanish” different words.

I want to share that before I could not understood Portuguese even it sounds really similar to Spanish but know that I have a Brazilian friend she talk to me in Portuguese and I talk to her in Spanish and we understood each other. It is really crazy how you always find the way to try to communicate with others.

I hope you enjoy your course.

Paola

Hello People!!!

Today I learned about the “Frageartikel” Welch? It is really easy to learn it. Guys one tips that I give and always help me is copy the grammar chart and repeat but also analyze it can be really helpful in order it to learn it. At least 30 min everyday can help and why I said 30 min? I know that a lot of people work or have kids to take care.

I love to use colors while I am studying because I can remember faster and better?

The exercises of the books in this topic I really love them because it make me understand more and more about the topic and to think the famous why of the changes between Dativ, Nominativ or Akkusative. That I know can be a little bit confused.

Always remember to associate your mother langue with German it is easier to remember and find a better explanation of the things.

I love to share always things that I used to support what we learn everyday I think the more we learn the faster we will be able to speak more and more German. I found that cool link that help me a little bit with this topic.

https://www.deutschplus.net/pages/Fragepronomen_welcher

See you and almost weekend!! PAO

Hello People,

How is your German going? Well in this posts I want to say some tips that are helping me every day to improve my German.

1. Associate the German words and verbs with your mother tongue language not English because is better to remember the words.
2. Download apps if you spend 20 min on Facebook you also can spend 20 min in apps to learn some new vocabulary for example Duolingo is a very cool app.
3. If in your work or at home there is a German native speakers please ask for help. Tell him or her to talk to you in German. I do that with my husband.
4. Go to the groceries alone and ask everything in German. People here in Munich are really nice and they know that their language it is quite hard and they appreciate that you are trying to speak it.
5. I love Gossip Girl series and I am watching it in English with subtitles in German so I can learn more phrases. This series is the 4 times that I watch it. Watch some movies that you already know so it is easier to follow the subtitles in German.
6. Practice every day at home and try hard.

I hope this tips can help you see you in my next post.

LG,

Pao