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German Language and Culture
The German language is primarily spoken in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, as well as in some parts in northern Italy. Along with their customs and food, these countries’ cultures are intertwined with the language.
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Why do they speak German in Austria?
Until 1866 Austria was part of Germany. In fact, until then Austria was officially the leading German state, but it was expelled from Germany by Prussia. A cultural (and clear political) distinction between Germany and Austria didn't really arise till after 1866. Other languages don't call the people in Germany "Germans"... and in fact they aren't the only progeny of the ancient Germanic tribes... As already said, these areas were a long time staying close together. This collective root explains the same (in Germany there are some dialects, too) language. German is the official language.
What time does German school end?
It depends. Do you want to know when school ends like "When do you get home after school" or more like "How many years do German students go to school"?
At first you have to know that we have got a few different school types. Children go to the Grundschule when they are about six years old and they stay for about 4 to 6 years. This depends on the Bundesland (state) you´re living in. I for example went 4 years to Grundschule and then changed to the Gymnasium. I live in North-Rhine Westphalia and here it used to take 13 years (including Grundschule) to complete school but they are changing the system at the moment and they are reducing it to 12 years.
But there are also some other school types like the Realschule (10 years), Hauptschule (9 years i think) and the Gesamtschule (i think either 10 years and if you choose to do your Abitur - the highest degree you can get, you need it to go to university - 12 or 13 years, too). As you can see the education system in Germany is quite complicated and that´s why they are trying to change it.
But if you simply wanted to know when kinds get home after school, well that is that easy as well. When I was in fifth grade school started at 8 a.m. or sometimes at 8.45 a.m. It usually ended after 5 or 6 lessons at either 12.25, 13.15 or sometimes at about 2 p.m.
But it really was not like every day you´d come home at the same time. Sometimes you only had like 4 lessons or something. But that has changed, too, today the fifth graders stay in school up till 3 p.m. For me this is strange because when I was at their age I never had to stay longer than 2pm. Of course when you get older you have to stay longer, in the Oberstufe (11th grade to 13th grade) it is normal to stay that long at school. But it totally depends on your timetable. I´ve got friends who have got 10 lessons a day and on another day only 3. I was lucky because my lessons were very well balanced over the week.
School typically begins at seven am and ends at one pm. The start and end times vary based on the school.
How do you say hello beautiful in German?
As with any language and situation, there are countless ways to say something.
"Hallo Schönheit" would be an appplicable way to greet your beautiful girlfriend or wife, but might be a bit too familiar to an acquaintance or stranger on the street (in a social situation).
You might try a simple, "Hallo Schöne," literally, "Hello beautiful."
Other alternatives are "Hallo Hübsche," = Hello pretty, and "Hallo Süße," = Hello sweetness.
What is the German 'Meine liebe frau' in English?
My dear wife is an English equivalent of 'Meine liebe frau'.
Depending on context it could also be translated as:
My dear lady
or
My dear Mrs...
What is the German language name for Robert?
Robert, but the pronunciation is different from English; it starts with the gutteral R, the o is exaggerated (to American ears), and the e is high and open.
How do you say goodbye forever in German?
There is no special way of saying it to a woman for grammatical reasons...
Tschüs
Tschau/Ciao
Bis später (til later)
Bis in zwei Wochen (see you in two weeks)
Bis bald
Auf Wiedersehen
We even tend to say "bye/bye bye" to each other...
What does the word donnerstag mean in German?
In modern German Donnerstag translates as Thursday. It translates literally as day of thunder.
It is however derived from the word Donar, "the thunderer" (Donar's day), the Germanic god of thunder and storms. Donar was the Germanic equivalent of Thor.
In English the day is named after Thor and in German after Donar.
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Answer
The same meaning like in English.
Donar (Old German)
Thor (Old Norse)
Dunor (Old English) --> hear the similarity to 'thunder'
It's always the god of thunder lightning, storms.
Thursday = Thor's day
Donnerstag= Donar's Tag
(Tag=day)
What is the German phrase 'frau und herr' in English?
Frau Schmidt = Mrs. Schmidt
Frau would be woman and Ehefrau is the 'wife'
[Technically true, but in normal conversation husband and wife are referred to as "Mann und Frau." I would never, for example at a perfume shop, say that "Das Parfum ist für meine Ehefrau." This would imply that I have some other kind of Frau that I could be giving gifts to as well. When introducing yourself as a couple you would never say "Das ist meine Ehefrau."]
How you say handsome man in German?
Die sind >>handsome<< auf Deutsch.
gutaussehend (lit. good looking)
großzügig (generous)
beträchtlich (large)
Handsome can be translated as:
gutaussehend
ansehnlich
schön
stattlich
attraktiv
Why German language is important?
The benefits of learning German are that it helps you become more educated in grammar and can help you learn more languages such as Dutch, Danish and other Germanic languages. German can even help you understand the grammar of Latin because German carries over some of the grammar rules of Latin that were lost when Latin turned into the romance languages Spanish, Portugese, French, etc.
What does the letter K mean in German?
The three K´s were a conception of the traditional women`s role. The whole phrase is "Kinder, Küche und Kirche" = children, kitchen and church. That means that a woman was supposed to care for the children, to keep house and to realise the moral ideas of the church.
After WW2 and with the appearance of the feminist movement, this conception was abandoned bit by bit. Later in the educated middle-classes the word "Kirche" (=church) was replaced by the word "Kammermusik" (=chamber music).
Nowadays the three K´s are considered to be antiquated. Today the phrase is "Kinder, Küche und Karriere" (=children, kitchen and career) - if it is used at all.
What is the most popular job in Germany?
1.computer science
2.computer engineer
3.nuclear transmittioner
4.doctor
How do you say the words baby girl in German Language?
It depends on the context, but you could say:
das baby
das Kleinkind
Das Bübchen
Der Bube
What is the German word for glasses?
Glasses that you drink out of: Gläser
Glasses that you see though: Brille
What are the days of the week in German language?
Monday - Montag
Tuesday - Dienstag
Wednesday - Mittwoch
Thursday - Donnerstag
Friday - Freitag
Saturday - Samstag
Sunday - Sonntag
All seven days of the week in German are masculine (der). eg der Samstag.
How do you spell how do you write or spell that in German?
Wie schreiben Sie oder Zauber, is the translation in German. It is translated from English to German. German is mostly spoken in the European countries.
What is the name Michael in German?
"Michael" Pronounced "Mee-sha-el" in German. The name's origin is Hebrew, it means "Who is like God" in English and "Wer ist wie Gott" in German
How do you say f word In German?
Same as in English, just pronounced in the correct German translation. :)
*Sorry, not getting the words from me.
you can go to Google.com/translate
where it says 'translate from' select English and where it says 'translate into' select German, or any other language you'd like.
type (in English) the word or phrase you want to know, then it will tell you what it is in the language you selected.
How is German and English alike?
Nouns (names) and verbs (doing words) are quite similar in German and English.
The nouns, however, get more different the more complex they are; the verbs are quite similar.
For example, in this sentence.
English: THE SHIP SUNK.
German: DER SCHIFF SUNK.
or
English: I EAT CAKE.
German: ICH ESSE KOCHEN.
Another example of the top of my head is in the rhyme "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes".
German: KOPF, SCHULTER, KNEE UND FUSSE.
Although it's clear they're two distinctly different languages, the vowels and consonants sounds are often similar or the same.
However, they look more similar when written down than they sound when spoken, because the German is pronounced is most notably different from English in the fact than English is a softer sounding language (as a result of stronger French influences).
Linguists usually say that the most similar language to English is Dutch, as it is a "Germanic" language like English but also has strong French influences and therefore is softer.
What is favourite in German language?
"Wem magst du?" is the informal phrase used when talking to a friend/ family.
"Wem mögen Sie?" is the formal phrase used when talking to a person that you don't know well.
