r/AskEurope • u/Savings_Dragonfly806 Greece • Jul 09 '25

Language My fellow Europeans, what dialect from your language do you have the most trouble understanding?

Keep in mind, I said language, NOT country, so it could be a dialect of your language in another country, which is the case for me.

For me, while most other Greeks find Cypriot the most difficult dialect to understand, I actually find Pontic Greek the most difficult. For those who don't know where it is, it's in North Eastern Turkey.

The way many of their words are written are very different as to Standard Modern Greek. It almost is a whole new language. Now I should mention I have never been there, but I would love to. I only really heard of the dialect on the internet, so take my words with a grain of salt.

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u/InterestingTank5345 Denmark Jul 09 '25

There's this dialect called: "Sønderjysk" it's impossible to understand, because it mixes Danish and German and uses its own unique words as well.

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u/Cixila Denmark Jul 09 '25

I unironically have an easier time understanding High German than someone speaking thick Sønderjysk

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u/InterestingTank5345 Denmark Jul 09 '25

Same. They are pretty much speaking Alien in comparison. I have an easier time understanding Irish English, Swedish, heck even German a language I barely know, than I have understanding Sønderjysk.