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südtirolerisch – the south tyrol dialect cont. (and end)

a capricious summer is ending and we slowly bid farewell to south tyrol…  here a (probably last) bunch of south tyrolean vocab. a bissele = ein bisschen (a bit, a little) a stickele = ein stückchen (a little piece) ajournierung = aktualisierung (update) (from italian "aggiornamento, aggiornare") aui, oi = hinauf, hinunter (up, down) bärig = super, toll (terrific, great, fantastic…) breatl = brot, rundes flaches laib (round flat loaf) daitsch = deutsch (german) dörfl = dorf (village) freien = freuen (to be glad/delight/please/look forward) goggele = ei (egg) heint = heute (today) i = ich (i) ins = uns (us) (hoi, ins geats guat) inser (dörfl) = unser (dorf) mandl = kleiner mann (little man) mi = mich, mir (me) mier/mir = wir (we) oan = ein (a, one) oschpele = hoppla!, huch?! (oops! yikes!) schian = schön (beautiful) (a schians osterhasl ; brutal schian ; mei schian!) stuff sein = genervt sein (to be on edge/stressed out) zwoa = zwei (two) woach = weich (soft, squashy, tender) s...