Speaking German Again-Something About A Badger?

So here I am once again talking about the beautiful German people. Not only are they super awesome at following me on YouTube, but they are also very eager for me to try the hardest sentences their language has to offer. But all in good fun I might add.

I don't speak German, which is evident by my writings and videos all being in English. However, I love languages and I have never met one that I wasn't interested in. So enter my YouTube channel where I try different candy from different countries. One of the most popular being Germany. I decided that doing a video on the language would be fun and it really didn't disappoint me! I was given extra homework by the end of the week from several viewers. "Try these words out." "What about a tongue twister" I eagerly said yes. One thing I love about trying out languages I don't know is the ability to start understanding how to make sounds that mimic native speakers.

Something that I always loved doing was mimicking people. My brother and I have a knack for it. Our accents have always been pretty spot on and this is achieved mainly by listening to the words and pronunciations that certain dialects and language groups have.

German has a very cool, but harsh sound and the challenge is making the words flow but still retain their separations. It is hard for me because while I speak English, I grew up in a fairly French immersed region of Louisiana. The French language is very intermixed as vowels and consonants blend together. French is really the only language I know enough of to make sense of what people who speak it are saying, but it is not the only one that holds my interest.

Of all the languages out there, I want to try them all. Why limit yourself to knowing just one but speaking to only a few. I want to be able to talk to others, maybe not fluently, but with confidence that when they hear me speak  a few words of their language, they might know that I tried to understand them. Language is personal, but it is also social.

That is why the challenge of speaking German appealed to me, and why it also appealed to those who speak it fluently. They love their language, and it either makes them proud that others want to learn it, or it makes them laugh when others try to emulate them. Whatever the reason they watch, it is awesome to have the chance to learn it.

You can watch the new German Speaking Video below.

Until the world revolves again...B

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