How do you say “thank you” in German?

Compared to their romance-language speaking neighbors, German speakers lean on the direct and practical side, so you might find that casual conversations with strangers don’t grow on trees. However, don’t mistake a lack of pleasantries for a lack of politeness: Germanophones are polite and expect the same in return. 

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10 reasons to learn German

Today, an estimated 130 million people consider German their native or second language, making it the European Union’s first language. It is the third most widely learned language in the EU, and there are around 15 million people worldwide currently learning the language.

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