German

German Translation

German is one of the major world languages, with more native speakers than there are native speakers of English within Europe, and many more Europeans who speak German fluently as a second language.

German is one of our more commonly requested languages for translation projects. Global Connects has many German translators in our network and carries out many German translation projects each year (including English to German translations and German to English translations) through our offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scotland.

We have translated all kinds of documents to and from German including:

• Birth, marriage and death certificates
• Educational qualifications and degrees
• Documents relating to property in Germany
• Business correspondence
• Sales literature, product lists and legal contracts
• Information leaflets and posters
• Technical Manuals and Product Instructions
• Websites

German Language

Besides being spoken in Germany itself, German is also spoken by the majority of the populations of Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Lichtenstein. There are also significant German-speaking communities in other countries on Germany’s borders such as Italy, France, Belgium, Denmark and the Czech Republic. In addition there are significant numbers of German speakers in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela and Chile. German is also widely spoken among the white population of the former German colony of Namibia.

There are currently estimated to be around 120 million native speakers and 80 million non-native speakers of German in the world.

There are significant regional differences between the German spoken in different regions of Germany and in other countries.

The English language is closely related linguistically to German – both having their roots in the same Saxon tongue – but it has also borrowed a number of modern German words into English vocabulary. Some examples of fairly common words would be angst, kindergarten, sauerkraut, apple strudel and cobalt. There are also many more technical words used in English in subject areas such as psychology, politics and science, such as: doppelganger, schadenfreude, Zeitgeist, Poltergeist.

If you would like further information about German translations or would like to discuss your requirements with us, please contact us.