Two brains move over a line maze. Two chomping halves of an animated pink brain join together. Text on banners over the brain reads, “Hungry Brain!”

[Upbeat music plays]

A voice says, HUNGRY BRAIN!

Text reads, “The Top True or False on the German Language.”

The voice narrates, WIE GEHT'S?

HERE'S THE TOP TRUE OR FALSE
ON THE GERMAN LANGUAGE.

A white number four appears.

[Whooshing, ding]

The narrator says, NUMBER FOUR,
GERMAN IS THE MOST SPOKEN
LANGUAGE IN EUROPE.

TRUE OR FALSE?

[Bloop]

The narrator says, TRUE!

A yellow number reads, “One Hundred and Thirty Million.”

The narrator says, ABOUT ONE HUNDRED
AND THIRTY MILLION PEOPLE CALL
GERMAN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE.

[Slide whistle, upbeat music continues]

The narrator says, AND IT'S THE
SECOND LANGUAGE TO ANOTHER
HUNDRED MILLION.

THAT MAKES IT THE MOST
WIDELY SPOKEN LANGUAGE
IN THE EUROPEAN UNION.

AND GERMAN'S NOT JUST
THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF
GERMANY, AUSTRIA, AND
LIECHTENSTEIN, IT'S ALSO
THE CO-OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
IN A DOZEN OTHER COUNTRIES
AROUND THE WORLD…

Black, red, and yellow striped flags of Germany appear on a world map.

[Whooshing]

The narrator says,
LIKE SWITZERLAND.

[Popping, Narrator speaks German]

A white number three appears.
[Whooshing, ding]

The narrator says, NUMBER THREE,
IN GERMAN, TO TOAST MEANS
TO EAT.

TRUE OR FALSE?

[Buzzing]

Text reads, “Trinken.”

[Whooshing]

The narrator says, FALSE.

IN GERMAN, "TRINKEN"
MEANS "TO DRINK".

IN THE MIDDLE AGES, GERMANS
WERE KNOWN TO DRINK BY
CLINKING MUGS TOGETHER.

CAREFUL!

[Clink]

The narrator says, THE LIQUIDS
WOULD OFTEN SLOSH TOGETHER,
MEANING THAT BOTH THESE
KUMPELS COULD RELAX,
KNOWING NEITHER ONE WAS
TRYING TO POISON THE OTHER.

An animated man drops a stein and falls.

[Glass shatters]

The animated man says, MEIN GOTT!
I HAVE BEEN POISONED!

He stands.

[Slide whistle]

The animated man says, IT'S
GOOD JOKE, NO?

A white number two appears.

[Ding]

The narrator says, NUMBER TWO,
GERMAN HAS VERY LONG WORDS.

TRUE OR FALSE?

[Bloop]

The narrator says, TRUE.

Blue text reads, Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitatsstorung.”

[Typing]

The narrator says, THE WORD
AUFMERKSAMKEITSDEFIZIT-
HYPERAKTIVITATSSTORUNG,
MEANING ATTENTION DEFICIT
HYPERACTIVITY, CONTAINS
FORTY-FOUR LETTERS!

Red numbers over the word read, “Forty-four.”

The narrator says, AUFMERKSAMKEITSDEFIZIT-
HYPERAKTIVITATSSTORUNG?

SOUNDS LIKE THE NOISE YOU'D
MAKEFALLING DOWN THE STAIRS.

An animated woman falls down a blue staircase.

She says, AUF-MERK-SAM-KEITS-DEFIZIT-
HYPER-AKTIVITATS-STORUNG!

The narrator asks, THINK THAT'S
A LONG WORD?

GERMAN HAS WAY LONGER ONES.

THIS COMPLEX LANGUAGE
ALLOWS FOR STICKING NOUNS
AND VERBS TOGETHER TO
CREATE ENDLESS NEW WORDS.

Red text reads, “Nouns.” “Verbs.” “Nounsverbs.”

[Slide whistle]

The narrator says, I WOULD NOT
LIKE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
UPDATING THE GERMAN DICTIONARY.

[Speaks German]

A white number one appears.

[Ding]

The narrator says, NUMBER ONE,
GERMAN IS LIKE FRENCH.
TRUE OR FALSE? FALSE.

GERMAN AND FRENCH HAVE
VERY DIFFERENT ORIGIN STORIES.

GERMAN, LIKE ENGLISH, HAS
GERMANIC ROOTS, WHILE FRENCH,
LIKE SPANISH, HAS LATIN ROOTS.

Text beneath a black, red, and yellow striped book reads, “Germanic.” Text beneath a blue, white, and red striped book reads, “Latin.”

The narrator says, AND DON'T
GET ME STARTED ON
THE GRAMMAR!

IN GERMAN, YOU START WITH
THE DETAIL AND FINISH WITH
THE SUBJECT.

Text above a green circle reads, “Gruner.” Text over a white outline of an apple beside it reads, “Apfel.”

Text over a white outline of an apple beside it reads, “Pomme.”Text above a green circle reads, “Verte.”

[Slide whistles, popping, upbeat music continues]

The narrator says, IN FRENCH,
IT'S THE OPPOSITE.

YOU START WITH THE SUBJECT,
AND THEN COMES THE DETAIL.

The narrator says, GERMAN CAN
REQUIRE A LOT OF CONCENTRATION
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL
THE END OF THE SENTENCE TO
FULLY UNDERSTAND THE MESSAGE.

[Whooshing]

An animated teacher points to a blackboard as a boy with brown hair stands in front of her.

The teacher says, YOU REQUIRE
DISCIPLINE AND PRECISION TO
LEARN IT.

The boy says, TELL ME ABOUT IT!

The narrator says, AUF WIEDERSEHEN,
MY FRIENDS. THIS IS DAS ENDE.

Text reads, “Das Ende.”

[Slide whistle]

[Upbeat music continues]

End Credits:
Narration: Helen Moorhouse. Iain O’Connor.
Produced by: Trio Orange.

Trio Orange. Member of the Association Quebécoise de la Production Mediatique.