Hi,
my name is Emanuel, I’m from Berlin and I’m the creator of YourDailyGerman.
It started 12 years ago after finishing my masters in Technical Acoustics and Audio Communication Technology.
I had been teaching as a hobby on the side and I hate the normal teaching system and I especially hate language textbooks and thought I can do better.
But doing a textbook right away felt like too much a challenge, so I started it as a blog and kept building while working as a bar tender and bar manager.
And it slowly grew into what it has become – my job.
Like, I do almost everything myself – design, coding, audio and of course the writing itself.
I’m not a polyglot or a linguist, nor have I studied languages or German and I think that’s a good thing, because I have more freedom in my mind to explore and analyze.
And I’m quite good at analyzing and explaining and German is my native language, so I know it as well as it gets.
My passion for languages and teaching actually developed when I was in Finland on student exchange and I was confronted with foreign languages every day. Before that, I actually thought I sucked at languages. My grades weren’t great, I couldn’t wait to opt out of French class.
And I couldn’t even describe the way to Berlin Brandenburger Gate in English properly, without breaking my tongue and using my hands like a mime.
But I truly believe when you really want to learn something, you can learn it – it’s just a matter of how it’s explained to you.
And I do my best to make you understand how German REALLY works.
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Find me on the web:
YourDailyGerman on Reddit
(I am somewhat active there)
YourDailyGerman on TrustPilot
(Leave me a review if you enjoy my work)
YourDailyGerman on Instagram
(I’m not very active there, but I post my cartoons/memes every now and then)
And you can find me in like 4 or 5 Easy German episodes as well as on their podcast
Emanuel on Easy German Youtube
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11 random facts about me
| A word on language All the explanations here in English because I want the page to be useful for as many people as possible. I’ll do my very bestest to write understandably and correctly, but I am not a native speaker so there will certainly be a decent amount of weird phrasings or grammar glitches. |
Get in touch
If you have a question about the site or something isn’t working, let me know and I’ll get back to you.NOTE: I do NOT answer questions about the German language via email. Not even one. Please use the comment sections on YourDailyGerman for that. If you don’t know where to post your question, just post it anywhere. I’ll definitely answer it, but NOT via mail. Danke :)
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And last but not least, the infamous: Impressum
hey dude, i just bought a membership and i’m already impressed by how well you handle grammar explanation. you’re the greatest language teacher i’ve seen, thanks a lot for your effort!
Thanks so much for the great feedback and for joining! I’m sure you’ll find lots of little Aha-Moments as you explore the site more.
Hallo Emmanuel, I really want to say thank you for this site- and for those who have paid to sponsor people like me living on fixed incomes. I am a senior living in the Boston area, USA. Hope to learn enough to at least attempt chatting with my German grandson. I am looking forward to the process.
Viel Spaß und viel Erfolg beim Lernen!
love your work — really helped me in my business chats with my AGS friends–happy to pay that lifetime fee to keep you incentivised. Dean
Just picking up German again for the first time in 10+ years. I was always terrible at vocabulary, especially from textbooks where you just memorize lists of unrelated words. The way you teach it really resonates with my style of learning.
Thanks!
Thanks a lot, happy to hear that und viel Erfolg beim Lernen!
Hallo Emmanuel, I am new here, from Kenya, currently learning German language on Duolingo.. I am telling you this language is not easy. I hope i will get to understand better here.
I’m pretty sure you will! Viel Erfolg!
French native who has lived in the USA for 29 years and just moved to Germany… been doing Babble since March and taking 2+ hours of in person German classes three times a day since moving here a month ago. I still constantly have questions and struggle with cases, prepositions and genders of words. Googled many times for a better explanation of accusative and dative today. Found your page and want to thank you for this resource. I only got a 2 week membership at the moment but I can see I will likely commit to more when financially stable and able! Thanks again so much!!
Alice
Bruh
Bruh, what is this?
It was a print of unicorns from my minecraft world, it’s only it didn’t go through
What is a minecraft?
(I’m kidding)
Hop in, let’s play some hypixel. shi will be funny
LMAO BOSS MOVE
Hyuri is not messing around, that’s for sure.
Your written explanations in English are so well done I have to believe you lived in the UK, USA, or Canada? Did you?
Thanks :).
I did live in Greensboro NC for half a year in 2006, but honestly, it’s the constant practice that makes it. When you look at the very first articles, you’ll see a clear difference in level and that has improved just by doing it while ingesting lots of English content (youtube mainly). I believe that after a certain threshold (B2, I reckon) you can improve without actual feedback just by creating (speaking, writing) and consuming (listening, watching). Your brain will integrate it over time.
Just want to say that I came here after Duolingo has been making the transition to only AI to continue brushing up on my German. I am so excited to use this resource as a longtime learner who has gone up and down with proficiency. Very exciting!! Thank you
Oh, happy to hear that und willkommen :)!!
You have great instructions and insight. I enjoy your site. Plz do one on Dutch!!
I don’t speak Dutch, so I can’t. I can only do what I do because German is my native language, so all the knowledge is inside and I just have to “find” and verbalize it.
I didn’t know where i could say this. But i have an idea.
Since you managed somehow to put Chatgpt here, i’m sure you can figure out a way to translate the articles to other languages so even more people can access gold.
And also keeping a warning that something might be off with the translations so be careful… :)
I can even check the Portuguese translations (Thumbs-up emoji)
It#s a nice idea, but people can do that themselves with browser extensions and doing this would only help me if I get found on Google for the new languages, which means, I’d need a completely new page for each article/language.
Looking for something to expand here…
How about ads, it can’t be that hard to make them.
Ads cost money, both the ad and setting up the ads. I currently don’t see this as a valid business model, given the current character and structure of my site. It’s a nice product, but it’s a hard to define product.
I am anxious to start your grammar course! I have enjoyed your news letter even though it’s way beyond my German knowledge!
Just give it a go :). It starts really slow, but it’s pure grammar. No situational interludes that you’d find in textbooks.
Hi Emanuel!
do you have an Artikel about linking phrases?
and If not, maybe you can considering making one?
I’m talking about things like :
“and so he went to the church on monday!!! anyways, how was you day?”
Ah, no, not really.
But one really useful word is “übrigens”.
Here’s my article about it:
https://yourdailygerman.com/ubrigens-meaning/
Its also covered in this article:
https://yourdailygerman.com/anyway-german-translation/
Scroll down to the section towards the end “the third type of “anyway” – conversational”
Hello Emanuel,
I love your blog and got the membership but wonder if there is a schedule for studying to finish each level to prepare for the Goethe exam. I am studying German to practice medicine here in Germany.
I would be grateful if you even give me a time span for starting from A1 to finish B2 using your blog.
thank you
That’s a hard question, because it depends on you, and your learning style and prior experience with language learning.
You’d definitely need to supplement my site with something else, especially in terms of reading or training vocabulary.
The purpose of my site is to give you a guide for (most of) the grammar that actually makes sense, and to help you with vocabulary.
I think you can get to B2, if you are a talented, diligent learner and are able to learn a LOT of vocabulary. Like… hundreds of words per month.
I am really enjoying your site. Your in depth presentation and humor makes it the best German learning site on the web. I just tried it out for a limited time but I intend to get the annual membership. Don’ go anywhere! I log in everyday.
Awesome, danke für das tolle Feedback :). And yes, please do become a member!
I studied German for 4 years ending in 1973! I have always loved the language and now I’m determined to regain and go further. I don’t know how I got to this site but I am really enjoying the vibe! Laura (German butcher’s granddaughter so I’m especially looking forward to this article on schneiden! )
Happy to hear that you’re enjoying it here!! I hope it’ll be a good companion on your journey!
Hello handsome
Hi Emanuel, this morning I became fixated on druck drucken druecken. thanks to you my questions were answered and I had a little smile. I’ll be back! :)
Ha, great to hear that :).
Thanks for such a nice feedback to start the day (for me).
Dear Emanuel, be sure that your kind and unforgettable footprint is in my life forever. I will keep this email in my inbox as a humanity sign for my following generation to try becomes a human just like YOU.
Hi Majid,
no problem for the account, I just signed you up for a year :). Quite a few members have actually paid a little extra to help out people who can’t pay, so you’ve been sponsored by the German learning community on the site – team spirit.
You’ll get an email with the login soon. Let me know if there are any problems with it.””
About 5 minutes ago i was searching for a definition of the word ‘mäßig’, and was taken to this site. I don’t even know what i’ve just stumbled upon but this website seems really useful AND there’s a community- i’m sad i didn’t know this existed before :((
Well, now you do. All the more to explore for you :). Willkommen!