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How to say "that's awesome"

Admiration turned up past polite — the profane compliment.

French

Ça déchire ! sa day-SHEER That rocks! / That's awesome! C'est de la balle ! say duh la BAL It's the bomb! / Awesome! Putain, c'est trop bien ! poo-TAN say troh BYAN F***, this is so good! La classe ! la KLASS Classy! / So cool! / Stylish!

German

Geil! GYLE Awesome! / Sick! / Hell yes! Saugeil! ZOW-gyle Bloody awesome! / Freaking great! Affengeil! AH-fen-gyle Totally awesome! Der Hammer! dair HAH-mer Amazing! / A total knockout! Fett! FET Sick! / Dope! / Wicked!

Greek

ρε μαλάκα re maláka reh mah-LAH-kah Hey man / dude / bro — the affectionate-insult greeting between friends. γαμάτο gamáto ghah-MAH-toh Awesome / badass / fucking great. τέλειο téleio TEH-lee-oh Perfect / awesome / great — the clean, all-ages enthusiasm word.

Italian

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Figo! FEE-go Cool! / Awesome! / Sick! Che figata! kay fee-GAH-tah How awesome! / So cool! Da paura! dah pah-OO-rah Awesome! / Insanely good! Una bomba! OO-nah BOM-bah A blast / amazing / dynamite Che goduria! kay go-DOO-ryah Sheer bliss! / So satisfying!

Japanese

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やばい yabai yah-BYE Insane / crazy / no way — good OR bad, from context すげえ sugee (sugoi) soo-GEH Awesome! / Whoa! / Incredible! 最高 saikō sigh-KOH The best! / awesome / peak うまい umai / umee oo-MYE Delicious! / So good! / Nailed it!

Korean

존나 jonna john-NAH Fucking / hella — the vulgar intensifier that goes in front of everything. 개― gae- geh Dog- as a prefix: 'insanely / totally' — and slang-positive as often as negative. 대박 daebak DEH-bahk Amazing! / jackpot! / no way! — awe in both directions, good and terrible. 짱 jjang jjahng The best / awesome — thumbs-up in word form. 꿀잼 kkuljaem KKOOL-jem So much fun / hilarious — honey-grade entertainment. 개맛있어 gaemasisseo geh-mah-SHEE-ssuh Insanely delicious — the dog prefix doing its finest work. 최고 choego CHWEH-goh The best! — clean, all-ages, thumbs-up enthusiasm.

Polish

zajebisty zah-yeh-BEES-tih Fucking awesome / badass — the great slang-POSITIVE of the jebać family. sztos SHTOHSS A banger / top-tier / excellent — clean superlative slang. ekstra EX-trah Great / awesome — the all-ages enthusiasm word. git GEET All good / cool / sorted. zajefajny zah-yeh-FYE-nih Awesome-but-printable — zajebisty with the curse swapped out mid-word.

Portuguese

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Do caralho doo kah-RAH-lyoo Fucking awesome — OR, with 'casa do', the middle of nowhere Que massa! keh MAH-sah How cool! / Awesome! Da hora dah OH-rah Cool / awesome / sweet Sinistro see-NEES-troo Sick! / Insane! (both awesome and scary) Que foda! keh FOH-dah Badass! / Awesome! — OR 'that's rough' (context flips it) Irado ee-RAH-doo Awesome / rad / killer Arrasou! ah-hah-ZOH You nailed it! / You killed it! / Slay! Mito! MEE-too Legend! / You're the man! / Icon! Craque KRAH-kee Star player / ace / a genius at something Gol de placa GOW jee PLAH-kah A stunning, unforgettable goal Gato / Gata GAH-too / GAH-tah Hottie / good-looking guy or girl

Russian

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Класс! klass KLAHSS Awesome! / Great! / Cool! Круто! kruto KROO-tah Cool! / Awesome! / Badass! Офигенно! ofigenno ah-fee-GYEN-nah Freaking awesome! / Amazing! Заебись! zayebis' zah-yee-BEES Fucking great! / Awesome as hell!

Spanish

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Chido CHEE-doh Cool / awesome / great ¡Chingón! cheen-GOHN Badass / awesome / kickass ¡Qué padre! keh PAH-dreh How cool! / awesome! De poca madre deh POH-kah MAH-dreh Freaking awesome / the best Cojonudo koh-hoh-NOO-doh Brilliant / fantastic (Spain) ¡Vientos! BYEN-tohs Great! / all good! / cool!

Turkish

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Vay anasını! VY ah-nah-suh-NUH Holy cow! / Well I'll be damned! Vay be! VY BEH Wow / damn / would you look at that Helal olsun! heh-LAHL ol-SOON Good on you! / Respect! / You earned it! Kral! KRAHL You're the man! / Legend! / Boss! Efsane! ef-sah-NEH Legendary! / Awesome! / Epic! Harika! hah-ree-KAH Wonderful! / Fantastic! / Great! Adamsın! ah-dahm-SUHN You're a real one / you're the man / good on you Bomba gibi! bom-BAH gee-bee Amazing / smoking hot / in top form