Basic
Travel Phrases:
Low
Saxon (Neddersassish, Plattdü ü tsh )
Compiled by Reinhard F. Hahn, Seattle, Washington, USA
Note that this language has no standard dialect and no standard spelling.Pronunciation: ā as
in Standard Dutch, å like “aw”, ey like “ay” or
as in “lie”, e as
in “fair”, oy as in French oeil or as in “boy”, ou as in “snow”, āu as in “cow”, ay as in “lie”, y as in “see”, short u as in “put”, oe as in French cœur or German böse , uy like long German “ü” and French “u”, ç as in German ich , x as in German lach , w like “v”, v like “v” or “b” before a vowel or ’, j as in “yes” or in “yes”, ŋ as in “sing”, g always as in “go”, an accent sign shows a stressed (emphasized) syllable
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Hello!
Hi! moyn! ~ dax!
Welcome! (fun hā́r tn) wilkǻ m-m!
Good
morning! (goudn) mórgŋ
Good
day! (goudn) dáx!
Good
evening! (goudn) ǻ vmt!
Good
night! (góude) náxt!
Good
bye! atshúys!
How
are you? wou gā́ yt?
I’m
well. And you? (dat gā́ yt) gout. un dý? polite: un jóu (~ zéy)?
See
you later! bit lǻ ter!
Thank
you! ik dā́ ŋ k!
Thank
you for everything! ik dā́ ŋ k för ā́ lns!
You’re
welcome. (Don’t mention it!) niç dǻ r för.
Excuse
me ... [requesting attention] niks för úngout dat ik jou (~ zey) belémmern dou.
I
beg your pardon. Sorry. [apologizing] niks för úngout.
What’s your name? wou héytst (du)? polite: wou héyt zey?
My
name is ... ik heyt ...
Where
are you from? wóu-néem kü mst (du) fun áf? polite: wóu-néem kå mt zey fun áf?
I’m
from ... ik kå m fun ...
This
is ... dat is ...
I
have ... ik heff.. .
I
am ik bü n ...
He/
she is hey/ zey is...
We
are wy zü nt ...
They
are zey zü nt ...
Pleased
to make your acquaintance! (dat is myn) plezéyr.
I
want to learn ik wil ... leyrn .
I
don’t understand. ik ferstǻ niç.
Not
so fast! niç zo gā́ u!
I
don’t speak ik snak keyn ...
Do
you speak ... ? snáks(t) (du) ... ? polite: snákt zey... ?
Where
can one hear people speak ... around here? wóu-néem kā nst hyr dey luy(d) ... snakŋ höörn?
I’m
lost. We’re lost. ik bü n uut de móyt (loupm). wy zü nt uut dey móyt (loupm). ~
Can
you help me/ us? kā nst (du) my/ u(n)s må l hélpm? polite: kœnt zey my/ u(n)s må l hélpm?
Where
is ... ? wóu-néem gift dat hyr ... ? ~ wóu-néem is hyr ... ?
There
is no ... here. hyr gift dat keyn .. .
I
am looking for a room /hotel/ pension/ restaurant/ pub. ik soyk nå n stúuv (~ kǻmer) / gást-huus/ paŋzyóon/ króux.
Do
you have a vacant room? hebt jy ’n léddige stúuv (~ kǻmer) ?
How
many? wou fée l?
How
much? wou fée l?
How
much does it/ this/ that cost? wou fée l köst dat?
Too
much. tou fée l.
That’s
too expensive. dat is tou dúy r.
That’s
enough. dat is nóux.
More! meyr!
I’ll
take/ buy it. ik née m/ kóyp dat.
What
is this? wat is dat (hyr)?
What
is this called? wou nóymt zik dat? ~ wou hé yt dat?
This
one. dǘ t (hyr). ~ dít (hyr).
That
one. dát (då r).
These
ones. dǘ sse (hyr).
Those
ones. déy då r.
Do
you take credit cards? nee mt jy kredýt-kå rtn ān ?
Now. nu.
Later. lå ter.
Yes. jå .
No. ney.
Yes,
please. jå , wéez zo gout.
No,
thanks. ney. ik bedā́ ŋ k my lýkers.
OK.
All right. ā lns klǻ ́ r.
All
(of it). ā lns.
Nothing.
None of it. niks. ~ gǻ́ r niks.
I
don’t want it. ik wíl dat niç (hébm).
Take
a seat! gå
zítn! polite: gåt
zey zítn!
I
am hungry/ thirsty/ exhausted/ sick. ik bü n smáxtiç/ dö́ ́ rstiç/ fā́ diç/ zúy k.
I
like it. dat zeçt my tóu.
I
don’t like it. dat zeçt my niç tóu.
It’s
delicious. (dat) smekt lékker.
It’s
beautiful. dat is shóyn.
It’s
terrible. dat is gréez iç.
That’s (very) dat is (bánniç) ...
Is
there ... ? Do you have any ... ? gift dat ... ? ~ hebt jy ... ?
I
don’t know. dat wée t ik niç.
One
moment, please. (wéez zo gout un) tóyv må l ’n momā́ ŋ .
I’m not interested. dǻ r heff ik keyn fermǻ k ā n.
This
is mine/ ours. dat hoyrt mý/ ú(n)s tou.
Watch
out! Be careful! fö́rziçt! ~ kyk úut!
Leave
me alone! lå t my toufré edn!
Go
away! wå r dy wéç!
Stop
that! hould úp (mit den krǻ m)!~ lǻ t dat!
Let
(me) go! lå t my lóos!
Stop!
Halt! hould stóp!
Help! tou hǘlp!
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