Basic
Travel Vocabulary
Grundvokabulaar för
de Reis’
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Low Saxon
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Ingelsch
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Plattdüütsch
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By Reinhard F. Hahn, June 2007
Please note that Low Saxon has no standard dialect and no standard spelling.
Afrikaans |
Afrikaans |
aircraft
(a/the) |
Fleger
(een/dat) |
airport
(an/the) |
Flooghaven
(een/de) |
Algeria |
Algerien |
allergy
(an/the) |
Allergie
(een(e)/de) |
America |
Amęrika |
ancient |
steenold |
and |
un |
apple
juice (the) |
Appelsapp
(de) |
Argentina |
Argentinien |
arrive,
to |
ankamen |
Australia |
Australien |
Austria |
Ööstriek |
bacon
(the) |
Speck
(de) |
bad |
leeg |
bag
(a/the) |
Puck
(een/de),
Büdel
(een/de), Tasch
(een(e)/de) |
baggage
(your/my/the) |
Bagaasch
(dien~Joon/mien/dat) |
bank
(a/the) |
Bank
(een(e)/de) |
bathroom (toilet) (a/the) |
Paddemang (een/dat), Klo (een/dat), Fro Meier (een(e)/de) |
beach
(a/the) |
Strand
(een/de) |
bed
(a/the) |
Bedd
(een/dat) |
beer
(one/the) |
Bęęr
(een/dat) |
Belarus |
Belarus,
Wittrussland |
Belgium |
Belgien |
better |
bęter |
big |
groot |
bike
(a/the) |
Fahrrad,
Rad (een/dat) |
bike
rental (a/the) |
Fahrradverlehnen
(een/dat) |
black |
swart,
swatt |
blue |
blau |
boat
(a/the) |
Boot
(een/dat) |
boat
rental (a/the) |
Bootverlehnen
(een/dat) |
bottle
(a/the) |
Buddel
(een(e)/de) |
Brabantish (language) |
Brabantsch |
Brazil |
Brasilien |
bread
(the) |
Brood
(dat) |
bread
roll (a/the) |
Rundstück
(een/dat) |
breakfast
(a/the) |
Fröhstück
(een/dat), Fröhkost (een(e)/de) |
bridge
(a/the) |
Brügg
(een(e)/de), Brüch
(een(e)/de) |
broad |
breed |
broken |
kaputt,
twei, toschannen, ut’n Liem |
brown |
bruun |
Bulgaria |
Bulgarien |
burger
(a/the) |
amerikaansche Frikadell
(een(e)/de) |
bus
(a/the) |
Bus
(een/de) |
bus
stop (a/the) |
Busanhold
(een/de) |
but |
aver,
man |
butter
(the) |
Botter,
Butter (de) |
buy,
to |
köpen |
café
(a/the) |
Café
(een/dat) |
cake
(a/the) |
Koken
(een/de) |
camera
(a/the) |
Kamera
(een(e)/de) |
Canada |
Kanada |
candy
(the) |
Snabbelkraam
(de) |
car
(a/the) |
Auto
(een/dat), Wagen
(een/de) |
car
rental
(a/the) |
Autoverlehen
(een/dat) |
castle
(a/the) |
Slott
(een/dat), Borg (een(e)/de) |
cemetery
(a/the) |
Karkhoff
(een/de) |
cheap |
billig |
cheese
(the) |
Kees’ (de) |
children
(your/my/the) |
Kinner
(dien~Joon/mien/de) |
China |
China |
chocolate
(the) |
Schokerlaad’ (de) |
church
(a/the) |
Kark
(een(e)/de) |
closed |
to,
slaten |
clothes
(the) |
Tüüg, Kledaasch
(de) |
coast
(the) |
Küst
(een(e)/de) |
cocoa
(the) |
Kakau
(de) |
coffee
(the) |
Kaffe,
Koffie (de) |
cold |
kold |
come,
to |
kamen |
computer
(a/the) |
Kompjuter
(een/de), Rękener
(een/de) |
consulate
(your/my/a/the) |
Konsulaat
(dien~Joon/mien/een/dat) |
convent
(a/the) |
Klooster
(een/dat), Nunnenklooster (een/dat) |
cool |
köhl,
köhlig |
cream
(the) |
Kreem
(de) |
Croatia |
Kroatien |
crowded |
vull,
proppenvull |
cup
(a/the) |
Tass
(een(e)/de), Kopp (een/de), Kopke (een/da) |
Cyprus |
Zypern |
Czech
Republic |
Tschechien |
damaged |
ramponeerd,
kaputt |
dance
(a/the) |
Danz
(een/de) |
dark |
düüster |
daughter
(your/my/a/the) |
Dochter
(dien~Joon/mien/een(e)/de) |
Denmark |
Däänmark |
dentist
(a/the) |
Tähndokter (een/de), Kusendokter
(een/de) |
depart,
to ((by) aircraft) |
afflegen |
depart,
to (person on a trip) |
up’n
Padd gahn |
depart,
to ((by) car, bus, train) |
affahrn |
dessert
(a/the) |
Nadisch
(een/de) |
diabetes |
Zucker,
Diabetes |
diarrhea |
Dörchfall,
Schieteree |
dinner |
Avendęten |
doctor
(my/a/the) |
Dokter
(een/de) |
door
(a/the) |
Dœr
(een(e)/de) |
drink
(a/the) |
wat
to drinken |
drink,
to |
drinken |
drizzle
(rain) (the) |
Nieselręgen,
Smuddelręgen (de) |
Dutch (language) |
Nedderlandsch,
Hollandsch |
east |
na Oosten
to |
eat,
to |
ęten |
egg
(an/the) |
Ei
(een/dat) |
eggs
(the) |
Eier
(de) |
Egypt |
Ägypten |
embassy
(your/my/a/the) |
Baadschupp
(dien~Joon/mien/een(e)/de) |
empty |
leddig |
England |
England,
Ingland |
English (language) |
Engelsch,
Ingelsch |
epilepsy |
Epilepsie |
Estonia |
Ęęstland |
excursion
(a/the) |
Tuur
(een(e)/de), Törn (een/de) |
exhausted |
uut
un all |
expensive |
düer |
Faeroe
Islands (the) |
Färöer
Eilannen (de) |
fake (adjective) |
falsch,
fälscht, namaakt |
fake
(a/the) |
falsch
Wark, fälscht Wark, namaakt Wark
(een/de) |
festival
(a/the) |
Fest
(een/dat) |
ferry
(a/the) |
Fähr
(een(e)/de) |
Finland |
Finnland |
fish
(a/the) |
Fisch
(een/de) |
flight
(a/the) |
Floog
(een/de) |
food
(the) |
Ęten
(dat) |
fork
(a/the) |
Gaffel
(een(e)/de) |
fortress
(a/the) |
Borg
(een(e)/de) |
found |
funnen |
funny |
witzig,
to’n Lachen |
France |
Frankriek |
French (language) |
Franzöössch |
French
fires (the) |
Pommes
frites (de) |
fried |
fritteerd |
fried
egg(s) (a/the) |
Spegelei
(een/dat), Spegeleier (de) |
friend (female) (your/my/a/the) |
Deern
(dien~Joon/mien/een(e)/de), Fründin (dien~Joon/mien/een(e)/de) |
friend (male) (your/my/a/the) |
Fründ
(dien~Joon/mien/een/de) |
fries
(French fires) (the) |
Pommes
frites (de) |
fruit
(collective) (the) |
Aavt
(dat) |
full |
vull |
gallery
(a/the) |
Galerie
(een(e)/de) |
garden
(a/the) |
Gaarn
(een/de) |
gate
(a/the) |
Door
(een/dat) |
genuine |
echt |
German (language) |
Düütsch |
Germany |
Düütschland |
glass
(for drinking) (a/the) |
Glas
(een/dat) |
gone,
spent |
alle,
weg |
good |
good |
gray |
grau |
Greece |
Grękenland |
green |
gröön |
grey |
grau |
hail
(the) |
Hagel
(de) |
ham
(a/the) |
Schinken
(een/de) |
hamburger
(steak) (a/the) |
amerikaansche Frikadell
(een(e)/de) |
handmade |
handmaakt |
harbor
(a/the) |
Haven
(een/de) |
heavy |
swaar |
hospital
(a/the) |
Sükenhuus
(een/dat), Spitaal (een/dat) |
hot
(temperature) |
hitt |
hot,
spicy |
scharp |
hotel
(your/my/a/the) |
Hotel
(dien~Joon/mien/een/dat) |
Hungary |
Ungarn |
hungry |
smachtig |
husband
(your/mya/the) |
Mann
(dien~Joon/mien/een/de) |
ice
(the) |
Ies
(dat) |
ice
cream (a/the) |
Ies
(een/dat) |
Iceland |
Island |
India |
Indien |
Internet
access/connection (an/the) |
Internet-Ansluss
(een/de) |
intersection
(a/the) |
Krüzung
(een(e)/de) |
Iran |
Iraan
(de) |
Ireland |
Irland |
island
(an/the) |
Eiland
(een/dat), Insel (een(e)/de) |
Israel |
Israel |
Italy |
Italien |
Japan |
Japan |
jetty
(a/the) |
Kai
(een/de), Poller, Puller (een/de) |
Jordan |
Jordanien |
juice
(the) |
Sapp
(de) |
kind,
thoughtful |
nett,
propper |
knife
(a/the) |
Mess
(een/dat) |
Korea |
Korea |
kosher |
koscher |
lake
(a/the) |
See
(een(e)/de), Meer (een/dat) |
laptop
computer (a/the) |
Klapprękener
(een/de) |
large |
groot |
Latvia |
Lettland |
leave,
to (depart on a trip) |
affahrn |
leave,
to (go away) |
weggahn |
Lebanon |
Libanon
(de) |
left |
links,
linkerhand |
Libya |
Libyen |
light (not
dark) |
hell |
light (not
heavy) |
licht |
light
(a/the) |
Licht
(een/dat) |
lighthouse
(a/the) |
Füertoorn
(een/de) |
lightning
(the) |
Blix
(de) |
Limburgish (language) |
Limborgsch |
liquor
(the) |
Alkohool
(de), Snaps (de) |
Lithuania |
Litauen |
lost,
missing |
weg,
verlaarn |
Low
Saxon/German (language) |
Nedersassisch,
Plattdüütsch, Platt |
luggage
(your/my/the) |
Bagaasch
(dien~Joon/mien/dat) |
lunch
(the) |
Middagęten
(dat) |
Luxembourg |
Luxemborg |
Macedonia |
Mazedonien |
mailbox
(a/the) |
Breefkassen
(een/de) |
Malta |
Malta |
map
(a/the) |
Kaart
(een(e)/de), Landkaart (een(e)/de) |
market
(a/the) |
Markt
(een/de) |
meat
(the) |
Fleesch
(dat) |
Mexico |
Mexiko |
milk
(the) |
Melk,
Milk (de) |
missing |
nich
daar, weg |
Moldova |
Moldawien,
Republik Moldau |
monastery
(a/the) |
Klooster
(een/dat), Munksklooster (een/dat) |
money
(the) |
Geld
(dat) |
Montenegro |
Montenęęgro |
monument
(a/the) |
Denkmaal,
Dinkmaal (een/dat) |
Morocco |
Marokko |
mosque
(a/the) |
Moschee
(een(e)/de) |
motorcar
(a/the) |
Auto
(een/dat) |
museum
(a/the) |
Museum
(een/dat) |
music
(the) |
Musik
(de) |
narrow |
drang |
nauseous, nauseated |
kodderig |
Netherlands |
Nedderlannen,
Holland |
new |
nee,
nie |
New
Zealand |
Neeseeland |
nice |
schöön |
north |
na
Noorden to |
Norway |
Norwegen |
not |
nich |
not
yet |
noch
nich |
number
(a/the) |
Nummer
(een(e)/de) |
odd,
strange |
gediegen,
snaaksch |
old |
old |
omelet
(an/the) |
Omlett
(een/dat) |
open |
apen |
orange
juice (the) |
Appelsinensapp
(de) |
overcast |
hęvenschaddig |
pain
(a/the) |
Smart
(een/de), Pien
(een/de), Wehdaag’ (een/de) |
Pakistan |
Pakistaan |
park
(a/the) |
Park
(een/de) |
passport
(your/my/a/the) |
Pass
(een/de), Reispass (een/de) |
pharmacy
(a/the) |
Apteek,
Afteek (een(e)/de) |
piece
(a/the) |
Stück
(een/dat) |
pizza
(a/the) |
Pizza
(een(e)/de) |
plane
(aircraft) (a/the) |
Fleger
(een/de) |
plate
(a/the) |
Töller
(een/de) |
pleasant |
moi,
pläseerlich |
Poland |
Polen |
police
(the) |
Polizei
(de) |
poor |
arm |
port
(a/the) |
Haven
(een/de) |
Portugal |
Portugal |
Portuguese (language) |
Portugeessch |
post
office (a/the) |
Postamt
(een/dat) |
pretty |
smuck |
pub
(a/the) |
Gasthuus
(een/dat), Weertschupp
(een(e)/de), Kroog
(een/de) |
quay
(a/the) |
Kai
(een/dat), Havenstraat (een(e)/de) |
railway
station (a/the) |
Bahnhoff
(een/de) |
rain
(the) |
Ręgen
(een/de) |
red |
rood |
rental
car (a/the) |
Hüürauto
(een/dat) |
reservation |
Reserveern
(een/dat) |
restaurant
(a/the) |
Restorang
(een/dat) |
rich |
riek |
right |
rechts,
rechterhand |
river
(a/the) |
Stroom
(een/de) |
road
(a/the) |
Straat
(een(e)/de) |
Romania |
Rumänien |
rude |
groff,
ruug, unaardig,
snœselig |
Russia |
Russland |
Russian (language) |
Russch,
Russisch |
sad |
trurig,
bedröövd, slurig |
sausage
(a/the) |
Worst,
Woss (een(e)/de) |
Scotland |
Schottland |
Scots (language) |
Schottsch,
Scots |
scrambled
eggs (the) |
Röhrei(er)
(een/das/de) |
sea
(the) |
See
(de) |
sell,
to |
verköpen |
Serbia |
Serbien |
ship
(a/the) |
Schipp
(een/dat) |
shoe
(a/the), schoes (the) |
Schoh
(een/de), Schöh (de) |
shop
(a/the) |
Laden
(een/de), Geschäft (een/dat) |
shop,
to |
inköpen |
shower
(of rain/snow) (a/the) |
Schuer
(een/de) |
shower
(in a bathroom) (a/the) |
Duusch
(een(e)/de) |
sleep,
to |
slapen |
sleepy |
mööd’,
slaaprig |
slice
(a/the) |
Schiev’ (een(e)/de) |
Slovakia |
Slowakee
(de) |
Slovenia |
Slowenien |
small |
lütt |
snack
(a/the) |
Happen
(een/de), Vesper (een(e)/de) |
snow
(the) |
Snee
(de) |
soap |
Seep
(de) |
son
(your/my/a/the) |
Sœhn
(dien~Joon/mien/een/de) |
song
(a/the) |
Leed
(een/dat) |
soup
(a/the) |
Supp
(een(e)/de) |
south |
na Süden
to |
South
Africa |
Süüdafrika |
Spain |
Spanien |
Spanish (language) |
Spaansch |
spoon
(a/the) |
Lępel
(een/de) |
station
(a/the) |
Bahnhoff
(een/de) |
straight
ahead |
liekuut |
strange,
odd |
gediegen,
snaaksch |
street
(a/the) |
Straat
(een(e)/de) |
strong |
stark |
sugar
(the) |
Zucker
(de) |
suitcase
(a/the) |
Koffer,
Kuffer, Kuffert (een/de) |
sun
(the) |
Sünn
(de) |
sunny |
sünnig,
klaar |
sunshine
(the) |
Sünnschien
(de) |
Sweden |
Swęden |
sweet |
sööt |
sweets
(the) |
Snabbelkraam
(de) |
sweetener
(the) |
Söötstoff
(de) |
Switzerland |
Swiez
(de) |
synagogue
(a/the) |
Synagoog’ (een(e)/de) |
table
(a/the) |
Disch
(een/de) |
tasty |
lecker |
taxi
(a/the) |
Taxi
(een/dat) |
tea
(the) |
Tee
(de) |
temple
(a/the) |
Tempel
(een/de) |
thief
(a/the) |
Deev
(een/de) |
thirsty |
dörstig,
döstig |
thunder
(the) |
Donner,
Dunner (de) |
thunderstorm
(a/the) |
Gewidder
(een/dat) |
tired
(sleepy) |
mööd’,
slaaprig |
tired
(exhausted) |
maddelig,
fardig, mööd’ |
toast
(toasted bread) (the) |
Toast
(de) |
today |
hüüd,
vundaag’ |
toilet
(a/the) |
Paddemang (een/dat), Klo (een/dat), Fro Meier (een(e)/de) |
tomorrow |
morgen |
too
(excessively) |
to |
tooth
(a/the) |
Tähn
(een/de) |
toothache
(a/the) |
Tähnpien
(een/de), Kusenpien
(een/de), Tähnwehdaag’ (een/de) |
toothbrush
(a/the) |
Tähnbörst,
Tähnböst, Tähnböss (een(e)/de) |
toothpaste
(the) |
Tähnpast (de) |
traffic
light (a/the) |
Ampel
(een(e)/de) |
tour
(a/the) |
Tuur
(een(e)/de), Törn (een/de) |
train
(a/the) |
Tog
(een/de) |
Tunisia |
Tunęsien |
Turk
(a/the) |
Törk
(een/de) |
Turkey |
Törkee
(de) |
Turkish (language) |
Törksch |
ugly |
wanschapen,
asig |
Ukraine |
Ukrain |
unpleasant |
asig,
vertrackt, böös’ |
vanilla |
Vanilje |
vegetables
(the) |
Gröönwaar
(de), Grööntüüg
(dat) |
vegetarian
(a/the) |
Vegetarier
(male) (een/de), Vegetariersch (female) (een(e)/de) |
visit
(a/the) |
Besöök
(een/de) |
visit
(to see a site) |
besöken |
waiter
(a/the) |
Kellner
(een/de) |
waitress
(a/the) |
Kellnersch
(een(e)/de) |
Wales |
Wales |
warm |
warm |
washroom (toilet) (a/the) |
Paddemang (een/dat), Klo (een/dat), Fro Meier (een(e)/de) |
water
(the) |
Water
(dat) |
weather
(the) |
Wedder
(dat) |
weird |
gediegen,
snaaksch |
west |
na
Westen to |
Western
Flemish (language) |
Westflaamsch, Westfläämsch |
white |
witt |
wide |
breed |
wife
(your/my) |
Fro,
Fru (een(e)/de) |
window
(a/the) |
Fenster,
Finster (een/dat) |
wine
(the) |
Wien
(de) |
with |
mit |
without |
ahn,
sünner |
yellow |
gęęl |
yesterday |
gestern,
gistern |
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