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28/11/25 - The 28th of November 2025
Hiiiii, everyone :))) I'm back. Again!!!
Recently I've been watching videos from Easy German a lot, specifically their interview videos where they ask basic things like age, hobbies, ect because I've been learning about that a lot recently in German class.
Along with that, I've been trying to find videos of topics I like that are by german-speaking youtubers, like Stardew Valley and Minecraft.
Also recently, I've gotten an idea of something I could do with the friends I have in my German class: We were thinking of maybe making a minecraft realm or world, and sort of roleplaying on it in german, make lots of nice little shops (like bakeries, weaponsmiths, groccery stores, castle, ect) and label the items that are in there in German. It's a bit like the sticky note idea that most beginner language learners are suggested, but I have no time for that, nor the sticky notes, nor the tolerance of the people around me and myself to use sticky notes, so I think the Minecraft idea might be a pretty good one! I might write back on it sometime to tell any readers how it was for me!! :D
In addition, I've gotten myself a nice, portable german dictionary and an understandment of how conjugating verbs works, so I've started writing a sort of diary in German. I've tried it for a week even and I've remembered so much more than if I had just used flash cards, (maybe because I'm actively using the verbs instead of just trying to remember them? Idk) and it's a really nice way to practice my "Was machst du in deiner Freizeit?" verbs, too. I know this isn't my Russian vlog, but I had tried writing in a diary in Russian for 1 month (starting at around October 25th or so) and I've made a LOT of progress, considering I've jumped from 40 word entries every day to 110 WORDS!!! I'm very proud of myself, as you can probably tell. ^U^
And for my last thing, in German class, we've been watching a movie called "Das Wonder von Bern" in German to practice our "Was machst du in deiner Freizeit" verbs too (and maybe because my German teacher is really nice and wants us to have fun, lol) and I can't help but reccomend it! It's on youtube with English and Vietnamese subtitles and it's about football and set in 1954. I don't want to spoil it too much, but it's centered around a young boy named Matthaias and his father figure/football player as the football player goes to Bern for the 1954 world cup and Matthaias' father returns from being a POW in Russia. That's all I'll tell you, you'll have to watch it for yourself. :3 Even if you aren't learning German, it's a really amazing movie! I couldn't help but reccomend it!
Well, I'll post again soon. See (or well, you'll see me) you all soon!
-Monika
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22/11/25
Hiii, everyone! This is my first entry, and I'd like to tell you all a bit about me, especially when I learn German! :3
So I'm Monika, and I learn german at school! I also do lots of learning at home, since language learning is a VERY BIG task!!!
So since this is not my first time doing this, I have my resources, and I like helping people, I'll just do this. Yay!!
So, first things first: What do I use to learn, currently?
Well, I use German Class in my school (but if you aren't able to take a class, it's completely fine!!)
And German Learning Youtube channels such as "Easy German" And "Learn German with Herr Antrim".
Before I started German classes though, I listened to a podcast called "Coffee Break German" (on Youtube, Spotify, and maybe more) and it was also rather useful! I still remember it today, as I'm passing (with a 107%) in my German class.
You also may be wondering if I use Duolingo, right? Well, I don't. I do NOT reccomend it to get fluent. I just don't like it (with the AI and all) and it wasn't really effective, for me, so I quit it after (trying) to learn Russian on it. Seeing as I completed ALL of the Russian course on it and tried a bit of the German course too recently, I'd be able to tell you Duolingo alone cannot get you fluent. It cannot supplement the conversations that you need with native speakers, the writing, the reading, and lsitening you need to get fluent.
I'm not saying to not use it. You can. But just know: You cannot learn a whole language on Duolingo. There is no actually lazy way to learn a language, despite what many may tell you. You actually need to put effort into it!!
And that's why I made this: To make a resource for language learners to look at, since just going into a language, it's like treading into water you can't see through: You don't know what's all in it. So I want to help people like that, since I, too, was once like that (and still somewhat am)
Anyway, if you read this far, thanks! If you check back in a bit, I might have another blog posted about my language learning journey!
For now, goodbye!
- Monika!!
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