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| Did you know that the German language is a cousin to English? Both languages are on the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family tree. Because the two languages are related, you will see some similarities in many words. Do any of the following words look familiar to you? | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Are there any words you can't figure out? Click here to see if you guessed them all correctly. Did you wonder why so many of the words are capitilized? That's because in the German language, all nouns begin with a capital letter! | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Here are some simple words and phrases in German for you to try. Click on the German words to hear how they are pronounced. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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yes = ja no = nein hello (good day) = Guten Tag good-bye = auf Wiedersehen |
What's your name? = Wie heißen Sie? How are you? = Wie geht's? good = gut thanks = danke |
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