Feb 14, 2016 · Although Germany, Austria and Switzerland are federal countries like USA who consist of smaller states (»Bundesländer« in Germany and Austria, »Kantone« in Switzerland) you don't …

May 14, 2020 · As with a lot of things in Germany, there is a national standard for this. In this case it is . DIN 5008 says, that the apartment or floor number is written after the street + house number and is …

Aug 16, 2024 · I read a couple of blog posts regarding cover letter format in Germany where they mention the German national standard DIN 5008 but all blog posts provided different examples …

Aug 7, 2019 · Let's say I live in the student dormitory. If I'm writing the address should I add my room number so that a parcel can be delivered into my post box?

Dec 5, 2018 · I am writing a cover letter (which I must upload only as a PDF) to a University in Austria. I do not know the name of the person who will be reading the letter. How do I address the letter to an

Jan 27, 2019 · In Germany, commas are used as decimal separators in numbers. So what character is used when two different numbers have to be separated?

17 I have to address my future German Au Pair family in an E-mail and until now have only been in contact with the woman. However the last E-mail was signed with both names, so I now feel I should …

Nov 2, 2018 · When should you speak to people using "du" instead of "Sie" if you want to be polite but not seem snobby? My parents were German but I was born and raised in Canada. My German is …

With Professor and Professor Dr. this is similar but the title seems to be used far more often. What would be the appropriate and modern approach for using grades or title in a salutation in …

Aug 10, 2017 · When writing a formal email or letter to a specific person in German I usually use: Sehr geehrte Frau X Sehr geehrter Herr X However when the receiver of the letter/email is not an specific …