Pain. Sucks. And yep, sometimes it’s so bad you cannot shut up. Here’s what you’d say when you get hurt:

1. Au!

2. Aua!

3. Autsch! (pronounced just like the English “ouch”)

Of course you can curse, too ;)

There are many colloquial ways to say that you’re drinking alcohol. The usual way would be “Alkohol trinken” of course. But I guess it’s good to know some of the following expressions (incl. literal translations) - not necessarily to use them, but to at least be able to understand them ;)

1. einen heben = (to) life one

2. sich einen genehmigen = (to) allow oneself one

3. einen bechern = (to) “mug” one

4. saufen = (to) booze

5. sich volllaufen lassen = (to) fill oneself up

And here are some ways to say that someone is drunk - once it’s too late ;)

Last time we learned some interjections to use when expressing disgust. Today, let’s focus on more positive stuff: like surprise! (damn, do I love (good) surprises ;))

So let’s imagine a friend surprises you with something really awesome. You’d either use:

1. Wow! (I know, we love English ;))

2. Ui!

3. Meine Güte! (and then add something like “that’s great” - das ist toll)

4. Holla die Waldfee! (LOL. This is an expression used among my group of friends when something really good but kinda weird surprises us. die Waldfee = wood fairy)

5. Na sowas!

This is about “interjections”. Inter-…who? What? Where? ;)…. Easier said: Exclamations! You need them to express an emotions like disgust, surprise, boredom, joy, excitement etc. Very often, you’d put them at the beginning of a sentence or as a pause. In written language, you wanna put a comma.

The little words are constantly used, so I’d like to share! Let’s start with ways to express disgust!

1. Pfui!

2. Igitt!

3. Iiiih!

4. Bäh!

I’d love to find out what you say when you find something disgusting!

Some more indefinite pronouns in German. Click here to view Part 1:

1. etwas = something

2. irgendetwas = something/anything

3. solche = such

4. jedermann = everyone

5. allesamt = all of

6. mancher (e,s) = some

7. seinesgleichen = the likes of him / one’s own kind

When you refer to objects, places or unspecified beings, you need indefinite pronouns (das Indefinitpronomen) like nobody, both, plenty or other to express yourself.

Some useful ones that you should know are:

1. jemand = somebody

2. niemand = nobody

3. irgendjemand / irgendwer = anybody

4. man = you (in the informal usage of “one”)

5. alle = all

6. beide = both

7. einige = several

8. wenige = few

1. der Hund (-e) = dog (-s)

2. die Katze (-n) = cat (-s)

3. das Kaninchen (“) = bunny (-ies)

4. das Meerschweinchen (“) = guinea pig (-s)

5. der Hamster (“) = hamster (-s)

6. der Wellensittich (-e) = parakeet (-s)

7. die Schildkröte (-n) = turtle (-s)

8. der Papagei (-en) = parrot (-s)

9. die Maus (Mäuse) = mouse (mice)

10. der Fisch (-e) = fish

I have two guinea pigs at home :) Ich habe zwei Meerschweinchen zu Hause. Do you have any pets? Hast du ein Haustier?