German words: Dialects & Regional Speech

50 German words on the topic “Dialects & Regional Speech” with translation, pronunciation and example sentences. Browse them in the app.

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Grüß Gott — hello / good day (Southern German / Austrian greeting)
das Velo — bicycle (Swiss variant)
schnacken — to chat / to talk (Northern German usage)
icke — I / me (Berlin variant instead of ich)
schaffa — to work (Swabian dialect; standard German arbeiten)
Grüezi — hello / good day (Swiss greeting)
das Sackerl — bag / carrier bag
fei — really / you know / indeed
die Schrippe — bread roll
heuer — this year
das Natel — mobile phone / cell phone
die Kehrwoche — house-cleaning duty week
Moin — hi; good day
die Semmel — bread roll; bun
die Stulle — sandwich; slice of bread with topping
das Maderl — girl; young girl
schwätzen — to chat; to talk
Lütt — small; little
der Bua — boy; lad
die Marille — apricot
der Paradeiser — tomato
merci vilmal — thank you very much
die Deern — girl / young woman
net — not (Swabian / southern variant of nicht)
das Znüni — mid-morning snack / second breakfast
babbeln — to chat / to babble
servus — hi; bye
die Gosch — mouth; cheeky talk
der Erdäpfel — potato
die Buddel — bottle
die Brezel — pretzel
gell — isn't it? / right?
nu — well / so
die Rüebli — carrot
Dei — no
der Erdapfel — potato
aussehen wie Sau — to look awful / to be terribly messy
leiwand — cool / great / awesome
die Jause — snack / light meal
das Gipfeli — croissant / crescent roll
der Kiez — neighborhood / district
schwäbisch — Swabian
pfiat di — bye / take care
die Weckle — bread roll
allmählich — slowly / gradually
der Kanten — heel of bread / crust end
anbandeln — to strike up contact / to flirt
die Brotzeit — snack / light meal
maulen — to grumble / to complain
die Brotzeitbrettl — snack board / wooden serving board