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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
i	pronoun	I	I bin jetz do. I am here now.
du	pronoun	you	Du bist sehr liab. You are very kind.
ea	pronoun	he	Ea is mei Freind. He is my friend.
sie	pronoun	she	Sie liest jedn Obnd. She reads every evening.
mia	pronoun	we	Mia wohnen in da Stodt. We live in town.
de	pronoun	they	De arbatn jedn Dog zamm. They work together daily.
wos	pronoun	what	Wos wuist du? What do you want?
wo	adverb	where	Wo is mei Buach? Where is my book?
wann	adverb	when	Wann gema weg? When do we leave?
wer	pronoun	who	Wer is dahoam? Who is at home?
warum	adverb	why	Warum bist z'spat? Why are you late?
wia	adverb	how	Wia woaßt du des? How do you know?
sei	verb	to be	De wean fertig sei. They will be ready.
ham	verb	to have	I hob gnua Zeit. I have enough time.
doa	verb	to do	Mia doa unsare Oawat. We do our work.
geh	verb	to go	I geh zua Schui. I go to school.
kemma	verb	to come	Kimm bittschee jetz her. Please come here now.
segn	verb	to see	I seg an Mond. I see the moon.
wissen	verb	to know	I woaß d'Antwort. I know the answer.
denkn	verb	to think	Mia denkn drüber noch. We think about it.
wui	verb	to want	I wui a weng Wossa. I want some water.
braucha	verb	to need	Mia brauchan mehr Brot. We need more bread.
mocha	verb	to make	De machan guads Brot. They make good bread.
nemma	verb	to take	Nimm as Buach mit hoam. Take the book home.
gem	verb	to give	I gib da des. I give you this.
sogn	verb	to say	Sog's bittschee no amoi. Please say it again.
sogn	verb	to tell	Sog ma d'Gschicht. Tell me the story.
frogn	verb	to ask	I frog oane Frog. I ask one question.
findn	verb	to find	Mia findn an Schlüssl. We find the key.
schaugn	verb	to look	Schaug in Himme. Look at the sky.
benutzen	verb	to use	Mia benutzen den Tisch. We use this table.
arbatn	verb	to work	De arbatn jedn Dog. They work every day.
essn	verb	to eat	Mia essn heit Obnd zamm. We eat together tonight.
dringa	verb	to drink	I dring an hoaßn Tee. I drink hot tea.
schlofn	verb	to sleep	As Kind schloft jetz. The child sleeps now.
geh	verb	to walk	Mia geh zua Schui. We walk to school.
renna	verb	to run	Da Bua rennt schnell. The boy runs fast.
lesn	verb	to read	Sie liest a Buach. She reads a book.
schreibm	verb	to write	I schreib mein Noma. I write my name.
redn	verb	to speak	De redn ganz leise. They speak very softly.
zualosn	verb	to listen	Los ma bittschee zua. Please listen to me.
hean	verb	to hear	I hea an Wind. I hear the wind.
kaffa	verb	to buy	Mia kaffan frischs Brot. We buy fresh bread.
verkafa	verb	to sell	De verkafan guadn Fisch. They sell good fish.
zoin	verb	to pay	I zoi fürn Kaffee. I pay for coffee.
heifa	verb	to help	Freind heifan se gegnseitig. Friends help each other.
liabn	verb	to love	I liab mei Familie. I love my family.
lebn	verb	to live	Mia lebn nahe bei da Stodt. We live near town.
sterm	verb	to die	Olle Leit sterbn amoi. All people die someday.
lerna	verb	to learn	Kinder lerna in da Schui. Children learn at school.
leanan	verb	to teach	De leanan de Kinder. They teach the children.
aufmocha	verb	to open	Mach bittschee d'Tia auf. Please open the door.
zumocha	verb	to close	Mach jetz as Fensta zua. Close the window now.
Person	noun	person	Jede Person braucht Wossa. Every person needs water.
Mann	noun	man	Da Mann is groß. The man is tall.
Frau	noun	woman	D'Frau is glücklich. The woman is happy.
Kind	noun	child	As Kind schloft. The child is sleeping.
Bua	noun	boy	Da Bua liest stad. The boy reads quietly.
Maidl	noun	girl	As Madl singt guad. The girl sings well.
Familie	noun	family	Mei Familie lebt do. My family lives here.
Muatta	noun	mother	Mei Muatta kocht jedn Dog. My mother cooks daily.
Vatta	noun	father	Mei Vatta arbat do. My father works here.
Freind	noun	friend	Ea is mei Freind. He is my friend.
Haus	noun	house	Eahna Haus is nei. Their house is new.
Dahoam	noun	home	I bin jetz dahoam. I am home now.
Schui	noun	school	D'Schui is in da Näh. The school is nearby.
Stodt	noun	city	De Stodt is groß. This city is big.
Land	noun	country	As Land is schee. The country is beautiful.
Wöd	noun	world	D'Wöd ändert se. The world is changing.
Straß	noun	street	D'Straß is lang. The street is long.
Zimmer	noun	room	As Zimmer is warm. The room is warm.
Zeit	noun	time	D'Zeit vergeht sehr schnell. Time goes very fast.
Dog	noun	day	Heit is a guada Dog. Today is a good day.
Nacht	noun	night	D'Nacht is koid. The night is cold.
Morgn	noun	morning	Da Morgn is ruahig. The morning is quiet.
Obnd	noun	evening	Da Obnd is schee. The evening is beautiful.
Woch	noun	week	D'Woch kimmt ma lang vor. The week feels long.
Monat	noun	month	Der Monat is stressig. This month is busy.
Joahr	noun	year	As Joahr is schnell verganga. The year went quickly.
heit	adverb	today	I arbat heit bloß. I work today only.
morga	adverb	tomorrow	Mia foahn morga in da Fruah weg. We leave tomorrow morning.
gestan	adverb	yesterday	Sie is gestan Obnd kemma. She came yesterday evening.
jetz	adverb	now	Kimm jetz her, bittschee. Come here now please.
Sunn	noun	sun	D'Sunn is warm. The sun is warm.
Mond	noun	moon	Da Mond schaut hell aus. The moon looks bright.
Stern	noun	star	A Stern scheint hell. One star shines brightly.
Himme	noun	sky	Da Himme is blau. The sky is blue.
Erde	noun	earth	D'Erde is rund. The earth is round.
Feia	noun	fire	As Feia is hoaß. The fire is hot.
Wossa	noun	water	As Wossa is koid. The water is cold.
Regn	noun	rain	Da Regn fangt jetz o. The rain starts now.
Wind	noun	wind	Da Wind is stark. The wind is strong.
Baam	noun	tree	Da Baam is hoch. The tree is tall.
Bluam	noun	flower	D'Bluam riacht siass. The flower smells sweet.
Berg	noun	mountain	Da Berg is hoch. The mountain is high.
Fluss	noun	river	Da Fluss is lang. The river is long.
Meer	noun	sea	As Meer schaut ruahig aus. The sea looks calm.
Essn	noun	food	As Essn is fertig. The food is ready.
Brot	noun	bread	As Brot is frisch. The bread is fresh.
Reis	noun	rice	Mia essn heit Reis. We eat rice today.
Fleisch	noun	meat	As Fleisch is hoaß. The meat is hot.
Fisch	noun	fish	Da Fisch schmeckt guad. The fish tastes good.
Ei	noun	egg	I iss a Ei. I eat one egg.
Müch	noun	milk	D'Müch is warm. The milk is warm.
Obs	noun	fruit	Obs is guads Essn. Fruit is good food.
Tee	noun	tea	Da Tee is hoaß. The tea is hot.
Kaffee	noun	coffee	Da Kaffee riacht guad. The coffee smells good.
Kopf	noun	head	Mei Kopf duad heit weh. My head hurts today.
Aug	noun	eye	Eahra Aug is blau. Her eye is blue.
Ohr	noun	ear	Mei Ohr duad weh. My ear hurts.
Mund	noun	mouth	Mach dein Mund auf, bittschee. Open your mouth please.
Nosn	noun	nose	Mei Nosn is koid. My nose is cold.
Hand	noun	hand	Wosch da jetz d'Hand. Wash your hand now.
Fuaß	noun	foot	Mei Fuaß duad heit weh. My foot hurts today.
Herz	noun	heart	Mei Herz is stark. My heart is strong.
Noma	noun	name	Dei Noma is schee. Your name is nice.
Buach	noun	book	Des Buach is oid. This book is old.
Wort	noun	word	Des Wort is nei. This word is new.
Sproch	noun	language	De Sproch klingt schee. This language sounds beautiful.
Göd	noun	money	I brauch mehr Göd. I need more money.
Oawat	noun	work	D'Oawat is hart. The work is hard.
Liab	noun	love	Liab mocht as Lem bessa. Love makes life better.
Musik	noun	music	D'Musik is schee. The music is beautiful.
Gschicht	noun	story	D'Gschicht is interessant. The story is interesting.
Weg	noun	way	Der Weg is kurz. This way is short.
Sach	noun	thing	De Sach ghert ma. That thing is mine.
Lem	noun	life	As Lem is ned leicht. Life is not easy.
Tia	noun	door	D'Tia is auf. The door is open.
Tisch	noun	table	Da Tisch is groß. The table is big.
Stui	noun	chair	Da Stui is kaputt. The chair is broken.
Auto	noun	car	As Auto is nei. The car is new.
guad	adjective	good	Des Brot is guad. This bread is good.
schlecht	adjective	bad	As Wedda is schlecht. The weather is bad.
groß	adjective	big	As Haus is groß. The house is big.
kloa	adjective	small	As Zimmer is kloa. The room is small.
nei	adjective	new	I hob a neis Buach kafft. I bought a new book.
oid	adjective	old	Des Haus is oid. This house is old.
lang	adjective	long	D'Straß is lang. The street is long.
kurz	adjective	short	D'Gschicht is kurz. The story is short.
hoch	adjective	high	Da Berg is hoch. The mountain is high.
niedrig	adjective	low	Da Tisch is niedrig. The table is low.
hoaß	adjective	hot	Da Tee is hoaß. The tea is hot.
koid	adjective	cold	As Wossa is koid. The water is cold.
glücklich	adjective	happy	Sie is sehr glücklich. She feels very happy.
traurig	adjective	sad	Ea schaut sehr traurig aus. He looks very sad.
schee	adjective	beautiful	D'Bluam is schee. The flower is beautiful.
leicht	adjective	easy	De Oawat is leicht. This work is easy.
hart	adjective	hard	De Oawat is hart. This work is hard.
schnell	adjective	fast	As Auto is schnell. The car is fast.
langsam	adjective	slow	As oide Auto is langsam. The old car is slow.
richtig	adjective	right	Dei Antwort is richtig. Your answer is right.
falsch	adjective	wrong	De Antwort is falsch. That answer is wrong.
wichtig	adjective	important	Des Buach is wichtig. This book is important.
woahr	adjective	true	De Gschicht is woahr. That story is true.
voi	adjective	full	As Glas is voi. The glass is full.
leer	adjective	empty	As Zimmer is leer. The room is empty.
jung	adjective	young	As Kind is jung. The child is young.
stark	adjective	strong	Da Mann is stark. The man is strong.
schwach	adjective	weak	Ea gspiat se heit schwach. He feels weak today.
rot	adjective	red	D'Bluam is rot. The flower is red.
blau	adjective	blue	Da Himme is blau. The sky is blue.
grea	adjective	green	Da Baam is grea. The tree is green.
gelb	adjective	yellow	D'Bluam is gelb. The flower is yellow.
schwoarz	adjective	black	As Auto is schwoarz. The car is black.
weiß	adjective	white	D'Müch is weiß. The milk is white.
ja	interjection	yes	Ja, i vasteh's jetz. Yes, I understand now.
na	interjection	no	Na, i ko ned kemma. No, I cannot come.
ned	adverb	not	I bin ned fertig. I am not ready.
und	conjunction	and	Brot und Müch san fertig. Bread and milk are ready.
oda	conjunction	or	Tee oda Kaffee heit? Tea or coffee today?
oba	conjunction	but	I bin miad, oba glücklich. I am tired, but happy.
wenn	conjunction	if	Wenn's regnet, bleib dahoam. If it rains, stay home.
weil	conjunction	because	I bin dahoam bliem, weil's gregnet hod. I stayed home because rain fell.
mit	preposition	with	I bin mit mein Freind kemma. I came with my friend.
ohne	preposition	without	Ea is ohne Göd weg. He left without money.
für	preposition	for	Des Gschenk is für di. This gift is for you.
vo	preposition	from	I kimm vo da Stodt. I come from the city.
zua	preposition	to	Mia geh zua Schui. We go to school.