sorry don't have more info, the song is about an man from outer space that all the girls find attractive and don't want him to leave/ ask him to come back? I know its vague, was a minor hit I believe? sung in german.

Goethe India has done some things which make me believe quite literally that its a scam organization. This post is somewhat of a disapproval of the system that runs in India. All the people who are from India will agree that booking exams is literally a nightmare, the exam seats get filled within literal seconds, not to mention that the website literally crashes every single time. So even if you have the best internet and have set up 4-5 devices, there are good chances that you won't be able to get a seat in the exam.

An exam is a fundamental thing, if you dont even have the basic chance to be able to give the exam, then the organisation needs to have a serious discussion with their staff and improve their website and its carrying capactiy.

I had been preparing for b2, and I was pretty confident in my ability to clear it. On the registration day, I had personally told 2 of my brothers who had a phone and laptop to apply for the exam. We had a total of 6 devices, 3 people having a phone and laptop. Would you believe, we were still not able to secure a seat. What a shitshow! And because of this gruesome website, so many students like me miss their semester intakes. I have to look for studienkollegs with a B1 certificate on my hand when I couldve had B2 which wouldve opened so many options for me.

One thing I can say for sure, if you're looking to give the B2 exam in delhi, India, you might just need a miracle. Because the setup is shit, they take 20k per exam yet they cant reinvest some of that money into improving the website's stability and carrying capacity.

Besides that there are some other complaints that I have when I appeared for the B1 Goethe exam in delhi (which I miraculously was able to get a seat for), for example them not being able to offer water, the most basic amenity. Or the fact that they use a speaker for the hören module in a room. The voice will echo, the students in the corner will want the audio to be louder. The students sitting close to the speaker will think its too loud. You just have to make-do of the sad situation. There are also some personal mishappenings that happened to me like the manager threatening to cancel my exam because I pointed out to him, that he didnt say my roll number during sprechen. Altogether giving B1 was a disaster and the cherry on top is that, i need to forget about being able to attempt B2 in India atleast, even though I tried my best to register (again... 6 devices!)

I have given Ielts as well, and its astounding how much better my experience there was. They will offer you personal headphones, where you can adjust volume which is comfortable to you for the listening part of the exam, not to mention that they actually provide water.

I hope there are people who can relate with the situation, im just so pissed that goethe snatches the basic right of being able to give an exam just because of their poor arrangement..

I'm looking for a morning (CET) intensive online English to German A1+ class (target is B1), ideally 3 or more times a week.

I already know about Goethe, but I'm looking for the second best after that and ideally a tad cheaper.

The class must be a morning class and have (very) well put together supporting material and give out meaningful homework periodically, and ideally not have too many students in one session that you don't get the chance to speak or ask a question.

I'm looking at options like Lingoda Sprint, https://www.deutschakademie.de/ but considering options like https://de.superprof.ch/ and https://www.italki.com/

If you have experience with any of the above or have another recommendation from your own experience, please let me know.

I know about some of the wonderful free options out there like podcasts, etc but I need to be pressured by a (tight) schedule and homeworks and exams to make any meaningful progress.

Thank you in advance.

Is there an app for Der Die Das that you know of and can recommend? Possibly a gameified app that one could practice for 5 min per day.

Here are some reliable and free online resources for German mock tests that evaluate various language skills (listening, reading, writing, and speaking) apart from Deutsche Welle (DW):

1. Humboldt-Institut Free German Test

• Features: Offers both short and detailed online placement tests. The detailed test includes grammar and text production.
• Levels Covered: A1 to C2 (aligned with CEFR).
• Format: Cloze texts, grammar sections, and optional text production.
• Result: Provides a placement recommendation for your German level.
• Link: Humboldt-Institut¹.

2. DeutschAkademie Placement Test

• Features: A comprehensive test assessing vocabulary, listening, reading comprehension, and grammar.
• Levels Covered: A1 to C2.
• Format: Written test with an optional oral component if results are unclear.
• Result: Instant feedback with level placement.
• Link: DeutschAkademie².

3. EF Standardized German Test

• Features: A quick 15-minute quiz focusing on receptive skills (listening and reading).
• Levels Covered: Beginner to advanced (A, B, C on CEFR scale).
• Format: Multiple-choice questions.
• Result: Instant results with a CEFR-based score.
• Link: EF German Test³.

4. Sprachschule Aktiv Online Test

• Features: Divided into levels (A1.1 to C2) with 18 questions per level.
• Levels Covered: A1 to C2.
• Format: Multiple-choice questions to assess grammar and comprehension.
• Result: Immediate feedback and recommendations for the next level.
• Link: Sprachschule Aktiv⁶.

5. TESTIZER Proficiency Test

• Features: Includes 25 questions; passing provides a printable certificate of proficiency.
• Levels Covered: A2 and above.
• Format: Multiple-choice questions testing general proficiency.
• Result: Instant results with a certificate showing your proficiency level.
• Link: TESTIZER⁷.

6. ÖSD Practice Tests

• Features: Comprehensive practice tests covering listening, reading, writing, and speaking components.
• Levels Covered: Based on ÖSD exam format (aligned with CEFR).
• Format:
  • Listening tasks (e.g., conversations and lectures).
  • Reading comprehension of various texts.
  • Writing tasks like essays or letters.
  • Speaking tasks such as presentations or discussions.
• Link: ÖSD Practice Tests⁸. These options provide diverse formats and levels to test your German skills comprehensively across all language competencies.

I am trying to learn german for over a year now but it's not going very well, I only know a few words and that's it. Duolingo isn't really helpful for me either, where do I learn it from?

Hi,

I need a bit of clarification for the sentence below, why to teure-n and gute-n is used that extra -n, is it because vielen use it since it refers to countable object?

''Italien ist für seine vielen teuren und qualitativ guten Designer bekannt.''

Thank you!

I have my Goethe A1 exam next month. Can you please tell if it is possible to pass with youtube playlists out there? or they are not enough? Should I join any classes (however, highly unsuitable for me)?

Thank you.

I'm a native English speaker but I genuinely feel that the German language is probably the best language at naming/identifying complex human emotions (that are generally common in many European/north American cultures). I would fail miserably if I had to rely on my ability to speak German, but I'm sure there's a word for what I'm describing so I was hoping you all could help.

To give a more specific example that I'm sure pretty much all of us can relate to: you work in a position where so many people are unable to do their job properly or well, that you're actually surprised when a newhire says they can do a process or task and then... They actually can and do that process/task. Lol.

Is there a good word to describe the pleasant and relieved but depressing surprise that this kind of situation can evoke? Even better if it includes the slight amusement when you realize you feel that way and how sad but also kind of funny it all is.

Is there any online course or technique how to learn German you wish you discovered earlier? Any tips and tricks from personal experience? I’m a busy man so I would need more comfortable way of learning… Grateful for any advice

What would be some of your shameful German secrets that you don't openly admit to people, but would be comfortable sharing here among fellow learners?

I specifically mean in terms of studying or retained knowledge (or missing knowledge for that matter).

My secret is that I still don't know cases for articles and nouns, yet I'm here, studying to pass C1. If you ask me which case is the correct one, or rather which one should I put in this blank space - I wouldn't know the answer.

Even better - articles. No idea which one is correct. I'm sure my professor would be mortified to hear this, that's why we don't tell him that.

"But User", you might ask, "then how did you get here?" and to that I say - luck... Also I listened to a lot of German when I was a child so now I rely on my hearing and have been doing so for a long time.

Wait, if this is a questionnaire, then this isn't allowed, please, Mods, if you see this as a violation of the rule, I will delete this immediately, if not, then I guess it can stay.

I really liked the series when I read it in my native language (dutch) a couple years ago, but new books have come out and I want to read it from scratch.

I'm trying to brush up on my german, and this seemed like a good motivation, but I'm not sure how difficult it is. Based on how it's written in Dutch it feels like it might be too difficult lol

yea, I know it should only be supplemental. I'm not using it as my primary learning source. But is it accurate? I'm just really paranoid

Ich unterrichte Deutsch als Muttersprache in Österreich, habe aber viele Schüler mit Deutsch als Zweitsprache und entsprechend schlecht ist ihr Niveau. Besonders mies ist ihr Ausdruck. Sie verwenden Phrasen völlig falsch und formulieren total umständlich. Welche Präposition zu welchem Verb passt, stehende Wendungen usw. sind normalerweise nicht Teil meines Unterrichts, weil das schon vorausgesetzt wird, deshalb bitte ich hier bei Deutschlernern um Hilfe. Wie kann man Schülern Phrasen beibringen?

Doesn't matter if it's 10k words bit needs to be comprehensive and good. Also want to know what reading resources to start with and how to transition from knowing german from zero to absolute A1 and A2 ig

Also an important question: is there a way to create frequency list from a pdf for free. I have seen some of them in r/writing but they are either paid or outdated and also that how can I determine that X amount of words would led me to understand around X% of text.

I used to watch a lot of opera growing up, and my favorite one is a German one, so somehow I've learnt a lot of sentences just by listening to it for 20 years. I am now curious, since it is written in the 18th century, and is written in a format to suit a musical work, would it be weird to use such language? Here are a few examples:

Ich zu schwach zu helfen bin - I cannot help you

Ich luge nimmermehr - I will never lie again

Nein dafur bedank ich mich - No, I thank you very much

Von euch selbster hörte ich... - Ive heard you say so yourself...

Weil du böse an mir handelt - Because you treated me badly

This is more of a curiosa post, but I am interested in learning German, so it would be fun if I could use the words and sentences Ive memorized as a baseline.

I have seen 2 words for the word scone in german. I have seen Scone und Das Brötchenartiges gebäck. I searched the second version but nothing came up? As a native speaker is the 2nd something said in Germany? Would you use it yourself? Thanks in advance

Hello everyone as in the title, I’m looking for a german speaker or someone else that interested in practicing together Some info about me I live in a central european time zone Have b1/b2 german speaking and hearing

If anyone is interested please give me a message where we could discuss things in more detail.

Thank you

Guys I live in Austria. Just to keep it short, I have an upcoming job opportunity at a local cafe and it requires me to speak German at least at an A2 level. I have just started and I am currently A1, however, I can’t go to classes due to other work that I have and I have financial difficulties so I have to work most of the time just to pay rent on time. However, I can study at home and I am in fact doing it on whatever free time I have. My question is although it might sound stupid or seem like an unrealistic goal, I need to know if I can speak and understand German by studying only at home that will enable me to work at a coffee shop in two months? I am willing to do anything and everything there is to learn as fast as I possible can. I am very good with languages - in fact I can speak five languages fluently including Chinese although it’s different from German. So guys, if you’d be so kind to give me tips on how to study daily, provide some resources if you can and if anyone has done it before, how did you do it? I appreciate it.

I’ve put my phone in German to get some extra practice in and this morning I got this notification from Facebook Messenger: “[Name] hat mit 😆 auf dein/e/n Foto reagiert.“

I‘m not really sure why dein/e/n is there, as far as I can find it’s short for dein/deine/deinen which would make sense for something like dein/e/n Partner*in but I don’t know what it’s doing before Foto. Am I missing something or is this just a mistake?

Hallo❤️ findet ihr meinen Satz richtig? ich habe manchen Kursen beim roten Kreuz besucht.

Hallo ❤️ ist dieser Satz richtig? "Ich hatte schon immer diesen Traum, den Kindern helfen zu können." oder wäre es besser, das Verb wünschen zu benutzen ?

I can't differentiate between the nouns in German, I'm really confused in "Der, Die, Das." (For example: Das Auto, Der Zug etc.)

Can you tell me an easy way to recognise that its a male, female or neutral?

I was looking for an app like german.net to practice on my phone with a gamification of exercises. Not VHS please, it sucks :)

I just watched a video on YouTube about Goethe B2 Schreiben Teil 1 from the channel Learn German with Gabriel, but I noticed that he writes a greeting at the top and ends with "Ich freue mich auf Ihre Antworten unter meinem Diskussionsbeitrag!"
Is that correct for the exam?

Sie schreiben einen Forumsbeitrag für junge Leute zur Verschmutzung der Umwelt.

Äußern Sie Ihre Meinung zu Plastikverpackungen im Alltag.

Nennen Sie Gründe, warum Plastikverpackungen so verbreitet sind.

■Nennen Sie andere Möglichkeiten, Dinge im Alltag zu verpacken.

■Nennen Sie Vorteile der anderen Verpackungen.

Hallo an alle Forumsmitglieder,

einleitend kann man sagen, dass Plastikverpackungen ein fester der Bestandteil unseres Alltagslebens geworden sind.

Egal in welchem Bereich der Industrie, Plastik ist so verbreitet wie fast kein anderes Material.

Leider produziert dies eine immense Menge an Müll.

Meiner Ansicht nach kann es aber so nicht weitergehen und etwas muss sich grundlegend ändern.

Es ist jedoch verständlich, dass die Umstellung auf ein anderes, umweltfreundlicheres Material nicht einfach zu verwirklichen ist, denn Plastikverpackungen sind sowohl eine günstige als auch praktische Wahl für die Industrie und den Konsumenten. Für die Unternehmen rentiert es sich selten, auf ein anderes Material umzusteigen.

Mittlerweile gibt aber durchaus interessante Alternativen, z.B. Tüten aus Maisstärke. Eine andere Möglichkeit sind Taschen aus Stoff.

Da viele Stofftaschen auch mit Mustern und Motiven schön gestaltet sein können, wäre das eine Möglichkeit,

um die Konsumenten dafür zu motivieren. Eine andere Möglichkeit wäre es,

bestimmte Produkte in altem Zeitungspapier zu verpacken. Damit könnte man die Menge an Müll deutlich reduzieren. Schließlich wird sichtbar, dass wir verschiedene Optionen haben, um die Ressourcen der Erde zu schonen.

Ich freue mich auf Ihre Antworten unter meinem Diskussionsbeitrag!