DeutschDeutsch The Story of The Story of

a Languagea Language

Lecture delivered at Rachineeburana School, Nakhon Pathom

Dr Tobias Metzler (Thammasat University)

Languages are alive,Languages are alive,languages are changing,languages are changing,languages are travelling.languages are travelling.

German is an Indo-European German is an Indo-European languagelanguage

German is part of the family of Germanic languages

this family includes Dutch, English, and most Scandinavian languages (Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Icelandic)

German is part of the family of Germanic languages

this family includes Dutch, English, and most Scandinavian languages (Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Icelandic)

German words have German words have travelled around the globe …travelled around the globe …

KindergartenKindergarten

IcebergIceberg

ュックサッュックサックク(ryukkusakku)(ryukkusakku)

… … and many world and many world from other from other

languages have languages have come and enriched come and enriched

the German the German languagelanguage

JoghurtJoghurt

DoktorDoktor

FotoFoto

DemokratieDemokratie

Denglish?Denglish? German contains a number of words

that sound English

However, to English native-speakers they are unknown

They are called Anglicisms

German contains a number of words that sound English

However, to English native-speakers they are unknown

They are called Anglicisms

InformationInformation(English)

SmokingSmoking(German)

Taxedo/ Taxedo/ dinner dinner jacketjacket

(English)

HandyHandy(German)

mobile/ mobile/ cell phonecell phone

(English)

German – Language beyond German – Language beyond bordersborders German is

spoken in various countries

it is an official language in

some 120 million native speakers

German is spoken in various countries

it is an official language in

some 120 million native speakers

DialectsDialects German is rich of regional dialects

three major dialect groups are distinguished

1.1. Low German Low German (includes Dutch)

2.2. Middle German Middle German (includes Luxemburgish)

3.3. Upper German Upper German (includes Swiss and Austrian varieties of German)

German is rich of regional dialects

three major dialect groups are distinguished

1.1. Low German Low German (includes Dutch)

2.2. Middle German Middle German (includes Luxemburgish)

3.3. Upper German Upper German (includes Swiss and Austrian varieties of German)

Umlaut and Umlaut and DiphthongsDiphthongs

Zah

len

| F

igu

res

Zah

len

| F

igu

res

ภาษาภาษาไทยไทย DeutschDeutsch English English

1 หนึ่ง eins one

2 สอง zwei two

3 สาม drei three

4 ส� vier four

5 ห�า fünf five

6 หก sechs six

7 เจ็�ด sieben seven

8 แปด acht eight

9 เก�า neun nine

10 ส�บ zehn ten

Uh

rzeit

Uh

rzeit

Lektion 3: Lektion 3: Wie spät ist es?/ Wie viel Uhr ist es?

Es ist _____ Uhr. Es ist _____ Uhr.

Es ist _____ Uhr. Es ist _____ Uhr.

dreidrei sechssechs

neunneun zwölfzwölf

Begrüßung | Begrüßung | WelcomeWelcome

das Verbdas Verb

ich (I) bin wir (we) sind

du (you) bist ihr (you) seid

er/ sie/ es (he/ she/ it) ist sie (they) sind

ich komme wir kommen

du kommst ihr kommt

er/ sie/ es kommt sie kommen

ich heiße wir heißen

du heißt ihr heißt

er/ sie/ es heißt sie heißen

sein (to be)sein (to be)

kommen (to come)kommen (to come)

heißen (named/ being heißen (named/ being called)called)

Sich vorstellen | Sich vorstellen | Introducing yourselfIntroducing yourself

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Lektion 2: Lektion 2: Woher kommst du/ woher kommen sie?

Nützliche WendungenNützliche Wendungen

The Classroom | The Classroom | Das KlassenzimmerDas Klassenzimmer

1.1. die Türdie Tür2.2. das Fensterdas Fenster3.3. der Tischder Tisch4.4. der Stuhlder Stuhl5.5. die Lehrerindie Lehrerin

(der Lehrer)(der Lehrer)6.6. die Schülerdie Schüler

die Schülerinnendie Schülerinnen7.7. das Buchdas Buch8.8. der Stift der Stift

(die Stifte)(die Stifte)9.9. das Heftdas Heft10.10.das Blatt Papierdas Blatt Papier

DankeDanke