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GERMANY

How to speak Austrian: These are the major differences between Austrian and High German

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

IN MAPS: A brief introduction to Italy's many local 'dialects'

Are the Italians around you speaking a completely different language? Why are local dialects often so far removed from modern Italian? Here's what you need to know.

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

How Martin Luther gave Germans a language everyone could use

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Why I’m convinced Skånska is hands down the best Swedish accent

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

10 regional German words that will make you sound like a local

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Thirteen dialect words you need to know in Florence

VIDEO

LISTEN: What does the southern Swedish dialect sound like?

HOLIDAY

Did you know today is an unofficial ‘national day’ in Sweden?

German word of the day: Die Goaßgschau

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Nine handy Venetian words to use on your next trip to Venice

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Sweden to get its first dialect dictionary in 150 years

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

17 dialect words you’ll need to know to survive in southern Sweden