Ich bin gut 😱❌ Vermeide diese 10 FEHLER im DEUTSCHEN 🇩🇪 II Learn German Fast

Hello Natalia, how are you? I am good. Yes, I am good. What are the typical mistakes that all people make, even those who have been living in Germany for 20 years? We are going to answer this question today. My name is Natalia and I am your German teacher. The most important information from this video I have summarized for you in a file. You can download it completely free of charge. You can find the link in the description below this video. Let's get started. First of all, I would like to say that all people make mistakes. No matter if native speakers or foreigners, everyone makes mistakes sometimes. However, you can work on making fewer mistakes and simply speak better. The video is structured as follows. I will explain 10 mistakes step by step. Then the correct variant and show an example sentence. Mistake number 1. I am good. Wrong. You may have noticed this mistake at the beginning in my WhatsApp conversation. You can't answer the question, how are you? I am good. This is simply a direct translation from English. I am good. Unfortunately, it is wrong in German. Here are possible answers that you can use. How are you? I am good. Thank you. Good. All good. Thank you. Or I am doing great. Or it's going. So-so. Or it's going. You can also say in colloquial German, I can't complain. So, all good. I can't complain. The main thing when someone asks, how are you? You say, I am good. Or these other variants. The main thing, you don't say, I am good. That's wrong. What is your answer to the question, how are you? What is your favorite answer? I always say, I am doing great. I am doing very well. Then I feel better right away. That's my positive attitude. Mistake number two. That is. Or it is. Many people confuse that and it very often. That is refers to the sentence that has just been said or written. That is a reference word backwards. For example. A new book. A great house. Or many trips. That's good. Or that's nice. In this case, the word refers to all these things. To the house, to the trips and to the book. It's good. What? It's good shows what is being said right away. On the extended infinitive, which stands after the comma. For example. It's good to travel a lot. It's good to learn something new. It's good to know that you can now pay anywhere with the card. Okay, so summarized again. That is a reference word to the things before. So backwards. And it is a reference word forward. To what is said right away. That refers to the things that have been said. And it refers to the things that will be said. Mistake number three. That or that. When you hear these two words, you don't notice any difference. But when you see them, you see that they are written differently. That is an article or a relative pronoun. You can also use that if you want to show something. For example. Look at this. Or look at this. I mean that. This glass. An article. Or look at this. If you want to show something. That is a conjunction. That always introduces a subordinate clause. This subordinate clause always explains something. For example. I know that I always have to wear a hat in winter. But I often forget that. Make sure that the conjunction that always has an influence on the word order. That means your verb is at the end of the sentence. I know that I have to wear a hat. The verb is at the very end. Mistake number four. Mistake number four is not really a mistake. These are just two different words that people often use wrongly. The words are to think and to think. Where is the difference? That's easy. To think usually means to believe or to mean something. For example. I think I'm going to the gym tonight. To think means to think intensively or for a long time. To think. This is a process that takes a little longer. For example. Let me think about whether I want to move. I'm not sure yet. Let me think about it. By the way, the preposition of the word to think is an. The preposition of the word to think is über. For example. I often think of you. I often think of you, right? I think about your offer. I can't make the decision yet. I think about your offer. I need a little more time. If you want to learn more about prepositions, then you can get my guide to prepositions. This is an e-book. In this book you will find prepositions for all levels from A1 to C1. In the book I have not only summarized explanations, but also created a lot of exercises, so that you can learn prepositions and practice the topic immediately. You can also find the link to the e-guide in the info box below this video. Number 5. Number 5 is also a very common mistake. These are two words that are often used incorrectly. The words are first and only. First and only. With the word first you express in the first line, that you do one thing first and the other after. So first is always connected to time. I do one thing first and the other after. For example. I eat first and then I go for a walk. Or. I watch the video until the end and then I do my homework. I drink first and then I continue talking. Cheers! And a last example for first. Let me write the report first and then I'll help you. With the word only you express in the first line, that you mean nothing else. Only that. You mean only this one thing. For example. I just want to look in a shop. I just want to look. I don't want to buy anything. I just want to look. Or. I can only sleep for 5 hours. That means I can't sleep longer. I would like to, but I can't sleep longer. I can only sleep for 5 hours. And here are a few more applications for the words first and only. So a few constructions in which you can use these words. For example. Only if. Everything was fine. Only that. Not only, but also. I don't just want to drink something, but also eat something. Or. Just say something like that. Only so means without a specific reason. For example, if I ask my husband a question. What did you do at work today? And he says. Why? My answer could be. Just like that. Or. Just like that. Out of interest. And here are three more applications for the word first. The first is. I just heard it. At this moment or a few minutes ago. Just heard. Or. He only did half as much as I did. So he only did half of the tasks. I've done a lot more. And the last application. First I come to the line. So first it's my turn. First I come to the line. Mistake number six. Again, it's not a real mistake, it's a mistake. Interpretation of the expression. In any case. Or. For all cases. In any case. Means definitely. I'm definitely flying to my parents this year. Definitely. Or. If you're in Frankfurt next time. Then we have to meet in any case. In any case. Attention to the pronunciation. The word. The mistake. We speak out long. Mistake. The word. The case. The cases. We speak out short. The cases. The mistake. The cases. In any case. For all cases. So. For all cases. Means just in case. So if something happens, I'm prepared. Okay, again. For example. I don't think it's going to rain. But I'm definitely taking a umbrella with me. Just to be safe. If it rains, I'm prepared. Mistake number seven. Not at all. Or. Nothing at all. Not at all. Or nothing at all. A student of mine mixes up these two words so often. Tobi, if you're watching this video. Hello. That's your mistake. I got that from you. Not at all. Or nothing at all. So not at all. We always use with a verb. Or with an adjective. Not at all. With a verb. Or with an adjective. For example. This bag is not beautiful at all. Or. Thomas didn't understand the text at all. Beautiful. Adjective. Understood. Verb. This bag is not beautiful at all. Thomas didn't understand the text at all. Not. Is a negative word that we use with a verb or with an adjective. Nothing at all. Is a self-evident expression. The word nothing can also appear as a subject in a sentence. For example. Something must have happened. Nothing happened. Something and nothing are subjects in these sentences. As a tip, you can also try to erase the word completely. And see how your sentence sounds then. Then it usually doesn't sound so nice. Mistake number eight. Used or used. Are these two different words at all? Yes. And we also use them differently. The meaning is very similar. Almost identical. But the use of these words is different. Being used to something. Means that you started something at some point and have been doing it ever since. For example. I'm used to going to the gym every Monday. Or. I'm used to the weather in Frankfurt. Being used to something. Something is in the accusative. I'm used to the weather in Frankfurt. Used. We always use it with a preposition. Being used to something. Always with the preposition an. I'm used to the weather in Frankfurt. Or. I'm used to the weather in Frankfurt. So you can also use that as a verb. Getting used to something. I'm used to the weather in Frankfurt. I'm used to this weather. I'm used to the weather in Frankfurt. Or. I'm used to the weather in Frankfurt. All verbs with prepositions, nouns with prepositions and adjectives with prepositions you can also learn in my guide to prepositions. We have created a whole list at the end of the book. So that you just have to look it up and find the right word. There are only two mistakes left that I would like to discuss with you. Mistake number nine is here or here. Here or here. This is one of the mistakes that is made quite often. In this case it depends on the movement. Here is static. There is no movement here. I sit here. I sit here in my room. Where? In my room. Very static. Or for example. I live alone. I live in this apartment alone. Here or here means to come to me from a place. For example. My mother comes here on the weekend. Comes here to me in this apartment. From her place she comes here to me. So here or here is always connected to a movement. I am here. Or my mother comes here. Comes to me. Or you can also tell your boyfriend. Come here. We do something with me. Or come to me. Come here or come to me. And the last expression, the last mistake. Number ten is in the city and in the country. Very often people think that you should say in the city and in a village. But that's not quite right. Usually you say. I live in the city. Or I live in the country. Theoretically you can also say. My family lives in a village. But that's not so typical for everyday life in Germany. In everyday life when you talk to someone. Then you say. Yes, my family lives in the country. Or I grew up in the country. So outside the city. In the country. Which of these mistakes have you already made? Feel free to write in the comments. And let me know if I should make another video on this topic. I still have a lot of mistakes in the context. To have something in bed means to have something in stock. So I still have a lot of mistakes collected in a file on my PC. I am happy to share these mistakes with you. And by the way, I also posted two videos a few months ago on the topic of speech turns. Here is the link. You are welcome to watch them now. We're done here. I wish you a nice day. Stay tuned. Stay busy. And support me with a like. See you soon. Bye.