Language (spoken German)

In Jena, you will learn to speak German, both standard Hochdeutsch, and common regional Thüringen colloquialisms. English has German roots and you will notice many similarities between the two languages. For example:

German	English
und	and
komfortabel	comfortable
ist	is

German and English share the same alphabet, with a few additions, for example the vowels with umlauts: ä, ö, ü. German may sound gutteral to an English ear.

Many different German dialects are spoken throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland, including Schwäbisch, Pfälzisch, and 'low' German. Some even consider English a form of Low German.

Common phrases

Guten morgan - Good morning

Es ist mir gleich - It does not matter

Auf Wiedersehen - Good bye