Re: Austrian/German "thanks"?

On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 23:42:39 +0200, Rodlox <Rodlox@...> wrote:

> are words such as /danke/ more German or Austrian or some other region?
I guess standard German uses _danke_ in all regions. In more dialectal
varieties, the word _dankschön_ may be common in certain regions. In Swiss
dialects, the French loan _merci_ is more common (at least in Western Swiss
German), pronounced /'mers:i/, though you didn't ask about Switzerland. I
doubt that Swiss people would use _merci_ in Swiss standard German.

> how would the words for "hello" & "fare thee well" & "thank you" differ in
>Sax-Coburg, Germany, and Austria?
"Fare thee well"? I suppose you mean the standard farewell greeting, and not
some stylisticly marked form?

I guess there are too many variants. I guess that the words _hallo_ and
_tschüss_ are the used in the entire German speaking area, as well as the
polite forms _guten Tag/Abend_ "good day/evening" and _auf Wiedersehen_ "on
re-see". The plain form _servus_ is broadly known to be Austrian (as is the
polite form _grüezi_ broadly known to be Swiss, even though not all Swiss
Germans use it).

In this region, the most common greetings are: welcome greetings: _tschou,
halo, sälü_, polite form: _grüessech_ "greet-you"; farewell greetings:
_tschou, tschüss_, polite form: _adieu_, polite and plain: _ade_. In
addressing groups, the word _zäme_ "together" is often added, especially in
the plain forms. And then there are also the time of day greetings...

gry@s:
j. 'mach' wust

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