Has Our German Improved Since Last Year? 🇩🇪 Our Kids Have Learned SO FAST!
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Күн бұрынAlmost exactly one year ago, we uploaded a video of how we were learning German while we were still living in the USA. We hadn't moved yet to Germany, can you believe it? So now we are updating you, one year later, on how we are learning German for free now that we are living here. But the part we know you're going to love the most is the interview we do with our son, Grayson! He has a real talent for learning German, so he wanted to join us for this video to show off his German skills! He's so cute in this video, I hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed filming it with him.
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///CHAPTERS - Jump to Your Favorite Part//
0:00 - Intro, Snow Scenes from our Backyard
01:03 - Hear What Grayson's German was Like One Year Ago
03:24 - Hear What Grayson's German is Like Now, a Year Later!
09:49 - Bragging on How Good Kevin's German Is Now
12:36 - 1- How We're Learning German for Free - Duolingo
13:43 - 2 - The @Easy German: Learn German From the Streets! Channel
13:52 - 3 - Coffee Break German Podcast
14:15 - The drawback of free language programs
15:08 - 4 - Vereins (Clubs) and Making German Friends
15:59 - 5 - The DW App from Deutsche Welle
17:33 - 6 - Total Immersion into the Life and Culture
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@Baccatube79 2 жыл бұрын
Fun thing is, Grayson's German is getting so good, he's developing German inflection AND a Bavarian accent. If y'all stay in Germany, he'll be indistinguishable (languagewise) within 2 years at most
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I think so! Many of our German friends say they can’t hear his accent.
@bibliopolist 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, he's really good. I think he even did say "Inlineskaten", a Germanized form, not "Inlineskating" as subtitled.
@Baccatube79 2 жыл бұрын
@@bibliopolist he did.
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
@@bibliopolist oh yes he did say that, you’re right!
@volldillo 2 жыл бұрын
True.
@AlyC92 2 жыл бұрын
It’s insane how fast kids learn new languages. Grayson‘s german is amazing!! I wouldn‘t be able to do that...
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah it’s incredible - and they aren’t afraid to make mistakes and try.
@muesztaerrieh 2 жыл бұрын
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife I had made the expierence that it really makes a difference, for learning a foreign language fast, wether you have a native speaker as a teacher in class, and when you´re living abroad.
@Likr666 2 жыл бұрын
And I think it would be even faster without the pandemic situation. Children learn fast, havin g contact with other children in school,... Having home schooling and reduced contact makes it quite difficult.
@timefliesaway999 Жыл бұрын
It’s probably also school, talking with many people and being put into situations where you have to speak their language. As adults, a lot of people speak English so if you don’t know sth, you’ll just quickly switch to English to explain. As kids, you don’t usually have that option. Might not be a big difference, but it adds up. But especially the socializing; talking helps the most when learning :D
@hevog 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Grayson's German is flawless, free of any accent and just perfect. I am so impressed.
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! He’s worked very hard.
@emjayay 2 жыл бұрын
I'd like to hear more from Grayson about his experience in school and with language acquisition there. I'm sure he has many stories to tell.
@LaureninGermany 2 жыл бұрын
Grayson gets a huge compliment from me, too! Klingt spitze! And yes, total immersion. It feels like it’s so slow and then one day you suddenly realise how much you can say and understand. Just don’t worry about mistakes when speaking. When writing in German, that’s the time to make sure everything is perfect, but people make mistakes even in their mother tongue, and people also say, no, it’s like this or that in every language. The point is to get your mouth and brain expressing what you want to say, quickly and then you can build on that.
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Lauren!! That’s so true, I make mistakes in English, too. Grammar can be soooo complicated! How long did it take before you were fluent here?
@LaureninGermany 2 жыл бұрын
Longer than it should have because a lot of people spoke English to me and I let them. So I honestly cannot say. But my biggest tip is to watch German TV and films (not dubbed from English because they have to speak too fast). A great start is the most brilliant 4-parter (it’s a film, actually) about Ludwig II and Neuschwanstein, which you can find here on KZfaq, subtitled in English, on a channel called German Period Dramas. (I’ll check the channel and edit if it’s wrong)
@eldamarinadoli 2 жыл бұрын
As someone who is not a Muttersprachler living in Germany for 45 years, I totally agree!! Thumbs up!!
@an7855 2 жыл бұрын
Graysons Deutsch ist großartig! Aber noch viel interessanter finde ich, dass man bei Kevin so deutlich hört, dass er einen schwedischen Akzent hat! Ich hatte an der Uni eine russische Professorin, die in der Schweiz deutsch gelernt hat. Das war auch eine sehr interessante Mischung an Akzenten.
@susannabonke8552 2 жыл бұрын
Ich hatte eine Spanierin für Französisch. Auch Klasse
@natascha7094 2 жыл бұрын
Holy, Grayson is doing so amazing. Almost fully without mistakes or accent
@maryschumann3920 2 жыл бұрын
It's so awesome how good Greyson can speak and pronounce german. Well done Greyson. 👏
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I’ll tell him you said so. 😄
@oleksjimenez8835 2 жыл бұрын
Grayson’s German has improved hugely! Er spricht so gut wie akzentfrei. Ich würde nicht ohne weiteres erkennen, das seine Muttersprache nicht Deutsch ist. In einem Jahr spricht er so gut Deutsch wie Englisch. The use of English words and phrases („Anglizismen“) is a hot-button issue in Germany. Some can’t use enough of them while speaking, others feel it’s much too much.
@abinashmishra329 2 жыл бұрын
The Indian languages are really bad in this aspect. No one speaks a pristine form of Hindi or any other Indian language. The main reason I understand what my parents say is because they alway mix their language with English. Even worse, if you try to speak pristine Hindi (or the regional language) the locals will think you are a pompous dork.
@worldinperson 2 жыл бұрын
Coming from a family where everyone looks completly different, I'm always fascinated how similar your children look to both of you 😄
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah we do all look alike! So interesting in your family you look different.
@sebastianliebmann6014 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe you are adopted?
@sisuguillam5109 2 жыл бұрын
@@sebastianliebmann6014 that comment is uncalled for. Coming from a family where the kids in several generations look very very different from each other people thought fit to tell that to their faces - which led to fears of being abandoned and being lied to.
@susannabonke8552 2 жыл бұрын
@@sisuguillam5109 agree to your comment. Not funny.
@sisuguillam5109 2 жыл бұрын
@@susannabonke8552 thank you. And imagine being an adopted child being asked that... Puzzlefamilien sind nicht weniger wert als andere Familien.
@lkskstr 2 жыл бұрын
Die Aussprache eures Sohnes ist einfach klasse. Ich bin immer wieder erstaunt wie schnell Kinder lernen.
@kevinsamusch5435 2 жыл бұрын
Wow. Wie gut Grayson deutsch spricht. Die Aussprache ist auch wirklich gut 👍🏼
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Vielen dank! ❤️
@podaimler 2 жыл бұрын
Grayson spricht perfekt Deutsch. Ich bin begeistert!!!
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@carluup2978 2 жыл бұрын
Wow Grayson! I’m impressed!
@andibuletten6206 2 жыл бұрын
Guten Morgen zusammen. Ihr könnt alle stolz auf euch sein. Ihr macht tolle Fortschritte! Graysons Aussprache ist nahezu perfekt. Kinder lernen Sprachen stets recht schnell und spielerisch. Noch ein weiteres Jahr, und er spricht Englisch mit einem deutschen Akzent 😆😉 Schönen Sonntag wünsche ich euch. Bleibt gesund.
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@jurgenrathjen5965 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing, your son speaks so well. It is and will be a great asset for him to be bilingual.
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Yes it will! It really opens up the world when we can speak more languages.
@abinashmishra329 2 жыл бұрын
He could end up being tetralingual at least. English, German, French, maybe Italian (?)
@Sveni30 2 жыл бұрын
Ihr seid eine tolle Familie, schön dass Ihr Euch für unser schönes kleines Land entschieden habt ❤
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Vielen dank 🙏🏻💖
@Turbo-ic8lw 2 жыл бұрын
Kevins Weissbier joke - I often do the same joke with "Pils" beer to my daughter. 😂😂😂
@trueffili1 2 жыл бұрын
Grayson spricht akzentfrei und fehlerlos. Phantastisch! 🏆
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@RustyDust101 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, Grayson totally blew me away. Again. He even adopted something of a Bavarian "Klangbild" in German. This is not a dialect. Literally translated, a "sound-picture". It is neither an accent nor a dialect, because his German was perfect high German (Hochdeutsch). But the cadence, the slight difference in where the focus of inflections are placed is slightly, just a teensy slightly bit different from for example the Klangbild here in Hamburg, even when someone here speaks Hochdeutsch as well. It is sooo fascinating for me to see how he has developed within such a short time. BTW: not that this is bad, not in the slightest bit. It is just barely noticeable if you listen very very closely and you have lived in different regions of Germany for some time. It is only fascinating how he has picked this up. Amazing! Nope, the slightly elongated 'joooaaa' is pretty universal in German colloquial speech. While it might be slightly more used in the south, it will not be a 'betraying' sign of your origin. 😀 BTW: Sara, that "Weißwurst" was almost a perfect Bavarian pronunciation of it. You definitely picked up on that as well. 😀👍 Just for Kevin's dad jokes: Grayson is 10 now, so legally, under your direct supervision he can try a Weißbier at 14, if he wants to. He can legally buy and consume it at 16 himself, without adult supervision. At 18 anything goes. He has picked up the German humor already. He picked up on the literal question of travel in the past year (in 2022) and threw the answer back at ya. Nice! Good going, Grayson! 🤣 There's the joke that there are more clubs in Germany than there are German citizens. While not technically true, Germans absolutely looooove their Vereine / clubs. So becoming a member of a club is probably one of the easiest ways (except meeting other parents at the playground when your kids are there) to meet up and make friendships with Germans. Good for you that you decided to pick up on that tip! Total immersion: perfect! That is the first thing you should try. Not live in your own bubble, but expand it as far as possible. BTW: is the German grandma the one Sara commented on in one of her earliest videos after you arrived here that she had this beautiful garden? It would be sooo great to hear that talking with her about some horticulture could have opened up a friendly contact. You guys will do absolutely fine, and your advances are definitely highly noticeable. Keep it up, you will succeed, I am certain.
@jazzpresso7021 2 жыл бұрын
Für einen bayerischen Buben gibt es nichts leckeres als eine Leberkässemmel⁉️ wie schön der Bub spricht👍👍👍
@clauschiemgauer9609 2 жыл бұрын
Und a resche Buddabrezn!!
@jazzpresso7021 2 жыл бұрын
@@clauschiemgauer9609 genau eine Butter Brezen und hier in Vorarlberg gerne auch mal mit einem Stück Bergkäse auf die Faust🤝👍
@clauschiemgauer9609 2 жыл бұрын
Servus, meine Familie liebt den geriebenen Spätzlekäs im 1kg Beutel von der Vorarlbergmilch aus Feldkirch. Ein Traum für Kasspazn.
@sisuguillam5109 2 жыл бұрын
The way you said Pommes 😄 very german. You all are doing so well!
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Oh thank you 😄.
@sisuguillam5109 2 жыл бұрын
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 😃
@frauleinjansen9394 2 жыл бұрын
Haha 😁 Even as a german I always have problems ordering by phone at our Chinese restaurant. It's like a Kinderüberraschungsei. You never know what you'll get. 😁
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Oh really! Haha that’s good to know.
@tobolinatolu7837 2 жыл бұрын
Oh yes, the Same here 😀
@susannabonke8552 2 жыл бұрын
Relatable.
@schmoemi3386 2 жыл бұрын
To be totally safe you have to master Mandarin, I guess... 🤔
@susannabonke8552 2 жыл бұрын
@@schmoemi3386 😅
@mortusanteportas86 2 жыл бұрын
In case you want to improve your spoken German, there is a scheme called „Sprach-Tandem“ in Germany. You advertise (Facebook, black board in a store or a school) for a tandem and find a partner. You meet or call once a week and she/he speaks English to you and you answer in German. If the other person makes a mistake it is corrected by the native speaker. Win-win.
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
That’s so cool! Thanks for sharing!
@alexanderlindner5808 2 жыл бұрын
On a different subject, you are really close to Italy. A drive from your location to Venice (through Austria) is about 5 hours. A little less than to Burg Eltz. Could be a great idea for a long weekend. And it's really cheap right now. The carnival of Venice is from Feb 12, 2022 - Tue, Mar 1, 2022. I think the kids would love it, and if I am not mistaken there is a school holiday in Bavaria during that period. (28 Feb 2022 - 4 Mar 2022)
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Yes!! Great idea. We actually do have a vacation planned to Venice for our Osterferien!!
@alexanderlindner5808 2 жыл бұрын
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Fantastic. I have seen Venice in the news, and it's pretty empty these days. They say they desperately need tourists. I can imagine Hotels or AirBnB's are pretty affordable right now. If you are interested, I can send you some really good and authentic restaurants.
@dianakuhn8785 2 жыл бұрын
Ihr macht das alle ganz toll❣️
@clethraz.6467 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, Grayson, super!!!
@annoth23 2 жыл бұрын
I was so exited before watching this video just by reading the title, and I enjoyed every part of it. I love watching your videos, you are an adorable family.
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, I’m so glad you weren’t disappointed after watching! Haha
@jorgfalk8798 2 жыл бұрын
Hut ab , für ein Jahr sehr gut !
@Mamaki1987 2 жыл бұрын
Damn, it is awesome to see all the progress you make! Greyson hardly has any accent anymore. You really have to listen very closely to even pick it up. And if you make grammar mistakes, don't get discouraged, that is not the end of the world at all.
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! ❤️❤️
@ginaone6601 2 жыл бұрын
Wow Grayson, awesome job! Großartig gemacht! 👏👏👏
@ramona146 2 жыл бұрын
Kevin and Sarah, your german has improved very much, thumbs up!
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@l.c.899 2 жыл бұрын
So loveley to watch🥰
@beima2752 2 жыл бұрын
Gut gemacht, Kevin! 👏👏👏
@worldpeace1822 2 жыл бұрын
Love your energy guys!
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@jeffhands7097 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great video! I especially enjoyed your winter scenes and music at the beginning. Good taste!
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Glad you like that part, I love filming nature!
@maximotion2316 Жыл бұрын
What an amazing child you have. He will teach you a lot when he keeps growing. Never stop listening to him. Never stop learning. He is an amazing soul, i can feel it through the screen. Keep doing!
@anowl9065 2 жыл бұрын
That's amazing! Your German sounds really good! Quite inspiring to learn new languages and make new experiences! Also am learning French since two years.
@MartinMundorf 2 жыл бұрын
Lieber Grayson! Dein Deutsch ist wirklich sehr sehr gut! Es macht richtig Spaß, Dir (und deinen Geschwistern) zuzusehen, wie ihr von Video zu Video eurer Eltern immer besser werdet, und Du mit deinen Brüdern und deiner Schwester eure Eltern schon verbessern könnt! :) -and Sarah, your face at Kevins first Weißbiermention 5:33 - its priceless 😂
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha yes! Kevin wouldn't stop talking about beer!
@mirrorxofxerised 2 жыл бұрын
Hey guys, I did enjoy your video as always, you had some good points there. It is clear that Grayson has a knack for languages, not only learning the grammar and words but also the intonation, dialect and so on, that's great to see. Talent and hard work are definitely paying off but as you already said, so does the complete immersion in the culture. I think you can learn a great deal from "the outside" but will only truly develop language skills similar to a native if you are surrounded by it. I had the biggest learning effects when I spent two weeks on my own in Ireland. A very short time but speaking and hearing English all the time and having to communicate to get by is helping so much. And you quickly realize it's okay if it's not perfect as long as you speak at all :D, something schools should apply too... I remember being super afraid of speaking in class as I could not speak a single word without being corrected or overly criticized. I also have some questions/ topics for your next videos maybe?: - Having lived in Sveden and France, what are the main differences to living in Germany? - How did you learn French? Was the process of learning the language and immersing into the culture easier or harder than with German? - Are the kids taking English classes for natives outside of school? How are their English teachers at school dealing with them? - How are people in your everyday life (grocery store, doctors and so on) reacting to you? Are they patient or did you face any discriminatory behaviour?
@mahue171 2 жыл бұрын
Wowsers! Soooooo goood!!! Toll Grayson du bist spitze
@AGWittmann 2 жыл бұрын
👏 for the whole My Merry Messy Life-Family, because, Mommy requested it 😂 Keep up the good spirit, nice to see you all healthy.
@becksknoblauch8053 2 жыл бұрын
Love your wee channel. Lots :) All 3 of you speak such a good German already! Its dead on. You ll be Bavarian's in no time. Keep up the good work. Thanks for brightening up my day with your videos and bringing some Home vibes to NI. Liebe Grüße aus Belfast ♡
@iamnotkurtcobain 2 жыл бұрын
Grayson's German is so good! Awesome! Love your channel!
@ProCorona 2 жыл бұрын
First thing on a Sunday is watching your great videos always the best start 😍👏🏻😃
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
So glad you enjoy them, thank you for you watching! ❤️😄
@KevinJohnBusche 2 жыл бұрын
Hey folks, thanks for the update. Time is flying, when you're having fun. Anyway, if, at some point, you'll be coming around the Lipperland, I'd be happy to show you guys around.
@dasmaurerle4347 2 жыл бұрын
Grayson is doing awesome! Watching the No.1 news program of the country you're living in every day (Tagesschau in Germany i.e) is very helpful, i think. They usually speak very clear and correct.
@robertzander9723 2 жыл бұрын
Servus nach Bayern!! 🍀🍻 Absolutely impressive how good he is, amazing. He's getting a little Bavarian accent and it sounds so good. Kid's are not so afraid of everything they just do it and that's a huge advantage with learning something like a language and the kid's learning it together in different situations of life without overthinking it to much. Really cool that he likes to play ice hockey 🏒 That was a wonderful idea of video, it definitely helps to motivate other people.
@kerstinklenovsky239 2 жыл бұрын
You guys are delightful and your Bavarian accent is seriously charming. 🤩🤩🤩
@Crysticia 2 жыл бұрын
Only 1 year ago and your german is SO good, you all can be really proud of what you reached in that short time! Keep up doing that great work, it´s so much fun to watch your slice of life videos. One thing what´s funny, is that you only named bavarian food(understandably), I wonder when you´ll see other parts of german and taste the food there. Hope the whole traveling will be easier again in future. Best wishes
@hildegardkhelfa5358 2 жыл бұрын
You are all just doing so well! :-) Grayson spricht großartig und nahezu perfekt -und bekommt einen ganz liebenswerten bayerischen Einschlag. Ganz tolle Leistung! Strudelteig geht ganz leicht, den bekommst Du hin, keine Angst :-)
@helilebon2383 2 жыл бұрын
Grayson ist ein sehr charmanter Bub. In weniger als 10 Jahren wird er manchen jungen Damen den Kopf verdrehen.... Sehr schönes und fröhliches Video. Ein Sonnenstrahl in der dunklen Corona-Zeit..... Herzlichen Dank.
@muscledcowboy 2 жыл бұрын
Ihr seid einfach süß!
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Dankeschön!
@igraineohnefurcht4871 2 жыл бұрын
Ihr seid ja sooo niedlich! 😆 Ich habe euren Kanal erst gestern entdeckt und bin gespannt, was es dort noch alles zu sehen gibt. Viele Grüße nach Bayern aus Niedersachsen! 🤗
@MhLiMz 2 жыл бұрын
So awesome that Grayson even pronouces the English words (like Inlineskating) in a German way! Thanks for letting us hear him and you speak German. Go out and talk to the neighbors or your other German friends and gather experience. You'll get better with each time.👍
@jpdj2715 2 жыл бұрын
I still have to meet a baby that talks health insurance and permits, Sarah, and am quite a bit older than you. That would be a miracle
@Patrick-on2ty 2 жыл бұрын
Das Jahr in Deutschland scheint Euch allen gut zu tun! Schaut sehr frisch,gesund und glücklich aus. Schaut mal Eure Gesichter an , den netten Rückblick habt ihr ja reingeschnitten 👍🥳🤗
@Machtmirdochegal 2 жыл бұрын
Your german is amazing and the kids sound almost native and can already switch easily which will help them in their future, even with learning new languages. You went all in and it shows in amazing progress. You definitely hear the rural bavarian influences in the childrens’ german and yours too which really is an interesting aspect of languages. I love the way the accents sneak in, it keeps language unique and diverse within the language. I just love the variety in german and even within the region there are unique aspects to every village and family and person that culminates in a unique speaking pattern for everyone. Sometimes even a unique body language based on those influences.
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I love accents, too.
@gilliantracy7991 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing another great video. So much fun to see how far you've all come in learning German - especially you Sara! Grayson sounds like he was born into the language. He also seems like the engineer, like Dad. I'd get along with Grayson. I'm trying to learn some German for my trip this summer and have several apps. Some of which I've paid for. I also view Easy German and will check out DW. It's so easy to find resources and apps to learn a language now that it's become stressful to figure out which one is best! Also what is the area @20:49? So beautiful!
@nadelison2213 2 жыл бұрын
He is doing really great and he barely has an accent! Awesome. Way to go Grayson! He must have been living in Germany in a former life 😄😉 Also I love his smile and spirit. Actually all of you have it 😊
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@anorethil2 2 жыл бұрын
A great video! Und Grayson, Dein Deutsch ist schon sehr, sehr gut! Weiter so! When I was learning English, music helped me a lot! I wanted to be able to sing songs I liked and I wanted to know what the songs were expressing, saying. So I looked up the lyrics, translated them or searched for a translation and I listened to the song until I could sing it. Of course this is easier with English songs - simply because there are like uncountable songs of every genre out there. But if you search a bit I'm sure you can find German songs you like, too. Songs are a great way to learn how to "play" with a language.
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Yes great points! I need to find some German artists that I really like.
@xXxLooPxXx Жыл бұрын
Wow he speaks very good! amazing!
@jkaiserling 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, guys, your videos are awesome and highly addictive! I look forward to each new experience that you share with us. Grayson makes this video...he is incredibly smart and so full of love-for-life, or joie de vivre...excuse me, lebenslust. You are so natural with these episodes that you seen like friends we haven't met yet. Thanks for sharing!
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Vielen dank! 😍
@harwin5800 2 жыл бұрын
Cool, really good! Respekt!🙂👍
@gittay4057 2 жыл бұрын
Danke für das liebenswerte Video. in einem halben, bis einem Jahr sprecht und versteht Ihr perfekt deutsch! 💖😀
@KirstenJoerg 2 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely amazing, you have come such a long way, feeling proud of you too! Much love from us guys.xx
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much dear Kirsten! ❤️
@timefliesaway999 Жыл бұрын
I’ve read some of the comments before he started speaking German so I was “prepared” for some good German, but damn it still blew me away how much of a German he sounds! If I didn’t know he was American, I would definitely think he’s German and always has been. :0
@conniebruckner8190 2 жыл бұрын
Ein großer Applaus !. Ich glaube, wenn ihr euch dieses Video in einem Jahr anseht, werdet ihr kichern und euch bewusst werden, wie weit ihr gekommen seid. I cannot remember much of the first year here in Vienna, ( it was a whirlwind year, including a wedding) but I do know that when I went back to the states 18 months later and tried my German on my uncle, from Berlin), he was most impressed 🙂 but he also said I had the local accent. 😀 You know you've arrived when German is in your dreams. Ask your children if they have dreams in German.
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Yes so true! Maybe each year we will have a German language update, that would be fun.
@marianneb4583 2 жыл бұрын
Wow guys, amazing job! I love your approach to your live in Germany and and how you embrace all of it! 😍 your German has come on so well! And apparently, Kevin’s Swedish had come on really well too - the “Ja” still sounds very Swedish 🤪 we still understand, but that is a different “Ja” compared to our Bavarian “Ja”! I absolutely love to follow your story so all the best for all of you and keep it up 😘
@joergfro7149 2 жыл бұрын
Grayson's German is almost accentless !!! The boy is a real little language prodigy
@ursuladavis2439 2 жыл бұрын
You and your family are so funny - very good german ! My 23 old daughter forgot her german - but my other 2 grown kids live in germany and speak english with an accent.
@lotttiniwanders6696 2 жыл бұрын
Great job Grayson! The immersion is the reason why we make a difference between learning Deutsch als Zweitsprache (for foreigners living in a German speaking country) vs. Deutsch als Fremdsprache (for foreigners living in a different country) - there are actually different strategies and methods being used for each!
@afhdfh 2 жыл бұрын
It's so awesome hearing people learn German but then having a Bavarian accent. It's like a German learning English in the deepest south of Alabama hand having a southern drawl. :D
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Now that’s an analogy I can totally relate to! 😂
@r_7855 2 жыл бұрын
Ihr habt alle schon so große Fortschritte gemacht! Graysons Deutsch ist wirklich beeindruckend, aber dein Deutsch wird auch von Mal zu Mal besser, Sara! Das ist wirklich eine tolle Leistung, wenn man bedenkt, dass du selbstständig bist und dadurch weniger von Deutsch umgeben bist als die anderen. Du musst dich wirklich nicht entschuldigen oder unwohl fühlen, wenn du über die deutsche Grammatik stolperst - wir verstehen dich auch so ohne Probleme, und die Grammatik kommt mit der Zeit von allein :) You are all making such amazing progress! Grayson's German is really impressive, but your German is quickly improving too, Sara! That really is a great achievement considering you are self-employed and therefore not as surrounded by German as the others. Please don't apologise or feel bad for stumbling over German grammar - we can understand what you're saying perfectly fine, and the grammar will come to you with time :)
@junimondify 2 жыл бұрын
Grayson looks so much like his father, the smile (and the sense of humour as far as I can tell) is almost the same! His German pronunciation is so good already, I couldn't tell where he is originally from if I didn't know!
@Eyyoh755 2 жыл бұрын
Grayson is a very smart kid. Clever and curious, too. He has improved his german language skills very well!
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@dorotheaduwel587 2 жыл бұрын
Hallo Grayson, du machst das ganz toll. Du sprichst schon ein sehr gutes Deutsch. Ich denke, dass du für deine Eltern ein super Helfer bist beim Erlernen der Sprache. Ich wünsche dir weiterhin viel Erfolg und immer gute Freunde an deiner Seite. Ich freue mich jedesmal über die interessanten Videos und vielen Dank an Euch, dass ihr uns an eurem Leben teilnehmen lasst. Liebe Grüße !
@minerva6802 2 жыл бұрын
You guys are so sweet and so natural. I watched a couple of your youtube videos and love to listen and how you all get acquainted with the german life and language. I used to live in the US - moved there with 35 and back to Germany with 50 - and know exactly what you are talking about, just the other way around. I wish you all the best and hope you always have wonderful people around you. Oh, btw, I also live in Bavaria - very close to Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
@dianahausen6619 2 жыл бұрын
Such good vibes from you lot :-) Go Grayson, Go! If he likes all things apple, he should try Apfelküchle - slices of apple fried in a batter and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar. Delicious! And Kevin's accent/inflection is so so Swedish - he tends to stress the end of his words eg. SomMER, WeißBIER whereas a Geman will stress the front SOMmer, WEIẞbier. With lots of listening that will right itself though.
@pfichtner01 2 жыл бұрын
Ihr seid eine tolle Familie, so lustig. Ich freue mich immer über Eure Erfahrungen zu hören. 😊
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Dankeschön!
@stephsteph4574 2 жыл бұрын
Grayson's pronunciation is really really good! Always surprised how good kids are able to learn and speak a new language! I do understand english better than I speak, too 🤣 keep it up!
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yeah they learn so fast!
@nadinel7426 2 жыл бұрын
Grayson, you are doing a great job. Your German is very good. You can be so proud of you. 😊
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@LucaSitan 2 жыл бұрын
You're all doing so great with the learning! I have German 8th graders in my class who still get the cases wrong...You kids will be fluent in no time
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! ❤️
@bibliopolist 2 жыл бұрын
I know some people (of American and Polish descent) who have lived here for 30 years and speak German really well, but still get the cases wrong. It doesn't really matter for succesful communication (but it will make you sound foreign, that's true).
@danahfaren74 2 жыл бұрын
Grayson is doing really well with his German. And from the few things Kevin says here and there, he is doing really well, too. I love how everybody is making the effort to learn the language and expand their horizon!
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@RainerChris1 Жыл бұрын
you are doing great guys i was lucky getting raised in both languages but you are doing great.
@Napierala 2 жыл бұрын
I lived in Bavaria for a few years and you can clearly hear the Bavarian accent when Grayson speaks. His German is really good allready. I know this is not part of the Video but those glasses look fantastic on Grayson. Greetings from Berlin!
@nadinebeck2069 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Amazing how fast they addapt a language! He sounds like a native speaker! Sometimes really with a tiny southern accent. So sweet 😍
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Thank you!
@bettina_w 2 жыл бұрын
Grayson is just amazing!
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, we think so, too. 😄
@annehenrich7642 2 жыл бұрын
Wow Grayson! Du sprichst so gut Deutsch!!! Du kannst sehr stolz auf dich sein!👏👏👏👏
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Vielen dank!
@MrsTarantino 2 жыл бұрын
Grayson is so sweet ☺️😍 His german is great.
@stina4081 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Grayson literally has no accent at all! That's amazing, so cool to see/ hear! Großen Respekt, an euch alle, dass ihr deutsch lernt- bleibt dran! :-)
@slightlygrouchy 2 жыл бұрын
If I had a kid as talented, impressive and likable as Grayson, I'd definitely also parade them in a KZfaq video. Your pride is palpable and totally understandable. I do hope we get to see a lot more of him in future videos!
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Awe thank you! It’s funny because we had planned for this video to be just Kevin and I, but Grayson heard us talking about it and he said he wanted to join in! So he was a last minute addition. 😍
@jasminm.2607 2 жыл бұрын
Hey there, I just discovered your channel and love it. Grayson -wow! His pronunciation is great! I am German and used to have a similar life moving to New York (long Island) when I was 12-17 years old. Now I am 39 and back to Germany. I guess I follow your channel because I still cherish the time back in the U. S. the good and the not so good, so I can still surprisingly relate to a lot you are saying. Well done! Your family is great, open minded and overall fun to watch. My best regards to you😘 When I was about Graysons age (a little older) it took me one year to be fluent in English, Kids learn so quick, however, German is harder to learn and you are doing wonderful!
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Love your comment - so cool you also went through this but in the opposite way of us!
@marcol.6950 Жыл бұрын
Sehr gut!!
@mapau9750 2 жыл бұрын
WOW!!! Listening to Grayson is just WOW!!
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
😍😍❤️❤️
@robopecha 10 ай бұрын
this is so interesting to me seeing the difference that location makes within germany. i live in berlin and i meet a lot of people from all over the world here. and most of them came to germany like 4 or 5 years ago and have not started learning german yet. of course they know a few basic sentences, but they get along with only using english so they dont see a reason for it. for most the first time they want to learn it is if they get into a relationship with a german person and want to be able to talk to their parents. or if it is required for a job. my english speaking has improved significantly since i moved to berlin 10 years ago.
@Folgemilch21 2 жыл бұрын
graysons german is unbelievably good. mad respect little man. pronunciation, inflection, melody… amazing
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@nikomangelmann6054 2 жыл бұрын
your kids can try malztrunk (malzbier). its a alcohol free malt beverage what looks like a dark beer but its very sweet (basicly every brewery got this type of "kids beer"). so when kevin comes up with his dad jokes about drinking beer you have a couterpart.
@heha6984 2 жыл бұрын
Karamalz!!! :)
@susannabonke8552 2 жыл бұрын
"counterpart". I KNOW you'd bei disapppinted when no German corrected you ( olympic discipline ).
@susannabonke8552 2 жыл бұрын
@@heha6984 Da gibt es mehrere Marken.
@heha6984 2 жыл бұрын
@@susannabonke8552 Ja klar, aber eben nur EIN Karamalz :)
@susannabonke8552 2 жыл бұрын
@@heha6984 😅👍
@roesi1985 2 жыл бұрын
Y'all are soo funny! And thanks to Grayson for being part of the video! He's amazing! (and incredibly patient)
@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah he was so patient with us! Hahahaha
@ElinT13 2 жыл бұрын
Grayson speaks really really well!
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