{"product_id":"2940013587885","title":"Learn To Speak German In Quick Popular Phrases","description":"About the German language\u003cbr\u003eGerman is spoken by about 75 million people in the Germany, with a further 20 million people worldwide speaking it as a first language.\u003cbr\u003eAlong with English and Dutch, to which it is closely related, German belongs to the West Germanic branch of the Germanic family of languages.\u003cbr\u003eSo why learn German?\u003cbr\u003eA major world language\u003cbr\u003eAs one of the world's major languages, German has been the conduit for publications in many learned fields: medicine, the natural sciences, philosophy, and languages. Many terms now used in these fields originated from German.\u003cbr\u003eLiterature\u003cbr\u003eGerman has a rich literature dating from mediaeval times until the present day. Its most famous writers from the classical period (18th century) include Goethe, Schiller, and Lessing, and from the twentieth century Brecht, Böll, and Grass.\u003cbr\u003eTravel\u003cbr\u003eMany of the German speaking countries such as Austria and Switzerland boast exotic scenery and historic towns. A knowledge of the language will enhance a visit to these countries.\u003cbr\u003eThere are two main divisions of the German language: High German (Hochdeutsch), and Low German (Plattdeutsch). With an accent\/ sound shift which affected the southern areas, a more elevated place and therefore referred to as the High German region, whereas it left untouched the Low German prevalent in the lowland regions of the North. In a broader and purely linguistic sense, the term Low German can also be extended to cover all the West Germanic languages in which the second sound shift did not take place. \u003cbr\u003eThe language played a big role as an international language in diplomacy and commerce as well as among educated people during the last few centuries; it still enjoys great prestige.\u003cbr\u003eWie heißen Sie? (What's your name?),\u003cbr\u003eIch heiße Speak7 , Mein Name ist Speak7 (my name is Speak7 ),\u003cbr\u003eWie bitte? (I'm sorry, literally: how please?),\u003cbr\u003eWie geht's? (How is it going? how are things going with you?),\u003cbr\u003eEs geht, und Ihnen? (things are going okay, how about you? It's the answer to \"Wie geht's\")\u003cbr\u003eDanke, gut! Good, thanks (literally: Thanks, good)\u003cbr\u003eTschüß (bye)\u003cbr\u003eWoher kommen Sie? (Where are you from?)\u003cbr\u003eIch komme aus Marokko. (I'm from Morocco)\u003cbr\u003eWo wohnen Sie? (Where do you live?)\u003cbr\u003eWo ist das? (Where is that?)\u003cbr\u003eIch verstehe nicht (I don't understand)\u003cbr\u003eOh, Entschuldigung! (Oh sorry)\u003cbr\u003eMacht nichts (don't worry about it, .or., it's okay)\u003cbr\u003eDanke schön (Thanks a lot)\u003cbr\u003eEs tut mir leid (I'm sorry)\u003cbr\u003eWas machen Sie? (What do you do?)","brand":"unique5stardeals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181310853360,"sku":"2940013587885","price":4.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013587885_p0.jpg?v=1763583083","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013587885","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}