astrid ansenApr 6, 2023
Jens Clasen

The German word "ach" means "alas!". But combined with other words it has lots of meanings:

Ach ja? - Really?
Ach nein? - You don't?
Ach nein! - Do tell!
Ach so! - I see!
Ach was! - Nonsense!
Ach wo! - Of course not!
Ach herrje! - Oh, dear!

I forgot one?
Ach, du Scheiße!*

(*Holy sh*t!)

Enjoy our language!

#TheGermanWord

Apr 6, 2023 at 1:38pmWeb
Show threadJan Eckhoff 💉⁸ 🐘Apr 6, 2023
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Show threadRiekePApr 6, 2023
@jensclasen bin gespannt auf "tja"
Show threadjeSuisatire neindochohh ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷApr 6, 2023

@jensclasen

Ach .. echt jetzt?

Show threadJan ThieApr 6, 2023

@jensclasen

Ach tung!

(.... sorry ...)

Show threadDirk HagedornApr 6, 2023
@jensclasen Ach Gottchen, sehr schön.
Show threadAngela, Lady FfosfelinApr 6, 2023
@jensclasen .. this makes me want to learn German! 😊
Show threadfrlanApr 7, 2023
@jensclasen ach was? - ironic told you so
Show threadDer EmilApr 7, 2023

@jensclasen

Ach komm.

Show threadJan-Peter SiedentopfApr 7, 2023
@jensclasen Ach du dickes Ei (immerhin ist Ostern) - Oh, gosh!
Show threadINPCApr 7, 2023
@jensclasen cool, I have a German friend, her English is very good but she often responds with these before replying in English. Good to know!
Show threadDrSApr 7, 2023
@jensclasen Love these posts, especially since they often show links with Scottish, where we can add och or ach to the start of a sentence to add feeling.
Show threadFinchApr 7, 2023

@KikiElara @jensclasen There are quite a few similar words eg my Scottish husband will refer to the weather on a dull rainy day as "dreich" (spelling??) which sounds uncannily like the German word for dirty, "dreckig".

"Dirty weather" is such an appropriate description sometimes.

Show threadmizi ☑️Apr 9, 2023
@Finch @KikiElara @jensclasen or in Upper Saxon German: „es dreeschd“
Show threadirgendlinkApr 7, 2023
@jensclasen there's a village named Ach. It's located near Passau in Bavaria.
Show threadPrimoApr 7, 2023
@jensclasen and then there's "Ach?" Which can mean a number of things 😅
Show threadAutoerotic DefenestrationApr 7, 2023
@Primo @jensclasen not to forget "ach." which is a very short way of saying "thank you, Captain Obvious"
Show threadAraucana - 🌱eater of NüsschenMay 4, 2023
@danielaKay @Primo @jensclasen This is how I use the word „ach“ most of the time. But I like „Thank you, Captain Obvious!“ Maybe I use this instead.
Show threadAutoerotic DefenestrationMay 4, 2023
@araucana @Primo @jensclasen feel free to use it, I hold no copyrights :-D
Show threadHobbykoch PodcastApr 9, 2023
@jensclasen im Podcast-Umfeld hat sich noch das vielsagende "Ach, ach" etabliert. Die Englische Entsprechung wäre "Well..."
Show threadLaura Sykes #GreeneraliaApr 10, 2023

@jensclasen
May I belatedly add 'Ach, du lieber Augustin'?

https://www.classical-music.com/features/articles/ach-du-lieber-augustin-lyrics/

'Ach Du Lieber Augustin' lyrics

Here are the lyrics to the famous Austrian song 'Ach Du Lieber Augustin'

Classical Music