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🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Bavarian

Hear the waitress speak Bavarian and ask what a word means in standard German, with was heisst das auf Hochdeutsch.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The beer tent an hour later, the waitress back at the table and the band louder than before.

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Servus! Wollt ihr noch eine Maß?ZAIR-voos, volt eer nokh EYE-neh mahsServus! Do you two want another Mass? To friends.
Lea, was heißt Servus auf Hochdeutsch?LAY-ah, vahs hyst ZAIR-voos owf HOHKH-doytchLea, what does Servus mean in standard German?
Das ist Bayerisch.dahs ist BYE-rishThat's Bavarian.
Servus heißt Hallo. Und auch Tschüss.ZAIR-voos hyst HAH-loh, oont owkh tchuesServus means hello. And also bye.
Genau! Und Grüß Gott heißt Guten Tag.geh-NOW, oont grues got hyst GOO-ten tahkExactly! And Gruess Gott means hello.
Grüß Gott! Das gefällt mir.grues got, dahs geh-FELT meerGruess Gott! I like that.
Passt scho! Die Maß kommt sofort.pahst shoh, dee mahs komt zoh-FORTThat's fine! The Mass is coming at once.
Passt scho? Da versteht man nix!pahst shoh, dah fair-SHTAYT mahn niksPasst scho? You can't understand a thing!
Nix heißt nichts. Das verstehe ich!niks hyst nikhts, dahs fair-SHTAY-eh ikhNix means nothing. That I understand!