A fun, fact-filled guide to the unique language and culture of the Pennsylvania Dutch!
In a book that includes both the first and second volumes of his popular title How to Speak Dutch-ified English, Pennsylvania Dutchman Gary Gates provides a glossary, read-aloud section, songs, recipes, and more.
Learn the meaning of “rutch” and “spritz,” what a “clod” and a “crotch” are, how to pronounce (and make) “Cussin Rachel’s Snitz und Knepp,” and what has happened to food when it’s “all.” Spice up your vocabulary with delightful words and phrases, such as:
Grex: To complain, moan. “Ah, quit your grexing, you have a vonderful life.”Face: Belief, religious conwiction. “Praise be! Rebecca has found her face in the Lord again!”Gruntbecky: An expression of hard going. “Gruntbecky! It’s difficult to run in this hot sun.”Nix nootz: A devilish, mischievous person. “Our daughter is a little nix nootz.”Rupdawn: A massage. “A good rupdawn will take the ache away.”
The Complete Book of Dutch-ified English is a warm and funny celebration of the unique Dutch culture in America.
