poll: to anybody whose mother tongue is not german

1. how did you find "verbotene liebe"?
I saw a video of Carla and Hanna on YouTube
2. when did you start watching it?
Right after I saw the video Hanna had died when I started watching so it was quite a few years ago
3. do you speak any german?
Only what I did in school at GCSE - so a little bit - that was many moons ago!!
4. do you understand any german?
See 3
5. if you speak / understand only little german, do you never have problems with understanding the context?
I can pick up enough to have a very rough idea of what is happening but I would be lost without the translations
6. does VL help you to improve you german language skills?
Definately - I've even considered learning it properly - obsessed much

1)I ran into the Carla- VL vids, while i was doing Helen and Nikki, on You Tube.. oops sorry, I mean watching Bad Girls on You tube .
2) October 2008
3) I am learning it.. i am a beginner. i started with a German for Travelers course as a base, am selfteaching via VL and also grammar workbooks.
4) Very little, but improving through watching VL. Can understand words and simple sentences. I am not to the point of understanding or speaking full sentences.
5)yes, I miss the context, except when there is a steamy scene, then the words don't matter, lol. .
6) Yes, my vocabulary and basic inderstnading has grown immensely. I gauge my improvement by watching a movie like "Die Konkurrentin " online and generally guessing what per cent I can understand and compare the percentage improvement over several months . I think this is a good way because there are several ways of learning all going on at once:
a)Depth of learning is supposed to improve if learned in an emotional context,erm, which the Carla videos certainly are., lol!!!! .
b)listening to everyday German pronounced by German speakers helps me develop an ear for the language.
c)The subtitles allows me to associate written words and phrases with what I am hearing
d)The amount of time- at least an hour, 2 hours a day, often more listening , reading, pronouncing.
e)Belonging to the Claudia Hiersche forums further increases the exposure and adds the reading dimension.
f)If I have questions about words there are many very helpful german speakers and german learners willing to help out, both on the forums and You Tube

1. how did you find "verbotene liebe"? was watching Helen and Nikki from UK's Bad Girls and stumbled across CARLA!

2. when did you start watching it? April 2008

3. do you speak any german? yes some

4. do you understand any german? can read it far better than if I hear it

5. if you speak / understand only little german, do you never have problems with understanding the context? OH JA !

6. does VL help you to improve you german language skills? yes and the translations help...so thanks to everyone that takes the time to do them

1. how did you find "verbotene liebe"?

AfterElton.com posted about the "Chrolli" storyline over a year ago, and I've been watching the show ever since.

2. when did you start watching it?

April 2008.

3. do you speak any german?

Yes, I took German for several years in school, but hadn't used it for a few years before I discovered VL.

4. do you understand any german?

Yes, better than I speak it.

5. if you speak / understand only little german, do you never have problems with understanding the context?

I usually don't have problems, but on rare occasions I'll pause to look up a word.

6. does VL help you to improve you german language skills?

YES!!! Back when I first started watching, I needed English subtitles to understand, as I didn't remember enough German. Now I watch full episodes without subtitles.

1. how did you find "verbotene liebe"?
- AfterEllen then Youtube
2. when did you start watching it?
last weekend
3. do you speak any german?
No, but I am sure I will after i finish watching all these episods
4. do you understand any german?
Nope
5. if you speak / understand only little german, do you never have problems with understanding the context?

6. does VL help you to improve you german language skills?
i am sure it will

1. Nanna's (ichglotzutube) channel in youtube (Chrolli/Ollian storyline)
2. October 2008
3. No, but trying to learn
4. a little, but working on it
5. always using subtitles or recaps
6. definitely, I wanted to learn German before, but VL is a very useful thing for my listening and comprehension

1. how did you find "verbotene liebe"?
At the forum of tibette.com
2. when did you start watching it?
March 2009 (only three months but immediately hooked)
3. do you speak any german?
a bit
4. do you understand any german?
much better!
5. if you speak / understand only little german, do you never have problems with understanding the context?
My German is good enough to understand
6. does VL help you to improve you german language skills?
Absolutely and I'm very thankful for that

1. how did you find "verbotene liebe"? through an online friend who happens to be hooked on Starla.
2. when did you start watching it? Yesterday
3. do you speak any german? Nein
4. do you understand any german? Nein
5. if you speak / understand only little german, do you never have problems with understanding the context? N/A Please see above.
6. does VL help you to improve you german language skills? If you mean it makes me want to learn the language more, then yes

1. on Youtube
2. october 2007
3. no,but trying to learn it
4. very little
5. the subtitles are helping me all the time
6. absolutely,thanks to CarlaFreak

1. on Youtube the clip.
2. 3 days
3. nein
4. now, I wish
5. thanks to the subtitles, I don't understand nothing
6. don't know. I don't even speak english. I'm a very lazy italian girl about languages

[quote]1. how did you find "verbotene liebe"?
2. when did you start watching it?
3. do you speak any german?
4. do you understand any german?
5. if you speak / understand only little german, do you never have problems with understanding the context?
6. does VL help you to improve you german language skills? [/quote]

1. I found it while looking for European soaps to compare to those aired in the U.S.
2. About two weeks ago
3. Ya
4. Ya
5. I can understand most of it, but am relying greatly on contextual clues and knowledge of previous episodes from CarlaFreak's translations.
6. Absolutely! That's one of the chief reasons I keep on watching![/quote]

1. how did you find "verbotene liebe"?
2. when did you start watching it?
3. do you speak any german?
4. do you understand any german?
5. if you speak / understand only little german, do you never have problems with understanding the context?
6. does VL help you to improve you german language skills?

thanks for participating

soooooooo....
! i found in on youtube, after i watched a video of tibette or something, i don't quite remember...
2. 3 days ago and i am HOOKED
3. a couple of words AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE SUBTITLES!! THANK U THANK U THANK U
4. quite a little bit...
5. well yes...i do have problems, i want to understand everything!
6. i said to myself that i should start learning german, i even downloaded a couple of books so that i could understand Claudia's beautiful words

1) Youtube
2) A bit
3) A bit
4) Hard to understand most, but am getting some.
5) Am in process of Learning French and German for work.

Ok, multitasking is not my stong point...I forgot a question. How long have I been watching or when did I start....About 8 months ago browsing through Youtube. Sorry for the faux pas!