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GermanLanguage of the half term

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Places Where German Is Spoken Around The World

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Map Of The Country German Originated From.

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The capital of Germany is Berlin.

Germany shares borders with Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland. Germany is a federal republic.

Country Information

Berlin

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Number Of Speakers In The World

German is spoken by approximately 105 million native speakers but also by approximatively 80 million non-native speakers. Standard German is widely taught in schools, universities and Goethe Institutes worldwide.

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Flags Of German Speaking Countries

Austria

Europe

Germany

Belgium

Switzerland

Luxembourg

Lichtenstein

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Currency Of German Speaking Countries

Euro is the currency for: Germany, Belgium,

Luxembourg and Austria

Swiss Francs (CHF) is the currency for Switzerland and

Lichtenstein

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Religion In Germany

Protestant 34%Roman Catholic 34%Muslim 3.7%Unaffiliated or other 28.3%

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Some Important Dates For German Speakers

*National holiday

1st January - Neujahr* - New Year's Day

6th January - Heilige Drei Könige*- Epiphany, three Kings

Friday before Easter - Karfreitag*- Good Friday

March or April - Ostern - Easter

1st Mai - Erster Mai*Tag der Arbeit - May Day / Labour Day

20th July - Gedenktag des Attentats auf Hitler 1944 - Germany

1st August - Nationalfeiertag* - Swiss National Day

3rd October - Tag der deutschen Einheit* - Day of German Unity

26th October - Nationalfeiertag* - Austria's national holiday

1st November - Allerheiligen - All Saints' Day

11th November - Martinstag - Martinmas

6th December - Nikolaustag - St. Nicholas Day

24th December - Heiligabend - Christmas Eve

25th December - Weihnachten* - Christmas Day

26th December - Zweiter Weihnachtstag* - Second Day of Christmas - St. Stephen's Day

31st December - Silvester - New Year's Eve

St. Nicholas Day

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Some Traditional Clothes

Switzerland

Austria

Germany

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Traditional Food

Wienerschnitzel (Veal) Schweinshaxe (ham hocks)

Bratwurst with Sauerkraut

Cheese fondue Switzerland

Birchermüsli

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Traditional Arts & Crafts

Adventskrantz

Christmas market Germany

Weather house

Cuckoo clock Germany

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Language

alphabet

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Numbers 1 to 10

ZehnNeunAchtSiebenSechs

FünfVierDreiZweiEins

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Greetings

Danke Schön – Thank you

Auf Wiedersehen – Goodbye

Willkommen – Welcome

Guten Tag – Hello, Good day

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Days Of The Week

Sonntag

SamstagFreitag

DonnerstagMittwoch

DienstagMontag

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Months Of The Year

DezemberNovemberOktober

SeptemberAugustJuli

JuniMaiApril

MärzFebruar Januar

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Famous Landmarks

Lichtenstein

Neuschwanstein

Luxembourg

Swiss Alps

Brandenburger Tor

Berlin