Learn German Vocabulary

Learn German Vocabulary - Back To The Basics (Part 4)

The last of the four main basic abilities you need to learn German vocabulary is the ability to speak. It is much easier to understand German when spoken than it is to express yourself in German. Why? Because it is less difficult to translate German into English when you hear it, compared to when you have to translate English into German when you want to speak it. This is because there are German words that we can recognize easily when hearing German called "passive vocabulary". And there are German words that we struggle to recall when speaking German called "active vocabulary", but when heard we instantly remember them. You should aim to get more experience listening to and speaking real day-to-day German. More exposure to German, as it is spoken on the street, will improve your oral proficiency and make your spoken German sound more natural and less like your German textbook.

Learn German Vocabulary