hi

From Middle High German hin, hine, from Old High German hina. Compare German hin, Dutch heen and English hence.

Wo gehst'n hi?

Used to denote direction away from the speaker.


do

From Middle High German doch, from Old High German doh, from Proto-West Germanic *þauh, from Proto-Germanic *þauh. Cognates include German doch, Dutch doch, Yiddish דאָך (dokh), Luxembourgish dach, English though, Old Norse þó, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐌷 (þauh).

Mia san do kane Trottln.

Des Gschäft håd do zugsperrt.

Den kenn i do!

I wui do nur wissa, wo's då auße geht.

I really just want to know where the exit is.

Contradicts what may be believed and/or emphasises a certainty: certainly, but, really, just (always unstressed)

Mia san do kane Trottln.

Des Gschäft håd do zugsperrt.

I håb's versuacht, owa dånn do ned gschåfft.

Emphasis on a different outcome than expected: after all, in the end (always stressed)


fire

From Middle High German vürhin, fürhin, equivalent to fia + hi. Compare archaic German fürhin and Alemannic German füre.

Se san fire gångan.

ahead, forward (direction away from the speaker)


aa

From Old High German ouh, from Proto-Germanic *auk. Cognates include German auch, Dutch ook, Old Norse ok, also archaic English eke.

I wui aa a Eis.

I wui aa a Eis.

Schåff ma des aa?

also; too; as well; either; neither (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed)

A jeder håd se dåcht, dåss er ned kummt, und so woar's aa.

Everybody thought that he wouldn't come, and that's exactly what happened.

I håb ka Ångst, es gibt jå aa kan Grund.

I'm not scared, there really is no reason to be.

To confirm a preceding statement: really, actually, indeed, in fact, exactly (always unstressed)

I wui aa a Eis.

Stress on “wui”: I do indeed want icecream.

Des is aa so.

To confirm a preceding statement by someone else: really, actually, indeed, in fact

Des Essn håd eana ned gschmeckt und mia aa ned.

They didn't like the food and neither did I.

I håb heit vui z'tuan und zan Årzt muaß i aa.

I'm very busy today and I also have to go to the doctor.

Er håd ned nur s'Gödbeasl, sondern aa no de Augnglasln ausgstraat.

He not only lost his wallet, but also his glasses.

Emphasis on a preceding conjunction (often with no) (always stressed)

Då håd kana wås måchn kenna, aa ka Årzt.

Nobody could do anything, not even a doctor.

Emphasis on a preceding negative statement: even (always stressed)

Kånn i des aa glaubn?

Håst da des aa guad iwalegt?

Schåff ma des aa?

Implies doubt in a yes-no question really (always unstressed)

Wås miassn de aa ålle då durchfoahrn?!

Why do they all have to pass through here?!

Du muasst aa immer bei jedn Bledsinn mitmåchn.

You always have to take part in any nonsense, don't you?

Wäul's aa nia de Pappn hoidn kennts!

To imply that something is unreasonable; also used when expressing reproach, anger, astonishment, etc. (always unstressed)

Aa wånn's woahr is, is's no ka endguitiger Beweis.

Even if this is true, it is no definite proof.

Mia is des aa scho amoi passiert.

(implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality): even (always stressed)

Wås'd aa tuast, ana is immer besser.

Whatever you do, someone will always do it better.

as in whatever, whenever, however, etc. ever (always unstressed)


voi

From Middle High German vol, from Old High German foll, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós. Cognates include German voll, Low German vull, Dutch vol, English full, Danish fuld, Swedish full.


net

From Middle High German nicht, from Old High German niowiht. Cognates include German nicht and Luxembourgish net.

I waaß net, es gibt so vü' Dichter in Wien,
 und ålle geehrt und berühmt.

1938, Josef Weinheber, Wien wörtlich, Sieg der Provinz:

I didn't know there were so many poets in Vienna,
 and all honorable and famous.


fieri

From Middle High German vürhin, fürhin, equivalent to fia + hi. Compare archaic German fürhin.

(Central Bavarian) forward, forwards, to the front (direction away from the speaker)


ur

From Middle High German ur-, from Old High German ur-, ir- (“thoroughly”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”).

Des is ursuper!

I håb ur ned gwusst, wås i tuan soi.

Des is ur der Trottl!

Des is der ur Trottl!

very, quite, really, total, totally, absolutely


owe

From Middle High German abhin, abehin, equivalent to å + hi. Compare archaic German abhin.

(East Central Bavarian) down, downwards (direction away from the speaker)


ned

East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian

From Middle High German niwiht, niweht, niht, a contracted form of Old High German niowiht, from nio (“never”) + wiht (“being, creature”), the last from Proto-Germanic *wihtą. Cognates include German nicht, Dutch niet, Yiddish ניט (nit) and נישט (nisht), English not.

net (alternative)
nit (alternative Bavarian Southern)
niat (alternative)

Des is ned mei Hund.


wo

With a widespread dialectal shift from -ā- to -ō-, from Middle High German wā, wār, from Old High German wār, hwār, from Proto-West Germanic *hwār, from Proto-Germanic *hwēr, *hwar. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís, whence also wer. Cognate with German wo, Dutch waar and English where.

Wo sand'n meine Augnglasln?

I kenn a Gschäft, wo's des håbn.

Wo i a ka Sun brauch, is beim Autofoahn.

Where I don't need the sun is when I'm driving.

(relative) where (at or in which place or situation)

Des woa de Wochn, wo ma gfeiert håbn.

(relative) when, that (on which; at which time)

I warad gern wo, wo's wärmer is.

I'd like to be somewhere where it's warmer.

(indefinite) somewhere (in or to an uncertain or unspecified location)


a

alternative form of aa: also, too, as well


wieder

From Middle High German wider, from Old High German widar (“against”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiþr (“toward, against”). Cognates include German wieder and Yiddish ווידער (vider).

inh

Wårme Sunn, dås erste Pråterveigerl:
 Ållweil wieder gfreust di wiara Kind.

1938, Josef Weinheber, Wien wörtlich, Impression im März:

Warm sun, the first violet:
 You always rejoice like a child again.


eine

(East Central Bavarian) in, into, inside (direction away from the speaker)


leicht

From Middle High German [Term?] and Old High German līht, from Proto-West Germanic *lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-. Cognates include German leicht, English light, Dutch licht, Danish let.


umma

From Middle High German umbe-her, umber, ummer, equivalent to um + her. Cognate with German umher.

across, over (direction towards the speaker)


fiera

From Middle High German vürher, fürher, equivalent to fia + her. Compare archaic German fürher.

forward, forwards, to the front (direction towards the speaker)


eina

in, into, inside (direction towards the speaker)


fira

From Middle High German vürher, fürher, equivalent to fia + her. Compare archaic German fürher and Alemannic German füra.

ahead, forward (direction towards the speaker)


no

Inherited from Old High German noh, from Proto-West Germanic *noh, from Proto-Germanic *nuh, from Proto-Indo-European *nū-kʷe-. Cognates include German noch, Yiddish נאָך (nokh) and Dutch nog, Dutch noch.

Mia san no ned då.

Des geht si no aus.

still, yet (up to and including a given time)

Mia wern scho no åkumma.

yet, eventually (at an unknown time in the future)

No ana!

Foid da no wås ei?

additionally, in addition, besides, else; more often expressed in English with another, more

Is se gråd no ausgånga.

Des is jå no depperter.


fiere

fieri (alternative)
fire (alternative)
vire (alternative)

(East Central Bavarian) forward, forwards, to the front (direction away from the speaker)


eini

eine (alternative Bavarian Central East)


heier

From Middle High German hiure, from Old High German hiuro, hiuru, from hiu (“in this”) + jāru (“year”).


nimmer

From Middle High German nimmer, nimer, niemer, also niemēr, from Old High German niomēr, from either nio (“not”) + mēr (“more”) (equivalent to modern nia (“never”) + wieder (“again”)) or ni (“not”) + iomēr (“always, ever”) (equivalent to modern na (“no”) + immer (“always”), compare English never from ne + ever), or maybe both. Cognate with German nimmer, Dutch nimmer.

De Maschin geht nimmer.

Bei dena kaf i nimmer ei.


glei

From Middle High German gelīch, from Old High German gilīh, from Proto-West Germanic *galīk, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz. Cognates include German gleich, Dutch gelijk, English alike, Yiddish גלײַך (glaykh), Old Norse líkr, glíkr, and Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (galeiks).

Dem seine Buidln schaugn ålle glei aus.

Woat, i kumm glei umme.

Glei is fertig.

De Schraufn woarn so günstig, håb i ma glei zwoa Packln kaft.

The screws were so cheap I bough two packets at once.

Mei Auto steht glei um d'Eckn.

Der Christkindlmårkt is glei vuam Råthaus.

The Christkindl market is right in front of the city hall.

I wui's glei håbn!

Se is hoamkemma und håd se glei niederglegt.

She came home and immediately went to bed.

Des kånnst glei vergessn.

You can forget about that straight away.

I håb's jå glei gsågt.

now; immediately; right away; straight away

De Schraufn san so günstig, då kå i ma glei zwoa Packln kafa.

The screws are so cheap I might as well buy two packets.

Då kå ma is Heisl jå glei åreißn.


boid

From Middle High German balde, from Old High German baldo, adverb of bald, pald, from Proto-West Germanic *balþ, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-. Cognates include German bald, Dutch boud, English bold.

Mia san boid då.

Des is scho boid nimmer woahr.

So a Auto is boid kaft, owa foarn kenna muass ma's hoid ah.

It's easy to buy a car, but you also have to be able to drive it.

De kumman ned so boid zruck.

Des vergiss i so boid ned.

(in the negative, with so) any time soon


gråd

From Middle High German gerat, from Old High German girat, equivalent to g- + the root of Råd (“wheel”). Cognate with German gerade.

I bin gråd in da Kuchl.

I woa gråd in da Kuchl.

I håb gråd amoi fünf Euro.

Gråd des is as Problem.

I schau ma des gråd å.


vui

vej (alternative)
vü (alternative Bavarian Central East)


auffa

From Middle High German ūfher, ūf-her, equivalent to auf + her. Compare archaic German aufher.

up, upwards (direction towards the speaker)


heint

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German hīnaht (“tonight”). Cognate with Yiddish הײַנט (haynt, “today”), Alemannic German hinecht (“tonight”), and obsolete German heint, heinacht (“tonight”).


haid

I geh haid zuam Bauanhof


dauna

From Middle High German dannen, from Old High German danana, from Proto-West Germanic *þananā, extension of *þan. Compare German dannen.

(East Central Bavarian, Vienna) away (direction towards the speaker)


umme

From Middle High German umbe-hin, umbehin, equivalent to um + hi. Cognate with German umhin.

(East Central Bavarian) across, over (direction away from the speaker)


wia

From Middle High German wie, a merger of two interrelated forms: 1.) Old High German hwio, from older hwēo, from Proto-Germanic *hwaiwa; cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (ƕaiwa). 2.) Old High German hwē, hwie, from Proto-Germanic *hwē; cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌴 (ƕē). The latter is a variant of Proto-Germanic *hwī, whence English why, and is further a fossiled instrumental case of *hwaz, *hwat (“who, what”). Form 1 is also related to this stem. Compare German wie.

Wia vui kost'n des?

I woaß ned, wia groß da Bua is.


zuwe

Equivalent to zu + hi. Compare archaic German zuhin.

Geh zuwe!

(East Central Bavarian) over there, away, fro (direction away from the speaker)


schee

From Middle High German schœne, from Old High German scōni, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī, from Proto-Germanic *skauniz. Compare German schön, Dutch schoon, English sheen.

schee woam

schee ruhig

schee groß

(intensifier) nice and (Used to emphasize how nice something is because of a particular quality)

schee bled

schee oasch

(intensifier, chiefly derogatory) pretty


amoi

From Middle High German einmāle, equivalent to a + -moi. Cognate with German einmal and Dutch eenmaal.

oamoi (alternative Bavarian Central West)

once (formerly; during some period in the past)

sometime (at an indefinite but stated time in the past or future)

first of all, firstly (as an initial point; before any other considerations)


woi

From Middle High German wol, wole, from Old High German wola (“well”), from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. Compare German wohl, Dutch wel, English well, Danish vel, Swedish väl.

Is da ned woi?

De håm se woi wås eigfånga.

Du bist woi ned gånz gscheid.

(modal particle expressing an assumption, often like English must + infinitive, or (US) guess + clause): probably, possibly, seemingly

modal particle expressing an assumption; often like English must + infinitive; or (US) guess + clause; modal particle expressing an assumption; often like English must + infinitive; or (US) guess + clause


owa

From Middle High German abher, ab-her, abeher, equivalent to å + her. Compare archaic German abher.

down, downwards (direction towards the speaker)


hoat

From Middle High German hart, from Old High German harti, hertī, from Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic *harduz (“hard, brave”). Cognates include German hart, Dutch hard, English hard, Yiddish האַרט (hart), Old Norse harðr, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (hardus).


ummi

umme (alternative Bavarian Central East)


bärig

(Austria) tremendously, fantastically, wonderfully


auffi

tlb

(East Central Bavarian, Southern Bavarian)

From Middle High German ūfhin, ūf-hin, equivalent to auf + hi. Compare archaic German aufhin.

auffe (alternative)
nauf (alternative Bavarian Central West)

up, upwards (direction away from the speaker)


oiwei

From Middle High German alle wîle, from Old High German alla wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *all, from Proto-Germanic *allaz, of uncertain origin; and from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”).
Cognate with German alleweil and English always.


saggrisch

Jo, des Liad gfaid mia saggrisch guad.


zuwa

Equivalent to zu + her. Compare archaic German zuher.

Kumm zuwa då!


auffe

aufi (alternative Bavarian Central East Southern)
nauf (alternative Bavarian Central West)


außi

From Middle High German ūzhin, ūz-hin, equivalent to aus + hi. Compare archaic German aushin.

auße (alternative Bavarian Central East)

out, outside (direction away from the speaker)


außa

From Middle High German ūzher, ūz-her, equivalent to aus + her. Compare archaic German ausher.

out, outside (direction towards the speaker)


zuwi

zuwe (alternative Bavarian Central East)

Geh zuwi!


daune

(East Central Bavarian, Vienna) away (direction away from the speaker)


beinånd

/ˈb̥aɛ̯ˌnɔnd̥/

/ˈb̥æːˌnɒ̃nd̥/

Gestern samma beinånd gsessn.

Des Auto is schlecht beinånd.


beinånder

/ˈb̥aɪ̯ˌnɒnd̥ɐ/

/ˈb̥aɛ̯ˌnɒnd̥ɐ/

/ˈb̥æːˌnɒnd̥ɐ/

Gestern samma beinånder gsessn.

Des Auto is schlecht beinånder.


zruck

From Middle High German ze rucke, zerucke, from Old High German zi rugge. Equivalent to zua + Ruckn.


umadum

Um uns umadum woar's finster.


zåmm

From Middle High German zesamene, zesamne, zesamen (“together”), from Old High German zisamane (“together”). Also used as prefix zåmm-.


dahoam

From Middle High German dāheim, dāheime, darheime, from Old High German dārheime (“at home”), equivalent to da + hoam. Compare Middle High German heime (“home, at home”, adverb), Old High German heime, heimi (“home, at home”, adverb).

cog

(Central Bavarian, West Central Bavarian) at home


daham

From Middle High German dāheim, dāheime, darheime, from Old High German dārheime (“at home”), equivalent to da + ham. Compare Middle High German heime (“home, at home”, adverb), Old High German heime, heimi (“home, at home”, adverb).

dahoam (alternative Bavarian Central West)


z'Haus

Gemma z'Haus.

De san heid ned z'Haus.


nåch

From Middle High German nāh, from Old High German nāh with preservation of word-final -h as -ch; thus pertaining to modern nåh (“near”) (from Old High German inflected nāh-), from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw. Cognates include German nach, Dutch na and English nigh.

Des hoi ma spader nåch.

Schaugst eh nåch eam, gö?

(in compound verbs) after, behind, later, next to


zerscht

/ˈt͡sɛɐ̯ʃd̥/

From Middle High German ze ērst, zērst, from Old High German zi ērist. Cognate with German zuerst and Alemannic German zeerscht.


zeascht

/ˈt͡sɛɐ̯ʃd̥/


zletzt

From Middle High German ze leste, zērst, from Old High German zi lezzist. Cognate with German zuletzt.

Zletzt håmmas gschåfft.

Zletzt håb i eam beim Wirtn gsehn.

the last time (the most recent time that)


hoiber

Treff ma se um hoiber viere.

a half-hour before, thirty minutes before (used with the number of the following hour)


jå

From Middle High German ja, from Old High German ja, jā (“yes”), from Proto-Germanic *ja (“yes”).

Woi ma des? - Jå.

Owa jå!

Es ko jå ned oiwei so bleibn.

Du bist jå ned gånz gscheid.

You obviously are not quite in your right mind!

I bi jå ned auf der Brennsuppn dåhergschwumma.

D'Mama woar jå gestern krånk.

As Ungarische is jå ka indogermanische Språch.

Hungarian is not an indoeuropean language, as is generally known.

(intensifier) obviously; certainly; of course; really; just; as you know; as is generally known (indicates and emphasises that one is expressing a known fact)


durtn

tlb

(East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)

/ˈd̥ʊɐd̥ːn̩/

From 15th and 16th century Early New High German dorten, a variant of Middle High German dort, dart, dert, formed in analogy to other adverbs that end in -en, e.g. oben. From Old High German doret, thorot, tharot.

duatn (alternative)
dortn (alternative Bavarian Central West)


dortn

/ˈd̥ɔɐd̥ːn̩/


duatn

/ˈd̥ʊɐd̥ːn̩/

durtn (alternative)
dortn (alternative Bavarian Central West)


nåcher

Early New High German nacher, nachar, first attested in the 16th century. Equivalent to nåch + her.

Zerscht zoi ma und nåcher gemma.

Wånn's heit no oiwei schneibt, nåcher wiar i krawutisch.

If it keeps snowing today, then I'll get angry.

Nåcher hoid de Pappn!

Waun i, wos jo net oft vuakummt / Am Tog vuaher an Rausch ghobt hob / Und mi ausschlofn mecht, nocha geht des net

1975, Wolfgang Ambros, Joesi Prokopetz, “Familie Pingitzer”, in Es lebe der Zentralfriedhof, performed by Wolfgang Ambros:

If I, which - as you know - doesn't happen often / Were drunk the day before / And want to sleep in, then that won't work

Dena Leit is nåcher ned guad gånga.

Those people didn't feel well afterwards.

Treff ma se nåcher?

Wås is'n des nåcher?

San d'Leit nåcher zfriadn oder ned?

Und nåcher bin i Schuid ah no.

in the end (indicates a worry that something might occur or might turn out in a certain way)


gnua

From Middle High German genuoc, from Old High German ginuog, from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz. Cognates include German genug, Yiddish גענוג (genug), Dutch genoeg, Low German noog, English enough, West Frisian genôch, Danish nok, Swedish nog, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌷𐍃 (ganōhs).

De Kinder håbn gnua gspuit.

Des Zimmer is groß gnua.

enough, sufficiently, in an adequate way


wirkli

From Middle High German wirkelich, wirklich, derived from the verb wirken, from Old High German wirken, from Proto-West Germanic *wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną. Cognate with German wirklich and Dutch werkelijk.


bittschee

/ˈb̥id̥ˌʃeː/

Ellipsis of i bitt schee (“I ask/request nicely”)

please, if you please (used to make a polite request or affirm an offer)


gschwind

From Middle High German geswinde, intensive form of swinde, from Old High German *swind, from Proto-West Germanic *swinþ, from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz. Cognates include German geschwind, Plautdietsch schwind, Low German swied, swinn, Dutch swiet, English swith, Icelandic svinnur, Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (swinþs).

Gemma gschwind wås essn?

Wia hoaßt der gschwind?


gånz

From Old High German ganz (“whole, sound, healthy, complete, fullstanding”), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“whole, sound”).

inh

As Essn wår gånz guad.

Und dånn is ois gånz schnö gångan.

Des håd er gånz alla gschåfft.

Hoidst du mi fia gånz deppert?

wholly, entirely, completely, all (always stressed)


schnö

From Middle High German snel, from Old High German snel (“nimble, brave, quick, lively”), from Proto-West Germanic *snell, from Proto-Germanic *snellaz (“active, bold, quick”). Cognates include German schnell, Yiddish שנעל (shnel),Dutch snel, English snell, Old Norse snjallr.

schnej (alternative Bavarian Central West)
schnöll (alternative Bavarian Southern)

again; quick; used after a question to imply that one ought to know the answer


oarg

From Middle High German arc, Old High German arg, from Proto-West Germanic *arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz.


wånn

From Middle High German wanne, Old High German wanne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannē, from *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan.


auf d' Nåcht

/ˌɑɔ̯fd̥ˈnɔxd̥/

Mia treffn se muagn auf d'Nåcht.

We're meeting up tomorrow in the evening.


mittn

From mittene, plural dative of Middle High German mitten, from Old High German mitti, from Proto-Germanic *midją, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo-.


gscheid

From Middle High German geschīde (“sensible, sly”), derived from schīden. Cognate with German gescheit, Swabian gscheid and Vilamovian gysiajt.

gscheit (alternative)
gescheit (alternative)


zawås

(interrogative) for what reason, to what purpose, what for, why?


murgn

From Middle High German morgene, from Old High German morgane, from Proto-West Germanic *morgin, *murgin, from Proto-Germanic *murginaz, from Proto-Indo-European *merkʷ- (“to flicker, twinkle, darken”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to flicker, twinkle”).

der

muagn (alternative alternative)
morgn (alternative)


bsunders

From late Middle High German besunder with adverbial genitive -s (compare sunders), from be- (older bī-) + sunder, from Old High German suntar, from Proto-Germanic *sunder, *sundraz, from Proto-Indo-European *sn̥Htros, from *senH- (“apart, without, for oneself”).


iwahaps

tlb

(chiefly East Central Bavarian, South Central Bavarian, Southern Bavarian)

/ˌiβɐˈhɑb̥s/

From iwahaupts, from Middle High German überhoubet.


iwahaupt

/ˌiβɐˈhɑɔ̯b̥d̥/

/ˌiβɐˈhɒːb̥d̥/


iwahaupts

/ˌiβɐˈhɑɔ̯b̥d̥s/

/ˌiβɐˈhɒːb̥d̥s/


sogår

(usable with nouns, verbs or modifiers) even, actually, in fact

usable with nouns; verbs or modifiers; usable with nouns; verbs or modifiers