The official language in Austria is German. But even if you don’t know German, don’t worry. In Vienna, the capital of the country, almost everyone speaks English. However, they use a unique “Austrian German” that you may encounter in daily life. We have listed a few for you…
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Englısh
“Servus” or “Grüß dich”, a greeting used especially in Austria and Southern Germany, expresses a friendly greeting. These expressions, which are frequently used in daily speech, mean such as “Hello” or “Hello”.
Oida!
Excitement is used to express many emotions, such as boredom or disappointment.
Heast!
We can define this word, which can be used to emphasize a positive or negative emotion in any situation, as the little brother of “oida”. “Heast, I love it!” or “Heast, I’m starving.” You can think like this.
Mahlzeit
We can use this word, whose full translation is “bon appetit”, whenever we eat.
Krass
“Krass”, which you can use whether you love or hate something, is the expression of extreme emotional reaction.
Kurvn krotzen
“A Kurvn krotzen” describes the situation of disappearing without anyone noticing. When you leave an environment you don’t like without letting anyone know, you commit “Krotz die Kurvn”.
Schau ma mal
For this word, we can say “we will see”. It is a word often used to politely say no to someone.
Jein
The word “Jein” is a combination of the German words “yes” (ja) and “no” (nein) and is used to mean “both yes and no” or “maybe”. That is, it is used to express hesitation or uncertainty rather than giving a definitive “yes” or “no” answer to a particular situation or question.
Wuascht
One of the words used quite independently of its dictionary meaning, which is “sausage”, is “Wuascht”. This word is often used to mean no problem or don’t worry.
Na no na ned
This word, which can be confusing because it is negative, actually means “yes.” “There is no need to comment on something so obvious.”
Reparaturseidl
We can say that it is the version of our saying “a nail removes a nail”, used specifically for alcohol. A word based on the idea that if you have a hangover, you can only cure yourself by drinking more alcohol.
Luftwatschn
You are in the suffocating atmosphere of a hot bar, you decided to leave, you opened the door… At that moment, the cold and fresh night air hits your face “Luftwatschn”.
Narrisch
“Heast, i werd’ narrisch”, which is in the dictionary of every Viennese, is used to describe things that drive people crazy in daily life.
Aupuman
This word is used to mean begging someone for money without going overboard.
Voi in die Panier
This definition is a word that Viennese people use when they dress nicely and feel beautiful.
The literal translation of the word, which is directly related to Viennese Schnitzel, is “coated with breadcrumbs”.
