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1
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Howdy

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Hallöchen

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Howdy-do

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Hallöchen mit Ö-chen

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Hey Hey Hey!

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Halli-Hallo!

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Hi

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Hi (everywhere)

Moin/Moinsen (northern/northwest Germany)

Grüß Gott/Servus (southern Germany)

Servus (Austria)

Grüzi/Ciao (Switzerland)

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G’morning, everybody

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Morgenz!

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Good morning, sleepy head

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Morgen Mäushcen!

(Mornin’ little mouse)

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G’day

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‘tach!

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Hi everyone

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Tag zusammen!

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Good afternoon

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Mahlzeit

(literally means ‘mealtime’ but no one needs to be eating for you to say it)

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Evenin’

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‘Nabend

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Have a good one (evening, that is..)

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Schönen Abend noch!

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Nighty night!

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Nachti nacht

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I was young and needed the money

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Ich war jung und brauchte das Geld.

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I’m pierced all over!

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Ich bin vollgepierct!

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I’m laughing my ass off!

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Ich lache mich zu Tode!

(literally, ‘to death’)

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I wanna get blotto

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Ich will mich besaufen!

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I’ve been busting my ass in class!

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Ich reiß mir den Arsch auf an der Uni!

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How to address older people and people you deal with in a professional setting

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Sie

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When talking to friends, animals, people younger than you..

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du

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verb for ‘Sie’

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siezen

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verb for ‘du’

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duzen

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Employee to boss:

Mrs. Schmidt, we’ve been having sex for weeks now, don’t you think we should use du?

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Frau Schmidt, wir haben seit Wochen Sex, sollten wir uns jetz nicht langsam mal duzen?

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Coworkers:

Mr. Preuss, we’ve worked together for years and our families even go on vacation together. Shouldn’t we use ‘du’?

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Herr Preuss, wir arbeiten seit Jahren zusammen und fahren mit unseren Familien zusammen in den Urlaub. Sollten wir uns nicht duzen?

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Student to teacher:

OK, Mrs. Sander, but if I gotta screw you to get an A, can’t we at least use ‘du’?

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Na also, Frau Sander, wenn ich mich in Ihrer klasse hochficken sollte, kann ich Sie nicht weiter siezen. Duzen wir uns einfach?

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What's up?
Wie geht's?
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What's going on?
Was ist Ios? literally, 'what's loose'? or 'what's wrong'? depending on the context
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Nuttin much!
Naja es geht!
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How's it hangin'?
Wie geht's, wie steht's? literally, 'how's it standing?' - best used with guys
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Shitty, my girl just dumped me!
Beschissen, meine Alte hat mich stehen lassen.
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Awesome! I got my test results! negative!
Prima, ich habe die Testergebnisse! Negative!
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...Whattup?
Na?
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hey bro, whattup?
Na, Alter? Alter literally means 'old man' but regularly means dude or bro
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Whaddup, G?
Na, Alda? Alter becomes *Alda* in punk Germany i.e. like how gangster becomes gangsta in the US
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hey sexy, whattup?
Na, Süße ?(when addressing a girl) Na, Süßer? (when addressing a guy)
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Whattup, jackass? (serious or joking)
Na, du Penner?
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Hey ladies, whattup?
Na, Mädels?
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Hey dudes, whattup?
Na, Jungs?
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Pleased to meet you!
Es freut mich dich kennen zu lernen!
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Nice to meet you!
'Freut mich!
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Sorry, I didn't catch your name.
Deinen Namen habe ich nicht mitgekriegt.
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Who are you exactly?
Wer bist'n du eigentlich?
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My name's..
Ich bin..
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How old did you say you were?
Wie alt bist du denn?
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How old do you think I look?
Wie alt sehe ich denn aus?
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I'm a friend of..
Ich bin ein Freund von.. (if you're a guy) Ich bin eine Freundin von.. (if you're a girl)
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I'm new here in Germany
Ich bin neu hier in Deutschland
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Got anything to drink?
Gibt's was zu trinken?
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Is it OK if I smoke?
Ist es ok, wenn ich hier rauche?
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Got a light?
Hast du feuer?
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Do you work or are you still in college?
Arbeitest du oder studierst du noch?
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What else do you do for fun?
Was machst du denn in deiner Freizeit?
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Are all your friends this cool?
Sind alle deine Freundinnen so cool?
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iNTRODUCING YOURSELF
Sich vorstellen
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My name's Jane
Ich bin die Jane
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I'm from Ireland
Ich bin aus Irland
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Yes, my suntan is real
Ja, meine Bräune ist echt
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But my ginormous tits were a birthday present
Aber meine Mega-titten waren ein Geburtstagsdeschenk
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I'm Chris
Ich bin der Chris
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I wrestle polar bears for a living
Ich bin Eisbärringkämpfer von Beruf.
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I'm totally ripped and hung like a stallion.
Ich bin ein echter Muskelpietsch und auch ein Drei-beiner
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Are you from around here?
Kommst du denn hier aus der Gegend?
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Do you mind showing me around the city?
Kannst du mir ein bisschen von der Stadt zeigen?
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Can I give you my cell phone number?
Darf ich dir meine Handynummer geben?
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Long time no see!
Lange nicht gesehen!
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It's been a while!
Ist 'ne Weile her!
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Where've ya been hiding?
Wo hast du dich versteckt?
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Everything cool?
Alles paletti?
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I've been way too busy!
Ich habe viel um die Ohren gehabt!
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Lookin' good man!
Du siehst aber toll aus!
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Man, you look like ass!
Du, siehst aus wie Arsch und Friedrich!
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Whatcha been up to?
Was gibt's Neues?
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Same shit different day!
Immer der gleiche Scheiß!
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I'm stoked for you, man!
Alter, toll, dass es dir so gut geht!
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Please You're welcome excuse me
Bitte!
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Pleeze!
Bötte! silly and whiny form of bitte
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Pretty please?
Na Bittchen literally 'little please'
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**You should** hang out more!
**Du solltest doch** öfter abhängen!
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Gimme a call sometime!
Ruf mich doch an!
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Could you grab me a beer?
Hol mir mal 'n Bier?
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Just send me an email!
Schick mir doch mal 'ne Mail
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Chill out!
Chill doch!
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Give it a shot!
Versuch's doch mal!
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Do me a favour!
Tu mir doch einen Gefallen!
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**I hope** we can hang out!
**Ich hoffe doch**, dass wir abhängen können!
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I'm sorry!
Es tut mir leid! literally 'it does sorrow to me'
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sorry!
'Tut mir leid!
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Hey man, I'm so sorry!
Mensch, tut mir echt Leid!
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I'm fucking sorry!
Tut mir fucking Leid!
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Sry (texts)
Srz
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Sry, ur gonna be a daddy! (texts)
Srz, DUWIPA! (sorry, Du wirst Papa!)
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Don't panic!
Keine Panik!
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Excuse me!
Entschuldigung
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'scuse me!
'Tschuldigung!
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Excuse.. my broke ass German my B.O. my bad breadth
Verzeih mir.. mein fieses Deutsch mein Köpergeruch meinen Mundpups (fart mouth)
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oopsy!
Oopsala!
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'Scuse me for burping
Rülpsala!
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'Scuse me for farting!
Furzsala!
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Pardon me?/Come again?
Wie bitte?
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It's no big deal!
Mach dir nichts daraus!
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It's only a scratch!
Ist ja nur ein Kratzer!
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I'll buy you a new one!`
Ich kauf dir doch ein Neues!
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See you later!
Auf Wiedersehen literally 'until we see each other again'
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Later days!
Bis die Tage!
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See ya round!
Man sieht sich!
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Smell ya later (frat-boyish)
Bis Spinäter!
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See ya!
Tcschüss!
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See ya later aligator!`
Tschüssikowski!
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Bye-Bye
By-di-by
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safe drive home!
Kommt gut rein! literally 'get in their good'.. a smutty play on the harmless Kommt gut Heim - get home safely
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Ciao
Ciao (pronounced 'tschau')
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Talk to you later (for phone calls)
Wiederhören!
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Write ya later! (emails)
Wiedermailen! (play on the germanized *emailen*)
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Hi (northern/northwest Germany)
Moin/Moinsen
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Hi (southern Germany)
Grüß Gott/Servus
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Hi (Austria)
Servus
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Hi (Switzerland)
Grüzi/Ciao

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