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Since April 2025
Instructor since April 2025
German, Ukrainian, and Russian Lessons with a Smile
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From 59.99 C$ /h
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Learning a new language opens the door to a whole new world — new cultures, new people, and new opportunities. It helps you see the world from a different perspective and makes travel, work, and friendships much more exciting. Language learning is not only important but can also be a lot of fun! With the right approach, you can enjoy every step of the journey.
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Hi everyone,

My name is Darya, and I offer fun and engaging lessons in German, Ukrainian, and Russian.
I was born in Ukraine and have been living in Germany for the past eight years.
I'm not here to teach in a traditional way. I focus on helping you speak confidently and naturally through relaxed conversations.

If you are interested, feel free to contact me!
Location
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Online from Germany
Age
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration
30 minutes
45 minutes
60 minutes
The class is taught in
English
German
Russian
Ukrainian
Skills
German for adults
Availability of a typical week
(GMT -05:00)
New York
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Online via webcam
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
00-04
04-08
08-12
12-16
16-20
20-24
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I offer you a new learning experience.

The focus is on practical application and theory is only introduced where intuition reaches its limits.

Whether you are a beginner or an advanced learner, my tailor-made lessons will accelerate your language acquisition in a positive learning environment.

You can book a complete course with regular sessions or individual lessons to overcome a specific problem, such as pronunciation or a particular point in grammar.

Learning a foreign language is not a linear process that consists of memorising a list of words, and speaking a foreign language is not an oral translation exercise.

There are two types of approaches to acquiring knowledge:

When asked what year follows 1999, you can immediately answer 2000 without having to think for a long time and, above all, without having memorised each number individually, starting with 1, 2, 3 ... You know that numbers are formed according to a certain pattern. With only ten digits, you can form an infinite number of numbers and always know which number comes next.

When it comes to the alphabet, words and sentences, it's more or less the same, but school pedagogy, school textbooks and regular lessons still follow the rote learning approach. In the lessons I propose, you will learn to use patterns because this is more efficient and faster.

Learning is easy, but unlearning bad habits is extremely difficult. This makes it all the more important to learn the right reflexes as early as possible.

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encouraging their creativity;
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teaching them the letters and their sounds;
strengthening their memory by training their phonological loop;
teaching sentence building plans instead of memorising sentences;
explaining how language works so that my students can become independent as quickly as possible.


I look forward to meeting you.
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• as many opportunities as possible to speak real German, to think about it, and to improve
• audio material and exercises to help you practice the German language
If you like my approach and want to improve your German, write me a message or book your lessons with me!
You can start right away as a complete beginner or already have some knowledge of the language!
I'm looking forward to meeting you!
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* Whether a quick learner or not; it will be fun and comprehensible. There is a goal to achieve and it will be done.
* Whether learning a language to improve your career, for travel or even romantic reasons, help is at hand - just reach out.

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Whether you are a beginner or an advanced learner, my tailor-made lessons will accelerate your language acquisition in a positive learning environment.

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Learning is easy, but unlearning bad habits is extremely difficult. This makes it all the more important to learn the right reflexes as early as possible.

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motivating my students and help them establish a learning rhythm;
encouraging their creativity;
helping them become more familiar with the language;
teaching them the letters and their sounds;
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I'm looking forward to meeting you!
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You will learn about German:
- Vocabulary
- Grammar
- Colloquial Language/spoken language
- German culture/tradition
- any topic of your interest

I can
- prepare you for your language exam at any level
- improve your conversation skills
- prepare you for your German job

We will:
- organize and plan classes suited to your individual timetable
- have classes via Skype or Google Hangouts

AND THE MOST IMPORTANT:
----- Have fun learning a new language ;D ----

My other classes:
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Looking forward to see you in class,
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