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Österreichisches Deutsch: Mehr als Paradeiser und Marille

A column in a Viennese daily on Austrian German: a standard language in its own right, or a dialect? Watch the verbs that work like modal verbs: pflegen, scheinen, drohen and nicht brauchen + zu.

Tap any word. Dotted = in the glossary.0/6 questions

What is a „Sackerl“?

What does „plurizentrische Sprache“ mean?

What did Austria achieve when it joined the EU?

What is said about forms like „ich bin gesessen“?

Why do Viennese children use more and more German expressions?

What does the column recommend to learners living in Austria?