Well, 10 days without sleep and death ensues.... If you are familiar with the hit TV show House, M.D. you will recognize that in the dialogue above I borrowed heavily from an episode about a patient with potentially fatal insomnia.
Languages of Berlin. German is the official language in Berlin. English is also widely spoken in Germany, especially in the tourist areas. Check out more Travel Tips Â».
German has between 89 to 110 million native speakers. That may seem like small potatoes compared to most of the other languages on this list, but Germany is the largest economy in the European Union. As the British Council notes, itâs an incredibly important language for UK businesses: âGermany is the UKâs most important trading partner, its second biggest export market in goods (worth Â£32 billion in 2012) and also its greatest source of imports.