Let someone know phrase = vissa lossa (as in to tell someone something)Ich zayld si vissa lossa. Er is ganz ab. Listen (to) verb = abheicha compare with obey (verb)Eah abheicht zu dich. Barn raising- this is when a bunch of Amish all get together over the course of a few days and build a barn or a house for someone in their community. Fetch verb = hohla (to get or retreive something or someone)Ich zayld een hohla. The roots of the Pennsylvania Dutch language extend back to the migration to Pennsylvania of around 81,000 German speakers from central and southwestern Germany, Alsace, and Switzerland during the eighteenth century. Affected adj = afektVi mecht ma afekt sei vann em sei job tshaynsht? Here Lancaster is known for tourism and the Amish. Work noun = di eahvet (the place and type of work), Work verb = shaffa (action of doing work), Workbook (Life & Ministry Workbook) noun = es Ministry un Layva Fasamling Workbuch. Open verb = uf macha (opposite of close)Mach dei maul uf.Ich zayl di deah uf macha. A Buggy- also known as a horse and buggy. Mer muss uff sich selwer achtgewwe. Did we cross the line? Die Zeit fer in Bett is nau! Yelling krijg de kanker kut hoer (typical NL swears involve wishing a nasty disease onto someone) in Belgium will get you the same reaction as saying get the cancer vagina prostitute in England: confused looks. Grandmother = mommy. I have no idea how the words were spelled in Dutch, and my parents would never tell us what it meant, not even as adults. The term is more properly "Pennsylvania German" because the so-called Pennsylvania Dutch have nothing to do with Holland, the Netherlands, or the Dutch language. Hold back verb = zrikk hayva (to keep from doing or saying something. These settlers originally came from German-speaking areas of Europe and spoke a dialect of German they refer to as "Deitsch" (Deutsch). Close verb = zu macha (opposite of open)(Note: These work together but do not have to be right next to each other in the sentence)Mach di deah zu.Ich zayl di deah zu macha. Stand verb = shtay (as in to stand on ones feet). Sympathize verb = mitt-leida (to have fellow feeling for someone), Talk noun = da talk (as in a speech or presentation), Talk verb = shvetza (as in to talk; not to be confused with talk (noun)), Teaching Toolbox noun = di Teaching Toolbox, Tell verb = sawwa (same as say)Compare with to tell a story; narrate. Ready adj = reddiBisht reddi? Opportunity noun = di gleyyaheit | di opportunity, Ouchy noun = atzi (a boo-boo; used for pain with very small children), (out) loud adj = laut (with a verb, it often means out loud)(See also loud and sound (verb))Kansht du di shrift laut laysa?Favass du ich nett laut laysa. I know Ditza sounds vaguely like Dikzak which means Fatso (lit. Mierenneuker. In Pennsylvania movies and television shows, you see people and local attractions. How to speak Amish Keep in mind that there are many dialects of Pennsylvania Dutch, and some words may vary between different areas, families, and communities. Somewhere = eiyetzDu bisht am shaffa eiyetz es reeli laut is. Weather noun = es veddahMiah henn samm shay veddah katt. Printed adj = geprindKann ich en geprind kabbi greeya? Finish verb = faddich macha (conjugate macha) (Note: Both words work together but do not have to be right next to each other in the sentence. Fell verb = kfalla (PP)Even though its past tense, use with a form of sei.Da bohm is nunnah kfalla. Also used instead of hey now or to begin a conversation with someone. Every once in a while phrase = alli-gebottAlli-gebott setsht du dei teiyahs inshpekta fa shuah macha es si in goot shape sinn. Helmond was kattenmeppers For other uses for the word fa, see also the dictionary and the words For and Kind of for additional meanings. Contradictory to what people believe the entire state is not Amish, or Mennonite, and Philadelphia is not the whole state. Dress verb = dressa (as in, to dress in a certain way. Put on verb = ohzeeya (for example clothes) (See also dress (verb)) Ich binn mei glaydah ohzeeya. Into / in = nei (usually grouped with a verb) (Compare with new)Vass kann uns helfa fa nett nei gevva zu temptations?Log nei. But the average age of "nonsectarian" speakers is . Reddi fas ausboviahra? Godverdomme literally translates to the English goddamnit. Grew up verb = ufgvaxa (PP)Use with a form of sei.Dess is vo ich ufgvaxa binn. Terrible adj = shlimm (awful) Compare with more intense versions worse and worst. Published adj = gepoblishtThe Directory is gepoblisht baut alli zvay yoah. Has beautiful water features and a fountain. )Miah gevva praise zu Gott bei vi shay es miah dressa. Just = yusht, so vi (literally, just like)Yusht vi en goodah daett ess besht vill fa sei kinnahMiah macha goot yoos funn modern technology so vi da internet. At least I know what klot sac is now. Here are some well-known Pennsylvania slang terms for food. Healthy adj = ksundUnsah kinnah sinn ksund. PS The Dutch translation of tasty dick would be Lekkere pik/lekkere lul. Having said that, lets begin kut! Si sinn nett dihaym.S nett en dawks fabei gayt, Peaceful adj = peaceful (does not change for the noun it goes with). Instead = in blatz (not imblatz)In blatz funn sell, eah vill havva es miah layva enjoya. See Related:Best Things to do in Amsterdam, New York. Foggy adj = nevlich (when speaking about the weather)Sis gans nevlich dimeiya. Answer (1 of 4): It depends on the community. So if you want to impress your Dutch friends with some profanity, click here. Log in verb = log nei (see other Technology Words). Stand verb = shtenda (as in to bear or handle a situation)Eah kann nett shtenda si sayna so hungahrich sei. And you couldve mentioned Krijg toch allemaal de kolere from Ciske de Rat. Choose from verb = raus laysa (pick out; select from)Ich habb di fauli aebbeahra raus laysa. Age noun = di eldSi sinn baut di saym eld. 11. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, the publisher cannot accept responsibility for omissions and errors. Click above or below pictures Stop Being So Shussly Don't be so spastic Outen the Lights Turn off the lights The Baby's Grexy The baby's cranky Wootz A person who pigs out eating Wickter Victor Raisin Strop It's painted on the side of a car Fressing Binging on sweets Hurrieder The Pennsylvania Dutch language is a English variety derived from the Germanic roots of past generations dating back to the 1700s. With a variety of words and phrases to know, the World War II Generation was the last generation that widely spoke Pennsylvania Dutch (which is actually a German dialect, and varies across regions of the US). document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Er hot en iwwerflissich lewe gfaahre. pet verb = shtreicha bowl (small) noun = di shisli explain verb = auslayya (literally lay it out) carve out / chip out verb = raus tshibba Daughter noun = es maydel / s maydel (common), Day after tomorrow = ivvah meiya (See also Times of Day), Day before yesterday = foah geshtah (See also Times of Day). Dont care about cycling but do care about cursing in the Netherlands? "Krijg De Kanker" is another common insult that means "get cancer". Mei eldra sinn 70 dess yoah, glavvich. Er hot net der glaawe. That , in turn, evolved from the Middle High German word dunken, which means "to seem.". Piled up adj = uf gepeild (used with a form of sei or vadda)Di ksharra sinn uf gepeild. Instead of appearing to demand that what they say is completely accurate, native speakers may put glawb ich at the end of a sentence (or Ich glawb / Glawb at the start) to soften a statement. The first major emigration of Germans to America resulted in the founding of the Borough of Germantown in northwest . ) compare with saw (verb) and shpalda (verb)Si sinn di rekk shneida.Ich muss mei hoah shneida. Public Bible Discourse = Bivvel Talk fa Awl-Leit. Cards (n, pl) = di koadaIch kann baut nett voahra fa koada shpeela. Lot (as in a lot or many) = en lattVass hott da Shawn kolfa fa ohhalda en latt respect havva fa anri? Heres a guide to multiple Pennsylvania slang terms you need to know. Philadelphia, known as Philly or the city of brotherly love. Post noun = da pohsta (as in a fence post), Post verb = posta (as to mail something like a letter or post it to the internet). These form stereotypes of the people and areas of people. There are several insults in the Dutch language that are based on the disease known as cancer. Here is a look at some good Pennsylvania Dutch sayings to know. Rotterdam was botenwerkers Previously = difoah (before now, earlier) (Compare with before and for it)Ich habb sell nett keaht difoah! Get rid of (something) phrase = ritt vadda. Its specifically sold by the half dozen and dozen. Vi reddi es ich vatt. / right? The something can be replaced by many words (bliksems/lightning, duivels/devils, or the usual variety of diseases), so Im not sure which specific one your dad mustve used. Noch nett.Di mail is noch nett do. Some example sentences used on this page may contain partial quotes from sentences publicly available on jw.org and wol.jw.org/pdc. Hes the one we called to explain all the tiny but important nuances of swearing like a Dutch sailor to us (sorry for cursing so much on the phone Bart!). Like most cities, there is a good part of Philly and a not-so-good part of Philly. What in the world is wrong? I = ich. But we used a lot more English words in our Pennsylvania Dutch. Ich saag dank am disch. This swear word is often used when something is not going right, similar to how in English we might say f**k . Select verb = selekta (pick from some options). - "Behave yourself!" - Amish mothers don't have to say this often as their children are always perfect little angelsunlike those unruly Mennonite children. Recently = katzlichVass hott di Becky yusht katzlich gedu katt? Read as much as you can in the language. This last one sounds great to my Spanish ears, same, as the English b*ll*cks, but the latter example is another story. Parking chair- a chair that designates that a parking spot has been claimed by someone else. Its never just one word, its a sentence. They both take you up Mount Washinton and give you a breathtaking view of the city from above. Duhs uff die Rechning! 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