{"id":10174,"date":"2018-09-05T16:08:39","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T16:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=10174"},"modified":"2018-09-05T16:08:39","modified_gmt":"2018-09-05T16:08:39","slug":"german-exclamations-and-interjections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/german-exclamations-and-interjections\/","title":{"rendered":"German Exclamations And Interjections"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a phrase that kept coming up in my work some time ago. The phrase was \u2018Klein, aber oho!\u2019.<\/strong> It took me a while to figure out how to translate this phrase. It starts \u2018Small, but…\u2019<\/strong> and then the mysterious word \u2018oho\u2019. On first glance, this looks like an abbreviation for something. But it is, in fact, a German exclamation of surprise or amazement<\/strong>! In this post we\u2019re going to look at German interjection\/exclamation sounds,\u00a0 complete with audio so you know exactly how they\u2019re pronounced. Let\u2019s get started!<\/p>\n

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Oho<\/h3>\n

First, here\u2019s the mysterious \u2018oho\u2019 word. The phrase Klein, aber oho!<\/strong> Means Small, but mighty<\/strong> or Small, but oh my! The word oho<\/em> is an expression of surprise. It is similar to the English words ohh<\/strong> or woah.<\/strong> Click the audio clip to hear how the word oho<\/em> sounds!<\/p>\n

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Boah (Woah\/wow)<\/em><\/h3>\n

This is a sound of marvel or surprise that comes at the beginning of a sentence such as: <\/span>Boah, ist das kalt!<\/strong> – <\/span>Wow, that’s cold!<\/em> I have recorded this whole phrase for you here (mainly because it was too difficult to pronounce properly without a sentence attached to it!):<\/span><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/09\/boahhh.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Here are a few \u2018involuntary\u2019 German sounds \u2013 the words for ow, oops, and a sneeze!<\/p>\n

Aua\u00a0 (Oww)<\/em><\/h3>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/09\/aua.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n

Hoppla (Oops)<\/h3>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/09\/hoppla.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n

(My relatives used to say Uppsala, which is also the name of a town in Sweden. But I am not sure if this is also an \u2018official\u2019 German way of saying oops!)<\/p>\n

Hatschi (Achoo)<\/span><\/h3>\n

Of course, everybody sneezes differently, but this is how the Germans \u2018spell\u2019 their sneezes, so here\u2019s an audio clip of how it might sound:<\/span><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/09\/haatschi.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Here are three ways you can exclaim your disgust in German, complete with their English equivalents:<\/p>\n

Iihh (Ewwww)<\/h3>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/09\/iiiihh.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n

B\u00e4<\/span>h (Eurghhh)<\/span><\/h3>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/09\/bahhh.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n

Igitt (Yuck)<\/span><\/h3>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/09\/igitt.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n

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And now some more joyful sounds Germans make:<\/span><\/p>\n

Juhu (Hiyaaa)<\/span><\/h3>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/09\/juhu.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n

Jippi (Yippee)<\/span><\/h3>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/09\/jippii.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Here is the sound Germans make when they don\u2019t understand something:<\/span><\/p>\n

H\u00e4? (Huh?)<\/span><\/h3>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/09\/haa.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n

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And here is the sound they make when they finally \u2018get it\u2019!<\/span><\/p>\n

Ahaaa! (Ohhh\/I get it!)<\/span><\/h3>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/09\/ahaaaa.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n

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And, lastly, here is a sound of frustration or disbelief- which, just like in English, is an exclamation of the word \u2018man\u2019:<\/span><\/p>\n

Mann! (Man!)<\/span><\/h3>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/09\/mann.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n

Although everyone makes slightly different noises, no matter what their language, I hope this post has helped you see how these interjections and exclamations often sound in German! Are there any other sounds you can think of?<\/span><\/p>\n

Bis bald!<\/span><\/p>\n

Constanze<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

There is a phrase that kept coming up in my work some time ago. The phrase was \u2018Klein, aber oho!\u2019. It took me a while to figure out how to translate this phrase. It starts \u2018Small, but…\u2019 and then the mysterious word \u2018oho\u2019. On first glance, this looks like an abbreviation for something. But it…<\/p>\n

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