I Finished Duo’s English to German Course! 🥳🇩🇪
Some additional info:
How long did it take me?
Well, technically about 6 weeks, but really a little over 3 and a half years. I first did some Duolingo german in the summer of 2021, then dropped it. Did some German classes at my Uni (4 semesters worth), studied on my own, took a break, and now I’m back to studying and started using Duolingo again about 6 weeks ago.
What other resources did I use to get to this point?
- 4 Semesters of German in college
- Nico’s Weg
- YouTube, random stuff, but especially Easy German
- Anki
- DW’s Langsam Gesprochene Nachrichten
- dict.cc app
- reverso context for german
- Google/reddit, etc. for searching random questions
- listening to german music -clozemaster app
What worked the best?
If you have the option, my advice would be to take actual german classes at a university or with the Goethe Institute or some professional program. Otherwise, I think Nico’s Weg is the best place to start, and I would advise combining it with Easy German’s YouTube videos as well as Duolingo just to improve your vocab. (Those are in order, if you have to prioritize for time, definitely Nico’s weg is the best).
How good is my german now?
Well, I passed Deutsche Welle’s online tests for A1, A2, and B1. So technically B1? But in reality, my output is definitely lacking. I’d say maybe B1 for listening and reading, maybe A2 for speaking and writing. Who knows.
What am I doing now?
I’m going back and doing all of Nico’s Weg just to refresh my vocabulary and grammar. I also listen to some videos and do my daily duolingo refresh
Daily, it looks like this:
-1 Nico’s Weg topic (4 subcategory things) -1 Easy German B2 YouTube video -Langsam Gesprochene Nachrichten episode on DW -Daily Duolingo refresh -Clozemaster app (free, lol, so like 30 sentences, basically anki but more fun imo) -maybe some random german YouTube vids if I have time and am interested
I want to add in some daily writing soon, but I think I will start once I’ve finished Nico’s Weg all the way through B1. I also need speaking practice but… am lazy lol. I will probably spend some time speaking to myself every day, again once Nico’s Weg is finished.
If you have any advice for what else I can do (especially for free) let me know! I found some Percy Jackson books in German online, which look fun.
Tschüss! ✌️
Some additional info:
How long did it take me?
Well, technically about 6 weeks, but really a little over 3 and a half years. I first did some Duolingo german in the summer of 2021, then dropped it. Did some German classes at my Uni (4 semesters worth), studied on my own, took a break, and now I’m back to studying and started using Duolingo again about 6 weeks ago.
What other resources did I use to get to this point?
- 4 Semesters of German in college
- Nico’s Weg
- YouTube, random stuff, but especially Easy German
- Anki
- DW’s Langsam Gesprochene Nachrichten
- dict.cc app
- reverso context for german
- Google/reddit, etc. for searching random questions
- listening to german music -clozemaster app
What worked the best?
If you have the option, my advice would be to take actual german classes at a university or with the Goethe Institute or some professional program. Otherwise, I think Nico’s Weg is the best place to start, and I would advise combining it with Easy German’s YouTube videos as well as Duolingo just to improve your vocab. (Those are in order, if you have to prioritize for time, definitely Nico’s weg is the best).
How good is my german now?
Well, I passed Deutsche Welle’s online tests for A1, A2, and B1. So technically B1? But in reality, my output is definitely lacking. I’d say maybe B1 for listening and reading, maybe A2 for speaking and writing. Who knows.
What am I doing now?
I’m going back and doing all of Nico’s Weg just to refresh my vocabulary and grammar. I also listen to some videos and do my daily duolingo refresh
Daily, it looks like this:
-1 Nico’s Weg topic (4 subcategory things) -1 Easy German B2 YouTube video -Langsam Gesprochene Nachrichten episode on DW -Daily Duolingo refresh -Clozemaster app (free, lol, so like 30 sentences, basically anki but more fun imo) -maybe some random german YouTube vids if I have time and am interested
I want to add in some daily writing soon, but I think I will start once I’ve finished Nico’s Weg all the way through B1. I also need speaking practice but… am lazy lol. I will probably spend some time speaking to myself every day, again once Nico’s Weg is finished.
If you have any advice for what else I can do (especially for free) let me know! I found some Percy Jackson books in German online, which look fun.
Tschüss! ✌️