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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?"
Submitted August 2020 by princeofliechtenstein
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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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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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!"
Submitted August 2020 by blankarenina
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?"
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Acronym USED Very frequently BY Teens
Short for "comunque", which translates to "anyways" or "by the way".
"Cmq non mi va di andare al cinema stasera."
"I don't feel like going to the movies tonight btw."
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Sound USED Very frequently BY Everyone
The Russian sound for coughing that someone makes to show various feelings, such as doubt, disapproval, embarrassment, or to attract attention.
"Кхм, кхм, кхм... помоги мне с багажами, пожалуйста."
"Ahem, ahem, ahem... help me with my luggage, please."
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Sound USED Very frequently BY Everyone
The English sound for coughing that someone makes to show various feelings, such as doubt, disapproval, embarrassment, or to attract attention.
"Ahem, I'm still here."
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Slang USED Very frequently BY Everyone
It´s like saying something is bad or not cool.
“¡No seas gacho!“
“Don´t be mean!”
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Idiom USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(sounds like Chinese) • Referring to anything you can't understand, from Maths to a foreign language.
"¡No entiendo nada, toda la explicación me ha sonado a chino!"
"I can't understand anything, the whole explanation sounds like Chinese to me!"
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Word USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(n.) • Popcorn.
"Cuando veo una película, me gusta comer cotufas."
"When I watch a movie, I like to eat cotufas."
Name USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(n.) • Anyone is called “aunty” or “uncle” as long as they are older than you. It is a heartfelt and homey way of addressing elders, and an alternative to “madam” or “sir”
“Aunty, can you help me with the plates?“
Expression USED Very frequently BY Young People
(v.) • (to position yourself (with somebody)) • To become the boyfriend/girlfriend of someone.
“Yo me quiero cuadrar con Simon.“
“I want to position myself with Simon.”
Expression USED Very frequently BY Teens
(n.) • A residual bad feeling that is the result of the love that remains for someone after the end of a relationship.
“Tengo una tusa terrible después de haber cortado con Carlos.“
“I have a bad feeling after having broken up with Carlos.“
Expression USED Very frequently BY Millenials
1) Expressing disbelief or excitement 2) An exaggerated response to something mundane/boring. Often used to validate whatever the other person is saying.
“I went back to my hometown for the holidays and ran into my high school crush. Can you believe he’s married now?” “Really? That’s wild”
Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(to do a cow) • Gather money for a determined purpose.
“Tenemos que hacer una vaca para el viaje de la empresa.”
“We have to do a cow for the company trip.”
