German language
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The German language (German: Deutsch or (die) deutsche Sprache) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family.
People speak it in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg. There are minorities in Belgium and in the Netherlands, as well as in France and Northern Italy. There are minority (small groups) speakers in many countries, including the United States and Canada, where many migrants emigrated from Germany. In East Europa, too, in Bulgaria, Romania, Russia etc
German is a part of the West Germanic language family (a group of languages that are similar) and is much like English and Dutch. A lot of the vocabulary in German is related to English, although English has a much larger vocabulary, but the grammar is more complicated. German has a system of cases, and when helping verbs are used, the main part of the verb must be moved to the end of the sentence. For example, "Someone has stolen my car" is Jemand hat mein Auto gestohlen (Someone has my car stolen) or, "Someone called me last night" is Jemand hat mich letzte Nacht angerufen.
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[change] Dialects
[change] Examples
[change] Some German words with English translations
| null | zero, nil |
| eins | one |
| zwei | two |
| drei | three |
| vier | four |
| fünf | five |
| sechs | six |
| sieben | seven |
| acht | eight |
| neun | nine |
| zehn | ten |
| elf | eleven |
| zwölf | twelve |
| dreizehn | thirteen |
| vierzehn | fourteen |
| fünfzehn | fifteen |
| sechzehn | sixteen |
| ja | yes |
| nein | no |
| ich | I |
| du | you (friendly) |
| er | he |
| sie | she |
| es | it |
| wir | we |
| ihr | you (plural, friendly) |
| Sie | you (polite) |
| sie | they |
| Schweiz | Switzerland |
| Österreich | Austria |
| Deutschland | Germany |
| wer | who |
| wie | how |
| was | what |
| der | the (masculine) |
| die | the (feminine) |
| das | the (neuter (neutral) |
[change] Basic German Expressions
| Guten Morgen | Good morning |
| Guten Abend | Good evening |
| Guten Tag | "Hello" (meaning 'Good day', used between morning and evening) |
| Gute Nacht | Good Night |
| Wie geht es dir/Ihnen? | How are you? |
| Mir geht's gut, danke! | I´m fine, thank you! |
| bitte | please (can also mean "you are welcome" in response to some form of danke, but not literally) |
| danke | Thank you |
| Auf Wiedersehen | Goodbye |
| Ich heiße ... | My name is ... |
| Wie heißt du/Wie heißen Sie | What's your name? |
| Entschuldigung | Excuse me |
| Woher kommst du?/ Woher kommen Sie? | Where are you from? |
| Ich komme aus Deutschland/Österreich | I'm from Germany/Austria |
| Wo wohnst du?/ Wo wohnen Sie? | Where do you live? |
| Was ist los? | What is wrong? |
| Ich wohne in Hamburg. In der Marienstraße im Norden Hamburgs. | I'm living in Hamburg. In the Marienstreet in the north of Hamburg. |
| Hast du Lust auf Pizza? Ich mache gerade eine. | Do you want to have a pizza? I'm preparing one. |
| Entschuldigen Sie. Wo ist der Bahnhof? | Excuse me. Where is the train station? |
| Wie viel kostet dieser Pullover? | How much is this pullover (sweater)? |
| Wie viel kostet diese Jeans? | How much are these jeans? |
| Fräulein | Miss |
| Frau | Mrs. |
| Herr | Mr. |
