Bavarian proverbs and their meaning

You can have a great holiday in Bavaria, because the landscape in particular, but also the culture, invites you to linger. Especially then you should know a few Bavarian proverbs in order to understand your compatriots somewhat.

The most popular Bavarian proverbs - some suggestions

• "Nothing Gwiss' woas ma ned!" - This Bavarian proverb is used in many statements and literally translated means that you do not know anything specific.
• "Auf da Brennsuppn seinegschwomma" - a stinging soup is a soup made from roux and water. Translated into High German, the saying means "swim on the stinging soup", which means something like being stupid.
• "Kloavieh makes a dung" - small cattle also make dung, so this saying should say that even little work can sometimes require a lot of effort. It is one of the most popular proverbs in Bavaria.
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• "Somebody überan Diesch ziagn" - "Ripping someone off" means cheating and lying to him.


Typical Bavarian sentences - this is how you learn the dialect

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Bavarian toasts - you can't do without beer in Bavaria

• The good Bavarian beer is known far beyond the borders. Therefore, the mass beer is simply part of the life of a real Bavarian. Of course, when you drink a beer, you should know the most famous sayings about it.
• "Sauf ma, then sterm ma ned, then sterm ma a, so sauf ma" - this saying goes free Translated: "If we drink too much, then we die, we don't drink anything, then we die too - so drink we prefer ".
• What you will hear at the Oktoberfest, but also at all other folk festivals in the beer tent, is the following Say: "A toast, a toast to cosiness" - afterwards the beer mugs are toasted and on drank.

As you can see, there are many Bavarian proverbs out there, but you may not understand all of them immediately when you hear a Bavarian speak.