12 Funny SOUNDS Germans make 😂 

I miss the extremely powerful "doch!" as a single reply counter argument. "Ich bin nicht faul!" "Doch!" :-)

Am Ende hätte noch das auf die oberschenkel schlagen und laut „Sooooo“ sagen gefehlt 😂

Instead of (h)ajo, we say joa in Hamburg and hurry up is just 2x Zack. So, Zack Zack!

if anyone says "hä?" when my dad (who is a retired teacher) is around, he will grumble and say: "es heißt: WIE BITTE?!"

Im Norden ist "Hm?" - "Mh!" eine gültige Unterhaltung. Kann wahlweise heißen "Wie geht's?" - "Muss ja!" oder "Willst noch 'n Korn" - "Na klar!".

Klöbner: “Es sitzt sich recht kühl, einfach so in der Wanne.” Müller-Lüdenscheidt: “Ich sitze gern mal ohne Wasser in der Wanne.” Klöbner: “Ach.” Müller-Lüdenscheidt: “Was heißt ‘Ach’?” Klöbner: “Ach. Sie sagten, dass Sie gern ohne Wasser in der Wanne sitzen, und ich meinte ‘Ach’.” Müller-Lüdenscheidt: "Aha." Klöbner: “Ich hätte auch ‘Aha’ sagen können, aber ich wollte meiner Verwunderung darüber Ausdruck geben, dass Sie es vorziehen, ohne Wasser in der Wanne zu sitzen.” (Loriot, Herren im Bad)

When I was little, I always heard "ach du grüne Nonne" instead of "ach du grüne Neune". Neither makes much sense 😂

"Boah ey!" When you're really astonished by something or amazed.

I live in Saxony and I never heard "Ajo" before. We say "Joa". Btw: I love my "Doch!". Most favourite word of my own language ever!

Nicht zu vergessen das klassische näää, wenn etwas angewidert abgelehnt wird 😁

Ich really love the meaning of the word "tja" 😂 -a german reaction to the apocalypse, Dawn of the Gods, nuclear war, an alian attack or no bread in the house.

I missed Huch! as an expression of surprise.

I never realized that this is something so unique to German but it really makes me appreciate all those tiny words because they really shorten the time you actually have to talk to people:)

We feel very efficient when we say „So!“ after we have done something. The „So“ is pronounced with a short „o“. Even if we haven’t done or finished a lot of things the „So!“ makes us feel good and having been efficient ☺️☺️ So funny an American woman told that and I must admit I have caught myself saying that a lot of time and this word always makes me feel good 😃☺️☺️

Igitt! Manchmal auch igittigitt! When something is gross/disgusting. Oder auch "bäh! "

For "Zack Zack" we also use "mach hinne" (basically "do it faster" if we're waiting for someone) I don't know if its just northern Germany

My parents like to say "Aber flott mit drei T!" if they want me to do something quickly and immediately

Never realised before that you don't have to move your mouth to say "Och nööööööö" ^^°

A: "Zack Zack!" B: "Wie heißt das Wort mit Doppel-T?" A: "Ok, flott flott!" 😁

I am missing "so" which can be said for basically anything :-D

Here’s another one: „Mano!“, when something doesn’t work as planned, or „Man eh!“. Especially in a situation where a small/easy task is failing to work...

I guess "na" is more versatile than "ach". There are at least 5 different meanings which comes right in my mind, depending on the tone.

Those sounds often depend on the area of Germany. I love to hear Horst Lichter's "uiuiuiuiui". He is the host of a German TV show and he is using it for showing his astonishment. He was born and has lived in the Rhineland between Düsseldorf and Cologne.

Im Sauerland sagt man: „Du nimmst noch nen Bier, woll ?!“

When I came to Baden-Württemberg I had so much fun learning that there is one word to express something is functioning (again) - „tut“. 😆

you missed the "Ahjjjaaaaaa" xD very important

My favorite word to ask for confirmation has changed over time. When I was little I used "gell", after that I said "gä" for short, then I switched to "nich" and now I'm at the "ne" you talked about, but its more pronounced as a "nh"

Wie wäre es mal mit einem Video über Begrüßungen (der Tageszeit entsprechend) Morgens: Guten Morgen, Tagsüber: Guten Tag, Abends: Guten Abend. Da wo ich lebe (im Norden) Morgens: Moin, vormittags: Moin, Mittags: Moin, Nachmittags: Moin, Abends: Moin, Nachts um 3 Uhr: Moin (Gilt auch als vollständige Unterhaltung!)

I‘m from Germany and I‘ve never heard that "ajo" before lol

In Bayern gibt's noch das Wörtchen "fei". Kann auch so ziemlich alles bedeuten, meist als Verstärkung eines Wortes gebraucht. Auch hier kommt es auf die Betonung und Kontext an.

Where in Germany do ppl say Ajo????? I know tons of words for Ja but never ever heard of Ajo. Jo, jau, jep, jip, jup.

Most Germans are not afraid to use swearwords, though, so I guess you would hear "Ach Du Sch**sse" (Maybe with "Schande" or "Scheibenkleister" as a substitute for the "Sch**sse" part) much more often than "Ach Du grüne Neune" or "Ach Du Jemine" (which probably is more often heard as "Oh Jemine")

best oriental variant of "zack zack zack" is "chop chop", has such visual connotations

"Ach!" is actually the last word in a classic German drama (Amphytrion by Kleist)

For me "Ajo" is more of a face-palm moment, when I realize how stupid I was.

O nee, ne? "Hajo" or "Ajo" with a long "oooo" bending upwards is mostly used in rhineland palatinate if I am not wrong. I like that dialect because it is very melodic.

Macht Spaß eure Videos zu gucken, selbst als Deutsche! 😊👍

Im so glad I found this channel! As an Aussie expat still learning German, this is awesome!

I love the Hunsrücker "Och dou!" to express "you're overreacting"

Danke für die erfrischend guten und Humorvollen Filmchen!! Ihr zwei seid sehr sympathisch und Nett 💙💙

What a cool video! Thank you so much 😀 There is also: „o je“ (je pronounced longer and lower) when something unfortunate is mentioned.

jetzt aber: Hoppi Galoppi! (schnell)

In the North, the comparative to „oha!“ is „ohauerha!“ and the superlative is „ohauerhauerha!“

Funny video, love it!! 👍👍 Übrigens, die Kurzversion von "gell" ist "ge" 😄

We in the south only say "zack-zack" (for hurry up), we don't have time for the third one! :-) And you forgot one of the most efficient of German words: "So!". Germans say that, when they are done with something and are very satisfied with the outcome, or when they are to begin something with energy. Can't really be translated. There is an American comedian, Gayle Tufts, who did a part of a show on this (in German, she lives in Berlin, I think). She is very funny, check her out ...

You forgot Iiiiihhh. An expression of disgust. Short for Igitt. :) We also teach our students the multiple way to say ja/nein in different ways. It's always funny to them. And of course there's the hybrid 'jein'...

I watch at least one of your clips every day. Really love all topics. Thank you so much for sharing ❤️

"Wie bitte" is way to long. "Was" and done! xD

Our famous expression in Mauritius “ Ayo “

"ne!" 🤣👍👍

"Un?" sagt man in der Pfalz um "hallo wie geht es dir" in einem Wort zu sagen.

There are different sayings in different regions of Germany. In the area of Freesland the say " moin" to each other as a greeting, I find that so cute. It's like us saying Hi, but you meet people that you don't know on the sidewalk and they say "moin".

Even in Mexico or Ecuador (where I live) the expression "va" is used as a confirmation, but sometimes you can lengthen the "a" if you want to express something like "I don't believe you"

Lol, Another excellent Video lady's. But some of them I've never heard before. But keep up the good work.

Happy Easter 🍬🍭🍓☘️🌷🐰 If something is shocking, it's very common to say "oje" or "ojemine". Another saying is "Boah* or "Boah ey", if you are surprised in different ways.

'boah' or 'boah ey' as a exclamation of astonishment

"Boa nee" similar to "och nö" when something went wrong or not as expected and you are getting angry. "Boa!" in general can be used as a phrase when being upset.

First video I saw of you and I subscribed halfway through, since you are super entertaining! I love your energies and as a German myself, I can see my langugage in a new and humorous way :3

uiuiuiui being surprised by anything .... pain, a present, a shock ..... :)

Hahaha loved this one💜 I find German sounds so cute and funny. There is one, I don‘t know if we can call it a sound, but an expression that people often use it and it has a military background the „ Ja wohlll“ 😆

One that I thought was funny was "Boah!" for "Wow"!

This video is fun! More please 🙏😎 As a Brazilian, we say "né" in the end of the phrases, is a short term for "não é!?", that means like "isn't right!? or right!? "

Ya just reminded me of a lotta expressions me mum uttered many years ago. Thank you... happy memories. 😚❤

And there is also nööööööööööö, as a friendly/familiar way to say „nein“.

04:14 3x? Here in northern Germany i only ever hear "Zackzack!". Maybe there´s no time for a third "Zack!" here because the hurry is just too great for a third one, idk...

There is also a subtle difference between "zack zack" and "zack zack zack". The first is a bit milder and less clumsy, I feel.

We don't know Ajo in NRW at least where I come from. However, I have relatives in the south and now live in RLP and I've therefore added it to my vocabulary. It is the most handy word ever. Someone tells you something and you don't know what advise would be good? "Ajo". Someone is getting on your nerves and wants your opinion on something irrelevant? "Ajo" They are basically talking to themselves at this point but you don't want to be rude? "Ajo" is a great answer to act like you listened. It's also a great answer to "Na", which I've otherwise always been puzzled about as to how to answer it.

"Alles verstanden, woha?" "Ach, nöö..." Wenn man nicht Ja und micht Nein sagen will: "Jain!" Anderes Worte für Neine: "Neee" "Nööö" Anderes Wort für Ja "Jouw!" zwei = zwoo

You guys are great!! This is a great video. After living in Germany for 2 years and living here with my German partner, I have definitely picked up all of these phrases! I love the German language and find it so interesting as a native English speaker. Keep up the good work .... and you should definitely do a video about Doch and how versatile that is :D

Ajo ist sehr lokal!

"Boah!" - If something is too much...

This was so nice! I never thought about those. There's so many of those sounds actually. Some of the sounds are different in Bavaria though. We don't say "gell", it's "ghæ" or "ghæi". Also we don't use "nö". Instead it's "nah" or a short "ghæ" or "ah gæh" or "gæ wàida". We also use "mài" very, very much for very different meanings. It can express disappointment or joy. It also can mean that you don't care at all. "Mài o mài" means either you find something stupid or you find it really sad or worrying. "Hmhm" and "mhm" mean yes. "M m" means no. "Hä?" in Bavaria is "ha?" If something inconvenient happens and it's your fault and you feel embarrassed about it, in Bavaria we say "äha" or "jeggal". To express your sympathy for a person in that situation we say "hoppala". To express anxiety we say "Uiuiui" and if we're suprised positively we say "ui". To express compassion with the pain of another person we say "ou". "Pff" means you think what the other one said is not worth consideration or ridiculous. A short "so" usually is the introduction to starting to do something. A longer "so" marks the end of a task. "Ah so" means "I didn't know that". A short "ah" means "I don't believe you".

In E.T.A Hoffmann's "Der Sandmann", the infinite ambiguity of "ach" is actually a plot point as one character essentially projects into it whatever he wants to hear.

"ach" is mostly for disappointment

Always thought 'wa' was only used in "Ruhrpott Slang" ...

don't Forget what kids always say "neeeeee dAs War iCh NicHt!"

Statt "Ach du jemine" geht auch "achjeh" oder "ojeh" :D

1:40 woll oder wo, kurz und scharf, im Sauerland😁

In Saxony and Thuringia, "gell" also becomes "gelle".

Junge ! That was fun ! 😄😁😎

To me Hoppla! is quite funny, because in my language a very similar sounding phrase means success, whilst in German it means failure.

Ok im gonna watch all your videos. VIEL DANK!!!

lekker!!! loved this!!!

You guys made me laugh out loud 🤣

The wa/gell/na becomes nu when you come to Dresden.

“Mach's Jut” In Berlin “dialect”. A clash of ja and gut )

"..., ne?" or: "...,gell?" is a short form for "nicht wahr?" Meaning: "Isn't it right?" Another short sound is "e e" (german spelled) for "no". What about the short word "pfui!" if something is disgusting?! And what about "hm..." if a person thinks about a said sentence of somebody else?

"..., wa?" This is also typical for the rhenish dialect around Aachen (in the far west of Germany). A similar "filling word" is "..., woll"?, used in westpahlia (around Dortmund and down south in the Sauerland region).

opaa ist griechisch. Wird sehr oft beim Tanz gerufen = gutes Gefühl. Super Video! Im griechischen wird übrigens zack zack exakt so verwendet wie bei uns.

In the Saxon Region you say “Nu” and not “Ne”. And here it’s common to say “Zack zack!” for hurry up.

Once a lady cashier told me "zack zack zack" when I had trouble paying in Aldi. Painful memory.

I have definitely heard oppa in Turkey. Also "Oha" is Turkish. But it's a bit rude in Turkey because it's used in villages while villagers are directing the livestock.

I am more efficient than you are. I say only "Zack Zack" 😝 Happy eastern 🐰

Thanks!

Someplace in Germany, I heard "nit" at the end of the sentence ... as in an affirmative. Also, the German word "also" is often used at the end of a sentence. Maybe "Okay, then ... ?"

Muchas gracias, me encantan sus vídeos. Un saludo desde Nueva Zelanda 😊Vielen Dank, es gefällt mir sehr gut deine Videos, Grüße aus Neuseeland ☺️

I really love the different pronunciations of the letter m. Hm? Is some sort of a verbal question mark. It is often combined with gestures. For example when you ask a question that is obvious, like : "do you want a new round of whiskey" while holding up the bottle. Another usage is when you where lost in thoughts and somebody tells you something and you want him/her to repeat the sentence. Hmhm with the voice going up means yes, and with the voice going down means no.

I would like to suggest "uffff!" for example when you successfully lifted a heavy object, meaning "it's accomplished", "done". And "klong", once something drops and "boing" added to "aua".

"Hä" can be "what on earth are you on about" - only shorter.

Excellent Video... 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻it is depended on the area where you are living... Born and grown up in the Ruhrgebiet (area of the largested Population per m2 in germany) there are many Idioms from different Languages, came together ( in Times of immigration; poland, russia, italy, Turky...) Mottek (Hammer), Kaline(Young Women), Rabotti (work)... „woll“, „boah“, „boah ey“....and they are normally „Daily“ speaking... and at least the ending „cken“ for making something „smaller“ or „cute“... e.g. ... Pilsken ( Glass of Beer), mädcken( Little Girl), Büttercken (Bread), Hämmercken ( small Hammer)...