Österreichisch

Austrian German

Indo-European (Germanic, West)

FamilyIndo-European (Germanic, West) Speakers~8.5M ScriptLatin CountriesAustria, South Tyrol Official inAustria Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3deu

Austrian German (Österreichisches Deutsch) is the standard variety of German used in Austria, with ~8.5M speakers. It is one of three national standard varieties of German alongside Federal German (Bundesdeutsch) and Swiss Standard German. Austrian German shows distinctive vocabulary (Erdäpfel "potatoes", Paradeiser "tomatoes", Jänner "January") and Bavarian-Austrian phonology, plus Italian and Slavic loanwords from the former Habsburg Empire. The 1951 Österreichisches Wörterbuch codifies the Austrian standard.

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87 core words in Austrian German

Water

Wasser

vasɐ

Fire

Feuer

fɔɪɐ

Sun

Sonne

sɔnə

Moon

Mond

moːnt

Star

Stern

ʃtɛrn

Night

Nacht

naxt

Rain

Regen

ˈreːɡn̩

Snow

Schnee

ʃneː

Wind

Wind

vɪnt

Earth

Erde

eːɐdə

Stone

Stein

ʃtaɪn

Mountain

Berg

bɛɐk

Sea

Meer

meːɐ̯

Mother

Mutter

mʊtɐ

Father

Vater

ˈfaːtɐ

Daughter

Tochter

ˈtɔxtɐ

I

ich

ɪç

You

du

duː

We

wir

viːɐ

Name

Name

ˈnaːmə

Person

Mensch

mɛnʃ

Head

Kopf

kɔpf

Eye

Auge

ˈaʊ̯ɡə

Ear

Ohr

oːɐ̯

Nose

Nase

ˈnaːsə

Mouth

Mund

mʊnt

Tooth

Zahn

tsaːn

Tongue

Zunge

ˈtsʊŋə

Hand

Hand

hɑnt

Foot

Fuß

fuːs

Heart

Herz

hɛɐts

Bone

Knochen

ˈknɔxən

Blood

Blut

bluːt

Poop

Kacke

ˈkakə

Love

Liebe

liːbə

Tree

Baum

baʊ̯m

Dog

Hund

hʊnt

Cat

Katze

kɑtsə

Fish

Fisch

fɪʃ

Bird

Vogel

ˈfoːɡl̩

Butterfly

Schmetterling

ˈʃmɛtɐlɪŋ

Egg

Ei

aɪ

Bear

Bär

bɛːɐ̯

Horse

Pferd

pfeːɐ̯t

House

Haus

haʊs

Milk

Milch

mɪlç

Honey

Honig

ˈhoːnɪk

Salt

Salz

salts

Wine

Wein

vaɪ̯n

Rice

Reis

raɪ̯s

Chocolate

Schokolade

ʃokoˈlaːdə

Iron

Eisen

ˈaɪsn̩

Wheel

Rad

raːt

Silk

Seide

ˈsaɪ̯də

Book

Buch

buːx

Eat

essen

ɛsn̩

Drink

trinken

ˈtrɪŋkn̩

Sleep

schlafen

ˈʃlaːfn̩

One

eins

aɪ̯ns

Two

zwei

tsvai

Three

drei

draɪ̯

Four

vier

fiːɐ̯

Five

fünf

fʏnf

Hundred

hundert

ˈhʊndɐt

Hello

Servus

zɛɐvʊs

Thank you

danke

daŋkə

Good

gut

ɡuːt

New

neu

nɔɪ̯

Red

rot

roːt

White

weiß

vaɪs

Black

schwarz

ʃvarts

Green

grün

ɡryːn

Blue

blau

blaʊ

Cuckoo

Kuckuck

ˈkʊkʊk

Woof

wau wau

vaʊ vaʊ

Cock-a-doodle-doo

kikeriki

kikəriˈkiː

Computer

Computer

kɔmˈpjuːtɐ

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

ˈvaɪfaɪ

Sushi

Sushi

ˈsuʃi

Tea

Tee

teː

Coffee

Kaffee

kaˈfeː

Sugar

Zucker

ˈtsʊkɐ

Orange

Orange

oˈraːnʒə

Ninety-nine

neunundneunzig

ˈnɔʏ̯nʊntˌnɔʏ̯ntsɪk

Dopamine

Dopamin

dopaˈmiːn

At sign

Klammeraffe

ˈklamɐʔˌafə

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Indo-European (Germanic, West)

Meaning Austrian GermanGermanLuxembourgish GermanSwiss Standard GermanLuther-era GermanEast FranconianSwabian
Water Wasser /vasɐ/ Wasser /vasɐ/ Wasser /vasɐ/ Wasser /ˈvasər/ Wasser /ˈvasːər/ Wasser /vasːə/ Wasser /vasə/
Fire Feuer /fɔɪɐ/ Feuer /fɔɪ̯ɐ/ Feuer /fɔɪ̯ɐ/ Feuer /ˈfɔɪ̯ər/ Fewr /ˈfɔɪ̯ər/ Feier /faɪɐ/ Feuer /foiɐ/
Sun Sonne /sɔnə/ Sonne /zɔnə/ Sonne /zɔnə/ Sonne /ˈsɔnə/ Sonne /ˈzɔnə/ Sunn /sʊn/ Sonne /sonə/
Moon Mond /moːnt/ Mond /moːnt/ Mond /moːnt/ Mond /moːnt/ Mond /moːnt/ Maa /maː/ Mond /moːnd/
Star Stern /ʃtɛrn/ Stern /ʃtɛʁn/ Stern /ʃtɛʁn/ Stern /ʃtɛrn/ Stern /ʃtɛrn/ Stern /ʃtɛrn/ Schtern /ʃtɛrn/
Night Nacht /naxt/ Nacht /naxt/ Nacht /naxt/ Nacht /naxt/ Nacht /naxt/ Nacht /naxt/ Nacht /naxt/
Rain Regen /ˈreːɡn̩/ Regen /ˈʁeːɡn̩/ Regen /ˈʁeːɡn̩/ Regen /ˈreːɡən/ Regen /ˈreːɡən/ — Rega /ˈreːɡə/
Snow Schnee /ʃneː/ Schnee /ʃneː/ Schnee /ʃneː/ Schnee /ʃneː/ Schnee /ʃneː/ Schnee /ʃneː/ Schnee /ʃneː/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Austrian German
I möcht an Anzug anprobieren den i in am Gschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gsehn hob
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

Austrian German
I möcht an Anzug anprobieren den i in am Gschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gsehn hob
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
I wolde assayen a cote that I saugh ‌in a shoppe over agaynst the hostelrie
I want tae try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across frae the hotel
Je veux essayer un costume que j' ai vu dans un magasin en face de l'hôtel

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