German Slang Flashcards

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1
Q

No Idea!, No Clue

A

Keine Ahnung

Ich habe keine Ahnung

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2
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Take Care OR Do Well

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Mach’s gut..

Response OR Alternative for Tshuss

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Well OR Oh well

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Naja…

Naja, es gut

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4
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For Sure OR Guaranteed

A

Auf jeden Fall
Kommst du heute Abend zu der Party?
Ja, auf jeden Fall

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5
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Extremely Positive OR Negative (Situations)

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Krass
- Positiv : “sehr gut, wunderschön”: Ich habe im
Lotto gewonnen. - Wow, krass!
- Negativ : furchtbar, sehr schlecht: Ich hatte
gestern einen Autounfall. - Krass!

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6
Q

How are you?

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Na (Sometimes used instead of Wie gehts?)

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7
Q

Maybe (Not Sure)

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Jein (Combination of Ja and Nein)

Used when response is neither Ja OR Nein.

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8
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For real !!

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Echt ! (It also means Wirklich?)

Ich lerne jetzt Chinesisch!
Wow, echt? OR Wirklich?!

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9
Q

Everything’s good

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Läuft

  • Wie geht’s
  • Läuft
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10
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To do/to accomplish

A

schaffen

Wir schaffen das (We can do it)

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11
Q

Don’t understand something

A

Hä!!

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12
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What’s happening OR What’s going on?

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Was geht ab?

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13
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stupid, ridiculous

A

bescheuert

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14
Q

Filler word meaning “like” in English.

A

halt

Used only in conversations as filler word and does not mean anything.

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15
Q

multicultural

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multikulti

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16
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very stylish, superficial, pretentious

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schickimicki

17
Q

to feel like doing something

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Bock haben (It also means Lust haben)

18
Q

Extremely Positive OR Negative (People, things)

A

irre
- Positiv: “toll, super, verrückt”: Die Party war
irre.
- Negativ: “verrückt”: Der Typ ist irre.

19
Q

Very/Bloody

A

sau

  • In Deutschland ist es sau kalt.
  • Das Frühstück ist sau lecker.