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20.01.2012, 15:44
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| | | Ghüändärät - say what?
A Muotathaler just wrote me a message in Swiss German but lost me at this word.
"Ghüändärät"
Thanks for your help.
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20.01.2012, 15:52
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| | | Re: Ghüändärät - say what?
Some context might help.
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20.01.2012, 15:55
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| | | Re: Ghüändärät - say what?
gehindert? some context might help  |
20.01.2012, 15:55
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| | | Re: Ghüändärät - say what?
Zum Glück sind Fräuä mit ämä Äidgenössischä Värgangähäits Hintergrund nüd ä so Ghüändärät gägä übr ämä Käfärli.
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20.01.2012, 16:02
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| | | Re: Ghüändärät - say what?
= ghüehneret, part. perf. of hüehnere, i.e. to act like a (headless) chicken.
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20.01.2012, 16:04
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| Quote: | |  | | | gehindert? | | | | | That would sound plausible, but it doesn't seem (to me) to fit the context of the sentence, oder? | Quote: | | | | | = ghüehneret, part. perf. of hüehnere, i.e. to act like a (headless) chicken. | | | | | I'd go with that.
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20.01.2012, 16:07
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| | | Re: Ghüändärät - say what?
| Quote: | | | | | = ghüehneret, part. perf. of hüehnere, i.e. to act like a (headless) chicken. | | | | | That's what I thought. It's like "umaghüändärä."
That's a flätt good job there, Captain Greybeard.
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21.01.2012, 00:07
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| | | Re: Ghüändärät - say what?
| Quote: | | | | | Zum Glück sind Fräuä mit ämä Äidgenössischä Värgangähäits Hintergrund nüd ä so Ghüändärät gägä übr ämä Käfärli. | | | | | Are you sure that's not a mixture of Türkish and Finnish?
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21.01.2012, 00:34
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| | | Re: Ghüändärät - say what?
| Quote: | | | | | Are you sure that's not a mixture of Türkish and Finnish? | | | | | It doesn't take much to transform Finnish back to German: Zum Glück sind Fraue mit eime Eidgenössische Vergangeheitshintergrund nüd ei so Ghüenderet gegeüber eime Käferli. | | This user would like to thank Faltrad for this useful post: | |
23.01.2012, 13:44
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| | | Re: Ghüändärät - say what?
what the heck is that supposed to mean?
Fortunately women with a Swiss (actually "eidgenössisch" is often used by "patriots" and Neonazis, meaning women with pure Swiss roots, no foreigners who obtained a Swiss passport) past background don't act like headless chicken towards a little bug?
That would be the literal translation.. hmmmmh?
Where did you get that from?!
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23.01.2012, 13:48
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| Quote: | | | | | what the heck is that supposed to mean?
Fortunately women with a Swiss (actually "eidgenössisch" is often used by "patriots" and Neonazis, meaning women with pure Swiss roots, no foreigners who obtained a Swiss passport) past background don't act like headless chicken towards a little bug?
That would be the literal translation.. hmmmmh?
Where did you get that from?! | | | | | From my Schatz. Any other questions?
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23.01.2012, 13:50
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| | | Re: Ghüändärät - say what?
So, in other words, non-true-Swiss women DO act like headless chickens over minor things? 
Hmmm, maybe my Swiss wife isn't a true Swiss! 
Tom
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23.01.2012, 14:08
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| | | Re: Ghüändärät - say what?
| Quote: | | | | | (actually "eidgenössisch" is often used by "patriots" and Neonazis, [...]) | | | | | Are you serious? " Eidgenössisch" is almost exclusively used by federal authorities, agencies and the like. Once in a while it can be used with a wink. Which doesn't make that sentence any more sensible, though.
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23.01.2012, 14:18
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| | | Re: Ghüändärät - say what?
| Quote: | | | | | "Ghüändärät"
| | | | | LOL it actually could be suomi. And let's see if you can figure out the word I learned when living in Frankfurt : Mässästäschä
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23.01.2012, 14:21
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| | | Re: Ghüändärät - say what?
| Quote: | | | | | From my Schatz. Any other questions? | | | | | Good job it wasn't rude or smutty, then, heh!
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23.01.2012, 14:32
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A few weeks ago I sliced a Chnoblauchpuureschüblig (From Jucker Farmart in Seegräben ZH) to add some indecent smell to a brunch. My American OH, not exactly fond of smoked sausages and other absolutely lethal pieces of processed meat, tried a bit and said, "Oh, this tastes good. What is it called?" I said dead-pan, "Chnoblauchpuureschüblig." "What!?!?! Are you kiddin' me? No one on this planet can pronounce that. It sounds like snowball shnookleberry."
I guess I'll have to tell the Juckers what their sausages are now called in American English (see sapsago for Schabzieger).
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