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Heath Honey
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Holyrood Sundial
Hunebedden
Kiekeberg Museum
Land Hadeln
Leeuwarden
North German Fish
Papeloze kerk
Pfaffenlose Kirche
Priestless Church
Steenokkerzeel
St. Jacob’s Path
Van Harinxa Canal
Western Australia



Basic Travel Vocabulary:

Low Saxon (Neddersassisch, Plattdüütsch)

Compiled by Reinhard F. Hahn, Seattle, Washington, USA

Note that this language has no standard dialect and no standard spelling.

Click > “Phonetic”

English

Low Saxon (Low German)

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)

upn 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, ton 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)

lightweight

licht

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

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

naden 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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