For an English speaker learning Deutsch requires few apps to be used for translation, grammar, vocabulary. I am using few apps which helps in my learning.

linguee.de

I got to know about this app from a Deutsch Akademie staff who did the preliminary tests before joining the course. I use this app to translate English words to German. The beauty of this app is that it gives a lot of sample sentences. I referred this to a batch mate and she likes it very much.

duden.de

Our instructor has provided this to us to refer to any Deutsch word for its meaning and grammar. Recently I asked a question about the deklination for the adjective rosa. My instructor mentioned that it is rosa only for any case and any gender. On checking duden.de it is mentioned as „indeklinables Adjektiv“.

Promt online translator

I use this website http://www.online-translator.com/ and the corresponding mobile app to translate unknown sentences. You can scan images with Deutsch words or you can speak in the mike in the mobile app to translate it to English.

Google translator

I mostly do not use this often. But for translating PDF documents from Deutsch to English this is far better than nothing. It provided similar features like PROMT. Both PROMT and Google Translator are free apps.

Vocabulary Trainer

When I was learning ice skating in Kagran I came to know about an app for improving vocabulary on a daily basis through a friend. This is the website https://www.languagecourse.net/. There is a mobile app too which I use mostly during commuting. This is very effective indeed.

Reverso

When I wanted to check the conjugation for the verbs I came across this website http://conjugator.reverso.net/conjugation-german.html. When I downloaded the corresponding app i started loving it. The killer feature of this app for me is that you can listen to the sample sentences in both Deutsch and English. You can upgrade to a Premium version with a cost which would make the app advertisement free, provide you a way to learn and remember your search results for a longer period of time.

Duolingo

I started my Deutsch learning with this cool app. This is a very popular app for learning Deutsch, at least to get started. I love the flash cards too.

Instagram

There are a quite a number of accounts who share Deutsch things to ease the learning. Just search for the word Deutsch and/or German and you will find lot of them to follow.

Pinterest

I find this very interesting with pictures. You will get suggestions based on your history of the searching.

Youtube

There are a number of Youtube channels through which you can learn German. I personally like „German with Anja“ and „German with Jenny“ a lot. I am a patron of both of them ! There are many other channels too like „Learn German“, „Learn German with GermanPod101.com“ and so on. Once you are in a channel you can look for related channels and sky is the limit !

Menschen

If you buy the books from Hueber https://www.hueber.de/menschen you can use this app to scan the pages to listen to the audio of that exercise. Usually it makes sense to use this app if you practice exercises with Hueber books. The books will provide CD, DVD for both course book and exercise book. But on the go, you can easily use this app without having to carry CD, DVD everywhere.

DeutschAkademie

And last but not the least the free app from Deutsch Akademie itself. You can practice a lot of grammar and exercises.

Learning Deutsch

When I came to Vienna, at the end of January 2018, I had passed A1 level Deutsch course in my country, Bulgaria. Learning the language was and it is my biggest priority. I think this is fundamental for the proper integration in the local community. During the first two months, I wanted to dedicate my time to recap of my A1 knowledge and to choose the best school to continue. I have made online research for Deutsch language courses and selected a short list of the best ones. My criteria was optimal time and duration, reasonable price and easy accessible location.

Deutsch Academy

When I visited for first time Deutsch Academy, I felt immediately the positive vibe of the place. The corridors were full with people from all around the world who want to learn German language. Even it was rush hour there was no stress or long waiting, everything happened quickly. The girls in the office are just amazing! I really loved how they do their job – with attention to every student and smile on the face. They speak perfect English so the communication is easy and smooth. When is your first time in the Deutsch Academy you should make an entry test so they can offer the most suitable level. I think the test is quite accurate, I have entered in A2.1 (which is perfectly fine after A1 in Bulgaria).

Details

The cost is 270 euro for one level (=one month). You can pay cash on the desk or via bank. The duration is 3h with 15 minutes break. There are different options for timing, I chose 11:45-14:45 (I feel my brain fresh in the middle of the day:) The groups are made of up to twelve people but my experience till now (2nd month) is that always finish less students. Location is one of the best possible in town – in front of the Opera. Easy accessible by U1, U2 and U4, station Karlsplatz.

In our class we are taught an important concept for A2.1 level called ‚wechsel präpositionen‚.

In Deutsch there are certain prepositions which take Akkusativ case always and there are certain prepositions which take Dativ case always. And there are some prepositions which can take either Akkusative or Dativ.

The prepositions which take either Dativ or Akkusativ are called wechsel präpositionen. They are as in the below picture.

As the picture shows if you can frame a question as ‚Wo‚ meaning ‚Where‚ for a given statement then that statement is supposed to be in Dativ.

If you can frame the question as ‚Wohin‚ meaning ‚Where to‚ for a given statement then that statement is supposed to be in Akkusativ.

There are 3 verbs namely geben, stellen, legen which will take Akkusativ. And the corresponding verbs bleiben, stehen, liegen will take Dativ.

There are a lot of German schools in Vienna, but most of my friends choose the DeutschAkademie! To my mind, all of the teachers should be super competent and inexperienced. Otherwise, it is very hard to learn a foreign language. Thank God, the DeutschAkademie has many teachers who have a good approach to every student. So, that was the first plus of this school. Let’s go to the second one.

The second plus is our classes. I would like to say that we have everything that can be useful in the everyday life. We read a lot so that we can learn new words that help us to be comfortable while communicating with German-speaking people. Besides our teacher helps to develop in us the art of speaking and writing very nice texts. In addition, during our classes, we have listening exercises, so that we can freely understand other people.

Furthermore, the DeutschAkademie has one more huge plus. That is the location. It is located in the city center opposite the most famous building in Europe. To tell the truth, I have never seen such a gorgeous building. That is why sometimes I spend time on just standing and looking at it. As you have already guessed, the building is the National Opera. From this place you can get wherever you want in a short period of time.

Would you like to study in the heart of Vienna? Come to the DeutschAkademie!

Jeder Student und jede Studentin fragen sich bevor erster Unterricht, was sie mitnehmen sollen.

Heute möchte ein paar Ratschläge geben, wie man sich helfen kann, um besser zu lernen.

1. Das Buch
   Man soll bevor den ersten Unterricht das Buch erforschen.
   Das bedeutet: Welche Struktur hat es? Welche Themen hat es? Wo kann man üben? Wo steht die wichtigste Information (Grammatik, Phrasen) von der Lektion? Wo ist Wortschatz für jede Lektion? Am meistens am Ende von dem Buch steht Information für Hilfe: z.B. Redemittel, Unregelmäßige Verben usw.
   
2. Die Hefte
   Ich empfehle euch 2 Heften nehmen: 1. Heft für üben und 2. Heft für wichtige Information, Regeln
   
3. Die Mappe
   Eine Mappe für Blätter, die euch der Lehrer/die Lehrerin geben kann. Die Blätter abheften – es ist wichtig, wenn du dann alles anfängst zu wiederholen.
   
4. Der Kanzlei
   Um besser dann etwas zu finden, üben, wiederholen kann man Buntstifte / Markierungsstifte benutzen. Auch kann man viele Kugelschreiber mit verschiedenen Farben oder Kugelschreiber und Bleistift benutzen – es ist schon besser, als ob man alles mit der einen Farbe schreibt.
   

Good morning!

Only a half of my German course is left – time flies really fast. The intesive course really means so as it always keeps you ‚German fit‘ and in tonus what I like the most. During our effective classes we cover all important aspects of the language – grammar, reading, speaking and listening. The first two I personally prefer more for the reason that they are just easier for me to be implemented, however, the complex impact is very important, so I continue to work over the last two components.

I bet you know that feeling when the lesson is over and you feel like you can perfectly communicate using German language, however, in the morning your confidence begins to fluctuate a little bit. That is why usually I try to do the tasks in the evening after classes, however, as they end quite late more time is necessary to cover all the learned material. Thus, the day after I start with the check of the completed homework and new words translation. To my mind the crucial thing is to learn new words in a timely manner. I use collinsdictionary.com or lingvolive.com to translate the word, de-online.ru/ to clarify grammar rules (for Russian people) and www.linguee.de to check correctness of word collocations. Then I write up every word into a special notebook and start memorizing them. At the end of the week I repeat all words I’ve learned to keep them all in my memory. However, stay critical while starting learning new words and evaluate their need in the future.

It is better for me to do the homework at home as I have a special working place and motivators for that, nevertheless, many students prefer libraries or cafes.

I’d like to try these options too, but usually postpone this from day to day 🙂

Have a nice time with German and stay prepared!

Best wishes,

Anna

Do you have clear in mind when is needed to use Akkusativ or Dativ? Don’t be in a panic! Below you can find some quick tricks that may help you, as they help me during the course in DeutschAkademie 🙂 Continue reading →

La escuela te brinda estas opciones de poder repasar y practicar las cosas ya aprendidas en el curso y otras nuevas cosas buscando en su sitio web la aplicación(DeutschAkademie) online. Puedes encontrarlo en Play Store.

Con esta aplicación que me sirve para mi teléfono, puedo practicar las cosas ya estudiadas en los cursos anteriores y otras nuevas cosas que puedes encontrar aquí, como aprender las leyes de la gramática. Esta aplicación se puede utilizar como un juego de adivinar y resolver problemas y esto lo encuentro bastante bien, ya que te hace sentir mas motivado al ver que puedes aprender y practicar cosas ya estudiadas en el idioma atreves de juegos.

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