The alemañol , portemanteau word formed starting from alemán (German) and español (Spanish), is a Sabir spoken by the Spanish-speaking populations about the German areas, and formed starting from German and of Spanish. This " langue" appeared at the latest with the Spaniard immigration in the years 1960 is used today in particular by the immigrants sudaméricains in the German-speaking areas. One observes among the immigrants of the 2èmes and 3èmes generations a consolidation and an extension of the alemañol.
They are especially German terms which indicate in the German cultural center better a situation or a thing that would not have done it the possible Spanish equivalent. Or a case where the German expression is shorter or easier to pronounce.
Examples
Verb S
- wanderear = wandern (to make excursion or to migrate) - there is no relevant Spanish word for wandern
- bratear = braten (to cook with the furnace), grillen (to roast) = hacer the parillada
- anmeldear = anmelden (to declare, to register…) (as with, municipal office where must be registered in Germany each person who moves or moves in).
Expressions
- No Hay that mischear los espraje = man ground die Sprachen nicht vermischen = one should not mix the languages
- is muy mühsam para semi = are STI äußerst mühsam für mich = it is extrèmement painful for me - the flow of word is easier than if one had said all in Spanish, the word “pesado” does not have same semantics and the whole expression is even even shorter than the German version
- No comes nor in Frage = kommt nicht in Frage or wird nicht einmal in Erwägung gezogen = the question does not arise or it will not be taken into account - there is no equivalent Spanish expression
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