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🇩🇪 German · Fluency Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 18 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Low German

Ask the fisherwoman whether she speaks Platt, hear that Low German is a language of its own and understand wat mutt, dat mutt.

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THE STORY

The dyke by the Hamburg harbour, the fisherwoman walking Max to his bus.

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Sprechen Sie auch Platt?SHPREKH-en zee owkh plahtDo you speak Platt too? Politely.
Klar. Zu Hause sprechen wir Platt.klahr, tsoo HOW-zeh SHPREKH-en veer plahtOf course. At home we speak Platt.
Wie sagt man das auf Platt?vee zahkt mahn dahs owf plahtHow do you say that in Platt?
Was ist Platt? Ein Dialekt?vahs ist plaht, eyn dee-ah-LEKTWhat is Platt? A dialect?
Nein, eine eigene Sprache. Plattdeutsch.nyn, EYE-neh EYE-geh-neh SHPRAH-kheh, PLAHT-doytshNo, a language of its own. Plattdeutsch.
Sagen Sie mal etwas auf Platt.ZAH-gen zee mahl ET-vahs owf plahtSay something in Platt. Politely.
Wat mutt, dat mutt.vaht moot, daht mootWhat must be, must be.
Was muss, das muss. Das verstehe ich!vahs moos, dahs moos, dahs fair-SHTAY-eh ikhWhat must, must. I understand that!
Sehen Sie? Platt ist nicht schwer.ZAY-en zee, plaht ist nikht shvairYou see? Platt isn't hard. Politely.