Viennese football terms/Fußball Glossar Wienerisch-Deutsch-Englisch
am 09.03.2008 von Transblawg
1. Henkel Fan Guide für Wien auf Weanerisch/Deutsch/English
1st German/English Henkel Fan Guide for Vienna in “Weanerisch“
You can download a PDF file and listen to an audio file of Viennese expressions (followed by High German and English) for the European Football Championships.
Football fans will be accompanied through Vienna in 21 different scenes – from their arrival, searching for a hotel and cheering on their favourite team at the stadium to eating at the hot dog stand, flirting and departing the city. Each scene contains ten suitable expressions in Viennese, German and English, as well as a caricature drawn by the artist Hans Gramm.
Judging from the audio file, I would advise against using the English expressions to encourage a team. They are …
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Transblawg / 1. Henkel Fan Guide für Wien auf Weanerisch/Deutsch/English 1st German/English Henkel Fan Guide for Vienna in “Weanerisch“ You can download a PDF file and listen to an audio file of Viennese expressions (followed by High German and English…
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