Didn't practice German this week. Top bad, I've done it consistently for almost 15 days. I aim for two or three times a week and less of a yoyo effect.
this post was submitted on 09 Aug 2026
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Slow going, but it's going. Still on top of Anki at least.
Speaking of which, I touched up some cards because they were kana-only for some reason. I figure if it's an N2 word and the kanji's still junior high level, I may as well learn the kanji even if it's a one-shot. Not like I haven't been doing that all along anyway (looking at you, 綺麗).
While my studies in my textbook progress slowly, I've actually been listening to a lot more German music... as I'm "feeling a level up".
I'm suddenly understanding a lot of songs I didn't think I could understand. "Völlig losgelöst" has been seemingly outside of my level for a while, but today my brain is beginning to understand it. So that's been inspiring me to listen to a lot of music and Youtube videos to try to understand.
Another example: this Plankton short-video was mostly understood by me: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-1SU2j6ggyg
I've been listening to a lot of Plankton videos because I find him funny but "above my level". Today, suddenly I'm watching "with understanding". It took a few rewinds and one or two pause + look up words on Wiktionary... but I actually fully understand this German pun + get the humor.
The level ups are the best.