2007-10-20 04:45:47 · 8 answers · asked by Auriy 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Austrians speak exclusively German (unless a different language is spoken in their family, just as in every other country). However, they do not speak the same German Germans speak - they speak a sometimes rather heavy dialect, or accent.
That is, a German from the South will understand them easily, people from the North will have problems here and there, unless an Austrian makes an effort to enunciate. If you as a non-native speaker have had German in school, you will have problems understanding Austrians talking to each other, same goes for Switzerland by the way.
They do speak German, however - so if you let them know you´re not Austrian they will speak almost perfectly clear German with only a little accent. Lovely people. :)
2007-10-20 05:07:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 19⤊ 1⤋
Austria Language
2016-10-01 03:39:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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The written language is german, but people speak their dialect , Austrian, which is hard to understand if you're not from there. French won't help you there at all, some people (mainly the young) speak english.
2016-03-26 22:14:32 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, they speak German in Austria.
2007-10-20 04:53:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 2⤋
Chinese is spoken in Austria
2014-12-13 12:05:58 · answer #5 · answered by Lisa 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
German with Austrian accent and slightly different vocab and grammar usage from standard german (hoch deutsch / high german)
2007-10-20 05:23:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 2⤋
ytf is right, it's Austrian German, it has some different vocabulary now and then and a different accent
2007-10-20 05:27:28 · answer #7 · answered by The baby penguin 5 · 6⤊ 1⤋
They do because that is a part of germen
2013-10-22 10:47:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mostly German
2007-10-20 04:55:45 · answer #9 · answered by mon amour 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
German
2007-10-20 04:49:15 · answer #10 · answered by Gigi 2 · 4⤊ 3⤋