🇩🇪 What Language Do They Speak in Germany?
The short answer
Germany speaks German — the most widely spoken native language in the European Union, with over 80 million speakers in Germany alone. Regional dialects from Bavarian to Low German colour everyday speech, but standard German (Hochdeutsch) is understood everywhere.
Worth knowing
- ●German is pluricentric: Germany, Austria and Switzerland each have their own standard variety
- ●Danish, Frisian, Sorbian and Romani are officially protected minority languages
- ●Around 6 million residents speak Turkish, the largest immigrant language
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