German Naturalization Test | How Difficult is it to Get Citizenship?
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
- We've been discussing the (potential) opportunity for dual citizenship in Germany for our American family. And part of the requirements to get German citizenship was to pass the German Naturalization Test (Einbürgerungstest).
The American Naturalization Test is notoriously difficult and it has been studied and reported that most US Citizens would fail. So we were curious, how well would we fair with the German citizenship test? Would you pass?
Let us know in the comments!
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00:00 Intro
02:14 Rules of the Game
05:05 Let's Play: Who Wants to be a German Citizen! (Einbürgerungstest)
18:23 We Need to Tell You Something (Update 60 German Classes/60 Days)
22:44 Outro
It’s really funny to participate in this as a German 😂
We had a lot of fun. Glad you enjoyed it too. ❤️😊😂
I totally agree 👍🏼😂
@@TypeAshton Leute, wir mögen euch wirklich sehr . . . !
😍😍Ladys team
@@TypeAshton Watchin yr videos on yt is a pleasure and nice break time change. You are great! All 3 of you! Good Luck now with 2 courses a day and the test. But after arranging a wedding in iceland (greenland ?] you are pretty cool and tough at the same time … alles Gute!👍🍀
living in Germany for years an they don't know the German words for
death penalty
torture
forced labour
beatings
well that's quite a compliment for my country
btw I tried the Einbürgerungstest but almost died of boredom after question 4, so langweilig might be an important word
Haha yes perhaps it's a good thing we did not know those words yet.
The words you mentioned are not everyday words & if one does not listen to German news each day then perhaps that is why they do not know torture etc. The test is not "Langweilig" it is fun & necessary.
@@maudeboggins9834 humour is not a big thing in your part of the world?
@@kleinweichkleinweich Now humour being a big thing in the German part of the world would be news to everyone, would it not? After all, sadism plays a much bigger role in our culture.
Dieser Fragehogen ist nicht nur langweilig, er ist m.M. nach grotesk daneben! Klingt wie aus den frühen 50er Jahren! - Peinlich!
When you said "Only once!" about the translatior-help my fist thought was: "Girl you done messed up!". official German from the State is so complex, many germans fail to understand it. the formulations are like a special language in itself
True but many of the words they did not know could have been broken down and they could have done better.
Though I am not completely fluent in German I got most of the questions right because from 1977 when I was in Germany in the US Army I bought and read many German newspapers and magazines mainly to feed my interest in German politics. If you read newspapers such as Die Zeit or Das Frankfurter Allgemeine or a magazine such as Der Spiegel or Focus you would have had the information to answer more of these questions correctly. Viewing TV news such as Das Tagesschau might also have helped you achieve a better result. Best of luck if you decide to take this test for real in the future.
Thank you! Great suggestions.
I could not agree more. You are well acquainted with the recommended news sources.
@@TypeAshton what is important: most of our channesla ar "öffentlich-rechtlich" which means public leegal, and their information is not politically affected lik efor example fox news in the US, and ehr private channels ar under legal supervision so they for example cannot practise rabble rousing, and they submit to a so called. press council that tracks complaints.
Hi , I just found you channel today and I find it so interesting. I am from the UK and have been living in Germany for 37yrs. I live in Villingen-Schwenningen on the edge of the Black forest, just like you. I also lived and worked in Dallas, USA for a short time. I have a German wife that I met here when I first came here on Holiday. I have Dual Nationality and two Passports, I got my Germann Nationality when the UK decided to leave the EU.I did not have to take any tests at all because I had been living here so long and it took only about a couple of months. Before I applied I did all the probable questions online with my wife,( About 300) and I scored better than she did, and she is born and bred German, Then I did not need to take the test, "what a Bummer" Oh and one big difference here to the US is the size of the parking bays in the US to Germany. Keep up the great videos.
Ihr seid eine wirklich sympathische Familie und ich liebe eure Videos! Wir können stolz darauf sein, dass ihr euch in unsrem Land einbürgern wollt! Herzlich willkommen! Und ich denke, wir können auch eine ganze Menge von euch lernen! 💖💖💖
Danke!! Sehr nett ❤️❤️❤️
Eure Probleme liegen oft daran die komplizierten Sätze zu verstehen, oder das ihr ein spezielles Wort nicht kennt.
Sonst würdet ihr die Antworten schneller auf der Zunge haben.
Im täglichem Leben habt ihr aber immer die Möglichkeit noch einmal nachzufragen.
Ich drücke euch alle Daumen das ihr den Deutschkurs in 60 Tagen schafft und auch später den Einbürgerungstest.
Prima Leistung, weiter so !
You are both truly amazing, learning another language on top of working, parenting + sharing this with us.
Thank you. We really enjoy making videos and are glad you enjoy them too.
As a German I can say the test so easy, we even made it multiple choice!
Typical German would be open questions.
As a non-german, es its sehr einfach, aber nur wenn du Deutsch lesen kann.
@@rogerheuckeroth7456 don't worry, i was joking : )
@@rogerheuckeroth7456 Ist ja auch irgendwo logisch das man für die deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft Deutsch können muss 😂
@@rogerheuckeroth7456 Just a little hint for better german: "Er (der Test) ist sehr einfach, aber nur, wenn du Deutsch lesen kannst."
Nice try and a german can understand you, but it's not entirely correct.
Ihr schafft das ! Nur Mut. Und wenn ihr eurer neues, umfassendes Wissen abrufbar bereit habt, seid ihr schon gebildeter als viele Andere, die es auch einmal gelernt haben - aber teilweise vergessen, weil sie es im täglichen Leben nicht brauchten . . . 😊😊
Last but not least - your channel helps us as Germans keeping our English/American alive and get it improved ! Thank you for your great elaborate work of recording, cutting and presentation of your videos. . . !!
Vielen dank!
@@TypeAshton "Gern geschehen" (German reply-idiom) Current short form: "Gerne"
I truly wish you all the best in your endeavours including obtaining citizenship. But honestly I was amazed how much you resisted integration. Not only linguistically but also culturally. I dare say I speak your language a lot better than you speak mine and I know a lot more about your country than you do about Germany. And I never lived in the US for more than 2 months. My Italian was a lot better than your German, after about three weeks living there and no prior classes. I hope you make your citizen test. It is nevertheless ironic that as an Austrian I could never become German without giving up my Austrian passport.. I would have been able to answer all the questions, and I would have been before I actually went there 25 years ago. And without studying. Enjoy your time, learn the language and culture and you will have even more fun than you already do.
My fiancé is giggling and took the test online this morning while Ashton was reading the questions lol he’s German so it was easy peezy for him and I’m thinking to myself it feels as if I’m going back to college to study for finals 😊 you guys are inspiring couple
Ah that's so great! I'm glad this video was fun for the two of you to go over the questions together like Jonathan and I. ❤️❤️❤️
Just found your channel a few days ago, now I‘m rushing through your recent videos :) keep up the great work and the high quality!
Thank you so much! This means a lot.
When I did this test a few years ago, I found the most important thing was to make sure I read each question through properly. There seem to be quite a lot in the catalogue that just deal with the same subject, but the question is framed with a 'not' or 'forbidden' instead of asking you for what 'is' the case or 'is allowed'.
This was surprisingly entertaining. :) Loved the quiz show editing. Nice job!
gute idee ...
vielleicht sollte RTL mal ein "Einbürgerungstest-Special" mit Günther Jauch machen 😁
Thank you!
Yes, the Millionaire format was very clever. I love your spontaneity and sharp wits. I hope you get up to Bernau, the town I love, and its close, more urban neighbor St. Blasien. I like the idea of Meinungsfreiheit actually more than Freedom of Speech. Of course, right now in the US we seem to have excess of opinions. You guys will be welcome wherever you land, and I can assure you from the experience of my own two sons who had much of the Black Forest as children that Jack's future will be the richer for the bilingualism of his upbringing.
commitment for these german lessons is unreal. Sehr nice, macht weiter so. Viel erfolg.
Krass. Ihr gebt euch ja richtig Mühe! Respekt!
Danke!
Hilarious video, and looking forward to the two of you both passing the test!
Thank you!
You guys had a pretty good run at this!
Hi, everyone,
I find ist great how enthusiastic you are about learning the German language and also taking the naturalization test. Don't put too much pressure on yourself and take it easy. With regard to the naturalization test, I can only say that your wrong answers are difficult to solve due to the ambiguous nature of the question, especially for people who are not yet well versed in the German language and culture.
I work on the preparation of examination tasks for vocational training for all of Germany. So I can confidently tell you that if we asked our questions like this, many german examinees would not be able to answer them correctly.
In particular, the one question with the answer "Rosenmontag" already shows that no thought was given here. As German citizens, we would dismiss such a question as wrong. Because we know that the carnival season in Germany begins on November 11th at 11:11 a.m. of the year and lasts until „Aschermittwoch“ (which is usually in February) of the following year. As such, „Rosenmontag“ is just one of the days when people wear costumes, masks, etc.
So the question should have been better:
Which of the listed days falls within the period when people wear masks and costumes?
or
On which day of the carnival season do the parades mainly take place in Germany?
This question would have been a little clearer that way.
Let's see if the parades will take place this year, then you can get an impression of it for yourself. The biggest parades take place on „Rosenmontag“ in the „Ruhrgebiet“ (Cologne, Mainz, etc.).
With that in mind, wish you all the best.
You are right. And even worse: Rosenmontag (Monday of roses) is the most important day of Carnival in regions like Köln or Mainz. In the region in the south, close to lake Constance (for those who are not that familiar with our Georgraphy: This is big lake in the south surrounded by Switzerland, Austria and Germany), they would not even say "Karnval" (which is the German word for carnival), they would say "Fasnet", and from what I experienced during my childhood there, thursday before Rosenmontag is even more important ("Schmotziger Donnerstag" in local accent, the meaning is "greasy thursday", and its importance reaches down to Italy where they use the same term just in Italian language ("Giovedi grasso").
I really like your videos. Both of you are so authentic and your videos are entertaining, informative and funny. Good to have you in Germany, you are really doing well. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much, this was an incredibly kind compliment. ❤️ We are just thrilled that so many others enjoy our videos. We have a lot of fun making them.
You are so great. Both of you. I started to whatch your channel just to refresh my english language. But now I enjoy your channel so much. It's better than the TV program.
Thank you!
I really like your content. I have been in the US for about fife years and enjoy watching the differences between both cultures.
Thank you for watching!
I just discovered you guys, and I'm loving your videos, although I must admit, I was yelling answers at you both throughout this video. 🙂 I'm from Chicago and have been living in BW since 2008 and work in Freiburg. It's a lot of fun watching you explore and experience this wonderful neck of the woods and Germanness in general. Thank you for sharing and keep it up!
That's awesome! What a small world. I (Ashton) grew up in central Illinois.
That’s the closest thing to an “Ehestreit” that I’ve seen between you two in a video. High drama!
I don’t want to blow my own horn, but I got 100% on my Einbürgerungstest.
Seeing how much you had to struggle with the language gave me a new appreciation about how challenging this test can be if you don’t have the linguistic background.
It was basically rote learning. I went through the whole catalog of questions until I basically memorized all the answers to the questions that I didn’t already know.
The Einbürgerungstest had just recently been implemented by the time I applied for citizenship.
There’s also a cute story about how I was able to document my level of German proficiency.
Wow great job on 100%. I think we could also do quite well with a bit more studying. I knew the answers to the questions, my biggest hurdle was seeing vocabulary that we don't use on a day-to-day basis.
I have taken both the test questions of the US citizenship test and the German Einbürgerungstest. What I found interesting is how many of the questions were literally the same. Makes sense though, because while the political systems are quite different in detail, they are also very similar when it comes to the basics. Things like separation of powers are a thing in both countries, even if it is interpreted slightly differnt. Freedom of expression is a thing both in the US and Germany but doesn't mean exactly the same. There are differences between the 1. amendment and Art. 5 of the Grundgesetz.
When the Grundgesetz (german constitution) was created in 1948/49 the western allies of WWII had a lot of influence because they wanted to make sure something like a nazi-state would never exist again. That's why there are so many similarities between the german and the american constitution but of course there are also differences.
Also i think, when they designed the german Einbürgerungstest, they might have taken the american one (and probably those of other countries) as a model. If i remember correctly, it has been implemented not more than 20 years ago when other countries, like the us or canada already had similar methods to naturalize immigrants.
When doing the test on line regarding freedom of expression even though I did not understand every word but got the gist of them I was thinking the questions are harking back to the 1930's & dictatorship. So whenever I saw a freedom question freedom was the word I went for.
@@maudeboggins9834 the german constitution is based on the one of the "Weimarer Republik" before Hitler came to power - which in turn was based on the .... US constitution (as well as the paulskirchen-Verfassung, but thats a different part of history). They DID change aspects of those "parents" of the current german constitution where they learned that they are exploitable by dictators - thats for example why there is a 5% hurdle - the very reason Hitler came to power was not because he got the majority of votes, but because the majority of votes was distributed among many many many very small parties sometimes with a single seat in the parliament. As far as I know Hitler never got much more than 30% of the votes. Thats why todays constitution not only ensures that you have to have at least 5% of the votes to get a seat in parliament (and that means that the parliament is not as fragmented as it was before Hitler) but also that the Government has to have at least 50% of the votes.
You are awesome please do a second part!!!!
That was a really funny and entertaining video. You'll quickly get the grasp of these questions, as they are actually pretty simple to answer if you get the gist of the question. I would love if you would do a follow-up video. Another idea would be you guys trying to answer the questions to the theoretical driving test in Germany. There are several options to find the questions online. I think that would be fun as well.
Thank you for the great recommendation! I think that would also make for a fun video and a real challenge to attempt!
Itmakes a lot of fun to watch your blog.
Awesome, thank you so much.
A very nice quiz with sympathic "competitors". You will easily manage it. As sweet as Ashton was initially "annoyed" that Jonathan knew everything. 😁
You have an amazing energy. That is your strength! 🎖
haha thank you! I still don't know how Jonathan got so lucky. When he "guessed" and got "Geheimnis" correct I was beside myself. 😂😂😂
@@TypeAshton If I may say so, Ashton, your pronounciation is better than Jonathan's. If I'd have to guess which one of you has been in Germany longer, I would have guessed you for sure!
Hi Michael Bonn!
@@LaureninGermany Hallo Doppelstaatlerin! Ich hoffe, deinem Fuß geht es besser. Gruß *MICHAEL O.* 😀
@@Michael_Bonn 😆 ja! Danke! Ich denke, von meinen Füßen ist es der britische, der kaputt ging 😂 Aber gehen kann ich wieder. Leider bloß außerhalb der EU.
(In English below)
Très drôle ! Et très instructif aussi ! Félicitation pour vos mises en scène, votre bonne humeur et votre humour ! Votre niveau d’Allemand correspond à mon niveau d’Anglais, donc, merci Google Translate !
Oui, je suis français, et je regarde les vidéos de mes voisins de Freiburg avec plaisir, je ne suis qu’à 50 km, à l’ouest, c’est … au fond de votre jardin ou presque !
Very funny ! And very informative too! Congratulations on your staging, your good humor and your humor ! Your German level matches my English level, so thank you Google Translate!
Yes, I am French, and I watch the videos of my neighbors in Freiburg with pleasure, I am only 50 km to the west, it is… at the bottom of your garden or almost !
I wish you good continuation !
Yes, they both have a lot of humor and enthusiasm and it can be fun to watch / listen to them.
As a German, I feel the same way with my rusty French skills as you do with English.
Reading I can get the sense of what is written together, but speaking I get a knot in my tongue (the vocabulary has been dusty for 40+ years)
Thank you for the very nice comment and for following along on our videos. It means a lot!
Its really great how hard you work for learning the language. You did both sooo well at the Einbürgerungstest, i think its more easy for people who lived also in democratic countrys. I wish you both much power for finishing your lessons. But also think about rewarding yourself once in a while ;)
Not to worry, we celebrated with a glass of wine afterwards. 🍷 😉 And thank you for the very kind compliment.
Ihr macht das so toll und seid dabei absolut niedlich 😊💪
Danke! ❤️❤️
You're doing great, this reminds me of a situation my mom or dad described when they had the test for their hunting permit. Two young men in their course didn't really speak high german since they were to inherit their family farm in a rural area where everyone spoke lower german, so the only high german they experienced was school. They needed the questions translated into lower german to understand the grammar and content and passed with flying colors, they knew most of the stuff before the course anyway. So the language barrier is a pretty powerful aspect whenever you come into contact with official german and you'e not used to it. Translate the questions and terms for yourself.
I actually noticed myself how studying political science affected my german since you're mainly reading english texts and don't need the german terms as much or never connected the english and german term, so I'm amazing at explaing it in english and have to translate it into german.
Also connect the history with each other to learn history better, eg the 5% hurdle for parliament actually is rooted in the failure of of the first constitution in upholding democracy since not being able to build stable majorities with every small party in parliament getting a seat that got enough votes, which led to a lot of elections and allowed the president to essentially govern for long periods of time and that president made Hitler Chancellor. So now you have to have three direct seats or 5% or 2% in some elections to get in and the president is a representative function, also there's a section of the constitution with basic rights der Grundrechtekatalog.
Great information, thank you so much!
My wife and I were playing along with you. Really fun video :D
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! ❤️
Sehr gut gemacht 👍 . Danke für eure tollen und interessanten Videos. Grüße
Vielen Dank!
hallo und guten tag, ich würde mich freuen mehr von euch in deutsch zu hören! macht weiter so..
toller Kanal und sehr unterhaltsam, vielen Dank 👍🏻🇨🇭
Danke!
Congrats to your quiz... I think you already did well.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that you will reach your goal. ❤️
.
Thank you so much! We hope we reach it too.
Guys, it’s crazy easy! I took it a few years ago, studied for it a few hours and got 33/33, you will do it :)
We also didn't find the questions to be terribly difficult... Mostly we messed up because we are still B1 and we don't see/use some words every day. But it was fun giving this a try!
@@TypeAshton since you can just learn the questions you will learn the new vocab eventually
As a native German I sometimes didn't read the whole answers I only took the one with the most words in it or that seems the longest. Got more then 50% right with that strategy. 30years ago I even passed a Test in Psychology with a 87% rate by using this method.😂
@@winterschmied4583 ahaha, thank you so much for that, I will definitely use this strategy when I’m at a loss during my Buchhaltung Prüfung in February)))
This was fun. While I only got 6 right, it helped affirm for me that I know German better than I think I do. After all, these were NOT easy questions because they mostly dealt with German law rather than day to day activities. WELL DONE. Can you do more like this?
This was nice ! with you guys it also helped me to practice the test... :)
Awesome! Glad to help!
You guys are cute with all that effort trying to learn our hard af language as fast as possible 😁
Keep it up. You're already halfway there regarding that marathon.
It's really fun to see your videos. You're my new favourite reality show 😅
That is really so kind. Thank you so much. ❤️
@@TypeAshton by the way: I don't know if you already figured that thing out by your own, but Bratwurst just means "baked sausage". So people can actually sell you any sausage using that name.
If you want the real typical german Bratwurst, you have to keep an eye on "Nürnberger Rostbratwurst" or (my favorite, but probably hard to find outside of supermarkets in the blackforst) "Thüringer Rostbratwurst".
The "Rost-" just means it's usually grilled.
This was very special and actually a lot of fun 👏🙂
Thank you for watching!
Tolles Video!! Dankeschön.
Danke auch!
I think both your German is better than you think, but if I can give you some advice from personal experience, I think you would both benefit from studying German phonetics and its rules in a bit more detail. I had phonetics as a course in my short stint at a language studies/interpreters school, and it's crazy what difference correct pronunciation makes in being more confident in speaking a language and seeming more fluent to native speakers.
And luckily the rules for German pronunciation are very consistent with rare exceptions, unlike English where it's the other way around 😂
edit: Ok I should have waited for the German classes at the end, nevermind 😁
Why does the video have so many views but the channel so few subscribers? You two are so authentic and it really shows how much fun it is for you to learn all this. Macht mir richtig Spaß euch dabei zuzuschauen und ich finde es sehr interessant Deutschland mal aus einer anderen Perspektive zu sehen. So all 46000 viewers subscribe to the channel, it's worth it. Macht weiter so!
Thank you that is really nice of you to say. We are a new channel and have only been posting since May but are really thrilled with all of the kind words of support we receive. Thank you for subscribing!
That was really fun! Please make a Part 2😁
And I think you actually did really well. The only problem you have is translating the questions. As you get better in speaking German (and you already made a really good progress) I think you will pass the test easily.
Yes I think so. When I went back after filming and read the questions in English I knew the correct answers. It was more that there were some words I cam across that I don't use in everyday day language.
@@TypeAshton yeah I agree, some words are quite rarely used😅but you did really good already
You would be surprised how bad some Germans would be in those tests😂
@@TypeAshton by the way what just came up in my mind😅 I don‘t know if that gets told or if you already know it, but if you got a double letter after a vocal that nearly always means, that the vocal is pronounced „short“ (no idea if that’s the correct term). So for example in „Schiff“ and „Stuttgart“ the i and u are pronounced short and not like the i in „tief“ or the u in „Schuh“😅
Just a random fact that maybe could help if you didn’t know yet😅
The short i in german is nearly identical to your i in "stiff" where as the long i (or ie) in "tief" would be similar to your ie in "thieves.
For the short u in german you could take as an example your word "could" or "should". Your ou in these words are nearly identical to the short u in "Bus" or "Stuttgart". The long form of u in for example "Schuh" or "Tuch" is similar to your double o in "noodle" or "Boots"😅
No idea if that explanaition helps you but maybe it's easier to remember or so...😅
I think you are both doing pretty well for a first time. You mostly know the right answer it´s just some German words which confuse you. So well done!
Very entertaining! Good job 👏
Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it. ❤️
@@TypeAshton you make it all look easy and yet so professional. 🏆
Tolles Video! :)
I just tested my knowledge by doing the entire catalogue of questions (310 questions) for my home state of Schleswig-Holstein and I did pretty well - I got less than 16 answers wrong.
I had such a great time watching!
You guys have a lovely personality and you can be so proud of yourself!
The competitiveness is so cute. :)
You should see us play board games together. 😂😂😂
@@TypeAshton Oh now I wanna see that. :D
Oh man, I'm not translating the question fast enough yet! But this is so interesting!
So cool. I like it. Good job.
Thank you!
BRAVO toll gut gemacht 😍😁😁😁
Danke! ❤️❤️❤️
Awesome and curageous :) Welcome to Germany! We need more people like you here.
Thank you so much!
probs to you for doing this on camera! It looks like you are a good track to German citizenship. some of the more complicated words will come as you learn more German
Yes, I think so. Reading more of the local newspaper would help too. Some of the words we just don't use often day-to-day which made it a bit harder.
well done. Given the statutory and factual residency duration requirements and the legal paperwork someone has to file for naturalization, many of the complicated vocabulary becomes much more familiar. Further, I think you already achieved the main goal of the test. It was not intended to be a step knowledge based hurdle for new citizens but rather force them to get familiar with German laws, culture and social norms.
Hello,
I like your style of the videos you make. I actually tried the tests myself today. I am born in Germany, Niedersachsen, but left at age 23 and now live in the Netherlands for more that 30 years already.
I found it interesting to see what the questions would be like. I got 95% correct with the 33 question tests, had about 2 questions wrong while not paying attention to the question and 2 that I did not know. The 310 question test was harder. I got about 12-15 wrong answers. I think that foreign people may have it much harder. I think even Dutch people who live close to Germany will fail a lot of the questions. That is because if you had not spend time in Germany you would not know especially many regulatory institutions. I think best chance for correct answers non German language persons would be given from Dutch, Belgian or Danish persons. Non Europeans - especially non western culture countries will find the 310 questionair hard - in my oppinion.
Well, I am glad you like it in my 'alter Heimat' - stay strong. Greetings.
Wow you did all 310?! Super impressive!
@@TypeAshton Well, some questions appear multiple times. I'd say it's only about 200 unique questions. Also a lot are either history or geography questions, school stuff.
Took the test only to see what the government would deem 'essential' for people to know about their new country.
And by the way, I don't like the direction the country is going - it seems democracy was tolerated long enough. Not that it is any better in the Netherlands thought. I'm also shocked about Canada, Australia and to some extend the US...
You're doing great!
Thank you ❤️❤️
Hi! I don´t know if it is better to comment in german or english... Anyway, this was really funny. I´m amazed about your production qualitiy of your videos!
Thank you so much!
so funny. And so interest to hear you switching the languages
I just love your "one eye at half mast, the other rolling around" expression. It looks well trained, in active use I'd say!🤪
😂😂😂😂 Yes, it gets a regular "work out". hahaha.
I like how you tease each other. You should do that even more often...
hahaha that was pure fun! Thanks for this video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
You are doing well learning the German language . 40 years ago I had to learn English and it toke me a few years to be fluent .Congratulation !
Thank you! We are still quite behind, but trying to play catch up.
Ashton, Jonathan was definitely lucky and what you should be truly proud of: you’re really good at picking up the right pronunciation. Jonathan’s version of „Nationalität“ for example is veeery English.
Hahaha yes I agree he got lucky. 😉 But mostly Jonathan and I are typically a pretty good team when we are out and about. He's usually better at verbs, and coming up with the vocabulary on the fly.... But I have better reading comprehension and listening. I can usually understand about 90 percent when other speak to me.
you do well ,sounds already amazing your german. both of you worked hard well done . welcome in Germany!
Hi you guys 😊 I just found your channel by accident on my explore page and immediately subscribed! I myself am a teacher for German as a foreign language so this video was highly entertaining for me! I loved the part where you guessed all the answers 😉 I actually thought a preparatory course for the Einbürgerungstest a while ago. Keep up the cool videos. It's so interesting to see your point of view! 👍 PS: If you're interested in private Zoom lessons hit me up 😂
Wow how cool! I'm so glad that you enjoyed the video and thank you for the subscription. We had a ton of fun filming this video. It was great for our reading comprehension and to see where we are on our language learning.
At the moment we are still keep in our 60 day challenge, but after it is all said and done we will definitely keep you in mind. Again, thank you so much for watching. ❤️
@@TypeAshton I bet! It’s always fun to take on a challenge 😊 Good luck to the two of you. Looking forward to seeing new videos soon 😊
A few years back my mother had to do this to get her citizenship (she was the only one without), therefore I studied with her sometimes. It was shocking to see how many I would have gotten wrong even though I grew up and went to school here
We read a study that was conducted in the US... only 36% of Americans would pass the Naturalization exam. 😬 I think these tests can really be quite difficult.
My colleague officially became German a few years ago, since she grew up here and did her Abitur, she didn't need a test, just the school certificates. However, my neighbor took the test to be officially naturalized. Meanwhile, I took the big test for fun and only gave 5 or 6 wrong answers (without practicing).
I suspect that many are more likely to stumble upon the political questions, as you often have to read the questions / answers very carefully.
Der Test ist für einen Deutschen mit guten Schulabschluss, der aufmerksam den Schulunterricht in Geschichte und Sozialkunde verfolgt hat, machbar. Für mich als studierten Juristen und mit Leistungskurs Geschichte auf dem Gymnasium war das sowieso ein Spaziergang. Allerdings ist das Sprachniveau nicht ohne, hier wird schon vertieftes Sprachverständnis auf Niveau B3 und höher erwartet. Für Testkandidaten heißt das, Sprache üben und sich die Grundzüge deutscher Geschichte ab 1803 und des Staats- und Rechtssystem anzueignen.
Das Video hat Spaß gemacht und ihr seid auf einen guten Weg zum deutschen Pass.
Hallo Super Familie ! Das habt ihr richtig gut gemacht 👍ich wusste nicht einmal das es so einen blöden Test hier gibt ,ich denke wenn ihr Mal eine Umfrage in Deutschland macht wissen viele die Antworten auch nicht alle ! Euer Deutsch ist erstaunlich gut 🤗🤗 Deutschland und seine Bürokratie ist einmalig 🤣🤣🤣wenn du einen Antrag stellen willst musst du erst einen Antrag stellen ,das du einen Antrag stellen darfst🤣🤣🤣Ich habe mich auf jeden Fall richtig amüsiert! Alles gute für euch 🤩🤩
Ja du hast Recht! Bewerbungen um Bewerbungen zu machen. So wahr.
Keep on gooooiiing!💪💪💪
Thank you! 😊
Das ist das allerbeste Video, das ich bisher gesehen habe! 🤣
Very funny! Very entertaining!
Man lernt sehr viel über Euch und Eure Beziehung 🤭
Hahahaha vielen Dank! Wir freuen uns, dass es Ihnen gefallen hat.
The hardest part is the language. Like you got that the Bürgermeister is the mayor but lack the vocabulary to identify the correct answer. But you know the vocabulary to identify the wrong answers.
Things like "Oberhaupt einer Gemeinde" include words that are not often used when learning German. I guess people learn words like Stadt or Dorf before learning words like Gemeinde.
Yes, I think for us we totally struggle with the vocabulary more than the content. After we ended filming we did the rest of the questions in English and got them all correct. A bit more studying will improve a lot for word recognition.
Yeah I only knew Gemeinde from pulling out random words from Netflix shows. It's funny because up until this point I thought it was a totally pointless word I'd never have cause to use
UK here with basic grasp of German, I really enjoyed this and although I only understood maybe 20% of the words was able to get some of the Q's right...this was a good way to learn a few more words.
That was fun an you're doing great.
Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed it!
okay that was probably your best video so far when it comes to entertainment. and that with such a boring topic, great job!
and dont worry about the test, the issue was clearly a lack of german vocabulary, words that have no place in every day language (i mean imagine a typical smalltalk that includes "prügelstrafe"). maybe try watching tagesschau every day, they tend to report on a wide spectrum of news including politics/laws and over time you will add those rare words to your knowledge.
Thank you so much! We wanted to try to make the boring subject entertaining in some way.
It was quite funny, sorry, but the Quiz-style was really fun to see. And the struggles you have with some questions, especially with the german words, was interesting, because the test is quite challanging, because of the "official" words, I think. But you will do it. Just talk german as much, as you can, then it will be much easier!
Thanks! We're glad you enjoyed the video. And I totally agree, I think our struggles were rooted in the fact that many fo the words are just not part of our daily language, rather than not knowing the answers. 😉
At 17:20 you read a diffrent question then which is shown on the screen x'D You showed the same question of 15:47 again *hihi* Besids that, I like your videos and how you edit them!
Ah shoot sorry about that. This video had a TON of graphics and my computer was really struggling to render while I was editing. It could be that an edit didn't save and I didn't catch it because my program was really slow. Off. Thanks for watching though!
I can totally understand the reasons why you fell behind on your courses. And i am really impressed about doing a course at 5 AM. That's dedication.
It will definitely help your german skills.
I think the real challenge of the naturalization test is that your german skills need to be good enough to understand the questions and possible answers correctly. That's why Germans will probably never fail in this test even if they get some answers wrong it will never be more than 50% wrong answers for them. I have tried it before and got everything correct but i am someone who is interested in politics. I found the questions pretty easy but yeah i failed to realize that the real challenge is to understand questions and answers correctly, which requires understand pretty complicated german words that aren't part of everyday conversations.
5AM is not our ideal time, however it's when we know Jack will still be sleeping so we can focus.
As for the test, yes we will need to improve our vocabulary to be able to take this.
sehr geil! Ihr bekommt den Pass!
Danke! Es hat uns viel Spaß gemacht, das auszuprobieren.
The video was a pleasure. 👍😁 Don't fret Ashton. Jonathan has a head start. He's been in Germany longer. You both did a great job. I had a mistake of my own. 😅
Please report back 🙏
How did your families like the Christmas presents from Germany?
How did Jack like the little dragon. Is he now one of his favorite cuddly animals?
We will for sure be reporting back as we start making some progress here.
The families loved the presents, thank you for asking! Jack is still a little bit unsure of all the gifts. He prefers to carry milk cartons around.
Hey 👋🏻 there i think you Made a little error with the Last one you were Showing the Same question on the Screen as 15
Great Video and Good luck for your Einbürgerungstest 😎 your gonna Rock it!!!!
Ah yes, sorry for the editing error. At this point in the video I had a LOT of graphics loaded into the project and my software and iMac were struggling to render. I had a lot of screen freezing and half-loaded graphics and I guess the edits for that one did not save. 😬😬😬
As a state official I have to evaluate the tests occasionally. I always find it interesting when people spontaneously try it. The questions also vary from test to test and some are always added and others are omitted. Memorizing is not a good option. :P
Question 10 is a tough one. You are allowed to make false statements (answer A), but not in every case. This is why A is wrong and B is right.
For Question 14: "Bundes" is Federal Republic and "Landes" is State. It is the Federal Republic of Germany but it is the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg. After that there are regions (for Freiburg this is also Freiburg since it does not have a region but it is surounded by the region called Landkreis Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald) and after those is local like city or community. Voting age is 18 at federal repulic and for federal state but 16 for regional and local.
16 is also a tough one since forced labour is nor allowed as a sanction itself but inmates have to work in prison and are kind of forced to do so. But they get paid to do so.
Thanks, that was fun, I got all of them. As for GSL/DaF classes, just commit to at least an hour a day of practice of some sort. Even if this is broken up into listening to the radio or colleagues on your coffee breaks or commutes, or whatnot, I know a young working family has little free time.
I first began with the language in 1991 in high school, and still today learn something new every day. Even now I am only B2 as far as active speaking is concerned--I can by now read almost anything, and understand most of what is said to me--but then I never had the good fortune you have of being able to live in Germany, not just visit and basically keep studying as a hobby to appreciate German film and literature, mostly. Somehow I ended up in Canada instead, which also has a multiple choice citizenship test designed to prove to you how little you know about Canadian history and geography etc.
Thank you for the tips.
We are now about 50 days in to spending an average of 1 hour each day taking German courses. Plus vocabulary and talking after that. We will for sure be keeping up a minimum of 1 hour a day for the forseeable future.
Once you jump over the language hurdle and familiarize yourselves with the uncommon german terms, you‘ll find the test to be very easy itself! I studied this in a span of two weeks (like 30 minutes each day) and got 33/33. On day of the test itself, a lot were even finishing up within 20 minutes of getting the questions. :)
Great to hear, thank you!
You guys are soooo smart. such a test is almost ridiculous for people like you, i mean, im german and 95 % i know about germany is from your channel :D.
When you did your progress report I nearly fell of my chair laughing, so brutally funny.😂
Hi guys, first of all my highest respect for both you diving much deeper into german language and taking so many classes in such a short time frame. Seems to me its like learning german intravenously. The naturalization test wasnt that hard for me as a german native, but might be tough for those whose vocabulary is not sufficient. I am sure you have add the words you didnt know before to your list and will remeber once. Hope you fully understood the wrong answers as well. Its the first time to hear you both speaking german in longer sequences. It sounds good already and ausbaufähig/expandable. Waiting for your first video totally in german. Just joking now. If you pronounce the following toungue twistling sentence, I will vote for your german naturalization: In Bacharach am Achenbach da machten mich die Wachteln wach(as fast as you can). I wish you a nice week and stay healthy.
Now THAT is a good tongue twister! Thank you! Very similar to the common English on.... Shelly sells seashells by the sea shore. 😉 Always fun, thank you so much and we are really glad you enjoyed the video.
@@TypeAshton Well that one is good to train the german pronounciation of "ach" and like yours in english is much more Fischers Fritz fischt frische Fische, frische Fische fischt Fischers Fritz. I am sure in let say 4-5 years you will way back of Jack's german languages skills. So good to start by now when you want to catch up. I can really imagine your faces when he comes back from Kindergarten and school with new words you may be cant find in a dictionary :-D
@@howierfs5471 As a German teacher I always try to get in a lesson of "bad words" so the parents know what their kids are bringing home from school. ;o)
@@katharinawinter3788 and I am sure you know lots of family secrets cos parents underestimate the size of their kids rhubarb ears :-D
@@howierfs5471 I teach German as a second language to adults. And it is very funny how shocked they sometimes are by the words they heard from their children. ;o))
Bitte noch mal so eine Folge :). Ich finde das Klasse, das ihr das so durchzieht (doppelDaumenhoch). Ashton kannst du dir nicht über die Uni Lernbücher holen? Ich hab das mal für meine Tochter gemacht, für Englisch. Die haben gute Lehrbücher. Lg Torsten
Ja! Toller Punkt. Ich habe den größten Teil meines Studiums bisher an Sprachschulen (sowohl persönlich als auch online) absolviert. Das Material gefällt mir wirklich gut, aber ich sollte mehr in der Bibliothek nachsehen.
@@TypeAshton Deutsch ist vergleichbar Französisch eine schwierige Sprache. Um in eine jeden dieser Sprachen heimisch zu werden und auch die Nuancen zu kennen, ist es am sinnvollsten, viel gute (!) Literatur zu lesen. Seit der hier in den neunziger Jahren des letzten Jahrhunderts per Gesetz durchgeführten Sprachreform ist das Niveau deutlich gesunken. In Frankreich achtet die «Académie Française» darauf, hierzulande gibt es leider Entsprechendes nicht.
19:05 :) I know that feeling !! At second day of school - I have realized that we were asked to do homework - I have literally forgot my homework at the very first day of school :)
Very nice video, a lot of effort went into it!
I'd recommend to learn for or couple of weeks since to improve your. For naturalization I'd assume that the minimum level is B2, you two seem between A2 and B1.
We've still got a lot to learn, but we are putting in our hours. :)
You'll make it, I have no doubt. :)
Great job on the classes actually :D You would never see me in a Starbucks taking language classes :D Good commitment
It's not the best location however they have good free wifi. :)
Bundestag is the National Assembly , Landtag is the Federal State Assembly, Kreistag is a county assembly , Stadt-/Gemeinderat is the Local Assembly
Fantastic! :)
Thank you Gerad!
Euer Deutsch wird immer besser!
Ich musste viel Lachen, ihr seid sehr locker und lustig :-)
Respect that you have managed all of this with your job and child.
Wow, danke! Es war nicht immer einfach, jeden Tag einen Kurs zu besuchen, aber wir fühlen uns wirklich viel sicherer in unseren Konversationsfähigkeiten. Langsam werden wir besser. ❤️😊
so funny!😍😂
Bravo👏
Thank you. ❤️❤️❤️
😂
Glückwunsch an euch! Herzlich Willkommen🥳
Bleibt bitte weiterhin so aufgeschlossen. Genau solche Menschen brauchen wir alle!
Meine Frau hatte 33/33 Punkten erreicht. Fakt ist, dass nicht viele Menschen, die in Deutschland geboren und aufgewachsen sind, diesen Test bestehen würden. Da könnte man ja drüber nachdenken, die deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft auch abzuerkennen 😀
Danke!