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Can Austrians speak German?

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Can Austrians speak German?

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Yes, it麓s the common language in Austria. There are different dialects of the German language, Austrians use some different expressions for some words - but it麓s the same language!!
The Austrian dialect is very similar to the Bavarian dialect in Southern Germany

I should know best - I麓m from Austria!!

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Austrians do speak German. Just with a different accent.
yes they do but they also speak there own dialect which depends on where they abouts come from
Austrians speak German, it's their native language. However the dialect is distinctive, something like a Georgia boy talking to a New Yorker. The Germans always know when the speaker is an Austrian
A German would tell you that austrians speak Austrian and write German.

There are many spoken dialects in Austria and the proper German ("Hochdeutsch") is learned almost as a second language for many - since it has even a different grammar than the spoken dialects.