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LearnItSlow45. Slow by designs Kleine Deutsche Lehre Teil 1 Nr. 2 "Hauptwörter"45. Slow by designs Kleine Deutsche Lehre Teil 1 Nr. 2 "Hauptwörter"
Continuing on in my study of German Grammar, sourced from a "Sprachlehre" published over a hundred years ago in German, I review nouns.
Also included are the three genders found in German, the breakdown of how to group different types of nouns, i.e. singular/plural and common and proper nouns, as well as an introduction to the four cases.
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2023-05-2510 minLearnItSlow44. Slow by designs Kleine Deutsche Lehre Teil 1 Nr.1 GESCHLECHTSWÖRTER44. Slow by designs Kleine Deutsche Lehre Teil 1 Nr.1 GESCHLECHTSWÖRTER
Here's the gist of why I'm doing this series:
Learning German was always high on my list of life-long achievement goals. While I speak reasonably well for someone who has spent a total of one 2 years actually living and speaking the language on a daily basis (not consecutively), the grammar side of it has always eluded my brain. (I'm a very slow learner.) Also, professionally I'm a cellist and recently I began teaching a native German speaker and that student would rather n...
2023-04-2610 minLearnItSlow43. The End of the Year, 2022.It's the end of 2022, but the start of 2023.
Happy New Year!
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2022-12-3002 minLearnItSlow42. Poem/Gedicht "Der Alte Landmann an Seinen Sohn42. Poem/Gedicht "Der Alte Landmann an Seinen Sohn
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2022-12-0903 minLearnItSlow41. Poem "King Winter" EnglishThis is a great old poem about winter and Christmas. "King Winter"
Published by Gustav Seitz in Hamburg, 1859.
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2022-12-0913 minLearnItSlow40. Deutsch Grammatik Uebung GschlechtswoerterThis is practice and recitation from a native grammar book from germany in the 1800's.
Badly needed practice.
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2022-11-2026 minLearnItSlow39. POEM "Thanksgiving Day", a Nostalgic ReadingThis is a reading of "Thanksgiving Day", a POEM by Lydia Maria Child.
At first, my eye stopped over the opening of the poem because of a phrase that is well known and oft-repeated, or at least it was as a child. Then it became more of a nostalgic experience due to my current living situation, living abroad.
That first phrase goes like this, "Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother's house we go".
Or does it? LOL I was quite surprised to find out that there were two differences that I h...
2022-11-0809 minLearnItSlow38. German Poem "Deutscher Rat." Advice to the YouthThis poem is by a German named Robert Reinick.
The title is Deutscher Rat.
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2022-10-1416 minLearnItSlow37. Learning Norwegian by doing Duolingo lessons. Longest STREAK to date!Duolingo is a fun way to get started when learning. I have gone on a long, long streak. So far I have done lessons daily for a total of ____ days. (How many days did you hear in the episode?)
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2022-10-0709 minLearnItSlow36. "Der Fuchs und der Krebs" aus Ährenlese, a Story for Learning GermanThis is the Second story from the German reader titled, Ährenlese, or Gleanings. Der Fuchs und der Krebs is reminiscent of another story English speakers grow up with. After listening can you ascertain which one? (I reveal the similarities at the end of the episode.)
Read Ährenlese stories for yourself here. Project Gutenberg makes digital downloads in the public domain quite an easy process.
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2022-09-0917 minLearnItSlow35. Die Fliege, die in die Schule Ging: aus "Ährenlese"Episode 35 -- A German story entitled "Die Fliege, die in die Schule Ging" or The Fly, That Went to School
This is a special episode. I received my very first message not too long after I uploaded the previous episode. A big THANK YOU to Seth for sending me a message. My apologies for taking soooo long to acknowledge it. That was due mostly to the fact that, in my excitement, I was unable to figure out how to listen to the message! Yes, that is ineptitude or perhaps just not trying hard enough (n...
2022-09-0116 minLearnItSlow34. Learning Norwegian using DuoLingo Unit 2 Conjunctions Level 1It's been a while since my last upload here and much longer since my last Norwegian upload. As you can see from this upload, I am still on the fence about dedicating this podcast to one language, i.e. German, Norwegian or English. Mostly, I am ruling out English but based on stats from this summer, German has gained in popularity. I may turn this podcast into a German focused one.
This episode (34) is mostly me going through two stages in Unit 2 of Conjunctions in Level 1. I got into a sort of zone about t...
2022-08-1628 min
LearnItSlow33. Neun Gedichte from Märchen und Erzählungen Teil 1Here is the last episode from Märchen und Erzählungen für Anfänger, Teil 1.
At the end of the book there are nine poems. They are Kleine Gedichte.
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2022-06-2120 min
LearnItSlow32. "The Baker Boys and the Bees" a German FolktaleDid you know that you can leave a voice message for me? Just visit this link, and I can listen and even include your message in future episodes. Let me know what you think of the story, the podcast, the format, or whether or not I should limit this podcast to one language.
The story today is a translation from the original German version, which I featured in Episode 28: Die Andernacher Bäckersjungen (transl. "The Baker Boys of Andernach")
How do you think about the two stories? Are they really the same? Are...
2022-06-1512 minLearnItSlow31. German Story "Die Vier Brüder" The Four BrothersI've done it! I set out to finish all of the stories in part 1 of Märchen und Erzählungen (Fairytales and Stories) and here it is. This is Story #15, the final installment from a book for beginners. "Die Vier Brüder" The Four Brothers is a rather relatable story in that we all separate as we go on with life, but come back together from time to time. Life is never fair and never will be. Just as in the winning brother who just so happened to win due to a serendipitous action and order in which it was...
2022-05-1217 minLearnItSlow30. Learn German with stories: "Die Waldfrau"Die Waldfrau
Read stories in German. This is 15. Die Waldfrau from "Märchen und Erzählungen" Part 1. edited by: H.A. Guerber.
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2022-05-0426 minLearnItSlow29. Die Reise des Züricher Breitopfes, German StoryStory number 13 from the book for Beginners learning German: Märchen und Erzählungen für Anfänger, Erster Teil.
Reading stories is a lot of fun for me, but reading in a foreign language is adventurous! And it is fun.
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2022-04-2414 minLearnItSlow28. GERMAN Story "Die Andernacher Bäckersjungen"From a book for Beginners learning German entitled Märchen und Erzählungen für Anfänger, Erster Teil. 1897.
This is story number 11. Die Andernacher Bäckersjungen.
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2022-04-1821 minLearnItSlow27. Das Reiterbild in Düsseldorf, German StoryStory No. 10 from "Märchen und Erzählungen" Das Reiterbild in Düsseldorf
A classic example of tricking the envious. Listen in and let me know what you think of the story, how I read it, and if the accent holds up throughout. (What accent do I have when reading in Germany anyway?)
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2022-04-1215 minLearnItSlow26. Norwegian with DuoLingo Words and QuestionsTake a look at the word list in your DuoLingo account. It is a list of every word you every saw while learning your target language. Pretty interesting. I have seen over 800 words! I read a selection from those words that I know well and those I need to re-learn.
The second part of this episode is in "Questions". Although Duolingo said I did it perfectly, there was one small mistake. Were they right to use the word perfectly in this context?
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2022-04-0811 minLearnItSlow25. Norwegian in DuolingoFamily1 Level5Duolingo is a reasonably convenient way to get exposure to a language. I actually enjoy the short lessons and like how it utilizes the same sentence patterns for each lesson. It would be nice to have some short stories to read periodically, but overall the app is quite good.
This episode features Family 1, Level 5 plus a few levels prior.
If you are learning Norwegian, leave a reply to the question on this episode.
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2022-04-0719 minLearnItSlow24. Das Gestohlene Kind Teil 5. DAS WIEDERSEHENPart 5 to the story entitled Das Gestohlene Kind.
Do you like reading in a foreign language as well. I think it is great fun. Thanks for listening.
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2022-03-2908 minLearnItSlow23. Das Gestohlene Kind Teil 4. Die ReisePart 4 to the story entitled Das Gestohlene Kind.
Do you like reading in a foreign language as well. I think it is great fun. Thanks for listening.
You can even send me a tip to PayPal.me/travelingcello.
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2022-03-2813 minLearnItSlow22. Das Gestohlene Kind Teil 3. Der EinsiedlerPart 3 to the story entitled Das Gestohlene Kind.
Do you like reading in a foreign language as well. I think it is great fun. Thanks for listening.
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2022-03-2614 minLearnItSlow21. Das Gestohlene Kind Teil 2. Die GrubePart 2 to the story entitled Das Gestohlene Kind.
If you like the fact that I enjoy reading in German, please like, leave a comment or send me a message.
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2022-03-2310 minLearnItSlow20. Das Gestohlene Kind Teil 1. Die RäuberFrom Märchen und Erzählungen comes a 5 part story. This episode features Part 1: Die Räuber.
You can find the subsequent parts in the following episodes.
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2022-03-2214 minLearnItSlow19. German Story: Die Prinzessin, die nicht lachen wollteDie Prinzessin, die nicht lachen wollte
This is story number 8 from a book for German learners at the beginning of their journey; Märchen und Erzählungen für Anfänger, published over 100 years ago.
My goal is to read all of the stories from this Reader.
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2022-03-1710 minLearnItSlow18. Learning NORWEGIAN in DuoLingo FamilySurprisingly, I remembered more of the vocabulary than I forgot, despite a three month break from Norwegian.
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2022-03-1110 minLearnItSlow17. DW A2 Placement Test: %Whoa! I did not expect that score! It has been so long since I did anything "official" in the German language. I keep up with it by reading and listening weekly, to news or stories, etc. the Placement Test on DW is quite interesting. You should give it a try as well. Looking for a language tutor? go to iTalki here https://www.italki.com/affshare?ref=af13063809 #german #placement test #deutsch #dw
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2022-03-0244 minLearnItSlow16. A1 German Placement TESTSo, it's my first time to take an online German placement test. I visit the Deutsche Welle website at least monthly just to read something in German. I recently was poking around the site and was reminded that they have German material for learning the language. There I saw the Placement Tests. I decided to take the A1 test.
After learning German in Austria some years ago and basically not studying it since then, although I regularly read and listen in German to maintain, I was curious how I'd do.
What is your ability? Have yo...
2022-03-0136 min
LearnItSlow15. Deutsch Geschichte "Undank ist der Welt Lohn"Reading auf Deutsch is such a release. I don't really know what it is about it, but I get pleasure and a sense of relaxing for the time I'm reading. This is Story number 7 from Märchen und Erzählungen für Anfänger, click on the title to look at the book for yourself.
I'm half way through that book for beginners learning to read and comprehend in German. It was such a a surprise when I first discovered this book. I had know idea that teachers sought to simplify learning a foreign language 100 years ago. Whil...
2022-01-0414 minLearnItSlow14. Learning Norwegian with Duolingo Unit 2 Def. PluralI am now working on completing all 5 levels in each Topic of UNIT 2 in Duolingo-Norwegian.
Today's installment is three lessons long:
1. Definitive Plural
2. The Cafe
3. Counting
I noticed these three topics had cracks in the golden shields, so this was a review and repair episode.
What are you studying and how fluent are you now?
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2021-12-0121 minLearnItSlow13. Poem in English "Never Trouble Trouble" by Fannie WindsorThe title of this poem is a fairly well-known saying in English, but how many know that the saying comes from a poem?
Do you know that it comes from a poem?
I'm personally that guy who always sees the negative. I wish I was more like the woman, the man's wife (presumably) who slept soundly, "waited to see", and didn't look for problems before they cropped up.
So, the reading is more a public reminder to myself to hold my tongue when tempted to blurt out all the negatives that might be...
2021-11-1905 minLearnItSlow12. Learn Norwegian in Duolingo Attempt at "What?" legendary and FAIL..."present" ReviewWhat do you think of my FAIL? Pretty bad, eh? Even the Review from Unit 2 was quite awful. Some days are like that. If you would leave a comment or simply like this episode that (Follow?) would be swell. Tell your friends about it as well.
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2021-11-1008 minLearnItSlow11. Märchen und Erzählungen 6. Der Pfeifer von Hameln--The Pied PiperWarum soll ich Deutsche Geschichte vorlesen? Weil ich mag Deutsch. Punkt. Und, um meine Vokabular zu verbreiten und meine Aussprache zu verbessern. Diese Geschichte heute geht um einen Pfeifer. Bitte zuhören um meine Aussprache zu kritsieren. Du kannst mich auslachen. Oder nur kein Mensch zu diesem Podcast zuhören. Ich mag diese Geschichte weil ich lerne noch besser wie Plural formen und die Vergangenheit besser zu konjugieren.
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35794
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2021-11-0924 minLearnItSlow10. Learn Norwegian with Duolingo: INTRO. -- Challenge LegendaryDuolingo is a pretty good play to pick up vocabulary. It's not the only way I get language learning done but it is a starting place.
This lesson features the INTRO. lesson. I go through the Legendary Challenge. (Not sure what is up with today's misuse of words...I thought lots of people had to know about someone to make them legendary. Or maybe the challenges are legendary, but they just came out with these in the summer, right? It's just a little peeve of mine.)
Spoiler: I passed INTRO's legendary.
2021-11-0812 minLearnItSlow9. Märchen und Erzählungen for Beginners: German stories "Der Riese und Das Kind", The Giant and the ChildThis story is taken from book of Fairy Tales and Narratives written just for beginners. The Title of which is Märchen und Erzählungen für Anfänger, edited by H. A. Guerber.
These stories are all great if you are looking for a better understanding of how to build up sentences with an ever increasing vocabulary. What they are not is a set of ground-breaking forms of literary genius. Although, I happen to think highly of them in terms of useful educational material. :)
They are repetitive, but deliberately so. Just as the editor ment...
2021-11-0537 minLearnItSlow8. Learn Norwegian with Duolingo Learn it Slow Food, People, Definites, PluralsInitially I had planned on two lessons, but as I finished the second I thought to go on. That way, I could finish out Unit 1.
This episode contains the last four lessons in Unit 1 of Doulingo's Norwegian course.
1. Food 2
2. People
3. Definites
4. Plurals
How many of you have done enough of the course to read in Norwegian? Can anyone hold a conversation after completing the course (or before completing)?
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2021-11-0321 minLearnItSlow7. Learn Norwegian with Duolingo "Animals 1" & "Phrases"What can be said? Learning a language is rough work, with difficulties in correct pronunciation, or at least good enough that someone can understand what you are saying. Not only that, but you must master sufficient vocabulary to give yourself a chance at being able to enter into conversation in the first place. And finally, Grammar.
It seems that Duolingo is a good place to begin with vocabulary. After which, start reading books away from the app to increase understanding and pick up more vocab. while learning to recognize standard sentence structure.
My goal is si...
2021-11-0216 minLearnItSlow7. Der Pfannkuchen (The Pancake) beginning GermanFrom a book titled, Märchen und Erzählungen für Anfänger
Der Pfannkuchen gets it right. There are many opportunities to learn and understand how a word or phrase is used. This is a German learner reading a short Tale. It was written over 100 years ago to aid beginners in acquiring German vocabulary.
Take a look at it for yourself here:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35794
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2021-11-0121 minLearnItSlow6. 3. German stories for Beginners Märchen und Erzählungen Story #3: "Der Hausvater"From a book for beginners learning German, Märchen und Erzählungen, comes story #3 titled: Der Hausvater.
These stories all are effectively lessons in Vocabulary and Grammar. They aren't just another set of engaging stories. As the editor relates in the Preface, they are carefully written to repeat throughout so as to help the reader better remember the vocabulary.
Have you ever heard about people that are professional reciters? That is, those who train their brains to remember vast amounts of information and turn around to recite it from memory. I had heard that they all...
2021-10-2920 minLearnItSlow5. Learning Norwegian with Duolingo Animals and Actions1I've never taken Norwegian lessons apart from the lessons I've completed in Duolingo. This is purely and exercise for fun. How many of you learn a language only for fun? There is one other motivation, but it has no bearing of me being able to speak it. Because many of my ancestors were Norwegian it would be fun to read and speak in their mother tongue.
This episode consists of:
Introducing the episode
Animals
Actions1
Some comments about learning Norwegian, again
My general demeanor
Invitation to leave a comment and record your own v...
2021-10-2718 minLearnItSlow4. "If" by Rudyard Kipling POEMThis poem is a great example of the ideal person. This something I hoped I would be able to do, or at least, mostly and most of the time.
Hopefully, it will spur me and someone else on to greater aspirations.
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
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2021-10-2606 minLearnItSlow3. Maerchen und Erzaehlungen Story #2. "Die Drei SchlaeferGOAL: To read all stories from this title Märchen und Erzählungen Heft 1.
I highly recommend this reader for learners of German.
This story comes from a German reader for beginners. Really, it for the elementary level and specifically if you have a basic knowledge of German. It is repetitive in the sense that one reads the same and nearly the same sentences multiple times throughout the story.
Take a look at it for yourself.
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35794
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2021-10-2628 minLearnItSlow2. "Jakob's Haus" Fairytales for BeginnersThere's a great book for German learners who already have a decent grasp of the language to practice.
Märchen und Erzählungen für Anfänger, by: H. A. Guerber
Fairy Tales for Beginners is a book specifically written and designed for learners of German. They don't write stories like this nowadays. It is worth your while to check out.
With all the repetition you are likely to remember more grammar and vocabulary. The author continually makes reminders of initial vocab. and grammar in a rather flowing way. Yes, it is...
2021-10-2220 minLearnItSlowEpisode 1: Learning Norwegian Using DuoLingo Unit 1 Lessons 1-4Learning a language is good for the brain. I have learned German. Now on to Norwegian. Although I speak other languages I'm always nervous about doing it. However, I thought it would be interesting to put this out there for others to hear. Who else is learning Norwegian?
Do you think DuoLingo is useful? Can it be employed in similar ways to traditional methods or as a supplement too?
Share with your friends. :)
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2021-05-1116 minLearnItSlowi. Introduction to "Slow By Designs"Hi and welcome!
This podcast is not really about language or reading helpful stories. It is not really about learning vocabulary. The purpose of this podcast is to let out some long-time, pent-up steam. I have always liked learning languages and have been conversant in German for about 15 years now. Chinese is something of a chance encounter but am not able to get around but not quite able to hold my own. Not too long after going abroad to learn German I had realized that Norwegian would be somewhat of an easier undertaking after having become conversational...
2021-05-0602 min