Vocabulary of Plautdietsch (Plautdietsch)

Nouns, definite articles, plurals

1.    mother           Mutta, de Mutta, Muttasch
2.    father           Foda, de Foda, Fodasch
3.    sister           Sesta, de Sesta, Sestre
4.    brother           Brooda, de Brooda
5.    daughter           Dochta, de Dochta, Dajchta
6.    son           Sän, de Sän, Säns


Dan Gott haft dise Welt so Leef jehaut, daut hee sien eentsje Saen jeef, daut
aula, dee aun am jleewe, nich feloare gone, oba daut eewje Laewe habe.


For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.

The Bible, John, 3, 16

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1.    water           Wota, daut Wota
2.    fire           Fia, daut Fia
3.    sun           Sonn, de Sonn
4.    moon           Mon, de Mon, Mone
5.    wind           Wint, de Wint, Wind
6.    rain           Räajen, de Räajen


1.    one           eent
2.    two           twee
3.    three           dree
4.    four           vea
5.    five           fiew
6.    six           sass


Jef onns Dach fa Dach daut Brot daut onns faelt.

Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11

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1.    cat           Kaut, de Kaut
2.    dog           Hunt, de Hunt, Hunj
3.    horse           Peat, daut Peat, Peead
4.    cow           Koo, de Koo, Kjäj
5.    fish           Fesch, de Fesch
6.    bird           Foagel, daut Foagel, Fäajel
7.    tree           Boom, de Boom, Beem
8.    flower           Bloom, de Bloom, Bloome


Dee Aunfank fonn daut Evanjeelium fonn Jesus Christus.

The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The Bible, Mark, 1,1

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1.    white           witt
2.    black           schwoat
3.    red           root
4.    green           jreen
5.    yellow           jäl
6.    blue           bleiw
7.    gray           greiw
8.    brown           brün


En wautemma jie wele daut Mensche fa junt saele doone, doot an daut jrod soo.

Do to others as you would have them do to you.
The Bible, Luke, 6,31

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Doo dien Foda en diene Mutta eare; en, du saust dien Noba soo leef ha aus die selfst.

Honor your father and mother; and love your neighbor as yourself.
The Bible, Matthew, 19,19

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De Leew helt lang ut; de Leew es leeftolich;
de Leew es nich neidesch; pucht sikj nich, es nich stollt,
es nich prautsich, es nich onnjeschekjt, es nich nosikj, es nich enn-jeoajet,
reakjent daut Beese nich aun.


Love is patient and kind;
it is not jealous or conceited or proud;
love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable;
love does not keep a record of wrongs.

The Bible, 1 Corinthians, 13,4-5

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Donn saed hee to Jesus: "Herr, denk aun mie wan du enn dien Rikj enenn kjemst."
En Jesus saed to am: "Enn Woarheit saj ekj die: Fonndoag woascht du met mie emm Paradies sene".


Then he [the man on the cross next to Him] said "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."
He replied, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise."

The Bible, Luke 23,42-43

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