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Why German Feels Slow to Learn Until You Suddenly Realize How Much You Know

One of the biggest paradoxes in language learning is this: For months, sometimes years, German can feel painfully slow. You study. You practice. You make mistakes. You learn new words. You forget old words. You work hard. And yet it often feels as if nothing is changing. Then one day something unexpected happens. You sit […]

Tymur Levitin

• 24.05.2026 • 3 min read

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May 2026

German May 23, 2026

Why Fluency in German Often Arrives Long Before Learners Notice It

One of the strangest things about language learning is that many people spend years chasing fluency without realizing they have already crossed an important line. They keep saying: “I’m not fluent yet.” Yet they: At Levitin Language School and its U.S. division Language Learnings, I often ask learners a simple question: “What exactly do you […]

July 2025

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect Jul 7, 2025

Translating Literary Identity: A Cross-Language Study of Salinger and Remarque

Author: Tymur Levitin, founder of Levitin Language School / Start Language School by Tymur Levitin Choose your language: https://levitintymur.com/#languages The soul of a character lives in the language When a student asks me why learning English or German matters so much, I often tell them: Because literature doesn’t lie. Real novels reveal how a person thinks. But what […]