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Show HN: Learn German with Games

learngermanwithgames.com
127 points·by predictand·vor 9 Monaten·106 comments

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enginarslan.com
1 points·by predictand·letztes Jahr·0 comments

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predictand
·vor 9 Monaten·discuss
Great feedback, thanks a lot!
predictand
·vor 9 Monaten·discuss
Very cool! I really need to work on my mobile development skills.
predictand
·vor 9 Monaten·discuss
Thanks for trying! I have been using Duolingo as well and I definitely am considering to add more click-based games.
predictand
·vor 9 Monaten·discuss
There was a small problem with the redirect after registration, but it should now be fixed. Thanks for trying!
predictand
·vor 9 Monaten·discuss
We have been told that it might be normal to tell the time like that from an analog clock in places where precision matters (like train stations or airports). As a beginner, this is how we started to learn it as well in the course I am taking. I think it makes your brain work harder by making it do more processing (you need to interpret the clock + the numbers, whereas a digital clock simply gives the number to you, so less mental processing is needed). I see where you are coming from, but it helps me with my learning and coursework.
predictand
·vor 9 Monaten·discuss
So, in that particular game, I wanted to match a substring, since my data source includes some responses written as "let/allow" or "drive (vehicle)", which isn't realistic to expect the user to type. So, I just figured I would quickly work around that by allowing a substring match. However, I didn't really think about the edge cases all that much.
predictand
·vor 9 Monaten·discuss
I am going to the course at the same time and live in a German-speaking country. So, I am able to contextualize and cross-reference my learnings.
predictand
·vor 9 Monaten·discuss
That's a good catch! Thanks for reporting.
predictand
·vor 9 Monaten·discuss
oooo, good to know!
predictand
·vor 9 Monaten·discuss
I lived in Canada, Germany, and Switzerland. In my experience, Canadians and Swiss are really nice on average; however, my experience with Germans has generally been on the margins. They have either been very rude or super friendly. I guess that’s what you get when people simply speak their mind.
predictand
·vor 9 Monaten·discuss
Thanks for the correction! That's good to know. I also noticed it isn't dreizig but dreissig, whereas it is vierzig (and not vierssig). I have to double-check whether it is my source that's wrong or just another exception to memorize.
predictand
·vor 9 Monaten·discuss
Thanks! I definitely want to implement it as well to also make it more mobile-friendly
predictand
·vor 9 Monaten·discuss
I am a beginner to the language, and it is helping me remember the artikels and learn new words.
predictand
·vor 9 Monaten·discuss
Yep, I definitely leveraged AI when building it; however, it is still built by me. So far it is a weekend project, not meant to be a production-grade app with polish.
predictand
·vor 9 Monaten·discuss
That's a really good recommendation! Also, a great excuse to spend more time gaming.
predictand
·vor 9 Monaten·discuss
I think it is fair to call it more practice than learning. I hope to add more games in the future that focus on the learning aspect of things. However, as a beginner, I still find that it helps me learn new words. If I continuously make the same mistake and receive feedback on my answer, it eventually makes me learn what is correct.
predictand
·vor 9 Monaten·discuss
Yep, I noticed AI is terrible with words on images, and that seems to have slipped my attention. Thanks for the callout! I tried to keep the number games tamed by only going up to 3 digits.
predictand
·vor 9 Monaten·discuss
Fair enough! I should try to introduce other options that are more game-like.
predictand
·vor 9 Monaten·discuss
The intention with that game was to pick the artikels for the singular form of the words. I am a complete beginner in German, but I thought the artikel for plurals is always 'die'. However, I wouldn't be surprised if there were a lot of exceptions to that rule. As for Geschwister, yep, that seems wrong. I will fix it!
predictand
·vor 2 Jahren·discuss
I am still happy to hear from a fellow user! Feel free to ping me if you ever have feature recommendations or suggestions.