Turkish · Joy & Praise
Kral!
KRAHL · /kɾaɫ/
You're the man! / Legend! / Boss!
1/5 Grandma-safe
mild, playful; fine on daytime TV
Literally
"King"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
Modern slang praise — call a friend "kral" and they came through big. "Kralsın!" (you're a king), "kral adam" (top bloke). Interchangeable with "efsane" and "reis" (chief) in the same admiring-buddy register. Very current, very warm, safe everywhere among peers.
Heard in the wild
Bilet ayarlamışsın, kralsın!
You sorted the tickets — you legend!
Where it lands
Turkey-wide; strong with under-40s
Quick answers
- What does "Kral!" mean?
- In Turkish, "Kral!" means "You're the man! / Legend! / Boss!". Literally it's "King". Modern slang praise — call a friend "kral" and they came through big. "Kralsın!" (you're a king), "kral adam" (top bloke). Interchangeable with "efsane" and "reis" (chief) in the same admiring-buddy register. Very current, very warm, safe everywhere among peers.
- Is "Kral!" offensive?
- It's on the mild end — 1/5 (Grandma-safe) on the Punch-o-Meter. mild, playful; fine on daytime TV.
- How do you pronounce "Kral!"?
- Say it "KRAHL" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: kɾaɫ.
Related in Turkish
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! Aferin! ah-feh-REEN Well done! / Good job! / Attaboy! Efsane! ef-sah-NEH Legendary! / Awesome! / Epic! Harika! hah-ree-KAH Wonderful! / Fantastic! / Great!
The same idea, elsewhere
Via concepts like "That's awesome".
- French Ça déchire ! That rocks! / That's awesome!
- German Geil! Awesome! / Sick! / Hell yes!
- Greek ρε μαλάκα Hey man / dude / bro — the affectionate-insult greeting between friends.
- Italian Figo! Cool! / Awesome! / Sick!
- Japanese やばい Insane / crazy / no way — good OR bad, from context
- Korean 존나 Fucking / hella — the vulgar intensifier that goes in front of everything.
- Polish zajebisty Fucking awesome / badass — the great slang-POSITIVE of the jebać family.
- Portuguese Do caralho Fucking awesome — OR, with 'casa do', the middle of nowhere
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