Austrian
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While the official language of Austria is Standard German (Hochdeutsch), most Austrians speak a certain dialect that is often referenced as "Austrian" and which is also used in state television and radio programs. Austria has numerous different dialects, mostly associated with certain regions ("Wienerisch", "Kärtnerisch", "Tirolerisch"). These dialects differ to the extent that many Austrians cannot understand speakers of other dialects. Besides German and its derivatives, some people speak "minority languages", for example, Slovenian (especially in Carinthia), Croatian and Hungarian (especially in Burgenland).
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[edit] The differences - die Unterschiede - der Unterschied
Austrian is a dialect of German. But there are many differences between Austrian and German.
| ENGLISH | GERMAN | AUSTRIAN |
|---|---|---|
| respectable | solide | frank |
| flat tyre | Reifenpanne | Patschn |
| helmet | Helm | Blechhaubn |
| I am | ich bin | i bin |
| you are | du bist | du bist |
| he is | er ist | er is |
| we are | wir sind | mia san |
| you are | ihr seid | ihr sads |
| they are | sie sind | dei san |
| I go to school. | Ich gehe in die Schule. | I geh int Schui. |
| We play chess. | Wir spielen Schach. | Mia schpün Schach. (schpü ma Schach.) |
[edit] Substanives - Hauptwörter - Hauptwerta
Singular - Plural
| English S. | English Pl. | German S. | German Pl. | Austrian S. | Austrian Pl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| the peach | the peaches | der Pfirsich | die Pfirsiche | da Pfirsich | die Pfirsich |
| the dog | the dogs | der Hund | die Hunde | da Hund | die Hund |
| the cat | the cats | die Katze | die Katzen | di Kotz | die Kotzn |
| the candle | the candles | die Kerze | die Kerzen | di Kerzn | die Kerzn |
| the face | the faces | das Gesicht | die Gesichter | des Gsicht | die Gsichta |
| the book | the books | das Buch | die Bücher | des Buach | die Biacha |
[edit] The cases - die Fälle - dei Fälle
First case - erster Fall - ertsa Foi
- m: der Sessel - da Sessl (the chair)
- f: die Bluse - die Blusn (the blouse)
- n: das Halstuch - des Hoistuach (the neckerchief)
Second case - zweiter Fall - zweita Foi
- m: des Sessels - vom Sessl (3rd case!!!) ... there is no second case in the Austrian language
- f: der Bluse - von da Blusn (3rd case)
- n: des Halstuches - vom Hoistuach (3rd case)
Third case - dritter Fall - dritta Foi
- m: (von) dem Sessel - (von) dem (vom) Sessl
- f: (von) der Bluse - (von) da Blusn
- n: (von) dem Halstuch - (von) dem (vom) Hoistuach
Forth case - vierter Fall - viata Foi
- m: den Sessel - den Sessl
- f: die Bluse - dei Blusn
- n: das Halstuch - des Hoistuach
[edit] Weblinks
- Österreichisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch -- Austrian-German dictionary (in German)
