Ja, servus! [‘seavus] = Oh, hello!
Bayrisch (Bavarian) Part 2:
Here’s a fun online dictionary Bavarian-English which I’ve found for you guys. Who knows - maybe you’ll need it one day.
München [ˈmʏnçən] or “Minga” as Bavarians say, is Bavarias biggest city. It has approximately 1.3 million inhabitants and is very famous for the Oktoberfest - the world’s biggist fair which is taking place every year in the fall. Bavarian is of course spoken in Munich, too. :) Here are some fun beergarden phrases which you may hear during your next visit:
I hoi uns amoi a Mass = Ich hole uns mal eine Mass Bier = I’ll get beer (in a one liter glass) for us.
A Brezn bidde. = Eine Brezel, bitte. = One pretzel, please.
An Guadn! = Guten Appetit! = Enjoy your meal!
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![Bayerisch / Bairisch [‘b͜aɪrɪʃ] Part 1 -> Bavarian is a German dialect that is mostly spoken in Bavaria (South-East Germany) and parts of Austria and Switzerland. Bavaria is Germany’s biggest Federal State and has about 12 Million inhabitants.
Click on the picture to listen to Bavarian dialect. I doubt you will understand much, even if you’re an eager student of German. But that shouldn’t frustrate you - the joke “70 million Germans do not speak Bavarian” (translation of the text in the pic) is true ;) If you play this video to people living in e.g. Northern Germany it’ll be very likely they won’t understand a thing ;)](http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0m5siwheT1qzz5rto1_400.jpg)
Bayerisch / Bairisch [‘b͜aɪrɪʃ] Part 1 -> Bavarian is a German dialect that is mostly spoken in Bavaria (South-East Germany) and parts of Austria and Switzerland. Bavaria is Germany’s biggest Federal State and has about 12 Million inhabitants.
Click on the picture to listen to Bavarian dialect. I doubt you will understand much, even if you’re an eager student of German. But that shouldn’t frustrate you - the joke “70 million Germans do not speak Bavarian” (translation of the text in the pic) is true ;) If you play this video to people living in e.g. Northern Germany it’ll be very likely they won’t understand a thing ;)
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This map gives you a brief overview of the different areas of German dialects. There are quite a few very distinctive ones that I would like to talk more about in following posts. Just a couple general facts:
German is a pluricentric language, meaning it’s a language with several valid standard versions both in written and spoken form (just like English). The 4 German standards are: German (north), German (south), Austrian German and Swiss German. Now, please don’t be worried - there’s a “pure” and standardized pronunciation that is used on television, radio etc. :)
Some dialects I would like to introduce you to are: Friesisch, Fränkisch, Bayrisch, Sächsisch, Schwäbisch and more. Stay tuned!
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