How I Learned German to Reconnect with my Grandma. 1 Month Language Challenge

How I Learned German to Reconnect with my Grandma. 1 Month Language Challenge | German Ancestry

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In this video, Camille embarks on a German language challenge where she takes one German lesson everyday for a month, in preparation for a full conversation with her German grandma, only in German.
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0:00-0:51 Introduction
0:52- 1:58 Camille's German Backstory
1:59- 2:33 The German Language Challenge
2:34-2:55 Lingoda Ad
2:56- 5:50 German Language Challenge Continued
5:51- 6:30 Going to the US
6:31- 8:30 In the US
8:31- 13:52 Conversation with Oma
13:53- 19:28 Conversation with Opa
19:29- 21:03 Conclusion
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@butenbremer1965 2 жыл бұрын

Das muss ein tolles Gefühl gewesen sein, mit Deinen Großeltern ein Gespräch in einer Fremdsprache geführt haben zu können!!

@NearFromHome 2 жыл бұрын

Bestimmt. Es hat endlich passiert!

@kilsestoffel3690 2 жыл бұрын

Your grandparents are adorable and your German is so good!

@neilfazackerley7758 4 ай бұрын

Well done Camille. I can really hear how much your German has improved since the first video. What lovely people your grandma and grandad are. They must be so proud that you have learned their language.

@NearFromHome 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! :)

@CaMaMorro 2 жыл бұрын

This is so wild. Your grandparents haven’t lived in Germany for so long and probably not used the language much in the last decades. But even before they said where they’ve lived, l could tell that your grandpa sounded northern and your grandma has a lightly Badisch flavored pronunciation 😄.

@NearFromHome 2 жыл бұрын

Hahah it is crazy. They speak with each other in German a little, and talk on the phone with their relatives a few times a year, but other than that, I was also shocked.

@BlissLovePeace 22 күн бұрын

Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland an deine wundervollen Großeltern! Alles Liebe & Gute!

@NearFromHome 21 күн бұрын

@inolen 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this video! During covid I finally succeeded in applying for my German passport, and as a result I've been using Goethe / Lingoda and calling my Oma every day or two to practice speaking. This video was an excellent source of motivation! Also I have a trip to Munich at the end of this month, and my friend and I are planning some day trips around your videos! My wife and I really enjoy your work!

@NearFromHome 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations and thanks so much! Glad you are able to get something out of this channel. :)

@MiciFee97 Ай бұрын

Its so crazy that your grandfather has almost no american english, its just fascinating that he could learn it sooo good. He even sounds a little northern but i would say he speaks pretty clear high german

@NearFromHome Ай бұрын

IKR! He is just incredibly gifted with languages. Not fair lol

@hmvollbanane1259 Жыл бұрын

The fascinating thing is that your Grandfather even has a slight North-German accent (and almost no American accent whatsoever, really impressive)

@NearFromHome Жыл бұрын

I know right! It's crazy. haha

@hellemarc4767 12 күн бұрын

Wow, your Opa's German is really excellent.

@NearFromHome 12 күн бұрын

IKR!

@lisamirako1073 2 жыл бұрын

Großartige Großeltern! Für einen Nicht-Muttersprachler ohne ständige Sprachpraxis ist das Deutsch Deines Großvaters exzellent! Ebenso das Deutsch Deiner Großmutter, die es ja seit Jahrzehnten nicht mehr im Alltag spricht.

@NearFromHome 2 жыл бұрын

Danke! Ja! Ich bin schockiert. 😅

@klauskleber5154 2 жыл бұрын

You do it right! Make these things as long as your Oma and Opa are alive, you will regret it in the future if you don't. You will keep these memorys for ever and ever. 🙂

@NearFromHome 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! It was lovely getting to finally make this, as I’ve wanted to for a long time, and I really hope you enjoyed it too.

@wmf831 Жыл бұрын

That is so cool you learned German for your grandma. She probably doesn't speak or think a lot in German, you realize that a lot is translated from English to German. In fact at times your German sounds more "natural", while she is using expressions that Germans would typically use, but the sentence structure and some things are literal translations from English. Most surprisingly the German of your Grandpa - though German is not his first language - sounds very natural and not so much "translated". This is mind-blowing. If I didn't know I would have thought your Grandpa is German and not your Grandma. Still can't wrap my head around how good his German is and how natural it comes to him. But it seems he is a very talented multi-language speaker, from what he said.

@NearFromHome Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, she has lived in the US since she was 19, basically only speaking English. She also had a massive heart attack 20 years ago, and it really crossed a ton of language wires. I am also mind blown by him. hahaha. He‘s just so gifted. I‘m very jealous.

@wmf831 Жыл бұрын

@@NearFromHome well, I guess you inherited some of that from him, your German, even if not perfect, but I believe you haven’t studied it for a long time and haven’t lived in Germany for a long time - is very good. Very nice pronunciation! I think you are doing a wonderful job. Give it some more time and practice and I have no doubt you’ll be great! After all it is not such an easy language.

@NearFromHome Жыл бұрын

@@wmf831 Thank you so much! Improving seems so overwhelming, but your kind words help!

@sebastianderien5823 2 жыл бұрын

Your Oma is so adorable. Much love from germany

@NearFromHome 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! They are super cute :D

@AdeandLisa Жыл бұрын

This was so lovely to watch. So heart warming seeing your grand parents. I had an Oma and we lived in Germany until I was 17, but that was in the 90's so my German hasn't moved on from Kinder Sprache really : ) Just loved this and well done you!

@NearFromHome Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! What a special experience. I am kinda jealous haha. :)

@philippbock3399 Ай бұрын

Liebe Camille, vielen Dank für dieses berührende Video. Deine Großeltern sind sehr reizende Menschen, ihr Deutsch ist ausgezeichnet und sie haben es auf eine sehr liebenswerte Art gesprochen. Bei Deinem Opa denkt man fast, er ist ein Deutscher, der schon lange in Amerika lebt und Deutsch mit einem leichten Akzent spricht. Es wundert mich nicht, daß die Leute meinten, er wäre Deutscher, als er in Deutschland lebte. Ich denke einmal, diese Situation gibt es in vielen Auswanderer-Familien. Obwohl die Eltern deutschsprachig sind und sich wohl bemühen, mit den Kindern in ihrer Muttersprache zu sprechen, ist das Umfeld anderssprachig und so kann es sein, daß die Sprache der Eltern von den Kindern dann spätestens im Schulalter zurückgeht ... Umgekehrt ist es ja auch in Deutschland so, daß die Kinder von Einwanderern die Sprache ihrer Eltern teilweise auch nicht mehr so astrein gut sprechen. Mein Schwager ist Halbengländer und da sein Vater oft auf Geschäftsreisen war, hat er Englisch nicht so gut gelernt. Seine Mutter sprach auch nicht so gut Englisch (war Deutsche) und er hat oft nur auf Deutsch geantwortet, als sein Vater gezielt Englisch mit ihm sprach ... Ganz herzliche Grüße von Philipp

@kristenswanson5819 2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate this video. I’m learning German and was pleasantly surprised to understand a lot of what you and your grandparents were saying. Danke from Colorado!

@NearFromHome 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Luckily, they speak quite slowly ;) Perfect for learning

@justus6632 Жыл бұрын

Really really amazing video! Its kinda priecless! Amazing stories about how we are all conected :) pretty cool to see all of that in german!

@NearFromHome Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@svens.3839 Жыл бұрын

Ich finde das sehr schön dass du mit deiner Oma auf ihrer muttersprache geredet hast und ich muss dir ein Kompliment aussprechen, du kannst wirklich schon sehr gut Deutsch sprechen 👍🏻🍀 mein Kompliment dafür ☺️

@NearFromHome Жыл бұрын

Danke!!!!

@markusschenkl7943 Жыл бұрын

Wow, I can't even imagine how it must have been for your grandma being kinda caught in Germany when WW II broke out. 😳 Both your grandparents are lovely, btw!

@NearFromHome Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes, it’s very tragic 😢

@Puffi1311 2 жыл бұрын

Tolles Paar….👍 Dein Deutsch ist super 👏👋

@NearFromHome 2 жыл бұрын

Vielen Dank. Sprechen macht uns immer noch nervös, aber wir freuen uns, dieses Video gemacht zu haben.

@AchimE Жыл бұрын

Was für tolle und sympathische Großeltern! Der Opa spricht ja fast noch besser deutsch als die Oma. Das war bestimmt schön, sich auf deutsch mit beiden zu unterhalten! 👏👍

@NearFromHome Жыл бұрын

🥰🥰🥰

@MarsOhr Жыл бұрын

Beeindruckend, Ihre Großeltern. Und Ihr Deutsch ist auch schon ganz gut.

@NearFromHome Жыл бұрын

:) Danke!

@yurifg 2 жыл бұрын

great video! thanks for sharing! 😄 your family is so adorable 😊

@NearFromHome 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! :)

@Towelieban_ 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, really enjoyed the stories. My family is from a village near Karlsruhe as well and want to make sure my daughter grows up learning about the language, culture and geography.

@NearFromHome 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! It’s a really great thing to pass down 🥰

@hxr0x Жыл бұрын

Greetings to your grandparents! Especially your grandpa is so eloquent and speaks even better German than your grandma. You should always take an example from him.

@NearFromHome Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes, it's mind-blowing how well he understands German grammar. I am very jealous haha

@naimapeukert8575 2 жыл бұрын

Ein tolles Video 👍 deine Oma und Opa sind so süß Liebe Grüße aus Hessen

@NearFromHome 2 жыл бұрын

Danke! 🥰

@jensschroder8214 Жыл бұрын

In northern Germany, the dialect Platt German is spoken. Bavarian dialects in Bavaria and Austria. Standard German is more commonly found in the dialects of central Germany. But everyone should also be able to speak standard German, including the Swiss people. in Switzerland and Austria there are some alternative German words. But the locals know both variants. Engl. - German - Swiss German bicycle = Fahrrad = Velo hospital = Krankenhaus = Hospital tram = Straßenbahn = Tram

@NearFromHome Жыл бұрын

😅I have enough problems with Hochdeutsch

@Sat-Man-Alpha 2 жыл бұрын

Very well done!

@NearFromHome 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jorg4443 Жыл бұрын

Opa's German is amazing! 😍

@NearFromHome Жыл бұрын

@agn855 2 жыл бұрын

Ich adoptiere deine Oma, und den Opa gleich mit! R-E-S-P-E-C-T, dein Deutsch ist fantastisch!! BTW, mich würde interessieren wie deine Oma als Amerikanerin, die während des Krieges in (Nazi)Deutschland feststeckte, dort als Amerikanerin, und nach der Rückkehr in die USA als (vermeintliche) "Deutsche" behandelt wurde? Das könnte eine fantastische Geschichte (für Geschichtsinteressierte) werden.

@Theo-1984 Жыл бұрын

As a German native born far after WWII I'm very curious about how your Oma perceived living in Germany at that time. Was she treated as a German, how much did the German citizens know about what was going on with deportation, did everyone adore H*tler?

@jobodk2836 2 жыл бұрын

Vielen Dank für dieses wirklich schöne und informative Video. Dein Deutsch zu verbessern um mit deinen Großeltern zu sprechen ist eine großartige und wirklich sehr süße Aktion. Die beiden sind echt knuffig (deutscher Slang ist Level 2 ;-) ) Sprechen deine Großeltern gelegentlich Deutsch? Weil das ist so gut, daß die beiden auch in meiner Nachbarschaft wohnen könnten. Ich habe meinem "deutschen" Drang hier auf Englisch zu schreiben extra unterdrückt. Hoffe das ist in Ordnung. Aber ich habe mir sagen lassen, das jemand der eine Sprache lernt dies zum üben bevorzugt. Bitte richte deinem Opa ein "Moin Moin" aus.....

@NearFromHome 2 жыл бұрын

Hallo! Danke für den netten Kommentar :) Ich denke dass, sie ein bisschen Deutsch jede Tag sprechen. Nicht so viel, aber ein bischen. Danke für die schriftlich Übung. Servus!

@frankherzer2227 Жыл бұрын

Dein Deutsch ist super 😃 Your German is super 😃

@NearFromHome Жыл бұрын

danke :D

@frankherzer2227 Жыл бұрын

😍

@Chris.Plunkett Жыл бұрын

Very cool

@NearFromHome Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@BaluDerBaer933 2 жыл бұрын

Tolles Video! Dein Opa kann richtig gut deutsch sprechen, obwohl er kein Deutscher ist! ;-)

@NearFromHome 2 жыл бұрын

Danke!

@carstenschiemann5808 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the video and I m from Germany

@NearFromHome 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@reko7264 2 жыл бұрын

Danke

@NearFromHome 2 жыл бұрын

Bitte!🥰

@arnodobler1096 2 жыл бұрын

Das war super

@NearFromHome 2 жыл бұрын

danke!

@frankherzer2227 Жыл бұрын

Deine Grosseltern sind wundervoll 😍💖🙏

@NearFromHome Жыл бұрын

danke sehr! :)

@frankherzer2227 Жыл бұрын

💖

@erickhuerta6662 Жыл бұрын

Konnen Sie deutsch sprechen seit du warst in den US? , I really like the video and the colaboration of the wise people over there. Nice histories, and I would like to know what would method you recommend to practice 'german', if I live in Brazil. Furthermore, its pretty hard learning only with latin people, anyway. Nice video! keep on like this

@ge.h.1902 4 ай бұрын

Hallo Camille, ich bin beeindruckt von deinen Großeltern. Wie deine Oma einen Teil ihrer Kindheit irgendwo in Deutschland verbracht hatte und später mit deinem Opa 5 Jahre in Bremerhaven gelebt haben. Den Ort den deine Oma nannte, hatte ich leider nicht richtig verstanden? Hörte sich wie ein Ort in Südwestdeutschland an , aber bin mir nicht sicher?? Vielleicht kannst du den hier aufschreiben?? Dein Opa spricht ein sehr gutes Standard deutsch und hat ein Sprachtalent. Wünsche euch eine schöne Zeit und einen lieben Gruß

@31337flamer 2 жыл бұрын

Greeting from Bremen xD

@NearFromHome 2 жыл бұрын

:) :) :)

@ShiroiKarasu634 2 жыл бұрын

Haha Pumuckl. Great 🥰💪

@NearFromHome 2 жыл бұрын

We’re trying to integrate over here. hahaha

@cocobunitacobuni8738 Жыл бұрын

Aaw it went well.

@NearFromHome Жыл бұрын

😍

@Mighty_Ogrelord Жыл бұрын

Hahaha I'm from Bremen, have lived in Bremerhaven as well and my Grandparents speak a mixture of High German and Plattdeutsch. I can very much relate to sometimes being clueless what people are talking about around here. This also happens with Bavarian, but Bavaria isn't part of Germany anyway. From our perspective, thats already part of Italy. 😂 It's mainly elderly people and Frisians left speaking the dialect nowadays. So you better beware of old Frisians. ;)

@NearFromHome Жыл бұрын

hahahaha. Yes, these dialects are really challenging

@volkerbauer1974 3 ай бұрын

Well done C. It was also great hearing the Story of your grandparents. I can't barely imagine how your great grandparents must have felt being on a family holiday and suddenly being trapped in that country as the war had started. Your grandma must have had a lot of stick being Amarican in a Germany where the inhabitnts fought that they were better than anybody else and that they are part of some master-race, an idle and rather stupid idea considering that Germany is right in the centre of Europe.

@NearFromHome 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! it is a really interesting story! I am glad she could share some of it!

@stefaniel. 2 жыл бұрын

was haben denn Deine Großeltern dazu gesagt als sie erfahren haben, dass Du nach Deutschland gehst?

@NearFromHome 2 жыл бұрын

Sie waren wirklich begeistert von uns und hatten so viele Ideen für Tagesausflüge. Tatsächlich haben wir einige unserer Videoideen von ihnen bekommen, wie Eisenberg und Hohenfreyberg.

@joergfro7149 2 жыл бұрын

your grandfather speaks German without an accent! WOW!!! Dein Deutsche ist auch sehr sehr gut !!! Dein Akzent ist sehr weich. nutze die Möglichkeit mit Deinen Großeltern Deutsch zu sprechen !

@NearFromHome 2 жыл бұрын

Danke!!! 🥰🥰🥰