“High school” in German? - German Language Stack Exchange
Feb 18, 2015 · 167 1 1 5. 27. If you want to reflect the US highschool, call it "Highschool". None of the German terms for the German school system would fit. You cannot compare apples with oranges. – Em1. Feb 17, 2015 at 18:13. 12. Also note that the literal translation "Hochschule" refers to universities and the like.
How different is German handwriting from American's?
Mar 20, 2014 · The difference in number writing: 1 is written like a 1 in Arial. The 7 is written like a 7 in Arial, but with a little line parallel to the top line in the middle of the slanted line. See here: People use it, even young (30-ties), at least in my office, but it's, well, Bayern. @T.G.Monk 9 and 0 look like in Arial.
high school: Oberschule, Hauptschule, Realschule or Gymnasium
Oct 30, 2016 · Gesamtschule (comprehensive school) quality and relevance of the exit exam. The comprehensive schools stands apart as it offers each of the mentioned exit exams. So, It's rational based on which state in Germany, If the pupils wanna learn a Secondary language or not, Attending in Extended-Highschool, etc.
For how many years do Germans study English at school?
Apr 28, 2016 · Now (21st century) Children start to learn English in Austria at the age of 6, in 1st class. They don't get marks in the first 2 years, but they learn the basics of English. There are even a few bilingual schools in big cities like Vienna and Graz, where all lessons (maths, biology, ...) are taught in English and German.
Translating "High School Diploma" for German CV
Jul 23, 2020 · I'm having to translate my CV into German for a funding application, and I need help figuring out how to call my American high school diploma. We just say "high school diploma", but I think diploma has different implications in Germany (i.e. it is considered a third-level qualification, not secondary). My partner (a German) has indicated that ...
Etymology of a name of the letter ß : “scharfes s”
Jan 2, 2024 · (The noticeable usage of voiced s's is the main property by which we Austrians can tell within seconds, that the speaker is from Germany with a very high probability.) In Germany people use the voiced s (IPA-Symbol: [z]) only when the S is at a position where it can't be written as ß. So, every ß is unvoiced in Germany and in Austria.
writing - How to write an "ß"? - German Language Stack Exchange
Jul 13, 2011 · For schools in Germany there are federal regulations that define how pupils learn to write. Most widely used are the "Lateinische Ausgangsschrift" and the "Vereinfachte Ausgangsschrift". In these the letter 'ß' is written as follows: "Vereinfachte Ausgangsschrift": "Lateinische Ausgangsschrift":
handwriting - Who wrote these handwritten sevens? - German …
Sep 5, 2017 · Taught in schools in Austria from the 1940’s (maybe even before) until today. This versions was also taught in DDR (between 1958 and 1968) The upper line is straight, and there is a slash. Also taught in Austria from 1995 until now (as an optional alternative to version 1) and in DDR between 1968 and 1989 and in Switzerland since 1947.
Should I try to learn Austrian German when moving to Austria
Mar 19, 2023 · @userunknown: Austrian German also differs from German German in the grammar of tenses of the past. The tense Perfekt (»Ich bin gestanden«) which in Germany also has the name Vorgegenwart (pre-present) is taught in Austrian schools under the name Vergangenheit (past) because it is the preferred tense to describe anything that happened in …
ambiguity - In what context does the apparent meaning of …
Mar 19, 2022 · Germany German is the dominant language in the whole country, but there still exist some regions with additional official languages and also schools where students are taught in other languages than German (like Danish and Sorbian). There are also private schools teaching in English. But the grading system is the same in the whole country: