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German
| Liechtenstein Dialect
Liechtenstein
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?"
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Word USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(n.) • A little hug or cuddle.
“Come for a cwtch, mam.“
“Come for a hug, mum.“
Word USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(n.) • (goose) • A girl acting in a foolish way. Often laughing too loudly or trying to get a boy's attention.
"Sei proprio un'oca quando fai così."
"You're such a goose when you act like that."
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?"
Italian
| Neapolitan
Naples,
Italy
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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Scots
| Doric
North east,
Scotland
Expression USED Frequently BY Scots speakers
Used as an informal greeting. Hi.
"Aye aye, fit like i'day?"
"Hi, how are you today?"
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Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(day!) • Short for “good day”, used to say “hello”.
"Tach! Wie geht's?"
"Day, how are you?"
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Idiom USED Very frequently BY Young People
(What goes?) • An informal way of greeting someone.
"Was geht, alles gut?"
"What goes, everything good?"
Expression USED Very frequently BY Young People
(what wave) • Greetings, a way to say "what's up"
"¡Qué onda, Mateo! Mucho tiempo sin verte."
"What's up Mateo, long time without seeing you."
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English
Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire,
United Kingdom
Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Potters
A way to say hello. An informal greeting.
"Ay up Duck, how are ya?"
Idiom USED On Rare Occasion BY Parents
(to have the tail) • Used when someone doesn't close the door when entering or leaving a room.
"Ma hai la coda? Chiudi la porta!"
"Do you have the tail? Close the door!"
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Word USED Frequently BY Young People
(adj.) • Cool.
"Mae Cymraeg yn iaith cŵl iawn."
"Welsh is a very cool language."
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Basque
Basque country and Navarra,
Spain
Interjection USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(interj.) • Informal way to say hello in Basque. Whereas the canon word for that is "kaixo", most people use "aupa" and its huge variants in their everyday life in an informal context with known people.
"Aupa!" "Aupa!"
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German
German speaking countries
Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
A colloquial form of saying hello.
"Huhu, wie geht's?"
"Huhu, how are you?"
Slang USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(How so?) • How is it going?
"¿Qué tal?" "Bien y ¿usted?"
"How is it going?" "I'm fine and you?"
German
Northern Germany ,
Germany
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?"
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."
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Slang USED Frequently BY Teens
(save) • Way of saying "hello" or "what's up".
"Salve, como você está?"
"Hello, how are you?"
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Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Most People
(interj.) • A casual greeting
“Shwmae Rhys.” “Shwmae Siân.“
“Hey Rhys.” “Hey Siân.”
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Name USED In the past BY Friends
(n.) • Form of address between close (male) friends.
"How you doing, squire?"
