Low German ('Niederdeutsch')
As mentioned before Low German is used in the region north of Benrath
line. Germany's capital Berlin and major cities like Hamburg
or Düsseldorf all feature Low German dialects.
As they have not taken part in the second vowel change, Low German
dialects sound like Dutch or even English rather than standard German.
Below you can find some examples:
| English |
to sit |
to make |
apple |
water |
ape |
| German |
sitzen |
machen |
Apfel |
Wasser |
Affe |
| Low German (Platt German) |
sitten |
maken |
Appel |
Water |
Aap |
Some sample sentences:
| English |
My cow gives milk. |
| German |
Meine Kuh gibt Milch. |
Low German
(Platt German) |
Mien Koh gifft Melk. |
| Dutch |
Dat weet ik. |
| German |
Das weiß ich. |
Low German
(Berlin dialect) |
Det wet ik. |
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