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Humor & Slang: German words for real conversations

The “Humor & Slang” set from the “Real Conversations” goal. These are German words you can actually use — with translation, examples and pronunciation.

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Words in the “Humor & Slang” set

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du bist lustig [du bɪst ˈlʊstɪç] you're funny phrase das ist zum Totlachen [das ɪst tsʊm ˈtoːtlaχən] that's hilarious phrase lustige Geschichte [ˈlʊstɪgə gəˈʃɪçtə] funny story noun trockener Humor [ˈtʁɔkənɐ huˈmoːʁ] dry humor noun schwarzer Humor [ˈʃvaʁt͡sɐ huˈmoːʁ] dark humor phrase auf den Arm nehmen [aʊ̯f deːn aʁm ˈneːmən] messing with you phrase scherzen [ˈʃɛʁtsn̩] kidding verb Ich mache Spaß [ɪç ˈmaχə ʃpaːs] I'm kidding phrase Nur ein Scherz [nʊʁ aɪ̯n ʃɛʁts] just kidding phrase lächerlich [ˈlɛçɐlɪç] ridiculous adjective albern [ˈalbɛʁn] goofy adjective Neckerei [ˈnɛkəˌraɪ] banter noun Wortspiel [ˈvɔʁtˌʃpiːl] pun noun Ironie [iˈʁoːni̯ə] irony noun Sarkasmus [zaʁˈkaʊ̯s.mus] sarcasm noun unwohl [ˈʊnvoːl] uncomfortable adjective necken [ˈnɛkən] teasing noun urkomisch [ˈu̯ɐ̯ˌkoːmɪʃ] hilarious adjective Seitenhieb [ˈzaɪtənˌhiːp] dig noun aufziehen [ˈaʊ̯fˌtsiːən] roast verb irgendwie [ˈɪʁgn̩dviː] sorta adverb im Grunde [ɪm ˈgrʊndə] basically adverb wörtlich [ˈvœʁtlɪç] literally adverb im Ernst [ɪm ɛʁnst] for real phrase ganz im Ernst [gants ɪm ɛrnst] no cap phrase ganz ehrlich [gants ˈeːʁlɪç] highkey adverb insgeheim [ˈɪnʃgəˌhaɪ̯m] lowkey adverb legendär [lɛgɛnˈdɛːɐ] legendary adjective ikonisch [iˈkoːnɪʃ] iconic adjective nachvollziehbar [ˌnaχfɔlˈtsiːbaʁ] relatable adjective zufällig [tsuˈfɛlɪç] random adjective brutal [bʁuˈtaːl] savage adjective peinlich [ˈpaɪ̯n.lɪç] awkward adjective fremdschämen [fʁɛmtˈʃɛː.mən] cringe verb Pointe [ˈpɔɪ̯ntə] punchline noun Insiderwitz [ˈɪnˌzaɪ̯dɐˌvɪts] inside joke noun Meme [ˈmeːmə] meme noun Slang [slaŋ] slang noun Stimmung [ˈʃtɪmʊŋ] vibe noun Witz [vɪts] joke noun Spaß [ʃpaːs] fun noun seltsam [ˈzɛlt͡sams] weird adjective lustig [ˈlʊstɪç] funny adjective Humor [huˈmoːɐ] humor noun seltsam weird adjective Stimmung Vibe noun Necken teasing noun irgendwie sorta adverb Klima climate noun brennt burns verb Atmosphäre atmosphere noun

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