Bayrisch (Bavarian) Dialect<\/b><\/p>\n
Bayrisch (also Boarisch or Bairisch) is widely considered a dialect of German, although Old Bayrisch actually predates Old German by a few centuries. Spoken widely throughout Bayern (Bavaria) as well as Austria, there are approximately 14 million speakers worldwide. Although written Bayrisch is decreasingly used, as<\/span> Hochdeutsch <\/span><\/i>or <\/span>Schriftdeutsch <\/span><\/i>(Written German) is taught in schools, written Bayrisch survives in the form of slang or texting. Bayrisch speakers can understand <\/span>Hochdeutsch, <\/span><\/i>but the relationship is not mutual. Here are some resources for learning about the dialect, as well as a few guides to the language itself. <\/span><\/p>\n Standard German vs. Bayrisch<\/span><\/a>: A funny video comparing the sounds of the two languages. <\/span><\/p>\n Dialects of German<\/span><\/a>: A video comparing twelve different dialects of German. <\/span><\/p>\n Boarische Wikipedia<\/span><\/a>: Read Wikipedia articles written in Bayrisch. <\/span><\/p>\n Why learn Bavarian?<\/span><\/a>: A blog post about why you might want to learn Bayrisch. <\/span><\/p>\n Bayrisch Lernen<\/span><\/a>: A grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary guide, written in German and Bayrisch. <\/span><\/p>\n Bayriches W\u00f6rterbuch<\/span><\/a>: A Bayrisch \u2013 German dictionary and pronunciation guide, searchable by letter. <\/span><\/p>\n