English United States

John Hancock

Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Some People

(n.) • Used in place of “signature.” A reference to a man who signed the Declaration of Independence. Known for signing the document the largest.

“Hey, I need your John Hancock before you go.”

Confirmed by 9 people

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Hindi India

नमस्ते

Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone

(n.) • Used to greet a person when you meet them or when you are taking leave of the person. Equivalent to 'Hello' in English.

"नमस्ते , आप कैसे हैं ?"

"Hello, how are you?"

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Gujarati Gujarat, India

મજામાં?

Standard Phrase USED Very frequently BY Everyone

(v.) • (Are you having fun? ) • Used as an informal way to greet people instead of asking how are you, since there is no specific word for the English counterpart - hello. It can be used to convey the meanining of "Are you well" ?"

"મજામાં છે?"

"Are you having fun?"

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German | Liechtenstein Dialect Liechtenstein

hoi

Standard Phrase USED Very frequently BY Everyone

(interj.) • Frequent greeting, used in almost every situation. Exceptions: when greeting the elderly, we switch to the Swiss German, more formal "Grüezi". When greeting the Prince, we say "Grüss Gott, Durchlaucht".

"Hoi, bisch o am wandera?"

"Hi, so you're hiking too?"

Italian Italy

alla mezza

Standard Phrase USED Very frequently BY Some People

(at the half) • It means "at half past x" and there's no need to say what hour.

"Ci vediamo in piazza alla mezza?"

"See you in the square at the half?"

Confirmed by 9 people

Italian | Neapolitan Naples, Italy

Schizzechea

Standard Phrase USED Very frequently BY Everyone

(v.) • You use "schizzechea" to say that it's drizzling.

"Sta piovendo?" "Solo un po'... Schizzechea."

"Is it raining?" "Just a bit... It's drizzling."

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English Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Ay up Duck

Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Potters

A way to say hello. An informal greeting.

"Ay up Duck, how are ya?"

Confirmed by 4 people

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German German speaking countries

huhu

Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone

A colloquial form of saying hello.

"Huhu, wie geht's?"

"Huhu, how are you?"

Confirmed by 2 people

German Northern Germany , Germany

Moin

Standard Phrase USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone

A greeting which can be used at any given time.

"Moin, wie geht's dir?"

"Hello, how are you?"

Confirmed by 4 people

Italian Italy

Non ci piove

Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone

(It doesn’t rain on that ) • Used to say that there are no doubts about something.

"Agli italiani piace mangiare la pizza, su questo non ci piove."

"Italians like to eat pizza, it doesn’t rain on that."

Confirmed by 7 people

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Welsh Wales

shwmae

Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Most People

(interj.) • A casual greeting

“Shwmae Rhys.” “Shwmae Siân.“

“Hey Rhys.” “Hey Siân.”

Confirmed by 3 people

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English Devon, England

Where to?

Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Most People

(Where? ) • A phrase in which the ‘to’ refers to a specific place. Asking “where someone is to” is like asking where someone is.

“Where’s he to?”

Confirmed by 9 people

English Devon and Cornwall, England

cakey tea

Standard Phrase USED In the past BY Older Generations

(n.) • Having a cup of tea with baked goods, usually after lunch. Similar to afternoon tea.

"Come around and we’ll have cakey tea."

Confirmed by 3 people

Italian In the South, Italy

A chi appartieni?

Standard Phrase USED On Occasion BY Older Generations

(Who do you belong to? ) • Question any elder Southern Italian asks when meeting someone younger than them for the first time in order to know which family they belong to and/or who their parents and grandparents are.

“Giovanotto, a chi appartieni?” “Sono figlio del dottor Rossi.”

“Who do you belong to, young boy?” “I’m dr. Rossi’s son.”

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Russian Russia

привет

Standard Phrase USED Very frequently BY Most People

It means “hi” or “hello”.

"Привет! Как дела?"

"Hi! How are you?"

English United States

it’s not not that

Standard Phrase USED On Occasion BY Some People

When someone asks you to confirm something, but you don’t want to specifically confirm or deny it. Usually used when someone asks you why you are mad, and the reason mentioned is one of the reasons, though maybe not the only one.

“Why are you mad? Is this because I took your donut?” “It’s not not because you took my donut.”

Confirmed by 10 people

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Dutch Netherlands

dat zegt me niks

Standard Phrase USED Very frequently BY Everyone

(that says me nothing) • Way of saying something doesn’t sound familiar or doesn’t “ring a bell”

“Ken je dit?” “Nee, zegt me niks.”

“Do you know this?” “No, it says me nothing.”

Confirmed by 6 people

French France

il y a du monde

Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Most People

(there is the world ) • Used to mean that there are a lot of people in a place.

"On est dans un bar." "C'est chargé ou pas?" "Ouais, il y a du monde ici."

"We're in a bar." "Is it busy?" "Yeah, there's loads of people here."

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Dutch Netherlands

is ook zo

Standard Phrase USED On Occasion BY Most People

(is also so) • Used when you are reminded of something, kind of like the English "that's right".

"Dus dan zie ik je morgen?" "Nee, morgen moet ik naar de tandarts." "Is ook zo."

"So I'll see you tomorrow?" "No, tomorrow I have to go to the dentist." "Is also so."

Confirmed by 4 people

French France

avoir la dalle

Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Some People

(v.) • To be very hungry.

"Je commence à avoir la dalle."

"I'm starting to get hungry."