German Language Quiz for Beginners:
What is the German word for “yes”?
(a) Nein
(b) Ja
(c) Guten Tag
(d) Danke
What is the German word for “friend”?
(a) Feind
(b) Freundin
(c) Kumpel
(d) Bekannte
What is the German word for “house”?
(a) Garten
(b) Haus
(c) Wohnung
(d) Schule
Which of these languages is not a member of the Germanic language family?
(a) German
(b) Dutch
(c) Swedish
(d) Italian
Which of these languages is a Low German dialect?
(a) High German
(b) Dutch
(c) Swedish
(d) Norwegian
Which language has the most similar grammar to English within the Germanic language family?
(a) German
(b) Dutch
(c) Norwegian
(d) Icelandic
Which of the following is not a feature of Germanic languages?
(a) Cases
(b) Gender
(c) Articles
(d) Tonal accents
Which of the following is a Low German dialect?
(a) Frisian
(b) Swedish
(c) Dutch
(d) Danish
What is the German word for “goodbye”?
(a) Guten Morgen
(b) Auf Wiedersehen
(c) Tschüss
(d) Hallo
What is the German word for “father”?
(a) Onkel
(b) Vater
(c) Opa
(d) Bruder
Which Germanic language is spoken in Switzerland?
(a) Swiss German
(b) Dutch
(c) Danish
(d) Norwegian
Which of the following languages is the most closely related to English?
(a) German
(b) Norwegian
(c) Icelandic
(d) Dutch
Which of these languages is not a West Germanic language?
(a) German
(b) Dutch
(c) English
(d) Swedish
Which language is not descended from Proto-Germanic?
(a) Swedish
(b) Dutch
(c) Icelandic
(d) Latin
What is the German word for “dog”?
(a) Katze
(b) Hund
(c) Vogel
(d) Maus
What is the German word for “I love you”?
(a) Ich liebe dich
(b) Ich mag dich
(c) Ich vermisse dich
(d) Ich brauche dich
Which of the following is an East Germanic language?
(a) Middle High German
(b) Old Norse
(c) Old English
(d) Gothic
What is the German word for “thank you”?
(a) Bitte
(b) Hallo
(c) Danke
(d) Auf Wiedersehen
What is the German word for “car“?
(a) Fahrrad
(b) Zug
(c) Auto
(d) Schiff
Which Germanic language was the official language of the Holy Roman Empire?
(a) Old High German
(b) Middle English
(c) Old Norse
(d) Old Frisian
What is the German word for “mother”?
(a) Mutter
(b) Schwester
(c) Tante
(d) Nichte
Which Germanic language is spoken in Scandinavia?
(a) German
(b) Dutch
(c) Swedish
(d) English
