How to do a German accent (by a German native!) | Feli from Germany

Other typical German grammar mistakes include not getting conditional ("If I WERE you, I WOULD.") and subjunctive clauses ("It's crucial that you BE here.") right, dropping essential auxiliary verbs ("I WILL go there tomorrow."), mixing up the English subject-verb-object (SVO) word order, inserting temporal expressions at the wrong position in a sentence or clause, and overusing the perfect tense which is more common in German ("I have given her the keys yesterday.") over the simple past (preterite) tense which is more common in English ("I gave her the keys yesterday.").

Captain: "S.O.S. - S.O.S.! We are sinking!" German coastguard: "Vot are you sinking about?" a classic XD

Watching this video as a German really is confusing. It's like school but backwards....

My American girlfriend is of German-Scottish descent and has taken German since high school. For the longest time I refused to learn it because I thought it was impossible, but thanks to your awesome tips and some hard work of my own I’m able to speak a little German with her which makes her happy. Thank you Feli!

Hi! German is my 5th language, I'm from Ukraine (now live in Germany). And it's sooo interesting to realize the difference between Eng and Germ! This video in passive way helps me to learn German 😂 Thank you

Sanks, zis vas great!

> German "r" is tricky for anyone who learns German as a second language laughs in Slavic

I lived in North Germany for a while but only taught myself German (sadly) so I make a few mistakes. But most people can understand me. Anyway coming originally from Scotland, and talking German with my Scottish accent, a lot of Germans actually thought I come from Holland. I loved Germany and do miss it a lot.

As a German English teacher that travelled a lot to the US, I have to let you know how impressed I am by your content. Not only did you explain it in different ways that reach up to a much bigger audience (simple terms and linguistic terms), but also emphasised the most common grammatical issues Germans are stuffing with while learning English as a foreign language. much love from and liebe Grüße from your home country

I'll never get my German accent out of my English. In California, I once just said "hello" to someone and the response was, "oh, are you from Germany?". Useless to continue at this point :-D

"There you can become money." - A German trying to communicate with a group of refugees in 80s

As an actor who is asked to do a German accent on occasion, this is excellent, probably the best YouTube video on speaking with a German accent ! Your video would also be useful for writers who are writing a German character into a story or script,

One of my friends from many years ago was studying in the U.K. and had seen a job advertised for the role of a German soldier in a short film. As both an amateur actor and a German, he was certain he’d walk into the job. He was rejected because “you don’t sound very German” 😂

German ordering in a Restaurant: can I become a steak please? American waiter/waitress: well I’m not sure, you can certainly give it a try 😂🤣😂

A German woman pretending to be a native English speaker pretending to do a German accent. That's talent. It's a good day to be alive.

I have been writing a German character who originally came from Germany, and I wanted to do it right, he’s only been speaking English more often as of now, so I took these tips into consideration while writing with him, thank you!

You are AMAZING! What a brilliant explanation of all things you described! Very, very impressive the way you effortlessly flowed between accents!

I actually thought she was going to say, "We pronounce Germany as Deutschland." 😂

As a german i can only say that i love the over exaggerated cliché mad scientest german accent. Cracks me up every time. Shoutout to the Team Fortress 2 Medic!

This is really useful! I've been writing a character lately who has a German-like accent sometimes, so this is really useful for imaging how his voice will sound. It really fleshes out some of his scenes and also gives his speech style a distinct difference from the rest of the crew. :D I've also been wanting to learn German regardless and I'm going into voice acting, so it's a great video to give me accurate pointers for when i need them.