[BasilSpirit]

Language learning in general:
The first language You have to master, before learning another one, is Your own
m o t h e r _ t o n g u e. The knowledge in Your most liked language will b a r e l y _ e v e r exceed the knowledge in the language You were raised in.

On the topic of German language:

For the native speakers of E n g l i s h it may be helpful to explore the type of speech used in the King James Bible (~1611) or the works of Shakespeare. Watch especially the verbal forms around ‘thou’, and some unusual types of word order. Approaching Middle English previously might be even more helpful.

For the native speakers of ‘ R o m a n c e ‘
(i.e. ‘ I t a l i c ‘) languages, a view through the ‘glasses’ of Latin may help.

Some peculiarities of grammar: Try to learn the forms of the definite and indefinite article first. Adjectives next. Most other things will ‘fall into shape, once You know these numerous forms.
The inflected verb takes a position as close as possible to the beginning of the the sentence, but a participle (past tenses) or infinitive (future tense) may take the last position: “Ich h a b e dich letzten Freitag nach dem Spiel in der Bäckerei
g e s e h e n .” ≈ ‘I saw you last friday after the match/game in the bakery.”
Literally: “I h a v e you … s e e n.”
Please note, that the tenses of the past function differently in German and English.

If You have some questions, feel free to ask.

• This reply was modified 6 months ago by BasilSpirit.

[BasilSpirit]

Regarding the topic of language learning apps, I have to say, that I avoid them in general. Concerning foreign languages, I simply do not trust them. That is due to my experience with said ‘Duolingo’, and I see the same two problems like ‘deckenfarbe'[#23398]:
1. Safety issues with the speech recognition feature, which sometimes messed up the sentence,
2. The lack of proper grammar instruction.

Additionally, 3. Some phrases have a very unusual word order, they even ‘promote’it.
4. Last but not least, it is anti-White, and generally anti-family: Not a single intact family in the stories, pro-lgbt sentences (like a man’s husband etc.) some child and teenage characters with shrill or squeaky voices or an annoying attitude, and much more.
I think, WD has a list somewhere, which anto-White companies and apps are listed on.

I noticed 2. and 3., because I watched the German execises as a native speaker (of German).

So no apps for me. I prefer ‘paper work’. Books, pens, papers. You can take Your examples from digital media though.

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