Language History
When civilians began settling in the Western areas of the Baltic Sea, this set motion for the basis of the German language – known as Proto-Germanic, this language is believed to have developed 2000 BC. It was during the Roman occupation of the Rhine-Danube area in 1st Century BC when the first-ever records of this language were found. Since then and due to sociopolitical factors and interaction with other languages, German has widely changed. German became standardized after several occasions including the influence of Martin Luther’s Bible translation into German in 1522 from the original Hebrew. This version of the German language set motion for the German we know today.
[/vc_pangea_service_desc_block][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1621798704010{background-color: #f1f2f0 !important;}” el_class=”bg-grey”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1558445967850{margin-top: -90px !important;margin-bottom: -70px !important;}”][vc_pangea_custom_block layout=”center” button_color=”#d15f45″ content_font=”Open Sans” button_popup_form=”” button_text=”Get in Touch” button_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.stg-wpml.pangea.global%2Frequest-quote%2F|||”]As of 2018, over 105 million people speak German as a first language, while about 80 million people around the globe use it as their second language.
[/vc_pangea_custom_block][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1557920359208{margin-bottom: -50px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1557920302161{margin-top: -50px !important;margin-bottom: -30px !important;}”][vc_pangea_custom_block layout=”center” heading_font=”Futura Std” content_font=”Open Sans” title=”Where is German Spoken?”]German is spoken as a first language in Germany and Austria and it’s one of the official languages of Switzerland. More German speakers can be found in countries including Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Russia and the United States.
[/vc_pangea_custom_block][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1621798709259{margin-top: 50px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background-color: #f2f1f0 !important;}” el_id=”no-max-width-container” el_class=”bg-grey”][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1573043375801{margin-top: 60px !important;background-color: #f1f2f0 !important;}”][vc_pangea_custom_block layout=”center” background_color=”” content_font=”Open Sans” h_font=”” text_font=”” title=”FACT” css_custom_id=”text-near-bubble” background_image=”5847″]German is the 11th most spoken language in the world and it is officially the most-spoken mother tongue in all of Europe.[/vc_pangea_custom_block][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1573043704482{margin-top: 60px !important;margin-right: 100px !important;background-color: #f1f2f0 !important;}”][vc_pangea_custom_block layout=”center” background_color=”” content_font=”Open Sans” title=”Did you Know?” css_custom_id=”text-near-bubble” background_image=”5847″]German is a top ten language for world Internet usage, meaning, it’s a great language to translate your web content into![/vc_pangea_custom_block][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1621798715143{margin-top: -80px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #f1f2f0 !important;}” el_class=”bg-grey”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1558440271401{margin-top: 50px !important;margin-bottom: -10px !important;}”][vc_pangea_quote_block font=”Futura Std” quote_text=”“German is increasingly becoming a language demanded by marketers. It helps companies cater to a larger audience.””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1557924452761{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1558440286926{margin-top: -70px !important;}”][vc_pangea_custom_block layout=”center” content_font=”Open Sans” title=”Longest German Compound Words”]• Rechtsschutzversicherungsgesellschaften – “insurance companies providing legal protection.”
• Bezirksschornsteinfegermeister – “head district chimney sweep.”
• Lebensabschnittspartner – “the person I have been/am with.”[/vc_pangea_custom_block][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_id=”no-max-width-container” css=”.vc_custom_1552573667816{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1552573644704{margin-top: -50px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1621798721872{margin-top: -20px !important;background-color: #f1f2f0 !important;}” el_class=”bg-grey”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1558446126349{margin-top: -60px !important;margin-bottom: -70px !important;}”][vc_pangea_custom_block layout=”center” content_font=”Open Sans” title=”False Friends in English and German”][/vc_pangea_custom_block][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1621798726785{background-color: #f1f2f0 !important;}” el_class=”bg-grey”][vc_column][vc_wp_text title=” “]
| English Word | German Translation | False Friend | Correct English Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ambulance | Krankenwagen | Ambulanz | A & E |
| bright | hell | breit | wide |
| famous | berühmt | famos | Splendid |
| eventually | letztendlich | eventuell | potentially |
| German | English |
|---|---|
| Danke | Thank you |
| Guten Abend | Good evening |
| Entschuldigung | Excuse me |
| Bitte | Please |
Germany Population:
82,438,636
Internet Users:
79,127,551
Penetration:
96.0%
As of 2019. Source:
www.internetworldstats.com
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• There may sometimes be a need for language expansion when translating into German as the language is known for long compound words.
• Have good command of German nouns and their genders – know whether a word is der (masculine), die (feminine), or das (neutral).
• In most sentences, all verbs other than the main verb must be placed at the end of a sentence. For example – Ich möchte Eis essen. (I would like to eat an ice cream).
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