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A strange greeting! Servos?
Ever since I have arrived in Germany, I have been picking up words I here often and then going back home to check their meanings. There is one word that still baffles me.
It is a form of greeting.
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What is the difference between “moin” and “moin moin”?
"Moin" and "moin moin" both are popular salutations in northern Germany - I'm interested in the differences between them.
Some say "moin moin" is intended as an answer to "moin", others will label ...
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Woher kommt “pfiat di”/“pfiat eich” als Abschiedsformel im bayerischen Raum?
Im südlichen deutschsprachigen Raum (Bayern und weiter südlich) Raum ist "pfiat di" bzw. "pfiat eich" eine üblicher Grußformel zum Abschied.
Was bedeutet sie bzw. woher kommt sie (etymologisch ...
