FAQ > What to Know About Germany > Will anyone speak English? (Can I learn German?)
The official language at the Festival will be English since we will have guests from different countries. When you meet with Wittenbergers outside the Festival events most of the young people speak English, since they learn it at school (and know it as well as one knows what one learns in school….). It is no problem to speak English with high-school students. Older people might have some problems with English, especially in the Wittenberg area where they learned Russian in school at the time of the German separation. However, you can learn a few phrases and words while in Germany, or a lot if you choose. In any case, you may want to say “Danke schön” on occasion. Locals will know you’ve been to a LOST AND FOUND concert if you greet them with, “Stein Auf.”