German idiomatic expressions (97)
Learn German idiomatic expressions in real-life contexts
| Expression | Translation | Example | Difficulty | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lass gut sein. | Leave it. / Forget it. / Let it go. | C1 |  | ||
| Quatschen | To chat / To talk / To gossip | Wir quatschen gerade über alles Mögliche. | C2 | | |
| Pennen | To crash / To sleep / To hit the sack | Ich bin müde, ich gehe pennen. | C1 | | |
| Knete | Money / Cash / Dough | C1 | | ||
| Kohle | Money / Cash / Bucks | C1 | | ||
| Durchdrehen | To freak out / To lose it / To go crazy | Er ist völlig durchgedreht. | C1 | | |
| Ich bin raus. | I'm out. / I'm leaving. / I'm done. | Ich bin raus, ich habe keine Lust mehr. | B2 | | |
| Feierabend! | Done for the day! / I'm off! / Work's over! | B2 | | ||
| Safe | Sure / Definitely / For sure | Kommst du morgen mit? — Safe! | B2 | | |
| Peinlich | Embarrassing / Awkward / Cringe | B2 | | ||
| Lächerlich. | Ridiculous / Pathetic | B2 | | ||
| Auf keinen! | No way! / Absolutely not! | B2 | | ||
| Verarschen? | Are you kidding me? / Are you messing with me? | B2 | | ||
| Reg dich ab! | Calm down! / Chill out! | B1 | | ||
| Gib Gas! | Step on it! / Hurry up! | B1 | | ||
| Komm schon! | Come on! | Komm schon, wir haben keine Zeit! | B1 | | |
| Lass mal. | Forget it. / Never mind. | B1 | | ||
| Mach’s gut. | Take care. | B1 | | ||
| Digga! | Bro! / Dude! | B1 | | ||
| Alter! | Dude! | B1 | | ||
| Mann! | Man! / Come on! | Mann! Schon wieder zu spät. | B1 | | |
| Hammer! | Awesome! / Amazing! | Das Konzert gestern war Hammer! | B1 | | |
| Läuft! | Nice! / It's going great! | B1 | | ||
| Abhängen | To hang out | Wollen wir heute Abend zusammen abhängen? | B1 | | |
| Chillen | To chill / To hang out | Am Wochenende will ich einfach nur chillen. | B1 | | |
| Bock haben | To be up for something / To feel like something | Hast du Bock, ins Kino zu gehen? | B1 | | |
| Echt jetzt? | Seriously? / For real? | Er kündigt seinen Job? Echt jetzt? | A2 | | |
| Passt. | Sounds good. / Works for me. | Passt, so machen wir das. | A2 | | |
| Kein Ding. | No problem. | A1 | | ||
| Na? | Hey? / What's up? | Na, alles klar? | A1 | |
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