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2 Guten Tag, Grüß Gott and Gruezi

Now listen to some more greetings, this time used in different regions and different German speaking countries: in Munich, Southern Germany, in the Austrian city of Innsbruck, in Frankfurt in Central Germany and in Zurich, Switzerland. Which greeting is used in which area?

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Bitte hören Sie.
In München
So, grüß Gott, meine Damen und Herren, herzlich willkommen …
Grüß Gott. Mein Name ist Kappl.
Grüß Gott, die Fahrscheine, bitte schön.
In Innsbruck
Grüß Gott!
Grüß Gott!
In Frankfurt
Guten Tag, Frau Schuster. Wie finden Sie Frankfurt? – Äh, na ja …
In Zürich
Gruezi, willkommen in Zürich.
Gruezi. – Gruezi.
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Figure 2 Map of Germany
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This is a map of Germany (Deutschland), Switzerland (Schweiz) and Austria (Österreich), showing the following towns and cities: In Germany: Rostock, Hamburg and Berlin (in the north); Köln (in the west, near the Belgian border), Frankfurt (south-east of Köln); Augsburg and München (in the south). The largest German island Rügen is also labelled, just off the north-east coast. In Switzerland: Genf (in the very far south-west), Bern (in the mid-west) and Zürich (in the north). In Austria: Innsbruck (in the west), Salzburg (north-west), Graz (south-east) and the capital Wien (north-east).

Figure 2 Map of Germany

Activity 2

Listen to Audio 2 again and decide where these greetings are used.

a. 

in Deutschland


b. 

In Österreich und Süddeutschland


c. 

in der Schweiz


The correct answer is b.

a. 

in Deutschland


b. 

In Österreich und Süddeutschland


c. 

in der Schweiz


The correct answer is c.

a. 

in Deutschland


b. 

In Österreich und Süddeutschland


c. 

in der Schweiz


The correct answer is a.