Search from various English teachers...
Profile
Learning steadily, but not always focussed. Interested in manga, anime, gaming and reading (mostly phantasy novels). But capable of talking about other topics as well, what a surprise!
Learning
Korean
Japanese
Language Skills
GermanNative
English
French
Lesson Feedback
Lesson history
 Last monthLast 3 monthsAll time
Completed lessons000
Attendance rate100%100%100%
Teacher reviews
No record
Activities
  • Answered
    Simpel formuliert verwendest du 내가 / 나는, wenn du den anderen duzt, und 제가 / 저는, wenn du mit jemandem sprichst, den du siezt. Wobei wir hier in den interessanten kulturellen Unterschied rennen, dass du im Internet, wenn du mit Unbekannten sprichst, 존댓말 verwendest. Also 제가 / 저는 mit 아/어/여요-Endung, aber auch mit -ㅂ니다-Formen, je nach Situation oder Person. Die übliche Anrede ist <Benutzername>님.
    0 voted
    August 5, 2021
    0
  • Commented
    What I would like to do most in Italki would be to have conversations in my target languages, if possible about things other than language and travelling. And since I would be doing it for the sake of doing it, as long it's not too strongly against my interests, I'm not picky.
    Whenever I resurrect my account, I check the discussions, and find myself disappointed time and time again.

    I believe I tried opening such threats myself long ago, not sure. But I remember little resonance, and feeling like the one who did it wrong.

    Learning that heated content discussions did exist and were rewarded with bans is very sad.

    Actually the reason why I'm probably going to sleep again in a month or so, like always, will be this again. The lack of non-English discussions.
    0 voted
    November 19, 2019
    0
  • Corrected
    So etwas, keine Korrektur, obwohl der Text so gut ist?


    Samstag, der 5.10.2019

    Ich denke, dass ich zu lange schlafe. Ich stehe morgens zu spät auf. Es ist schwer, aus dem Bett rauszukommen. Obwohl ich sieben oder acht Stunden schlafe, ist es schwer, meine Augen weit zu öffnen.
    Mein Mann ist ganz anders als ich. Er ist schon um sechs Uhr morgens wach und macht sich einen Kaffee. Ich möchte auch so früh aufstehen<em style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136);"> <kein Komma bei einem Vergleich mit "wie"></em> wie er. Dann könnte ich meinen Tag noch produktiver verbringen. Ich kann mehr lernen oder ein bisschen Zeit zum Lesen haben. Vor ca. zwei Monaten habe ich ein E-Book gekauft, das ich noch nicht fertig gelesen habe.
    Ich treffe jeden Tag die Entscheidung, früh aufzustehen, aber meine Wille wird am Morgen schwach. Ich rufe, "ach, fünf Minuten mehr, nur fünf Minuten!", und dann verschlafe ich bis neun oder zehn Uhr am Vormittag. Gott sei Dank, dass ich zu Hause arbeite. Wenn ich bei einer Firma arbeiten und so oft verschlafen würde, würde ich von ihr entlassen... Was sollte ich tun, um früher wach zu werden?

    ------------
    Richtig gut!! Die Nebensätze machen den Text angenehm fließend.

    Das "wenn, dann..." klingt an der Stelle etwas unnatürlich... Ich glaube, dass wir das nur benutzen, wenn wir von einem einzigen Moment oder einem einzigen Fall sprechen.
    > Ich möchte morgen auch so früh aufstehen wie er. Wenn, dann könnte ich meinen Tag noch produktiver verbringen."

    -----------
    Inhaltlich: Hm, vielleicht den Wecker weiter weg hinlegen? Oder einen Lichtwecker kaufen...? :)
    0 voted
    November 17, 2019
    2
  • Answered
    "Sich jmds entledigen" klingt für mich als allererstes nach "jemanden umbringen" >.< Gut, das muss es nicht zwangsläufig heißen, aber ich würde es schon so verstehen, dass man jemanden voll und ganz aus einem Kontext verschwinden lässt. Jemanden, der aus irgendeinem Grund eine Last geworden ist. Und zwar eher nebenbei. Edit: "Jemanden abwimmeln" wird am meisten verwendet, wenn man es mit jemandem zu tun hat, der eine Frage (oder generell ein Anliegen) für einen hat, und man diese Frage nicht aufwändig beantworten oder helfen wollte. Stattdessen sagt man etwas (<- !), das dafür sorgt, dass der andere wieder verschwindet. "Abschütteln" würde man vor allem eine Person, die sehr beharrlich ist/war. Ich würde erwarten, dass die Person, die Ruhe wollte, selbst verschwunden ist. "Loswerden" hat, glaube ich, keine solche spezifische Bedeutung.
    0 voted
    June 24, 2017
    1
  • Answered
    Actually, the IPA sign for the '-er' ending is ɐ - it's called 'a-schwa'. It sounds very similar to a (German) a, at least to a German. But instead of reading explanations, why don't you go ahead and listen to it? The ending -e is pronounced /ə/, that's correct. So, it should be /leɐnə/, I guess.
    0 voted
    June 23, 2017
    2
  • Commented

    Mh, so since this misunderstanding has been cleared up:

    Well, a common topic would be good for making friends, of course. If that didn't work out with the people you have been talking to so far, maybe you just have to try again :) People are different.

    Also, don't forget that if people stop to message, that does not have to mean they don't like you. There can be many reasons and it does not have to be related to you at all.

    0 voted
    June 22, 2017
    0
  • Commented

    In German, the normal way of talking anonymously on the internet is informal.

    In Korean, the normal way of talking anonymously in the internet is formal.

    This has led me in the weird situation where I was talking to someone formally in Korean and informally in German (and they to me).

    As time went by, this started to bother me. Was I playing a role in one of them? And if I was, in which one?!

    These differences are not just a change of the tone and attitude, they are the base definition of a relationship. The way you think is different. The topics you bring up are different, the questions you ask are different. After a while where I kept getting confused and kept questioning my words on both ends, I ended up behaving formal-like in German, too. The weird thing was that in order to achieve that, I started to call the other "Sie" in my head. Though I didn't dare to change the personal pronoun in words.

    Maybe it would have worked to change that too, I don't know. It's just that going from informal to formal is one of the most brutal things you can do in German. I have the impression that this is not the case in Korean, so maybe the other might not even have been offended? But you never know. I would not have meant it in a mean way, quite the opposite! I don't even know why this is so hard in German. But it is.

    0 voted
    June 22, 2017
    0
  • Answered
    Here's a site for podcasts, btw. http://www.podbbang.com/
    0 voted
    June 20, 2017
    0
  • Commented

    Sprayers in my area at least have the decency to not damage historical places, at least I don't see that. So things are somewhat okay, I guess?

    I find it terribly egoistic to spray one's name / tag on walls. It will disturb countless people - the more it gets, people might even feel down - and it has a meaning for only one. And there are so many people forced to see it so often. That can sometimes make me very angry.

    Beautiful paintings on, for example, endless walls next to long streets can be a very different story. Those might brighten the day of many - or at least that is true for me and some who I have talked to. But I don't mean just those flashy names here, but real images. (Although these colourful names do get less on my nerves, I guess.)

    It's forbidden either way of course, and will be cleaned in most cases.

    There is a second hand book shop near my place where an amazing artwork covers one wall: a living book, surrounded by beautiful colour effects. It must have been done in agreement with the store. I love this wall.

    0 voted
    June 2, 2017
    0
  • Answered
    Like Clavin said, when a computer or a sign does this, it's probably meant to be impersonal and to feel less like a conversation. Note that it also avoids a "du"/"Sie" distinction while being shorter than a "Sie" form imperative (which on signs or in computer programs usually would also include a "bitte", too). So in such contexts, it's absolutely normal. If people do this... I think it's actually worse than the imperative. I feel like it implies a position of authority, even in a "du" context. Ten times worse with "Sie". It can be used in a non-offensive way, so there is not need to get offended right away - but that is with an appropriate tone and/or in the right situations. It can be used as some kind of joke, too, I guess? Disclaimer: This comment is based on feeling alone and I am just one person.
    0 voted
    May 31, 2017
    0