A while ago, we covered one variety of Low German spoken in East Friesland in northwestern Germany, that is, Oostfreesk Platt, or East Frisian Low German. Amongst the resources dedicated to learn this variety of the language, we briefly mentioned the application called PlattinO. Developed by Timm Sodtalbers, and artwork done by Nicolaus Hippen, PlattinO … Continue reading Learning East Frisian Low German with PlattinO
Low German
Introducing Ostfriesisches Niederdeutsch (Oostfreesk Platt)
A while ago in 2024, I traveled to Berlin. Initially intent on locking down the Berliner German translation of Le petit prince, I found myself in a Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus, combing through their languages section. In addition to the Standard German (for foreigners) and foreign language books (for German speakers) that adorned the shelves, my … Continue reading Introducing Ostfriesisches Niederdeutsch (Oostfreesk Platt)
Moin — Low German (Plattdeutsch, Niederdeutsch, Plattdütsch)
In the German-speaking countries, there are several greetings one would tend to encounter depending on where one is. Sure there is the ubiquitous Hallo, but there are also regional ones from Grüezi in Switzerland and Servus in Bavaria and Austria, to Moin the further up north you go in Germany. One of the languages in … Continue reading Moin — Low German (Plattdeutsch, Niederdeutsch, Plattdütsch)
The variant of German not quite spoken in Germany now
When people talk about High and Low German, one might think that High German refers to the variant spoken in the northern parts of Germany, while Low German refers to the variant spoken in the southern parts. But as geography suggests, this is not the case. Low German is used to refer to the German … Continue reading The variant of German not quite spoken in Germany now
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