German Dialects

Where from?

100

What German Dialect is primarily spoken in the region of Bavaria?

Oberdeutsch

200

Spoken in the Netherlands and northern Germany 

Niederdeutsch oder Plattdeutsch 

300

Spoken in Swiss German Regions 

Schwiezerdeutsch 

400

The type of German that UCF German classes speak

Hochdeutsch 

500

The dialect is commonly spoken in the region of Cologne and the Rhineland 

Kölsch

Vocabulary

100

The German word for Roof 

Dach

200

Laat did at lecker schmechen 

Guten apetit 

300

Grüß dich

Guten Tag

400

Bist du deppert?

Are you crazy?

500

Ich bi hei gsi 

Ich war nach Hause 

Cultural Traditions

100

The festive Christmas season is marked by  

Weihnachtsmarkt

200

Traditional German Pastry Associated with Christmas 

Lebkuchen 

300

Type of German bread made with a mixture of rye and wheat flours and often contains seeds 

Vollkornbrot 

400

Traditional folk dance often preformed during Oktoberfest 

Schuhplattler

500

Horn originating from Switzerland

Alpenhorn 

Famous Germans

100

Former Chancellor of Germany 

Angela Merkel 

200

Theoretical physicist who moved to the United States 

Albert Einstein 

300

Famous Austrian composer 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 

400

Former California governor who was born in Austria 

Arnold Schwarzenegger

500

Singer of 99 Luftballons 

Gabriele Susanne Kerner 

History

100

Unification of German states into an empire 

1871

200

The Fall of the Berlin Wall 

1989

300

German city that was the birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven 

Bonn

400

Austrian archduke who was assassinated and the immediate cause of World War I 

Franz Ferdinand

500

Austrian city that served as the imperial capital of the Habsburg Empire for centuries 

Vienna