Language Learning

I'm finally able to listen and comprehend some of the Kinderlieder I've been working on for a month. I've been branching out to other learning material. There really isn't much in the A1 level. A lot of stuff on Spotify is A2+.

I started trying some practical listening exercises however, and I'm just not quick enough with listening. No where close to the necessary speed. Reading / writing can be taken much slower, meaning I can do far more complex reading/writing than I could ever hope to accomplish with listening/speaking.

I'll continue my +10 words/day (aka: +20 cards/day) with Anki but its become clear that listening and speaking are the weakest points of myself. I've decided that I need to log into "Learning German Discord" more often, both as listening practice and speaking practice. My writing is still awful though, I'm barely able to compose a sentence (let alone speak complete sentences). But both speaking and writing are separate skills (even if somewhat related). So it makes sense to practice both.

Today I was only able to respond with 2 or 3 word phrases to anything in an actual discussion. But its also literally the first time I've ever tried speaking in German, so it makes sense as a starting point.