German Language quiz

More questions about German Language

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1. 1 Easy

   What is the literal English meaning of the greeting 'Guten Tag'?

   Answer: Good day

   Why: In Bavaria and Austria people often say Grüß Gott instead, which originally meant 'God bless you'.

2. 2 Medium

   How does a German noun ending in '-chen' change in the nominative plural?

   Answer: It stays the same

   Why: All -chen nouns are neuter, so das Mädchen, from Magd, takes the neuter article even though it means a girl.

3. 3 Easy

   What does the German word Kuchen mean?

   Answer: Cake

   Why: Kaffee und Kuchen is a traditional German afternoon meal between lunch and dinner, also eaten in Austria but not in Switzerland.

4. 4 Easy

   Which language family branch includes both English and German?

   Answer: West Germanic

   Why: Only four of the 100 most common English words are not Old English or Old Norse: just, people, use and because.

5. 5 Easy

   What item of clothing does the German word 'Handschuh' describe?

   Answer: Glove

   Why: Handschuh is literally a 'hand shoe', and Dutch handschoen follows the same pattern.

6. 6 Easy

   What name is given to two dots placed over German vowels?

   Answer: Umlaut

   Why: Linguist and fairy tale collector Jacob Grimm was the first to popularize the term 'umlaut' for this vowel shift phenomenon.