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Auf dem Markt hört Otti zum ersten Mal echte Berliner Umgangssprache. At the market Otti hears real Berlin colloquial speech for the first time.

noun · B2

die Umgangssprache

[ˈʊmɡaŋsˌʃpʁaːxə]

colloquial language, everyday speech

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Other Examples

  • In der Umgangssprache sagen wir oft „nee“ statt „nein“.

    In everyday speech we often say "nee" instead of "nein".

  • Weißt du, ob „icke“ Umgangssprache oder schon ein Dialekt ist?

    Do you know whether "icke" is colloquial speech or already a dialect?

  • Emils Sprachnachrichten sind voller Berliner Umgangssprache.

    Emil's voice messages are full of Berlin colloquial speech.

Grammar

Plural
die Umgangssprachen In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Umgangssprache die Umgangssprachen
Accusative wen? was? die Umgangssprache die Umgangssprachen
Dative wem? der Umgangssprache den Umgangssprachen
Genitive wessen? der Umgangssprache der Umgangssprachen

How the Word Is Built

Um prefix gang root s linking letter sprache root

A compound: Umgang + die Sprache

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Otti and the dialects

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