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What percentage of people in Germany speak English?

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Wetumpka, AL, US | 2 years, 10 months ago (7 minutes after post)

Many of the countries in Europe teach their children multiple languages at an early age. I don’t know the actual percentage, but I would imagine that around 75% can communicate pretty well in English and about 30% of that is fluent in 4 or 5 different languages. I’m a German Major. Hehe

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An Unknown Location | 2 years, 9 months ago (1 month after post)

I would say about 70%

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An Unknown Location | 2 years, 9 months ago (1 month, 1 week after post)

From personal experience, any German i’ve ever met has the most perfect english ever!! Much better than any other non-native speakers i think!! But as to the percentage..i haven’t a clue but i’m sure it’s very high!

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Apollo, PA, US | 2 years, 8 months ago (1 month, 2 weeks after post)

spent a lot of time in Germany my average guess is that 75 to 80% of germans speak very fluint english do to the fact that it is a required course in there school system since the early 80s

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An Unknown Location | 2 years, 8 months ago (1 month, 2 weeks after post)

I live in Germany, in a very Americanized area (50,000 Americans, largest US population outside the US). Where I live, almost everyone speaks English, it seems. It is very common in the rest of Germany as well. In rural areas, not as many do, and the same is true for the much older population. Almost all young people speak it because in school they must learn either English or French, and most choose English. It would be impossible to give a percentage, because it varies so much based on location, age, etc, but I can tell you from experience, since I have lived here over two years, that it would be a high number. Everywhere I have been, it has been easy to find someone who spoke English. Hope that helps!

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An Unknown Location | 2 years, 8 months ago (2 months after post)

I want to know it is easy to get a job in germany without knowing german language.

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Cullen, V6, GB | 2 years, 7 months ago (2 months, 2 weeks after post)

Hey, use the CAA World Fact Book (google search it) that will probably help.

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Hicksville, NY, US | 2 years, 7 months ago (2 months, 3 weeks after post)

Ironically many foriegners can speak better english than americans.

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Cullen, V6, GB | 2 years, 7 months ago (2 months, 3 weeks after post)

Hi sorry i said CAA world factbook, in actual fact it is the CIA world factbook, sorry!!

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AU | 2 years, 7 months ago (2 months, 3 weeks after post)

I suppose that english is a “Germanic” language to start with (origin wise), so the learning and speaking is not a major change. (I speak a few different languages, fluently, and have always found japanese the hardest to “work my tongue around”, where’s russian and some of the local languages arent too much of a problem)

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Lamastre, B9, FR | 2 years, 1 month ago (8 months, 3 weeks after post)

Hello,
as a French English teacher, I was wondering which teaching methods German English teachers used to be able to get such good results.
Thank you.

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 7 months ago (1 year, 3 months after post)

what languages do they speak in germany and what percentage?

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 6 months ago (1 year, 4 months after post)

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 4 months ago (1 year, 5 months after post)

They okay

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An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (2 years, 3 months after post)

iam refugee live in djibouti

i want to help i could like to germany

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An Unknown Location | 5 months, 1 week ago (2 years, 5 months after post)

hey :) all kids in germany have to learn english in school least 5 years. so i think all germans understand a little

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