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Landessprache: national language — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

DictionaryLandessprache

Quality-approved learning entrynounLevel B2

Landessprache

national language

a language used by the population of a country, often with official or nationwide importance

IPA/ˈlandəsˌʃpʁaːxə/

Primary stress falls on Lan, with secondary stress on spra.

Meaning 1neutral · 89%

a language used by the population of a country, often with official or nationwide importance

Für viele Zugewanderte ist das Erlernen der Landessprache besonders wichtig.

Grundkenntnisse der Landessprache erleichtern den Kontakt mit Einheimischen.

Die Schule bietet zusätzlichen Unterricht in der Landessprache an.

Do not automatically equate Landessprache with Amtssprache; one describes national use, the other official legal status.

Landessprache focuses on a language's role in a country; Amtssprache specifically names an officially authorized administrative language.

Choose one answer.

Which term specifically refers to official administrative status?

Refers to a language widely used or officially recognized within a country; exact status depends on context and law.