Excurio: Multilingual Adaptation for Virtual Reality
Case Study
Welcome to the land of poets and thinkers! From Beethoven's symphonies to Bauhaus designs, Germany has left an enduring mark on how the world sounds and thinks. But beyond its cars, castles and philosophy, Germany is the birthplace of German (Deutsch): the most spoken native language in Europe. Across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and beyond, it connects nearly 80 million native speakers and over 130 speakers worldwide, making it one of the major global languages. Rooted in the Indo-European language family, it belongs to the West-Germanic branch second to English in number of speakers! It's also the fourth most commonly learned second language, and the second most used in scientific fields. Known for its precision and expressive power, German vocabulary is very rich with long compound words.
Up for a challenge? Try saying this: Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz
Yes, that's one single word, 63 letters long! It once appeared in official German legal texts and translates to : "cattle marking and beef labeling supervision duties delegation law". Don't worry though, words this long are the exception, not the rule!
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Leaves fall, snow falls... and your German grows! Join Niki as she takes you through all four seasons and learn essential vocabulary you'll actually use throughout the year!
Save time, type faster, and impress your friends sounding like a German native! Pick up the most common abbreviations you'll see in everyday messaging.
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