Umgangssprache- 9 wichtige Ausdrücke (Deutsch B2, C1)

You've probably noticed that native German speakers don't talk the same way in everyday life as they do in German class textbooks We use many colloquial expressions Today I'm going to introduce you to nine of them Have fun He is determined to become a professional footballer That's why he trains for several hours every day "By any means necessary" means doing something with all one's might at any cost or absolutely He will definitely become a professional footballer He is doing everything for it no matter what the consequences are This expression can sometimes have a slightly different meaning Here for example My brother is working like crazy because he really wants to make a career This expression here means more like as long or as intensively as possible He works a lot and for long hours because he wants to be successful in his job The movie starts in ten minutes Hurry up or we'll be late To step up means to move faster drive faster or also to hurry up Here in the example we might be in the car and I say hey drive a bit faster or we'll be late for the movie Another example I told the tradesman to step up his pace or the kitchen would never get finished The craftsman should hurry Or the waiter is slow today he could really use a boost The waiter should work a bit faster in my opinion I just don't understand how to solve this task Can you explain it to me Checking something is slang for understanding or grasping something In English "to check" means something like to check or verify This meaning also exists in German but "checken" has other meanings as well like here I didn't understand the task Could you please explain it to me Another example I only realized after ten minutes that I was in the wrong bus I was sitting in the bus for five minutes before I realized or understood that I was in the wrong bus He drove in the wrong direction Next we'll look at a slightly more vulgar expression When the boss called me into his office and gave me that angry look I was really scared I thought I was going to get fired When someone's back is against the wall suddenly someone is very scared In one situation everything is still okay but then something suddenly happens and you think oh damn what's going on now Here is another example Yesterday I received an email from my doctor It said that I should contact him as soon as possible regarding my blood test results That really got to me In the end the results weren't that bad I just have a severe iron deficiency I was really scared because of this urgent email from my doctor that I might have a serious illness The word " arsch" is an informal term for the buttocks the body part you sit on And this word can often be heard in the somewhat rougher German colloquial language As an insult for example or in expressions like this one What is ground ice When it is very cold a layer of ice forms on the bottom of lakes And when it gets warmer this ice layer melts and emerges This can be quite loud In this expression these loud noises are compared to the sounds the stomach makes when someone has stomach pain Stomachaches are common when you're afraid If you like this video don't forget to give it a thumbs up This really helps me If you want to learn more about colloquial expressions in German check out my playlist on this topic I'll link them for you here Now let's go we're already five minutes late Now it is a common expression in German colloquial language It's often said when trying to encourage someone to finally do something or finally start doing something Here in the example I say now we finally have to go or start moving We are already late Or imagine it is Monday afternoon You're on lunch break right now and should have already started working ten minutes ago You don't feel like it but then you motivate yourselves to finally get up and get back to work That would be a typical situation to say now back to work Now it is also said that when something has been tried several times without success and is then tried once more An example I try five times to throw a basketball into the hoop and it doesn't work On the next attempt I focus properly and say this time Also so now I manage it Now I will try it again properly Let's look at another expression with "ass " namely to draw the ass card While everyone has time off this weekend I have to work I've drawn the short straw again When you draw the short straw you're unlucky or you're disadvantaged or you have to take on a particularly unpleasant task Here in this example I have the disadvantage that I have to work Everyone else has time off Our teacher happened to pick a student who had to read his homework aloud Yeah and who drew the short straw Of course Also I had to take on this unpleasant task and everyone else was lucky Perhaps you are wondering where this expression comes from What is a "butt card" Probably the origin of this expression is in football In the past football referees carried the red card in their pocket The red card is the worst punishment in soccer That was basically the ass card These expressions with "ass" are as mentioned a bit crude They should only be used in very informal situations for example when speaking with friends If you're interested in me making a video about other vulgar expressions or insults in German Write me a comment sometime This movie is just hilarious You must definitely watch it If something is hilarious then it's very very funny We must laugh a lot about it Another example The comments under this video are hilarious Some people are so creative The comments are therefore very funny If you like my work here on YouTube I would be happy if you support me as a member You will also get practice questions for all my videos the scripts the audio files and access to the members area More information about the membership can be found below in the video description If you just go through the motions with all your tasks you'll soon lose your job The adjective "larifari" means superficial careless or not careful If you do something without trying and without making any effort then you're just going through the motions Another example is that he only does his homework half-heartedly He doesn't make any effort with his homework There is also the word "Larifari" as a noun Then it means nonsense What did the boss say in the meeting today Oh just some nonsense about the company's future Nothing interesting The boss didn't really say anything important or useful Be careful it's not very nice to say someone is just talking nonsense My boss criticized me in front of all the colleagues I won't let that slide The idiom "something not sit oneself" means that one does not simply accept an accusation criticism or insult but resists it In this example it means that I do not simply accept the criticism I plan to respond to it and talk to my boss about it Or my brother claims he is the better table tennis player I won't let that stand There's a duel tomorrow It's also about not simply accepting the brother's claim They want to prove that the claim is not true Learn more about colloquial expressions in German in my playlist which I link to here And please feel free to write in the comments which colloquial expressions you would like to see a video about next Thank you and see you next week