RE: Learning German, advice or help appreciated!
September 10, 2015 at 1:33 pm
(This post was last modified: September 10, 2015 at 1:46 pm by Alex K.)
An arbitrary example:
"Der Bube überholt die Schildkröte"
in my own southwestern dialect would be pronounced (writing German phonetically)
"De Bu iwwerhold die Schildgred"
...roughly. Or,
"Das Auto ist grün" -> "'s Audo isch gri"
"Dies ist mein Eimer" -> "Des isch mei/moi Ämer"
Someone from the North would probably say "Det is meen Eemer" or something like that (notice "Det is" ~ "That is"). A Bavarian might say "Dös is mei Aamer" or so. Abaris can insert his own, but it will probably be along the lines of "Dös üs mään Äämer"
Differences are still large between Southern Dialects. Double vowels denote the same vowel, elongated. There is a lot of that.
"Der Bube überholt die Schildkröte"
in my own southwestern dialect would be pronounced (writing German phonetically)
"De Bu iwwerhold die Schildgred"
...roughly. Or,
"Das Auto ist grün" -> "'s Audo isch gri"
"Dies ist mein Eimer" -> "Des isch mei/moi Ämer"
Someone from the North would probably say "Det is meen Eemer" or something like that (notice "Det is" ~ "That is"). A Bavarian might say "Dös is mei Aamer" or so. Abaris can insert his own, but it will probably be along the lines of "Dös üs mään Äämer"
Differences are still large between Southern Dialects. Double vowels denote the same vowel, elongated. There is a lot of that.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
