SOME GERMAN PHRASES Indifference wie auch

SOME GERMAN PHRASES Indifference wie auch

SOME GERMAN PHRASES
Indifference
wie auch immer - however
was auch immer - whatever
wie du meinst - how you like...
keine ahnung - i dont know
weiß ich auch nicht - i dont know either
mir doch egal - i dont care (anyway)
das ist mir ganz egal - i dont care (but less rude)
macht doch nichts - however, it doesnt matter
macht nichts - doesnt matter
egal - doesnt matter for me (short form)
overwhelming happiness
geile sache! - awesome thing
fett! - cool (actually fat)
cool
ja sauber - thats neat
geilo steilo - haha thats a special expression me and my friends use
nice! - also used in german
super/ supi - super
ich freu mich wie ein schnitzel! - i am happy like a schnitzel!
scheiße ist das geil! - shit thats awesome!
(der) hammer - awesome (the hammer)
Hurra - not very common/ oldfashioned
Juchu! - yipee
Yeah! - yeah
Agreeing to a statement
Allerdings - indeed
in der Tat - indeed (less popular)
Aber hallo!
achso - i see
expressions of astonishment:
was zur hölle (ist das?) - what in hell (is that)
was zum teufel? - the same meaning
was geht denn hier ab? - what the heck is going on here?
Alter Falter - Old butterfly!
Alter Verwalter - old caretaker!
Alter Schwede - Old swede!
ach quatsch!! - that's bullshit/ i dont believe so/ ach quatsch? can be
also "Really?"
Laber nich! - Is that true?/ I cant believe this/
small talk
was geht ab? - whats going on
alles fit? - everythings allright?
alles bestens - everythings perfect
och, geht so - it goes/ its working (but you mean you are not doing
well)
alles beim alten - everything's like it used to be
schönes wetter heute - nice weather today (often used ironical when
not knowing what else to say)
danke - thanks
vielen dank - thank you very much
bitte - pleasure
Keine ursache! - don't mention it/ pleasure
Gern geschehen - pleasure
Genau! - Exactly!
saying hello and goodbye
Hallo (informal, but also with strangers, e.g. in a shop)
Hi (informal, more with friends)
Guten Morgen - good morning (more formal, e.g. entering a shop of
older people)
guten abend - good evening (more formal, e.g. entering a shop of
older people)
guten tag - good day (most common) (more formal, e.g. entering a
shop of older people)
tag (pronounced "tach" [tax]) - informal or unhappy mood (depends
on to whom you say)
Moin - good morning (informal in south of germany, or formal at the
coast in north of germany)
Auf wiedersehen - Goodbye (See you again) - formal
Tschüss - bye
variations of tschüss: Tschö, tschö mit ö, tschü-ü, schö, tschüsskes,
tschüssikowski (you can almost create any variation of it, e.g. i say
often "tschösen")
also used: ciao aka. tschau
Schönen Tag noch - have a nice day
Machs gut - take care
hau rein - take care/bye/ tuck in?, literally "hit in" [informal/ colloquial
speech]
reinhaun - take care/bye/ tuck in?, literally "hit in" [informal/ colloquial
speech]
Halt die Ohren steif - literally: keep the ears starchy, meaning: Take
care
Dann noch viel spaß - have fun (then)
reply:
Ebenso (you too)
Ebenfalls (you too)
Gleichfalls (you too)
du auch (you too)
Offending someone (can also be used as joke among friends)
Ey du Spack - you geek/nerd/idiot
Du hast doch nicht mehr alle Tassen im Schrank - in words: you dont
have all cups left in the cupboard, meaning: you are stupid
Du spinnst - you are on the blink?
Du bist bescheuert - you are crackbrained
informal/ slang expressions for persons
alter/ alda, alte/alde - [slang/ informal] - old (one), very common, can
be used for any person
tussi - bird/bimbo, for an arrogant/stupid girl/woman in a negative
meaning
tante - auntie, mostly for stupid or stupid old women
trulla - mostly for stupid or stupid old women, like a "chick", but more
negative
uschi - can be used both, positive or negative for a girl (recently
trendy: many girls call each other "uschi")
schnitte - literally "slice", like a little sandwich, for a hot chick
spassemack - stupid guy
depp - stupid guy
idiot - idiot
trottel - dumbass/ jerk, but mostly used with someone who is
clumsy/awkward
a**** - ass(hole)
dufter typ - nice guy, dufte is actually an oldfashioned word, but its
that kind of oldfashioned that its funny actually
drecksack - dirtbag
Hure - whore
Hurensohn - son of a bitch
Funny (but very common) expressions you use to say for
"everythings allright/ how is it going?":
as you can see they are just funny because of the rhyme
Alles roger in Kambodscha?
Alles fit im Schritt? - Everything ok in the crotch?
Alles glatt in Hyderabad?
Alles cool in Istanbul?
Alles fresh in Marrakesh?
Alles easy in Brindisi?
Alles logo in Togo?
Alles klar?
Alles klärchen?
Alles klar im BH? - Everything ok in your bra?
Something is ending
Feierabend - closing time
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