Austrian German

Speak Austrian

Handbook about the Austrian dialect and the first steps in Austria

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Speak Austrian shows you how to integrate in Austria from day one and quickly learn Austrian German. This handbook summarizes Austrian vocabulary, grammar, and sentences frequently used in everyday speech.

In Austria, the pronunciation is quite different than in Germany

This step-by-step guide will best prepare you for this pronunciation

At the end you will be able to speak dialect yourself

Austrian German in no time

About the book

This handbook covers everything you need for a good start in Austria. That is the only book that prepares you for the Austrian dialect supported by the English translation, so do not hesitate and get yourself this handbook straight away.

This step-by-step handbook prepares you for a good start in Austria in the best way.​

In this way, you will make friends in Austria in no time. The grammar is explained simply and logically, the sentences and sayings are from everyday use. The handbook deals with the most used Austrian expressions and covers a variety of everyday situations.

About the book

Handbook structure

The handbook is structured in the following way:

  1. In more than fifty chapters, the first section deals with a specific way of pronouncing words in the Austrian dialect. Each chapter begins with a definition and explanation of the difference in pronunciation in English. This is followed by an example in Austrian, a translation of the example into standard German, and an additional translation into English for better understanding.
  2. In over twenty chapters, the second section deals with grammatical differences between standard Austrian and standard German. Each chapter begins with a definition and explanation of the grammatical difference in English. This is followed by an example in standard Austrian, a translation of the example into standard German, and an additional translation into English for better understanding.
  3. In over twenty chapters, the third section deals with everyday phrases and expressions in Austrian dialect. First is given an example in Austrian, a translation of the example into standard German, and additional translation into English for better understanding.
  4. In over ten chapters, the fourth section deals with the first steps in Austria. All topics that you have to master on your own are covered so that you do not have problems in different situations.

Austrian is basically a dialect language that already relies on the grammatical rules of German, but tries to sound as little German as possible.

– Prof. Sinisa Lukic
About the Author

Sinisa Lukic

Sinisa Lukic is a professor of German language and literature and has been working for several years in the field of German as a foreign language. in the field of “German as a Foreign Language” (DaF). After graduating from university he had obtained the examiner licenses for Goethe examinations, after which he also became a certified ÖIF examiner for the telc examination formats.

In addition to his work as a German teacher and examiner, he also devoted himself to the peculiarities of the Austrian dialect and, after years of research, published the book ,,Speak Austrian: Handbook for the Austrian dialect and your first steps in Austria” in 2021. This book project won the 2022 Prize for Integration of the City of Linz, as part of “City of Diversity 2022”.

He also published many publications that specifically prepare students for German exams.

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MAKE THE FIRST STEPS EASIER

Every beginning in an another country is difficult, especially if you don’t know the language. Learning German language is difficult enough, and in Austria we have a condition, that in many parts of the country, people use dialect, instead of standard German. That can impair our beginning too, as if we don’t have enough problems already, such as relocations problems, which are a great concern of ours. Therefore, we are finally putting an end to this matter, with the help of this language manual. Anyone who has their first steps in Austria, should have the same opportunities, and this manual “Speak Austrian” enables you to do so anyway.

Audio as the basis of book

Only after listening to the words and the sentences you will get an insight into the complexity of the Austrian dialect.