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德语

Dé yǔ · de yu

Traditional 德語

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  1. German (language)
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In a conversation

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German grandma

  1. Dengdeng

    里昂(lǐáng)，你(nǐ)会(huì)说(shuō)德语(déyǔ)吗(ma)？

    Leon, can you speak German?

  2. Leon

    会(huì)一点(yīdiǎn)德语(déyǔ)，我(wǒ)外婆(wàipó)是(shì)德国人(déguórén)。

    A little German. My grandma is German.

  3. Liangliang

    德语(déyǔ)难不难(nánbùnán)？

    Is German hard?

  4. Leon

    德语(déyǔ)的(de)单词(dāncí)很(hěn)长(cháng)，一个(yīgè)单词(dāncí)可以(kěyǐ)有(yǒu)三十个(sānshígè)字母(zìmǔ)。

    German words are long. One word can have thirty letters.

  5. Liangliang

    三十个(sānshígè)字母(zìmǔ)？那(nà)我(wǒ)还是(háishi)学(xué)汉字(hànzì)吧(ba)。

    Thirty letters? Then I'd rather learn Chinese characters.

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In a sentence

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01

英(yīng)语(yǔ)和(hé)德(dé)语(yǔ)是(shì)两(liǎng)种(zhǒng)相(xiāng)关(guān)的(de)语(yǔ)言(yán)。

English and German are two related languages.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by jeanne · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)不(bú)会(huì)说(shuō)法(fǎ)语(yǔ)，也(yě)不(bú)会(huì)说(shuō)德(dé)语(yǔ)。

I can't speak French or German.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by garborg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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