Cross-language · 73 phrases · 11 languages
How to say "unbelievable"
Outrage at what you are somehow actually seeing — the referee, the bill, the audacity.
French
all French →German
all German → Verdammt nochmal! fair-DAMT NOCH-mahl God damn it! / For crying out loud! Quatsch! KVATCH Nonsense! / Rubbish! / No way! Ach du Scheiße! AKH doo SHY-suh Oh shit! / Oh crap! Was zum Teufel? VASS tsoom TOY-fel What the hell? / What the devil? Mein Gott! MINE GOT My God! / Oh my God! Heilige Scheiße! HY-lig-uh SHY-suh Holy shit! Der Hammer! dair HAH-mer Amazing! / A total knockout! Das kotzt mich an! das KOTST mikh AHN That pisses me off! / I'm sick to death of it! Bist du blind, oder was? BIST doo BLINT OH-der VASS Are you blind or what?! — the all-purpose bad-call howl
Greek
all Greek → έλα ρε éla re EH-lah reh Come on! / No way! / You're kidding — disbelief, protest, or delight depending on tone. τι φάση ti fási tee FAH-see What's going on? / What the hell? / What's the deal? πω πω po po poh POH Wow / oh my / good grief — astonishment, dismay, or admiration. τι λες ρε ti les re tee LESS reh What are you talking about?! / No way! / You can't be serious. απίστευτο apísteuto ah-PEE-stef-toh Unbelievable / incredible — in wonder or in outrage. τι στο διάολο ti sto diáolo tee stoh THYAH-oh-loh What the hell / what the devil. Παναγία μου Panagía mou pah-nah-YEE-ah moo Oh my God! / Good heavens! — the everyday exclamation of shock or relief.
Italian
all Italian → Minchia! MEEN-kyah Holy shit! / Wow! / Damn! Che cazzo?! kay KAHT-tso What the fuck?! Mamma mia! MAHM-mah MEE-ah Oh my! / Good heavens! / Wow! Madonna! mah-DON-nah Oh my god! / Jeez! Porca puttana! POR-kah poot-TAH-nah Holy shit! / Goddammit! Porca vacca! POR-kah VAHK-kah Holy cow! / Darn! Oddio! od-DEE-oh Oh God! / Oh no! Ma che vuoi? gesture What do you want?! / What are you saying?! / Come on! Ma che dici?! gesture What on earth are you saying?! / I beg you, be reasonable!
Japanese
all Japanese →Korean
all Korean → 헐 heol hul Whoa / no way / I can't even — the all-purpose stunned noise. 뭐야 mwoya MWUH-yah What the— / what is this?! — indignant bafflement. 심판 뭐 하냐! simpan mwo hanya sheem-PAHN mwuh hah-NYAH What is the ref DOING?! — the universal cry at a blown call. 어이가 없네 eoiga eomne UH-ee-gah UHM-neh Unbelievable. I'm actually speechless — cold, deadpan disbelief.
Polish
all Polish → masakra mah-SAHK-rah A disaster / unbelievable / total carnage — the all-purpose 'this is insane.' no weź! noh VESH Oh come on! / Give me a break! ja pierdolę yah pyehr-DOH-leh Holy shit / un-fucking-believable — vulgar astonishment at the state of things. o w mordę! oh v MOR-deh Whoa / well I'll be damned — surprise, as if you'd just been punched. sędzia kalosz! SEN-jah KAH-losh Ref, you're blind! — the classic stadium heckle.
Portuguese
all Portuguese → Caramba! kah-RAHM-bah Wow! / Geez! / Holy cow! Nossa! NOH-sah Oh my! / Wow! / Geez! Que sacanagem! sah-kah-NAH-zhang That's so unfair! / What a low blow! Que porra é essa? keh POH-hah eh EH-sah What the fuck is this? / What the hell is going on? Puta calor POO-tah kah-LOR A hell of a ___ (as an intensifier before a noun) Caraca! kah-RAH-kah Whoa! / Holy cow! / No way! Eita! AY-tah Whoa! / Oops! / Uh-oh! Meu Deus! meh-oo DEH-oos Oh my God! / Good Lord! Vixe! VEE-shee Uh-oh! / Yikes! / Oh dear! Ave Maria! AH-vee mah-REE-ah Oh my goodness! / Good grief!
Russian
all Russian → Офигеть! ofiget' ah-fee-GYET Wow! / Holy cow! / No way! Ничего себе! nichego sebe nee-chee-VO see-BYE Wow! / No way! / Holy cow! Да ладно! da ladno dah LAHD-nah No way! / Really?! / You're kidding! С ума сошёл! s uma soshyol s oo-MAH sah-SHOL Are you crazy?! / You've lost it! Пиздец! pizdets peez-DYETS It's fucked / total disaster / holy shit Охуеть! okhuyet' ah-khoo-YET Holy shit / fucking hell / to be floored Ебать yebat' yee-BAHT To fuck (and, as an interjection, 'holy shit')
Spanish
all Spanish → ¡No mames! noh MAH-mess No way! / You've got to be kidding me! ¡No manches! noh MAHN-chess No way! / Come on! (the polite twin of no mames) ¿Neta? NEH-tah For real? / Seriously? — or as a statement, 'the honest truth' ¡Hostia! OSS-tyah Whoa! / damn! / holy—! Está cabrón ess-TAH kah-BROHN It's intense / rough / seriously impressive ¡No chingues! noh CHEEN-gess No way! / quit messing with me! / you're kidding
Turkish
all Turkish → Yapma ya! yahp-MAH YAH No way! / Come on! / Get outta here! / Stop it! Allah Allah! ah-LAH ah-LAH What on earth?! / How strange! / What the—?! Vay anasını! VY ah-nah-suh-NUH Holy cow! / Well I'll be damned! Oha! oh-HAH Whoa! / Holy crap! / OMG! Vay be! VY BEH Wow / damn / would you look at that Yarabbi! yah-RAH-bee Oh my God! / Good Lord! Şike var! shee-KEH VAR It's rigged! / The game's fixed! Yuh! YOO(h) Boooo! / For shame! / Come ON!