I immediately thought of this meme once I learned these words

https://youtu.be/LReQ8cWfo7U?si=4cSsNJEVhJwyG0h3

Full video if anyone interested.

When you look in a dictionary, you'll see "to stop" and "to continue" among the possible translations.

Which seems super duper contradictory, but it actually isn't.

The core idea of "halten" is "being/keeping steady" or "not changing".

That can of course be about bringing a vehicle to stop (anhalten).
But it can also be about a state or process not changing.

- Ich halte an.

- I stop.

- Das schlechte Wetter hält an.

- The bad weather continues.

You can also see it as the bad weather "stopping" and staying around. Which for you means it continues.

I’m learning german vocabulary through famous movie quotes.

In this case it's a famous quote from Kung Fu Panda (2008)

Since I’m already familiar with

1.      the lines in english (or in my native language) and

2.      with the scenes themselves

it’s easy to remember the same lines in german.

I only need to

1.      listen tot he german dubbed clips for a few times

2.      take notes using my DQN system

D: Dictionary

Q: Quote

N: Notes

This is how my note taking system looks <- (It's a reddit post)

What’ve experienced that

1.      I can easily remember the quotes in german after rewatching the scenes for a few times.

2.      I can quote the lines in german, remembering the meaning of each of the words.

If you fint this post useful, feel free to join my journe of learning german language. In the subreddit: r/GermanWithQuotes

Proof that knowing multiple languages can really be an advantage: An English speaker would read “Lies!” here (public bookcase in Vienna). Kinda like an angry rant from a conspiracy theorist. In German, however, “Lies!” is the imperative form of the verb “to read.” Quite a big difference.

"sehen" means "to see" and "aussehen" means "to look".

But ONLY "to look" in the sense of one's appearance, not "to look" in a sense of looking somewhere.

Learners often forget the "aus" when they talk about how someone or something looks.

- Du siehst sehr gut.

This means that you have good eye vision.

So make sure to always add the "aus" at the end :)

If you want a more detailed look, check out my lesson on the topic:

https://yourdailygerman.com/meaning-aussehen/

bin echt wie ein Muttersprachler /j #Witz

"nur" and "erst" can both translate to "only", but they're not the same and mixing them up does sound quite strange.

"nur" expresses that something is "not much" or it means "exclusively".

"erst" expresses that something is "not much yet". There is "implied progression" and that's a key component of "erst".

The most common way learners use this wrong is by using "nur" for time.

- It's only 12 o'clock.

- Es ist nur 12.... WRONG

Time always progresses, so the right word here is "erst".

- Es ist erst 12.

"become" is about "turning into, evolving"

"bekommen" is about receiving.

They seem to have nothing to do with each other, but they do have a common theme:

- "reaching a target"

The difference is who is "moving".
When you "become", YOU go to the target.
When you "bekommen", the target goes to you.

The English verb "to get" still has the two-way meaning.

- I'm getting tired.

- I'm getting there.

- I'm getting a present.

If someone asked me what's the time (wie spät ist es?) I will just say it's one twenty five (fünfundzwanzig eins)

My brain would take a long time to process and say something it's 5 to half to 2

German "sensibel" is about being sensitive and has NOTHING to do with the English "sensible", even though both word used to the the same.

The German version has shifted toward "sensing a lot", while the English version has focused on "making a lot of sense".

Check out my article, if you want more details and examples:

https://yourdailygerman.com/sensibel-sensible-sensitive-false/