learning 10,000 German Words in 2 Years with self-study

Here's the story of how I went from 0 to at least B2 in my target language, German, by myself at home.

My list of 10,000 words: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Notecards with all of my vocabulary: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/14216...

At the end of 2021, I began learning German. A little over 2 years later, with 10,000 words, 13 books read, and hundreds of hours of YouTube and podcasts from Germany, I hope my process shows people what language learning can look like, with only curiosity, commitment and fun required. Taking an immersion and Anki based approach, I've utilized the approach and materials of channels like ‪@Thelinguist‬, ‪@EasyGerman‬ , ‪@mattvsjapan‬, ‪@elyssedavega‬, ‪@daysandwords‬, ‪@LanguageSimp‬, and ‪@sprachheld‬. Anki is a very powerful language learning app, among other purposes, helping you learn the vocabulary and concepts you need to know to get you fluent as fast as is sustainable. Don't worry about being a polyglot when you can focus on learning a little more than you did yesterday.

One of my study sessions:    • Language Learning 30 Minute Study wit...  

The book I used as my Rosetta Stone: https://a.co/d/9CZUzG9

My other recommendations for German:

YouTube:
‪@EasyGerman‬ :    / @easygerman  
‪@zdfmagazinroyale‬ :    / @zdfmagazinroyale  
‪@LPIndie‬ :    / @lpindie  
‪@Quarks‬ :    / @quarks  
‪@MrWissen2go‬ :    / @mrwissen2go  

German Books / Kindle (affiliate links):
Erklärs Mir Als Wäre Ich 5 (Kinderfragen): https://amzn.to/3SZrZli
Erklärs Mir Als Wäre Ich 5: https://amzn.to/49cwjmP
Harry Potter (German Edition): https://amzn.to/3OG0D0Q
Eragon (German Edition): https://amzn.to/49xJs9D
101 Question on the Holocaust: https://amzn.to/3SFi3fd
Rubinrot Series: https://amzn.to/3SFHs8L

Grammar Books (Ed Swick):
The Everything Learning German Book: https://amzn.to/4bwZfHP
Complete German Grammar: https://amzn.to/4bwZu5H
German Grammar Drills: https://amzn.to/3HYQyIv

Podcasts:
Fest und Flauschig: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OLcQdw...
5 Minuten Harry Podcast (‪@coldmirror‬):    • 5 Minuten Harry Podcast  
Easy German: https://www.easygerman.org/podcast
die Zeit - Was jetzt? (Daily news): https://www.zeit.de/serie/was-jetzt
die Zeit - Wie war das noch mal? (History): https://www.zeit.de/serie/wie-war-das...

Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:59 Maximizing time with the language
3:12 Bet that you can learn your target language (Put your money where your mouth is.)
5:22 Pick a book as your Rosetta Stone
10:29 Your target language has great content. Find it.
11:54 Commit to consistency for the long haul
13:15 Speak
15:28 What Next

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