German reacts to Prince Philip speaking German | language breakdown | Daveinitely

German reacts to Prince Philip speaking German | language breakdown | Daveinitely - Hey there, language enthusiasts! Welcome back to the Daveinitely channel. Today, I've got something truly fascinating to share with you. In this video, I, a native German speaker, will be reacting to none other than Prince Philip himself speaking German! 🇩🇪👑
We all know Prince Philip as a prominent member of the British royal family, but did you know he had some impressive language skills up his sleeve? Join me as we dive into this captivating moment and witness Prince Philip speaking German in a way that might surprise you.
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00:00 RIP HRH Prince Philip (1921-2021) and 'The Crown' on Netflix
01:03 Prince Philip's German Descent, Family Name 'Mountbatten', Alice von Battenberg
02:16 Prince Philip Speaks German in a TV Interview
05:11 Linguistic Analysis of Prince Philip Speaking German
06:13 German Filler Words - 'och' Translated and Explained
07:27 Colloquial Short Forms in German - 'is' Instead of 'ist'
08:16 Semantic Difference Between 'so' and 'also' in English and German
09:05 German Filler Words - 'äh' and 'ähm' Explained
09:37 Colloquial Short Forms in German - 'ne' Instead of 'eine'
10:11 Pronunciation of the Letter 'g' in Spoken German + 'ch' ([ç] ,[x])
11:26 German Idiom / Saying 'Es ist fünf vor zwölf' Explained
12:34 How to Express Two-Digit Numbers in German Compared to English
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[@Daveinitely]

RIP HRH Prince Philip (1921-2021). Next to English and other languages, he was also pretty fluent in speaking German, which also had to do with his mother (Alice von Battenberg) being of German descent. Let us remember him and learn German words and phrases. Dear Patrons, I decided to not feature Patreon-related things in the video itself this time. Thanks for your highly appreciated support! A special gratitude goes out to all Tier 2+ patrons and their immense generosity: Loralee Pace, Marcelo dos Santos Medeiros, Fenris, Jukka Karonen, Abbie Newing, Elli Ferguson, Bruce Grant, Tanya Boyce, asperger9, Barbara Rouhier-Wallace & Regina Martin.

[@inaleyen2737]

Let's not forget that Alice von Battenberg was stone deaf, grew up in England, and was not much of a presence in Prince Phillip's life during his childhood and adolescence.

[@tufinbizsustainabilityseri1314]

Prince Philip's first language was in fact German and his second language was French. Prince Philip only learnt English when he moved to the U.K..

[@tufinbizsustainabilityseri1314]

Prince Philip's first language was German, his second language was French and his third language was English.

[@nightwish1000]

he's also partially german from his father's side.

[@marywood8794]

When you say spoken German, do you mean conversational German? I mean that it might not be grammatically correct but it's the way people normally speak.

[@Brinda230]

His Royal Highness was an accomplished man. He spoke his mind. He was also capable of speaking beautiful French.

[@afanasymarinov2236]

His pronunciation is pretty accurate but sometimes he's insecure in grammar and choice of vocabulary. He's speaking German like a person who has learned a language during childhood but then didn't have had much practice in his adult life. Although I must confess that there are many people who spent their entire life in Germany and still don't have a better command of the language. Hervorragend, Prinz Philip! Sie werden uns fehlen.

[@tufinbizsustainabilityseri1314]

German was in fact Prince Philip's first language. Prince Philip's second was french and his third language was English. After living in the U.K. for so many years he didn't have much chance to use his German so I spouse he became a bit rusty. Prince Charles is also trilingual. Price Charles also speaks fluent German and French.

[@mattbod]

I think with German the grammar really holds non native speakers back. It’s complicated and my old German teacher at school was obsessed with it. I have retained reasonable french but my German is very rusty. My German friends say don’t worry and we make errors too but it does make one self conscious. When travelling in Germany as soon as they hear my accent they switch to fluent English anyway as if to say “your German is shit, I can speak perfect English so let’s put us all out of our misery.” In France and Italy I am forced to use the languages as less people are comfortable speaking English.

[@toosiyabrandt8676]

HI Ja ! Ganz genau! Das habe ich auch gedacht! Shalom to us only in Christ Yeshua.

[@evamaria7298]

Yes!

[@evamaria7298]

@@tufinbizsustainabilityseri1314 His parents both had german roots so maybe they spoke german at home?

[@alainvankerkhove8141]

Respect für dieser Mann ! Er hat ein schönes deutsches Accent ! Ich bin Belgier aus Flandern.

[@bea2928]

I am a German, Prince Philip‘ s German ist great, among others he spent some time on a famous Boarding School named SALEM. He was a real gentleman, rest in piece.

[@paulmcgee1867]

I understand they left quickly to escape the Nazis

[@bea2928]

@@paulmcgee1867 extremely stupid comment!!!

[@paulmcgee1867]

@@bea2928 true: I quote for you. With the rise of Nazism in Germany, Salem's Jewish founder, Kurt Hahn, fled persecution and founded Gordonstoun School in Scotland, to which Philip moved after two terms at Salem.

[@adrienneclarke3953]

I saw an interview where he comments that at family gatherings there were so many languages, a conversations would start in german and when someone couldn't find the right word, progress naturally to French, English etc and back again.

[@dihydrogenmonoxide7600]

Being bilingual I can say that's very common when you know more than 1 language. Can only imagine for polyglots.

[@shivermetimbers6128]

Totally normal in parts of Asia and Africa

[@AmiNa-nw5ld]

That's called " switch off " , you speak a language then use a word from another language and so on.

[@huangec]

Indeed. It certainly happens here in Singapore, and oftentimes we wouldn't even realise that we've switched languages!

[@dolores1966]

Prince Philip speaks German like his mother tongue... which it literally is... but he makes the mistakes that someone would make who has not spoken his mother tongue for a very long long time

[@evamaria7298]

Exactly! I was so impressed how incredibly good and fast his German still is and how little and only minor mistakes he makes, but mostly how on point his pronuntiation is. He really sounds almost like a native who speaks German all the time to me! Through his sisters he still has relatives in Hesse and Hannover and both places I think say "Jacht" (Jagd) or "sacht" (sagt) for example. A bit like former chancellor Schröder spoke. :) Also his speed when speaking and just how native it sounds is impressive to me!

[@tufinbizsustainabilityseri1314]

Prince Philip's first language was in fact German and his second language was French. Prince Philip only learnt English when he moved to the U.K..

[@vane7738]

True! Obviously German IS his mother tongue! He speaks German without any english accent!

[@tufinbizsustainabilityseri1314]

German was his mother tongue. French was his second language and English was his third language.

[@Hels_Angels]

@@evamaria7298 Exactly! „Jacht“ and „sacht“ is how people from Hannover pronounce these words. I was born and bred there 👋🏼👩🏼‍🦳❤️🤍

[@tamaliaalisjahbana9354]

I always wanted to hear Prince Philip speak another language. His accent is really good.

[@MrPaulMorris]

What was impressive was that Philip was speaking 'off the cuff' in an interview rather than in a prepared speech. Not only was that fairly uncommon for senor members of the Royal Family but he was perfectly at ease in the use of language. As noted, he occasionally had to hunt for the right word but he was confident enough that it didn't disrupt his thoughts.

[@williamcooke5627]

HRH clearly had an excellent command of German. As you say, his errors were those of someone who does not get the chance to speak the language every day.

[@tufinbizsustainabilityseri1314]

Prince Philip's first language was in fact German and his second language was French. Prince Philip only learnt English when he moved to the U.K..

[@vane7738]

@@tufinbizsustainabilityseri1314 That makes sense! You can hear it!

[@tufinbizsustainabilityseri1314]

German was his mother tongue. French was his second language and English was his third language.

[@fralencemelograno]

Did he not speak greek as well? Very interesting video btw, thank you, I think it's a lovely way to remember Prince Philip

[@matty6848]

I can only speak a very basic German having a German girlfriend, but I can tell he’s fairly fluent in the language.

[@jemmajames6719]

He kept in touch with his German family.

[@susanletissier9729]

His mother could lip read in English, German and French which I think is quite impressive !

[@Daveinitely]

That is indeed! :O

[@FREEMAN....]

Because she was congenitally deaf. That is therefore not that impressive.

[@KingLofiOne]

@@FREEMAN.... Being able to lip-read three languages you never heard because you're deaf isn't impressive?

[@Lucy0809]

I’ve never heard him talk German before! Amazing man x

[@bernadetteconsimbo9902]

Respect! Rest in Peace Prince Philipp. Möge deine Seele in Frieden ruhen.

[@Claudiaxyz]

He was an intelligent man 🙂

[@MrMattias87]

He also spoke French too...part of the family habit to speak different languages...but he does have German heritage.

[@jemmajames6719]

He has family living in Germany, some came to his funeral, he lived in Germany and France as a child, I expect that English wasn’t his first language.

[@MrMattias87]

@@jemmajames6719 Yes that's also true

[@DougWinfield]

@@jemmajames6719 English and French were his primary languages in Paris up to age 9. He attended school in England for until he was 12 and went to school in Germany for a year where he was taunted for his bad German by the other students.

[@tufinbizsustainabilityseri1314]

@@jemmajames6719 Prince Philip's first language was in fact German and his second language was French. Prince Philip only learnt English when he moved to the U.K..

[@tufinbizsustainabilityseri1314]

Prince Philip's first language was in fact German and his second language was French. Prince Philip only learnt English when he moved to the U.K..

[@tiyatiya13]

I don’t speak German and don’t know a single word but don’t know why I ended up here.

[@Daveinitely]

I appreciate it either way! Cheers from a German language influencer, I guess! :D

[@monichat]

A talented man, he also spoke perfect French, no accent

[@Jchan700]

As someone who speaks multiple languages as my native language. If I don't actively think or speak in one of the languages, when I speak it again, it takes some time to come back. I think what is happening here is that towards the end, he starts to sort of remember how to speak the language.

[@sandraankenbrand]

100% agree... even if its just a specific topic I usually only speak about in one language then I have problems to find the correct expressions on another

[@Codemned]

Sein Deutsch ist großartig. Ich hätte gedacht er ist Deutscher wenn ich den Titel und die Person nicht gekannt hätte.

[@valerietaylor9615]

Genau!

[@californiahiker9616]

Wow, I’ve never heard him speak German! His accent is excellent, the grammar isn’t always correct, but so what?! German is a difficult language to learn, grammatically as well as in pronunciation. He’s searching for words the way I do sometimes when talking to my German family and friends... and I spent many more years in Germany than he did! Hats off, it was a brave thing to do, speaking in a language he probably didn’t have occasion to speak very often! . Also, he is well spoken, it comes through even in German, as one would expect of a man in his position. I’ve always enjoyed listening to him! May he Rest In Peace!

[@sebastianschmidt3869]

As Duke of Edinburgh he often visited his sisters (and other relatives) in Germany, so he had an opportunity to speak German from time to time.

[@johncrwarner]

His family spoke French, English and German at home in exile from Greece Three of his sisters married Germans and he had two semesters at a school in Germany whose head was Jewish so he left to found Gordonstoun and Prince Philip followed.

[@hermionedelano6307]

All of his sisters married Germans and one married twice with Germans. Sofia, Theodora, Margarita and Cecilia.

[@jeanross7430]

Prince Philip went to school in Germany, so of course he speaks well, no surprise here, he also spoke French too.

[@tufinbizsustainabilityseri1314]

Prince Philip's first language was in fact German and his second language was French. Prince Philip only learnt English when he moved to the U.K..

[@sassytbc7923]

I didn’t think he attended school in Germany that long?

[@williamcooke5627]

Doubtless the Battenerg connexion was the main German influence on him. But when he was young *all* European royalty were taught both German and English. And ultimately his paternal ancestors were counts of Oldenburg.

[@ds1868]

Yes a very good point. Batten burg or Mountbatten is not his real paternal name. He is a Prince of Denmark in the male line which goes back to the House of Oldenburg which is German. Of course the English are originally a Germanic race from Northern Germany so ultimately the root language and ethnicity is German.

[@matty6848]

Yes they are basically a German family, even the surname pre WW1 was Sax Coburg. Which both Prince Phillip and the Queen were related to.

[@denisecaringer4726]

Prince Philip’s four older sisters married Germans, and he spent time with them when he was a child, which would account for much of his conversational German.

[@BigBandGuy]

Queen Victoria, who was his mother’s great-grandmother, actually preferred to speak in German. She reportedly only spoke German with her mother and her husband. When she inherited the British throne, they had to work very hard to help her eliminate a German accent when speaking English.

[@JGumaerTesta]

Queen Victoria's parents were both German. He's a prince of Greece & Denmark- House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg also German

[@SantiagoGomez-zy1kn]

Sehr gut! Eigentlich ein tolles Video, vielen Dank für die Erklärungen und schöne grüsse aus Montevideo, Uruguay.

[@xxyes8879]

Thanks so much for this video! I was amazed at his German. I just returned from living in Germany for the last 15 years. I can carry on a conversation fluently and use fillers, but have a strong accent, mess grammar up plenty, and in no way sound as natural as he does. It was immediately obvious to me that he obtained a different level entirely. Not totally surprising maybe, since he was at school in Germany ( I learned it for the first time at middle age), but nice to have it confirmed that Prince P really was totally integrated in the German culture and language and society at that time. He was clearly an intelligent man. What impressed me the most was that he expressed himself just like many Germans I met - foremost concern for the animals of the world and environment and awareness of inequities in politics. His accent was perfect to my ears. I agree with the articles. My partner is German and often gets them wrong . He corrects me on an article - I tell him he is wrong so we google it - and often I am right and then he is shocked! Natives get them wrong too. For people criticizing the fact that Prince Phillip doesn't find the right word immediately - this is normal folks! We do that even in our native language. In addition, Prince Phillip can speak Greek and possibly Danish or other languages too. The brain can only hold so much information in the recent memory section. The more words you learn, the harder it becomes to access the precise word you need. He is no spring chicken here.

[@ds1868]

Prince Philip was of German descent from both sides of his family. His paternal ancestry is the House of Oldenburg in Denmark which is German and his mother's descent is also German. He was also fluent in French and in a way I find this more surprising. As you say he was clearly a very intelligent person.

[@gingerbaker4390]

The royals speak many languages, because that's how they communicate with each other. The relatives come from all over Europe.

[@romaengholm]

In general, Europeans speak more than one or two languages, even 3 or 4. The English people being the least bilingual, in many cases they only speak English. Then again PP before he became British, was continental European.

[@eoinoconnor5783]

Look at some of the royals from a few centuries ago. Some of them could speak around 10 languages!

[@AilFarr]

Very impressive. Wonder if he mixed up his articles not only, as others have said, because he didn’t get much speaking practice but because he knows French too and may have been thinking of the gender in French. RIP Prince Philip 💙

[@j.burgess4459]

He spoke French better, I believe? (And he probably had more chance to practise it in later life.)

[@erichamilton3373]

Prince Phillip WAS a native speaker of German. That is clear to me from the way he speaks. It is litterally is mother tongue. Of course, it's a bit rusty, and out of practice due to little use I suppose, but that doesn't change the fact that it he was a native speaker of German. This kind of speech is pretty common for German native speakers who live outside of predominantly German-speaking areas.

[@dennisroyhall121]

You, sir, are an excellent language teacher and I have every respect for your linguistic manner and consideration towards all would-be learners - myself included - best wishes for your every success. Sincere thanks for your words regarding The Prince Philip, R.I.P…

[@Daveinitely]

Thank you very much for your kind words, Dennis! Much appreciated ☺

[@frontenac5083]

*Dude, you're really small! Don't be shy, make yourself bigger!* *Danke for your expertise!*

[@reginamartin3004]

Thanks for the video!! I am learning so much from your videos!!👍

[@dunc0127]

I had the pleasure to know this inspiring gentleman; like us all he had his challenges, however he will be remembered fondly by this humble English / German gentleman. Great video sir

[@margaretlovelock7031]

He also spoke fluent french, a very intelligent man.

[@nickgooday7142]

Thanks for the Video .. Good to learn something new every day.. Have subscribed so not to miss you next one. Cheers. From New Zealand.

[@rosmaracm]

Great video Dave! ...as always, Danke ❤️🇲🇽

[@sarah.w]

Neat! I had no idea he spoke German. Thanks for the video!

[@mscott3918]

He was fluent in French, English and German. He spoke a few words of Greek and understood a few.

[@nitalopes515]

Well done Prince speaking a language that is part of your heritage

[@angelicafernandez1404]

Thanks a lot. That was a nice surprise. Vielen dank.

[@crido8118]

RIP. Ruhe in Frieden. Warst der größte Deutsche

[@RV-cv2yt]

Very cool and informative video :)👍

[@doreentyler1016]

I came across this channel quite by chance. I am not a German speaker but really enjoyed listening to Prince Phillip speak it. What do you said about the colloquialisms and that Germans in different areas of Germany speak words differently is also very interesting. I wonder if this applies to body language as well.

[@williamcooke5627]

His regionalisms are likely those of Hesse, where his German relatives live and where he himself lived in his youth.

[@b1crusade384]

Prince Philip was a Greek Prince. He was in Germany and other countries in exile.

[@tamaliaalisjahbana9354]

@@b1crusade384 But never learnt Greek.

[@b1crusade384]

@@tamaliaalisjahbana9354 He spoke some Greek. He was exiled from Greece so one would hardly expect Greek to be his first language.

[@tamaliaalisjahbana9354]

@@b1crusade384 I don't think he really did speak Greek. He left at the age of 18 months. My point is that language opens the door to understanding a culture. The monarchy was deposed and he did not speak the language or really live there and he gave up the Greek Orthodox faith so it probably had the least influence on him.

[@b1crusade384]

@@tamaliaalisjahbana9354 He publicly said he knows some words in Greek and speaks a little. Many cultures speak English. Plus you can learn a lot about other cultures via KZbin documentaries on cultures. I for one learned about Russia and it’s Tzars in English on KZbin.

[@B.C36]

Nice video. He often made small pauses to find the best word in English so hardly surprising he also paused in German and French as he did in English. It was his style. I would be interested in you review of Prince Charles speaking German and the Queen.

[@twinny555]

I would love to speak German this fluently. Brilliant video, thanks. Really enjoyed learning the after 12 phrase.

[@bundesficker5366]

Lernen Sie Deutsch! So schwer ist es garnicht. 😊

[@bellatindale3120]

His pronunciation is amazing, it reminds me of my Dad. A bit of a Berlín accent.

[@BarriotticisAround]

Wow...it is amazing to listen to him speaking like a local German... "alsoo....".. I love how you react to his German...It is indeed not easy to speak the language and as a foreigner living here in Germany, we tend to mimic the common expressions and mix them with our broken German..haha... Thank you so much for this reaction video.. Rest in peace my most favorite Prince Philip..:( :( .. Tchüß..bis zum nachste mal Herr Dave..

[@valerietaylor9615]

It’s “ zum naechsten mal”.

[@BarriotticisAround]

opps I forgot the umlaut and the "n". Thank you for correcting me...haha@@valerietaylor9615

[@lauribleu7558]

Overall, very interesting. As far as his pronunciation of "is(t)," his "s" is certainly for more German than English. When we say "is" it sounds more like "isz" with a soft "s.'

[@hannahmeyers8492]

Das ist sehr toll!! Mehr Videos wie dieses bitte!!!

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Lovely stuff. Thanks :)

[@ransomcoates546]

The Danish Royal family brought to Greece as monarchs is German as well, I believe. It’s a hyphenated combination of three German names. Danish, I think, was considered a vulgar dialect. I’d be surprised if his first language wasn’t German. In one of his German clips he has a perfect closed vowel in ‘dagegen’.

[@mscott3918]

It's 4 surnames. Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glucksburg. Quite a handful.

[@michaeloconnor1757]

@@mscott3918 Schleswig Holstein was a Danish province at one time. His mother was a descendent of Queen Victoria and was born in Windsor Castle. She died in Buckingham Palace.

[@mattbod]

Let’s not be over critical here: he sounds fluent to me and he is making the effort which is what counts. Nitpicking just puts people off from trying especially English speakers who are hindered as they have never really had a pressing need to learn another. I reckon this standard would give him a good grade on a German Degree oral here in the UK.

[@Daveinitely]

Nitpicking wasn't my intention anyway, it's just a little linguistic analysis for my audience (people interested in the German language and culture). Thanks for watching! :)

[@mattbod]

@@Daveinitely i'll join you for the ride. I'd like to get my German back. I still have nightmares about Nachdem clause though from school!

[@ShaddeyNNM]

This was an interesting analysis, and I agree with the points made (of course I'm not great at German grammar). I have learned all the languages I speak by hanging with natives, I am bad at learning in classrooms and textbooks, but learn by listening and reading, so I want to emphasize what was said at the end of the video. Listen to natives, and ask bunch of questions, like why do you say it like this, then imitate the way they say it. If we think about it, we learn our native language(s) by listening to our parent(s) speak and then we imitate them. All this before we can read, write or even know what grammar is, so in my opinion this is the best way to learn a language.

[@omarhamid3638]

What a great idea for a video!! I enjoyed hearing your analysis and actually learning something new about my royal family. Ashamedly I don’t know as much as I should know about the royal family in England but it’s great to hear him speaking German and representing us well. Thanks for this Dave! 👍

[@SunflowerVegan]

Wow this is so cool! Thanks for the awesome videos Dave! 👌😎💯

[@DiggerWhoops]

Great video!

[@stephenscull901]

As a retired German teacher, I am quite impressed, but not surprised by his accent. Obviously, he began speaking German before adolescence. To some extent, I am disappointed with the “Germanophobia” of the Britons as a result of the two world wars. Personally, I think a Royal Family named von Sachse-Coburg-Gotha or von Battenberg sounds more noble than Windsor or Mountbatten. It was a great disappointment to the Prince that he was not even allowed to pass his family’s name of Mountbatten to his children or grandchildren. They are now only Windsor’s.

[@frontenac5083]

Windsors*

[@carolcoates3750]

I'm impressed!

[@EstelleBoy-sc2jm]

Nice tribute to Philip. Thank you. ZAR

[@sebastianschmidt2945]

Auch wenn Prince Philip nicht mehr unter uns weiht ABER PERFEKTES DEUTSCH. RESPEKT 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheIamtheoneandonly1]

A very interesting and informative video. Thanks. As an aside, I never knew that Bedford made electric vans in the 80s! Just saying.

[@carlcreighton5328]

great video!

[@marcziegenhain8420]

The interview was conducted by Rolf Seelmann-Eggebert in 1985 but it seems that Seelmann-Eggebert used it again for a new documentary several years ago.

[@myhillslife27]

Interesting, enjoyed it. Curious to hear P Philip speak German

[@JGumaerTesta]

Both Prince Philip's parents are German. He's a descendant of Queen Victoria & Christian IX of Denmark, both German.

[@1956paterson]

Dave, I enjoy studying languages especially German, how could I make a living teaching German either here in the USA or better yet teaching English in Germany but not before becoming fluent in German. The Goethe Institute has programmes in Germany and this is the best way to become immersed in German.

[@Ancientsorbet]

I’m from a really large German-American populated region and we use the sound och the same way. I didn’t realize it was a German thing BC my family is most recently immigrated from Ireland/Scotland.

[@nightwish1000]

that's interesting. what american region is that?

[@shonaaitken7635]

This was really interesting! Do we know which language he was raised speaking? Presumably his mother spoke to him in German? I'd also really like to thank you for being so encouraging about making mistakes when we begin trying to speak german. That is terrifying, and it's good to see examples of people forging through.

[@stanzim7612]

I’m pretty sure most of his family was German with a bit of Russian and Danish. I don’t think they actually had any Greek blood. I assume his mother tongue was German until he went to school in Britain

[@tonyjones2308]

It's quite interesting with Prince Philip. His mother, although a German princess was born in England and spoke English and German as a child, but apparently her pronunciation was quite imprecise. It was discovered that she was born deaf, so she was taught to lip read. Apparently his family spoke in German, French and English all the time. What a house to live in! Every language under the sun!

[@brucekilby9957]

Coming from a mixed Greek/German background his German is good. A friend of mine heard him speak Fluent Greek when speaking at a Greek Club,when in Melbourne to open the 1956 Olympics. He said his Greek was very good.R.I.P Philip Danke und Eftharesto.

[@mayajrj]

@@stanzim7612 His mother spent a lot of time in England too . She was taught to lipread in several languages. I expect Prince Philip was brought up speaking English, German and French.

[@ek7390]

@@mayajrj His mother was born in Windsor Castle and died in Buckingham Palace.

[@brucequinn]

Toll!

[@maggiesays7827]

So his family is from Hessen? Is it possible that they lived in the small castle located in Friedberg? I lived near there for 2 years but never heard the story of the castle.

[@michirumaeda]

Neither a German speaker nor learner but it’s interesting to watch the breakdown of similarities and differences between English and German

[@jeanpierredevos3137]

But his French is even better. It is amazing. He was an intellegent man.

[@elizabethchoymoorman6381]

Sehr interessant

[@Danny30011980]

He did very well and seemed pretty comfortable with it. But yeh, he lived with several of his sisters in Germany and then went to school in Salem... I wonder whether he remembered any Greek aswell. I've seen videos where Charles spoke German aswell - his German is a bit more wobbly than his father's tho', but given that it's not an easy language to speak, it is cool alright.

[@sirjemalmet849]

@Hicky Hicky I think he didn't speak danish

[@jessicaandersson4313]

He didn't speak any Danish but could speak a bit of Greek and understand even more.

[@Licw-Luxus]

Pronunciation is flawless.

[@siri532]

Väterlicherseits stammt er aus dem Haus Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, einer Nebenlinie des Hauses Oldenburg Deutschland. Er stammte mütterlicherseits aus dem Haus Battenberg, einer Nebenlinie des Hauses Hessen, Deutschland

[@heronimousbrapson863]

The queen has German ancestry as well. Queen Victoria had a good command of German. The first Hannoverian monarch, George I, didn't speak English at all.

[@Ettibridget]

Same in Denmark. Several Danish kings had German as first language. A few of them did not even understand Danish.

[@stylembonkers1094]

Never knew the grand old Duke spoke both German and French til after he had passed away.

[@eoinoconnor5783]

He and his sisters were raised speaking English, French and German at the same time. They spoke English with their mother and French and German with their father and his relatives. He said in an interview that when he would be talking to his sisters, the conversation would start in English then gradually switch to French to German to Greek whenever they couldn’t find the right words.

[@TheEggmaniac]

I found this video fascinating. Im not a German speaker. I have read and heard about the different regional accents of German speakers in Germany and Austria. But I wondered if there are different accents for different classes in German? In the UK you can usually tell which country, region, a person is from by their accent. But also its really obvious what their class background is. That word sounds really dated, but its still true in the UK. I wondered if this is true in Germany and Austria?

[@richardschafer7858]

That was very cool.

[@DayVid2.0]

We say Och in Scotland too.

[@xxyes8879]

Also do you ken? Kennst du? in German. There are some interesting lingual connections between Germany and Scotland, though I have no idea of the origins of those.

[@DayVid2.0]

@@xxyes8879 totally! Same with Braw/Bra in Norwegian.

[@BJHolloway1]

Correct me if I am wrong but he was German - Schooled in Salem and his mother lived in a castle nearby, Died there in fact. He had 4 sisters none of whom were allowed to go to his marriage because of their various husbands. It was not popular after WW2 to be a German so he was reinvented as a Greek. Not the first time this has happened in the UK after WW1 the royal family adopted a new family mane Hanover (was previous Saxe Coburg) So nothing new eh?

[@mscott3918]

He identified more as Danish than German.

[@paulmcgee1867]

Alice de Battenburg was born in Windsor Castle

[@giginsoh]

He somehow looked german to me

[@sp9459]

That’s because he had German ancestors. Also the Queen herself. Both are related to Queen Victoria who had German ancestors as well as her husband Albert

[@DougWinfield]

The Queen thought he looked like a Viking when she first met him.

[@alekablandine4946]

He had German ancestors and he was from Denmark.

[@giginsoh]

@@sp9459 oh wowww thanks for the feedback

[@jiranma]

He actually looks like an older version of Stefan Edberg.

[@giginsoh]

He had as well a perfect German accent and didn't sound foreign.

[@jocelyneb]

He could as well speak a fluent French without an accent.

[@tufinbizsustainabilityseri1314]

Prince Philip's first language was in fact German and his second language was French. Prince Philip only learnt English when he moved to the U.K..

[@sandraankenbrand]

Did you know that Queen Elizabeths Uncle and former King also was pretty fluent in German. The whole Family us actually from german descent, the House of Hannover (pretty wild story when the last Hannover was having a relation with Caroline from Monaco) - they changed their Name to Windsor in WW1 bc of the English hating everything german

[@Hairyparrot]

he really looked more comfortable speaking German, than English. so sad he had to hide his family and heritage during WW II.

[@jemmajames6719]

He didn’t have to hide it, it was well known, but it wouldn’t have gone down well at the time, since his sisters were married to Nazis.

[@tigerlily1034]

The Royal family in general have German ancestry too...their surname name wasn’t always “Windsor” either...it was Saxe-Coburg-Gotha before WWI😳

[@jemmajames6719]

@@tigerlily1034 Yes everyone in the UK knows this, no one cares, they have always married other European Royalty and nobility.

[@jessicaandersson4313]

@@jemmajames6719 The Queen is more British than any reigning monarch for centuries. From imported German King George back in 1714 they only married other Germans for more than a century and a half. They only branched out to other countries after it became political suicide marrying a German, although Philip was quite German he could hide it with a Greek nationality.

[@jemmajames6719]

@@jessicaandersson4313 No one cares in the UK we all know this, it’s that lots of people outside the UK seem to think this is news to us, as I said Royals have been marrying royals and nobility from numerous European countries for centuries.

[@pbasswil]

Coming from the Greek Royal family, which ended up rather adrift in Europe after their deposition, I wouldn't be surprised by almost any Euro language coming out of his mouth! Incidentally: Do people realize that for Queen E. II's great, great grandmother, Queen Victoria, German was her native maternal tongue? V's mother was German; and her children (including the eventual King Edward VII) grew up in a bilingual household, largely because of Victoria's husband Albert (of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha). The English royals would rather forget that Kaiser Wilhelm II (who led Germany into WW I ) was a close relation - Victoria's grandson.

[@TheGiantKillers]

German was technically his first language

[@eoinoconnor5783]

He and his sisters grew up speaking English, French and German simultaneously. They spoke English with their mother and French and German with their father and his relatives

[@laurenceoconnor6499]

I respect Prince Philip.

[@hugohosman2219]

The dutch also say "es ist fünf vor zwölf: "het is vijf voor twaalf"

[@monoecumsemper]

seems like Germs are rediscovering the values of aristocracy (,) which is a good thing (to do).

[@tufinbizsustainabilityseri1314]

Prince Philip's first language was in fact German and his second language was French. Prince Philip only learnt English when he moved to the U.K..

[@fredperry9235]

Interesting

[@elladowling2005]

Good, Greek and Russian too, at list educated persona ❣️

[@deev3282]

Alice von Battenberg and her mother Princess Victoria of Hesse both were British by birth, both born at Windsor Castle in the presence of Queen Victoria

[@angelebabin5845]

He also spoke French and very well.

[@robertscown9218]

The comments that German is the Royal Family’s native language is rubbish, the majority of the family were born in the UK. To say they’re German is like saying the majority of the British is actually French because of the Norman conquest.