What language is spoken in Austria?

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As a student in Austria, you will soon be confronted with the peculiarities of Austrian German. In this post, Gergo Horváth, Hungarian student at TU Graz, writes about the gap between Standard German and the Austrian variant and how to cope with it. My name is Gergo Horváth. I am an International Student Ambassador at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) and I have been living in Austria for the last seven years. I grew up in Hungary where we have to learn some foreign languages, such as German and English, during our school years. In my humble opinion, the German language we learn at school is slightly different to what is spoken in Austria, but let me demonstrate this with the following points. If you want to read more TU Graz Student Ambassador Stories about leisure activities, working as a student, finding your first accommodation, networking and more, visit the "Student Ambassador Stories" website.
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