The most important word at the Oktoberfest that you must be able to pronounce in Bavarian is, of course, the “Maß”. The a is pronounced short and the ß like a double S, i.e. “MaSS”. If you keep this ...

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Large language models such as GPT-5 and Llama systematically rate speakers of German dialects less favorably than those using Standard German. This is shown by a recent collaborative study between ...

Guten Morgen, the Philippines! German has found a home in the Philippines' public schools despite being a tough language to ...

Few children, other than Amish and similar communities, have learned to speak anything more than a handful of words and phrases. The retired director of the Center for Pennsylvania German Studies at ...

Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of articles called "Insiders' tips for Auslaender," which focuses on ways to make the most of your tour in Bavaria. Look for articles with this tag and ...