Summer Promise (20 page)

Glossary

 

ab in kopp
crazy

ach
oh

aenti
aunt

Ausbund
hymn book

blabbermaul
chatterbox; blabbermouth

boppli (plural: bopplin)
baby

daed, daedi
dad, daddy

danki
thank you

dawdi-haus
grandparents' house attached to main house

Deitsch
Pennsylvania German

dochder (plural: dochdern)
daughter

dokterfraa
a woman healer

dumm
dumb; stupid

Englisch
non-Amish

Englischer
non-Amish person

fraa
wife

gennuk
enough

graabhof
graveyard

gross-mammi
grandma

gude mariye
good morning

gut
good

gut nacht
good night

ich liebe dich
I love you

ja
yes

kaffi
coffee

kapp
prayer head covering for females

kind (plural: kinder)
child

komm
come

Leit
the people, the district

maedel (plural: maedels)
girl; young unmarried woman

mamm
mom

mei kinder
my children

mutza
coat worn by a man to Sunday services

onkel
uncle

Ordnung
district's rules of behavior and worship

rumspringa
running-around time before baptism

schatzi
little treasure (an endearment)

Schteckliman
intermediary between groom's and bride's parents

snitz pie
dried apple pie

sohn (plural: söhne)
son

vorsinger
lead singer at services or singings

was iss letz?
what's wrong?

wie geht's?
hello, how are you doing?

wilkomm
welcome

wunderbaar
wonderful

yunga
young one

 

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Summer Promise
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