Gendered Nouns and Articles
The difficulty of learning articles in English compared to German is undoubtedly the biggest gap between the two languages. For an English speaker, the fact that each article in the German language has many translations is extremely strange. German has three article genders, compared to the two found in the majority of European languages.
You will benefit much from using applications as it will take some time to get used to knowing which of the three articles to utilize for each noun. You should try to avoid feeling self-conscious when speaking.
It also helps you realize how fortunate you are to be able to speak English.