How would you describe the German language?

Question

Everything has its own unique qualities that you personally find in them, so what do you think about the German language? Do you think it's full of earthy goodness? Is it light and frothy like warm milk, or is it harsh and loud, like a crumbling mountain?
Tell me, how would you describe the German language?

Answer 1

Short, bold and to the point, like a dog's bark.

Answer 2

This is a good question, which most people will say: I dislike it, because it has a harsh CH sound IPA /x/. However, the sound itself is in Spanish, Greek (which is where the IPA got it), and Russian too. The real reason people don't like it is it has a lot of consonant clusters that are often devoiced (without vibrations in the throat). German words don't often have as many vowels as consonant sounds like in Italian or Spanish. People don't like hearing sounds like that.
I personally love German. I think it's got a rich grammar and interesting vocabulary and history. If it's something you want to study, I can help, for I like it so.

Answer 3

German is a very poetical language. It is strictly regulated (case system, irregular inflection), but has a mighty expression. An example: "sea of broken pieces" is simply "Scherbenmeer".
Then there are those irrational things: suddenly vowels change, inflections without logical sense... Everybody who's learning this language is terrified by those phenomenons.
The German language is something very particular. It differs from every other Germanic language: engl., dutch "t" is in German always "s/z" (kettle ->Kessel, tongue ->Zunge, token->Zeichen). It makes the pronounciation more fluent and melodious.
German spoken properly is a very warm and stylish language - like a white coffee with vanilla donuts. People often can't tell apart the yelling of Hitler with the revelling in emotions of Goethe and Schiller.

Answer 4

There are easily concerns that language can not describe. besides the actual incontrovertible fact that... it purely occurs to me that it somewhat is available that language *would* describe it, must be, if articulate persons ought to have sufficient experience of it and initiate growing to be new language in terms of it. yet i'm under no situations unique that language is sufficient for us to particular ourselves. i think routinely persons who strongly disagree with me or a company of like-minded persons approximately an difficulty are like that provided that they extremely do not look information how i'm experiencing my existence and that component of it. If there became as quickly as some way of expressing the entire experience so as which you will possibly be understood with the help of technique of the alternative guy or woman, that distinctive guy or woman ought to not be in complete rejection of my function.

Answer 5

my husband loves German industrial music i really like it a lot to. but yes Germans always sound like they want to take **** out to the street and kick some @SS all the time.

Answer 6

It's intriguing. Being of German heritage, I'd like to learn more than just "Danke" and "Bitte". It sounds like you're clearing your throat a lot. I'd still like to learn it, though!

Answer 7

The German language is the antithesis of French. The German language (to me) sounds harsh and reprimanding. I think French is beautiful, sensually flowing and sexy.

Answer 8

Harsh.

That was my first thought, even before reading your additional details.

Answer 9

Always thought of it as gutteral, harsh somehow.

Answer 10

Gruff.