Languages Of Europe Over 200 native languages in Europe Most can be put into three categories Germanic Slavic Romanic.

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2 Languages Of Europe Over 200 native languages in Europe Most can be put into three categories Germanic Slavic Romanic

3 Languages Of Europe Germanic –The largest native group with 20% of Europeans speaking a Germanic Language. The Vikings from the North Atlantic countries in Europe help spread Germanic languages during their expeditions and voyages. Examples: English,German, Dutch,Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Danish

4 Germany: Language The official language of Germany and Austria is German. Type: Germanic Language Follow the link to here a song sung in German!! http://genkienglish. net/learntospeakger man/hallowiegehts. htm

5 United Kingdom: Language English is the official Language of the United Kingdom. It is a Germanic Language. Other Languages commonly spoke in the UK are Gaelic (Irish), Celtic (Scottish), and Welsh (Wales) HP cast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26nUzuqmJ zU

6 Languages Of Europe Slavic- mostly in Northern and Eastern European Countries. Include Russia. Written in the Cyrillic Alphabet. Examples: Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, & Czech

7 Russia: Language Russian is a Slavic Language Between 145-160 million speak Russian (based on 2008 estimation) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwy9wVlO96I A Russian Proverb Руководитель без народа, что цветок без солнца Translation: A ruler without a nation is like a flower without the sun

8 Languages Of Europe Romanic -These language come from Latin - the language of the Roman Empire - Roman ic. Examples: Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, & Romanian.

9 France: Language -French is the official language of France -French is one of the Romanic Languages Follow the link to here a Disney Cartoon sung in French http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUtIVxmm- fE

10 Italy: Language -Italian is the official language of Italy -Italian is one of the Romanic languages. Follow the link to hear some phrases in Italian http://www.bbc.co.uk/langu ages/italian/guide/phrases.s html How to say hello in Italian: Ciao an informal term for Hello. It can also be used for Goodbye.

11 The End La Fin- French Ende- German το τέλος (to télos)- Greek В конце (V kontse)- Russian alla fine- Italian


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