🇦🇹 What Language Do They Speak in Austria?
The short answer
Austria speaks German — Austrian Standard German is the official language, and Austro-Bavarian dialects dominate casual conversation. An Austrian and a Berliner understand each other fine, though the accent and some vocabulary differ noticeably.
Worth knowing
- ●Austrians say Jänner for January and Erdapfel for potato — official Austrian German has its own dictionary
- ●Slovene, Croatian and Hungarian are protected regional languages near the borders
- ●The greeting you'll hear everywhere is 'Servus' or 'Grüß Gott', not 'Hallo'
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