German · 18 phrases

Frustration & Fed-Up

For traffic, bureaucracy, and German weather. This is Scheiße country — from the mild "So ein Mist" to the visceral "Das kotzt mich an," with folk oaths like "Himmel, Arsch und Zwirn" for when you want to sound like you actually live here.

Mir reicht's! MEER RYCHTS I've had it! / That's the last straw! Mist! MIST Crap! / Rats! — the family-friendly 'damn' Oh Mann! OH MAHN Oh man! / Ugh, come on! So ein Mist! ZOH ine MIST What a load of crap! / Damn it all! Am Arsch! am ARSH Screwed / done for / knackered Bist du blind, oder was? BIST doo BLINT OH-der VASS Are you blind or what?! — the all-purpose bad-call howl

Hau ab! HOW AP Get lost! / Clear off! / Beat it! Herrgott nochmal! HAIR-got NOCH-mahl For God's sake! / Good Lord! Himmel, Arsch und Zwirn! HIM-mel ARSH oont TSVEERN For crying out loud! / Bloody hell and damnation! Mach mich nicht an! MAKH mikh nikht AHN Don't hit on me! / Don't start with me! Scheiß drauf! SHYSE DROWF Screw it! / To hell with it! scheißegal SHYSE-eh-gahl Couldn't-care-less / don't give a damn Scheißwetter SHYSE-vet-ter Miserable, filthy weather Verdammt nochmal! fair-DAMT NOCH-mahl God damn it! / For crying out loud! Das kotzt mich an! das KOTST mikh AHN That pisses me off! / I'm sick to death of it! Leck mich am Arsch! LEK mikh am ARSH Kiss my ass! / Get stuffed! (and, oddly, 'well I'll be damned!') Verdammte Scheiße! fair-DAM-tuh SHY-suh God-damn shit! / Bloody hell! Verpiss dich! fair-PISS dikh Piss off! / Clear off (with force)!