PA German Lessons
Pennsylvania German, our real native tongue is sadly fast disappearing from even occasional use in our area. In order to keep the flame dimly lighted, we offer this department.
Mini Lesson #199
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| 1. How do you say “We're not for it!” in PA German? You would pronounce it MEER SIN NET DA-FOR, and it is written: Mer sin net devor! |
| 2. How would you say “She's an agreeable woman.”? You would pronounce it SEE ISS EN LIE-DICH-AH FRAU, and it’s written: |
Mini Lesson #200
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| 1. How do you say “He admitted that he's wrong.” in PA German? You would pronounce it ER HUT SUE-GEVVA AS AIR LETZ ISS, and it is written: Er hot zugewwe as er letz is. |
| 2. How would you say “Do that again.”? You would pronounce it DO SELL NOCH-AH-MAL, and it’s written: Duh sell nochemol. |
Mini Lesson #201
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| 1. How do you say “It's of no use.” in PA German? You would pronounce it ESS NOOTSED NIX, and it is written: Es nutzt nix. |
| 2. How would you say “He was so angry.”? You would pronounce it AIR VAR SO BASE, and it’s written: Er war so bese. |
Mini Lesson #202
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| 1. How do you say “He's not sick.” in PA German? You would pronounce it AIR ISS NET GRONK, and it is written: Er is net grank. |
| 2. How would you say “Yes, it's really good.”? You would pronounce it YAH SIS AVVA GOOT, and it’s written: Ya, sis awwer gut. |
Mini Lesson #203
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| 1. How do you say “He is punctual.” in PA German? You would pronounce it AIR ISS BYE SIGHT, and it is written: Er is bei Zeit. |
| 2. How would you say “Why should he?”? You would pronounce it FA-VASS SOUL AIR, and it’s written: Ferwas soll er. |
