Dnext

December 2, 2023 8:31am

I keep discovering amazing new music while learning German (through Music). I really wish I would have known about this when I was younger, I would have loved it then as much as I do now! And of course, it's connected to one of my all time favorites, Einsturzende Neubauten.

#learngerman #DeutscheMusik #Abwärts #german

https://youtu.be/CfJGi8sMEn4?si=YmyPsPEpopC4gv1a

aproposnix

October 24, 2023 6:44pm

Could a native/fluent #german speaker help me to understand the difference between "lebe" und "wohnen".

I'm using a lot of digital media right now to learn German on my own. Specifically:

Duolingo - I love this app. It makes learning fun and it's great at building the foundation of the language (well, it seems to anyway).
Google Translate - My everyday go to when I want to see how I would say something.
DeepL Translate - I'm told it's the best translation for German/English
I've also tried using AI but it's stupid AF and will change it's statement depending on the way the wind blows.

In Addition, I am listening to podcasts like "News in Slow German" and "Coffee Break German".

While listening to "the Coffee Break German today" I became very confused when they were using sentences using "wohnen" instead of "lebe", which all the digital media seem to prefer.

So my questions are:

Is it OK to say "Ich Komme aus Amerika, aber jetz lebe ich in Tschechien" like most digital media tend to suggest, or should I use "Ich komme aus Amerika, aber jetzt wohne ich in Tschechien" as was said on the podcast by a native... This is super confusing for me.
In General, should I not trust digital media for learning (assuming the later sentence was the correct one). I really want to believe in the digital media because it makes things super easy for me :)

Any help with this would be very much appreciated.

Danke!

#learngerman #Deutsch #languagelearning #help #question #Duolingo