Glossary

ab im kopp: crazy in the head

appeditlich: delicious

bruder(s): brother(s)

daed: dad

danki: thank you

Deitsch: Amish language

dochder: daughter

dumm: dumb

familye: family

frau: wife

geh: go

grossmammi: grandmother

grossvatter: grandfather

gut: good

gute nacht: good night

haus: house

kaffee: coffee

kapp: white hat worn by Amish women

kinn: chin

kinner: children

maed/maedel: young woman/young women

mamm: mom

mann: man

mei: my

nee: no

nix: nothing

Ordnung: written and unwritten rules in an Amish district

schee: pretty/handsome

schwester: sister

seltsam: weird

sohn: son

wie geht’s: how’s it going

ya: yes

yer: your