u/aliciaingermany

It finally happened… I’m developing the Bavarian accent 😅 I was in my Lingoda lesson the other day and I was trying to say the German word “Lehrerin” which means “Teacher” (feminine). I cannot say it without rolling the R 😂 

My teacher nicely stopped me and said “that’s Bavarian German” and had me practice the word in “Hoch Deutsch” because I will need it for my exams. 📚 She explained that she is also Bavarian and had to practice saying words a lot without rolling the R. 😂 

I live in Bavaria and I listen and speak to the locals every day so I guess I’ve just started picking up on the way some words are said😅 But honestly, I think the Bavarian German accent is so cute!🥰

Have you ever picked up an accent when you moved somewhere???

I moved to the south of Germany to be with my fiancé and quickly realized how crucial it was to learn the language. 133 classes later I've completed A1 and am almost halfway through A2, I can follow conversations at family dinners and have made local friends. It's made such a difference to my daily life.

Here's what I wish I'd known when I started:

- Scheduling classes with Lingoda is extremely flexible 📆 If you book your classes a week in advance, you can select almost any hour of the day for your class, in whichever time zone you are in. You can take your classes around your schedule!

- Write down the vocab and definitions of the lessons prior to class starting 📖 This will help you participate more and have a good understanding of the lesson.

- Push yourself to answer questions in complete sentences in the language you are learning 🗣️ At first, I was so nervous to make a mistake, but the teachers are always so kind and encouraging when correcting mistakes. This helped me learn quicker because I was trying out new sentences I had never said before.

Ask me anything about learning German with Lingoda, I'm happy to help :)

I passed my A1 German test recently - YAY✨

Here’s what you should know going into the exam:

- Use the practice exams that they provide online. They were the exact same structure that the exam uses, with different questions

-  The speaking part will be with a partner that they select, do your best to keep your vocab simple so your partner doesn’t get lost, and hopefully they keep it simple for you too

- Know the numbers 1-10 by heart because they asked me to read out loud a phone number that they held up

- Practice listening to German in many different scenarios because they used muffled voices for the listening exercise

- I suggest writing more than you think is needed in the writing part to really show off your skills

- The instructions for A1 was in both German and English

- They are very welcoming and encouraging so don’t be scared and try to have fun with it 💕