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English vs. German vs. Dutch vs. Afrikaans | West Germanic Language Comparison

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English vs. German vs. Dutch vs. Afrikaans | West Germanic Language Comparison



Is Afrikaans similar to Dutch? How similar are German and English? Let’s compare four of the most spoken Germanic languages – English vs. German vs. Dutch vs. Afrikaans. This Germanic language comparison will help you understand the difference in spelling, pronunciation, and grammar between English, German, Dutch, and Afrikaans. Can you name any other Germanic languages?

In this video from Language of Earth, you’ll learn a variety of words in the four different languages, and then you’ll see an example of a conversation in English, German, Dutch, and Afrikaans. Teachers, students, polyglots, and language enthusiasts will all find entertainment in this simple language study.

0:00 Numbers
1:08 Colors
2:13 Food
3:25 Animals
4:45 Transportation
5:37 Conversation

In the conversation section of this video, German, Dutch, and Afrikaans all use the casual forms of “you”: du, je, and jy, respectively. English does not have casual and formal forms of “you”.

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29 thoughts on “English vs. German vs. Dutch vs. Afrikaans | West Germanic Language Comparison”

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  2. English is German, Celtic, French, Greek…just a mut of a language 😂 however, Modern English is more related to French. “Blue”, “Sausage” are said in a French style and Apple is German in its origin but French in its style in how we say the word.

  3. Out of these four, I found the easiest one is both african and english, and the hardest one being the Germans 🤣🤣

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  7. It has to do with Efraim-Manasse vs. Zebulon and Aram. The Dutch are the real Germans, Ben Ich van Deutschen bloed. And I am.

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