- as
Examples
- Er macht ~ wann 's kalt waer. He hurries as if it were cold.
- Es hot gedunnert ~ wann 's Gwidder in 's Haus gschlaage hett. It thundered as if lightning had struck the house.
- but
- than
- ~ wann, when
Example
- Des sin Paar vun die Glaawe as sie, die alde Leit, ghatt hen Yaahre zerick, un, wie ich gsaat hab, Deel vunne warre heit noch uffghalde. Eens vunne as mir graad nau in 's Sinn kummt waar ~ wann mer draa gange iss un hot en Schtrick um 's Haus rum gelegt so as die Enner zammekumme sin. These are a few of the beliefs that they, the old folks, had years ago, and, as I said, some of them are still kept up today. One of them that comes to mind right now was when one went and laid a rope around the house so that the ends came together.
- ~ wie, as
Example
- Mit eem Traekdor kann mer so viel bluge imme Daag ~ wie mit drei Blieg, mit drei Geil in yederm Blug. With one tractor one can plow so much in a day as with three plows, with three horses in each plow.
- ~ wie, than
Example
- Der Bauer hot gemeent daer Landsmann kann verleicht mehner duh ~ wie Brot fresse! The farm thought this tramp can perhaps do more than eat bread.
- ~ wie, except
Example
- En Latt Leit wuhne im Schteddel, un die hen ken Grund ~ wie ihre Lodde, wu es Haus druff schteht. A lot of people live in town, and they have no ground except their lots where the house stands.
- while
- ~ wu, for when
Example
- Er hot gsaat, "Wann net gewest waar as wu die Maemm der letscht Haffe voll Lattwarick uffgemacht hot, dann hot sie gsehne ass en Meisel, versoffe, waar drin. He said, "If it had not been for when mom opened the last crock full of apple butter, then she saw that a little mouse, drowned, was in it.
