Books
Edwin R. Danner tells 77 jokes in Pennsylvania German in an evening of Dutch humor at the old schoolhouse in Jefferson, PA. An additional 123 jokes in Pennsylvania German are presented in text only. Pennsylvania German text of the 200 jokes with between-the-lines English translation of the first 77 and accompanying CD audio recordings of Edwin R. Danner telling the first 77 jokes. 28 pages with a 4-page word list appendix. Handmade pamphlet. Butch Reigart, translator and editor.
This booklet provides an excellent resource for advanced-level students. The combined audio & printed materials are especially designed to improve one's listening comprehension. Includes audio recordings of a native speaker speaking at a fast pace telling stories and an accompanying full transcript in the PG dialect with interlinear English translation.
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Pennsylfaanische Deitsche Schtories, Gedichde un Singschticker fer die Grischtdaag. (Pennsylvania German Stories, Poems and Songs for Christmas.) A Christmas program originally produced for radio by Alvin G. Dubs ("Dutch Al") of Bair, York Co., PA with Rev. Franklin Glassmoyer, Raymond Miller, Nova Rohrbaugh, et al. Pennsylvania German text with between-the-lines English translation and accompanying CD audio recordings. 27 pages. Handmade 8"x11" booklet bound with heavy-duty staples. Butch Reigart, translator and editor.
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Pennsylfaanische Deitsche "Gschichde un Gschpichde" vum Johnnie Brendel vun die Reinholds. (Pennsylvania German Stories and Tales by Johnnie Brendel of Reinholds, Pa.) Highlights generally relating to spring from Johnnie Brendel's own recordings made in 1966 for the first year of his Pennsylvania Dutch radio program broadcast by WLBR AM, Lebanon, PA. Pennsylvania German text with between-the-lines English translation and accompanying CD audio recordings of Johnnie Brendel. 51 pages. Handmade pamphlet. Butch Reigart, translator and editor.
This booklet provides an excellent resource for intermediate-level students. The combined audio & printed materials are especially designed to improve one's listening comprehension of native speakers in conversation. Includes audio recordings of a native speaker speaking at an intermediate pace and an accompanying full transcript in the PG dialect with interlinear English translation.
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Pennsylfaanische Deitsche "Gschichde un Gschpichde" vum Johnnie Brendel vun die Reinholds. (Pennsylvania German Stories and Tales by Johnnie Brendel of Reinholds, Pa.) Highlights generally relating to summer from Johnnie Brendel's own recordings made in 1966 for the first year of his Pennsylvania Dutch radio program broadcast by WLBR AM, Lebanon, PA. Pennsylvania German text with between-the-lines English translation and accompanying CD audio recordings of Johnnie Brendel. 44 pages. Handmade pamphlet. Butch Reigart, translator and editor.
This booklet provides an excellent resource for intermediate-level students. The combined audio & printed materials are especially designed to improve one's listening comprehension of native speakers in conversation. Includes audio recordings of a native speaker speaking at an intermediate pace and an accompanying full transcript in PG dialect with interlinear English translation.
For a sample of the audio, please click below:
Pennsylfaanische Deitsche "Gschichde un Gschpichde" vum Johnnie Brendel vun die Reinholds. (Pennsylvania German Stories and Tales by Johnnie Brendel of Reinholds, Pa.) Highlights generally relating to fall from Johnnie Brendel's own recordings made in 1966-1967 for the first year of his Pennsylvania Dutch radio program broadcast by WLBR AM, Lebanon, PA. Pennsylvania German text with between-the-lines English translation and accompanying CD audio recordings of Johnnie Brendel. 64 pages. Handmade 8"x11" booklet bound with heavy-duty staples. Butch Reigart, translator and editor.
This booklet provides an excellent resource for intermediate-level students. The combined audio & printed materials are especially designed to improve one's listening comprehension of native speakers in conversation. Includes audio recordings of a native speaker speaking at an intermediate pace and an accompanying full transcript in the PG dialect with interlinear English translation.
A Pennsylvania German conversation with Robert and Ella Welsh on their farm near Stoverstown, York Co., Pennsylvania about blacksmithing, wagon making, and life in the "old days." 38 pages with 1 audio CD. Handmade 8"x11" booklet bound with heavy-duty staples. Butch Reigart, translator and editor.
This booklet provides an excellent resource for intermediate-level students. The combined audio & printed materials are especially designed to improve one's listening comprehension. Includes audio recordings of two native speakers being individually interviewed by Al Dubs at an intermediate pace and an accompanying full transcript in the PG dialect with interlinear English translation.
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Pennsylfaanische Deitsche "Gschichde un Gschpichde" vum Johnnie Brendel vun die Reinholds. (Pennsylvania German Stories and Tales by Johnnie Brendel of Reinholds, Pa.) Highlights generally relating to winter from Johnnie Brendel's own recordings made in 1966-1967 for the first year of his Pennsylvania Dutch radio program broadcast by WLBR AM, Lebanon, PA. Pennsylvania German text with between-the-lines English translation and accompanying CD audio recordings of Johnnie Brendel. 79 pages. Handmade 8"x11" booklet bound with heavy-duty staples. Butch Reigart, translator and editor.
This booklet provides an excellent resource for intermediate-level students. The combined audio & printed materials are especially designed to improve one's listening comprehension of native speakers in conversation. Includes audio recordings of a native speaker speaking at an intermediate pace and an accompanying full transcript in the PG dialect with interlinear English translation.
This twelve-volume set is the most comprehensive dictionary of Pennsylvania German ever created and is the result of 50 years of work. Most entries include examples of the entry words in context. A must-have for any serious student of the dialect. Hardcover. Over 2,800 pages.
A reproduction of the French classic, The Little Prince, in Pennsylvania Dutch. 93 pages with beautiful color and black and white illustrations. Softcover. Mark L. Louden, translator.
This 2nd edition of Schwetz mol Deitsch! features access to the authors’ new online audio resource full of clips of native Pennsylvania Dutch speakers. The new text also has an answer key for all of those learning on their own as well as some edits from the 1st edition. This book stresses the four competencies of foreign language learning: speaking, reading, writing, and listening. This 2nd edition truly is one of the best ways to learn PA Dutch on your own! Illustrations. Softcover. 318 pages.
Henny and Spunky are thinking about going on an adventure but decide against it. Fire strikes the barn, and Henny and Spunky save the day. Written in Pennsylvania Dutch in classic (Buffington-Barba) and phonetic spellings. English translation provided as well. 24 pages with color illustrations and an accompanying audio CD.
Set of audio recordings and texts for learning the basic pronunciation, core vocabulary, and typical phrases of the Pennsylvania German dialect. An indispensable guide for those learning the dialect. 32 pages with 4 audio CDs. Handmade 8"x11" booklet bound with heavy-duty staples. Butch Reigart, translator and editor.
This booklet provides an excellent resource for beginner-level students. The combined audio & printed materials are especially designed to improve one's listening comprehension of native speakers in conversation. Includes audio recordings of a native speaker speaking at a slow pace and an accompanying full transcript in the PG dialect with interlinear English translation.
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