Oktoberfest German Vocabulary — Bier Maß Dirndl Lederhosen Prost

Essential Oktoberfest vocabulary: das Bier (beer), die Maß (the 1-liter mug — note: die, feminine!), das Dirndl (traditional Bavarian dress), die Lederhosen (leather trousers), die Brezel/Brezn (pretzel — Bavarian dialect), "Prost!" (cheers — always with direct eye contact), die Wiesn (the Meadow — Munich dialect name for Oktoberfest), die Blasmusik (brass music). Cultural rule: when saying Prost, make eye contact with every person in the group or face 7 years of bad luck in German superstition.