More Pennsylvania Dutch Words,Poems and Proverbs

Shmok Peifa-Smoke Pipes

Rauich-Pfeifen Duwaok Boxt- Tobacco Box

Tabak-Kistchen - I think that Kischten is Kitchen but I'm not sure.

Sigara,Cigars,Cigarren

Sigarets,Cigaretts

Papier-Cigarren

Peifa rara,Pipe stems

Pfeifen rohre.

 F'r was 'n ku, kafe wannd milich grig, kannscht zee sent di guart? - - Why buy a cow when you can get milk at ten cents a quart?

Er-ei! we gats? mawgich mid dor gaa? sie-ei,yaw:garn--He-why! How do you do miss? may I accompany you?-- She-Why yes,cheerfully.

Er-ei! wie geht es Ihncn? Darrt ich mit Ihnen gehen? Sie-Ei, ja sehr gerne.

Shdul,chavir,stuhl,shuk'l shdul,Rocking chair,

Schaukel,stuhl,shdor shdul,stool,sessel

Sette,ottoman,sofa

Gros'r Shuk'l shdul,Armchair,Lehnsessel

Offis Shdul,Office chair,comptoirstuhl.

Musik buch,Music Book

Flut,Fute,Floete

Gitor,Guitar,Guitarre

Bugle,Bugle,Signal horn

Yoch d horn, Hunting horn, Sag d horn

Geik,Violin,Violine

Piccolo,Piccolo

Actors,sho' Act'rs,Schausp ieler

Ass, As'l, Esel,(nicer term donkey)

Potato bug,Grumbera Kefer,Kartoffel kaefer.

Teacher-Vehrer

Favorite- Vielbling

Love- Liebe

Music- Musik

Hymns- Hymnen

Coffee- Kaffee

Friend- Feund

Chocolate- Schokolade

I Love You- I cha Liebe Dich

Weather- Whetter