20 Expressions to Wish Good Luck in German
German is the official language of both Germany and Austria and one of the official languages of Switzerland. German belongs to the West Germanic group of the Indo-European language family, along with English, Frisian, and Dutch. It is the key language in the European Union and the new economies of Central and Eastern Europe. The German language even seems to be in great demand abroad also. Also, German belongs to the ten most popular languages in the world. The language is, written in the Latin script and is one of the major languages of the world. It is estimated to have approximately 90–95 million people speaking German as a first language, 10–25 million speaking it as a second language, and 75–100 million speaking it as a foreign language. This would imply approximately 175–220 million German speakers worldwide.