German is one of the most useful foreign languages to learn for a French speaker. It is also THE most useful language for working, after English. Unfortunately, it is also reputed to be one of the most difficult languages to learn… Which may discourage some people. The good learning of a language is based on three essential elements: 1. the method 2. the motivation 3. the organization, essential from the beginning of your learning to progress. Do you want to learn German quickly? You will find on this page all our tips and our best advice to organize your learning in the best possible way.
Our 5 tips for learning German quickly
Tip 1: learn complete sentences
Although very useful, German is known to be a difficult language to learn. This is probably due to the complexity of its grammar or its (huge) difference with French. Well, difficult or not, one of the best tips for learning German quickly is to simply learn ready-made phrases. The idea is therefore not to focus only on vocabulary but also to learn useful phrases on a daily basis to get by, whether on a trip, at work or at school.
How do I find complete sentences in German? Ah. To answer this question, I can only advise you to go directly to tips n°3 and n°4. Watching films in V.O. with subtitles or reading newspapers will allow you to quickly find useful phrases to know.
You can also find many phrases in our app to learn German. It offers you a selection of the most useful and most used phrases in very specific situations. Because you have to keep in mind that if it is good to learn a sentence in German, it is also essential to learn in which context to use it. In order to bring it out wisely, and at the most opportune moment.
Tip #2: Don't focus on grammar
As we told you, German grammar is not the easiest to learn (even if with the right tips, it is not that complicated!). So our advice number 2 is to simply hide it… the first months of learning at least. By focusing only on the words and especially the sentences to know, you will go to the simplest and most useful. It is only after a few weeks or months of learning that you will be able to take an interest in its grammar. When you feel the need. Yes, we take a rather pragmatic approach to grammar.
Tip n°3: watch films in German O.V.
how to quote you Good bye, Lenin! or even The Fall. To find out more, you can also take a look at our article on the best German OV films.
Watching films in V.O. will allow you both to accustom your ear to the language, and therefore improve your understanding, and to enrich your German vocabulary. On the other hand, by watching a film, you are above all enjoying yourself (at least for movie buffs), and as we often tell you: it is essential to enjoy yourself when learning a new language because it allows to always stay motivated.
Tip 4: read newspapers in German
Following the news in German is a good way to pick up some useful, and often used, phrases in this language. Instead, it is advisable to turn to major national newspapers so as not to fall into overly complex subjects. Bild, for example, is one of the most widely read newspapers in Germany. If you do not know how to pronounce a word or a sentence, you can accompany your reading of the Forvo site which allows you to obtain the audio pronunciation of a word or a sentence, in German and in any other language of somewhere else.
To access more resources, we also recommend the newsmap and newspaper map sites which bring together all the newspapers of the world, on a single platform. It's up to you to choose the German newspapers that are accessible and that interest you to learn German quickly.
Tip n°5: revise between 10 and 15 minutes a day
Finally, while it is important to learn vocabulary words and phrases, it is above all essential to review what you have learned on a regular basis. For German, we advise you to revise between 10 and 15 minutes a day. It is not too long, so it will allow you not to fall into monotony. And 10 minutes a day is enough to integrate the language well into your long-term memory.