Jens ClasenApr 6, 2023

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

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 threadFinch

@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.

Apr 7, 2023 at 7:03pmWeb
Show threadmizi ☑️Apr 9, 2023
@Finch @KikiElara @jensclasen or in Upper Saxon German: „es dreeschd“