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This may sound stupid, but what language do they speak in Austria?

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Sorry, I not very geographical, but multi lingul.

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  1. mainly a dialect of German.


  2. Mostly German. Lots of Italian, too. Plus all those Eastern European languages! Depends what part of the country you are in, eh?

    And it;s 'lingual', to help your English.

  3. Hi, official language is German.  

    Although Austria has adapted the German language and it differs somewhat to the German, but only minimally.

  4. They speak German. Each region has their own dialect, just like in the United Kingdom each city speaks English with a different accent. These days, most young Austrians speak 3 or more languages.

    Cheers,

    Petra M, Vancouver

  5. They all speak Australian in Austria.

    And eat kangaroos for breakfast.

  6. German With a twist, kinda like english with an  accent that you are not quite sure about sometimes.

  7. German

  8. Sprechen sie Deutsche in Osterreich!  (They speak Greman in Austria)  If you want a famous native Austrian think Ah-nold Schwartznnegger.  Pretty strong Greman accent though not as strong as it used to be.

    It is a good question -- it wouldn't surprise me if someone said Austrian!  It is very culturally tied to Germany.  This is one reason the world didn't flinch much when Hitler took it over in 1938 -- they figured it was German anyway.

    I am guessing it is not part of Germany in that it was part of the Austria-Hungary Empire for many years.  Germany was not a country until 1868.  In fact many hundred years ago the term "German" was consisdered an insult.  This is according to history teachers I have had.

  9. The Austrian version of German, close to Bavarian.

    And that is the ONLY language spoken there!

    I lived there for 6 years.

  10. Notsure either, lol! German or dutch ?

  11. actdungan whos slungan da dungan

  12. They speak German but it is a dialect as is the German spoken in Switzerland. I suppose the nearest comparison would be a London accent compared with Geordie or Yorkshire.

  13. German.

  14. German, also Italian and French.

  15. German!

  16. German mainly, but it changes depending on which border you are near.

  17. they are Germanic speaking people
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