Some Common Amish Words

Wonderful word to know to use with young Amish children.

This is a very common word in Amish. In fact, I use it frequently even though I am not Amish, but know enough Amish to start using it myself.

Faith is very important to the Amish and so God is too.

Also a common word that can be heard even if Amish are speaking English.

dad

Dietsch for "It's nice to meet you."

it means eat--everyone eats! i also grew up babysat by amish and this was one of the most common words used

This is south German dialect word for "Deutsch". Germans do not say: "German", they say "Deutsch". This is the reason why some anglo-saxons confuse "Deutsch" with "Dutch". The Dutch People call themselve not "dutch" but "Holland". Understood? Maybe too complicated for one-language-people. I am sorry for that!

I read amish books frequently and in every book i have read it is always in there

I hear this often from young children or being said to young children.

My name is...

it is a name for grandma

Leant from the movie named Witness.

Dietsch for cow.

Dietsch for tobacco.

"They drink milk for an achey belly (stomach ache)." "Spread me all over with apple busser (apple butter) a piece of bread." "When he was punished, our boy brutzed (pouted) for ares (hours)." "Their car cunked awt (conked out) on them." "He has a big crotch (garage) for his small truck." "He is so doppick (dumb, not too bright)." "Erector" (as in to destroy or demolish something) "Remember his old buggy? Erector!" "Fernhoodle" (to confuse, perplex or puzzle) "He speaks fernhoodled English that one does." The expression, "Gookamoedoe!" means "Look at that!" "Gruntbecky!" is an expression of difficulty. "Gruntbecky! This vell (well) is difficult to dick (dig)." "hurrieder" (to do something faster or more quickly) "Tell them to work hurrieder. A storm’s coming." "Make yourself up boy wunst (one time, once). You’re all strubly (generally meaning disheveled, disordered, unkempt." "Eat yourself full" and "Drink your mouth empty" are also very commonly heard. Even my late Grandmother used to sometimes say, "It’s gonna make down wet" when rain was imminent. sounds of "w" are pronounced as "v" as in "ve" for "we," "b" is replaced by "p" as in "sop" for "sob," hard "g" is replaced by "k" as in "dick" for "dig," and "f" often substitutes for the sound of "v" in words like "liff" for "live." But, wait, there’s more: "g" is substituted by "ch" as with "cheneration" for "generation," "ch" can also substitute for the "j" sound, as a short "o" disappears so the "u" can replace it such as saying "cummin" for "common" as in "cummin sense," "grudge" is more commonly pronounced as "crutch," and "mouth" actually sounds a whole lot more like "mawth."

Dietsch for water.

Rather than hearing "touche'", you take the initiative and say, "Satch!"

Dancer

Lumber Stacker

well, my honors algebra II teacher was amish for a while, and she frequently says the word 'first' as 'firsht"

because my dick is bigger

I would like to know the PA Dutch word used for Wonderful