Language/German

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Facts about German

The German language is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language

• Language code (ISO 639-3): deu

• Autonyms (how to write "German" in German): Deutsch

• Other names for "German": Alemán, Deutsch, Allemand, Duits, Alemão, Tedesco, Tudestg, Nemec, Tysk, Német, Nemetskiy, Däitsch, Niemiec, Germana, Nemški, Nemec, Nimets'kyy

• The German language is spoken in: Germany

German Dictionaries

• Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache des 20. Jahrhunderts (DWDS): Dictionary of the German language of the 20^th century

& Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (Etymological German dictionary) edited by Wolfgang Pfeifer (1993)

• Wörterbuch der deutschen Gegenwartssprache (WDG): dictionary of the contemporary German

• Deutsches Wörterbuch: German dictionary, by Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm (19^th century) meanings, etymology & quotations

• Duden: German dictionary, declension & conjugation

• Wörterbuchnetz: online German dictionaries (Universität Trier)

• Deutsches Wörterbuch: German dictionary, by Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm (19^th century)

• Free dictionary: Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

• Wortschatz: morphology, synonyms

• OpenThesaurus: synonyms & meanings

• Synonym-Lexikothek der Wortbedeutungen: synonyms & words from the context of meaning

• Reverso: German-English dictionary & words in context

• Collins: German-English dictionary

• Leo: German-English dictionary with pronunciation

• Langenscheidt: German-English dictionary & multilingual

• Lingea: German-English dictionary & multilingual

• Phrasebook

• Pons: German-English dictionary & French, Italian, Spanish, Polish & spelling

• Bildwörterbuch: German-English visual dictionary

• WordReference: German-English dictionary

• BeoLingus: German-English dictionary

• Linguee: German-English translation of a phrase

• Iate: multilingual terminological dictionary (European Union)

• Sources: https://www.lexilogos.com/english/german_dictionary.htm

Free German Lessons

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Switzerland Timeline — Temporal Prepositions — Using Time Expressions — Body Parts — Talking About Health — Comparative and Superlative Forms — Descriptive Adjectives — Movies, TV and Literature — Popular Musicians and Genres — Buying Groceries — Shopping for Clothes — Talking About Obligations — Expressing Abilities — Public Transportation — Booking a Trip — Possessive Pronouns — Personal Pronouns — Cuisine and Traditions — Geography and Landmarks — Drinks and Beverages — Food and Meals — Two Way Prepositions — Using Prepositions — Talking About Your Friends — Family Members — Separable Verbs — Present Tense — Verb Forms — Telling Time — Days of the Week and Months